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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2011
Conor Francis Madigan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Eliyahu Vronsky, Los Altos, CA (US);
Alexander Sou-kang Ko, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Robert B. Lowrance, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Christopher Buchner, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Conor Francis Madigan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Eliyahu Vronsky, Los Altos, CA (US);
Alexander Sou-Kang Ko, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Robert B. Lowrance, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Christopher Buchner, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kateeva, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
The disclosure generally relates to a method and apparatus for printing from a rotating source. In an exemplary embodiment, the disclosure relates to a facetted drum for simultaneously printing multiple pixels. The facetted drum includes a support structure and a plurality of printheads affixed to the support structure, each printhead having at least one microporous structure for receiving a first quantity of liquid ink having dissolved or suspended film material in a carrier fluid and dispensing a second quantity of ink material substantially free of the carrier fluid. The plurality of printheads are positioned proximal to a substrate to simultaneously print a plurality of spatially-discrete and image-resolved pixels on the substrate.