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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Inventors:
Andrew W. Hays, Fairport, NY (US);
Jun Ma, Penfield, NY (US);
Assignee:
XEROX CORPORATION, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/05 (2006.01); B41J 2/07 (2006.01); B41J 2/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/05 (2013.01); B41J 2/07 (2013.01); B41J 2/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a thermo-pneumatic actuator which can include a substrate, an insulating layer formed on the substrate, a working fluid disposed in a fluid chamber, an ink chamber separated from the fluid chamber by at least a portion of the device layer comprising an actuatable membrane, and a heating element formed between the insulating layer and the fluid chamber. A boiling point temperature of the working fluid in the fluid chamber is in the range of greater than about 100° C. to about 500° C.