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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2014
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Inventors:
Domenico Giusti, Monza, IT;
Daniele Prati, Catania, IT;
Assignee:
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/05 (2006.01); B41J 2/14 (2006.01); B41J 2/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/14088 (2013.01); B41J 2/1601 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a microfluidic die that includes a first larger heater and a second smaller heater is a single chamber. The first heater is configured to form a primary bubble that ejects fluid from a nozzle associated with the chamber. The second heater is configured to form a secondary bubble to prevent blow back caused when the primary bubble bursts and ejects fluid from the nozzle. The first and second heater may be coupled to a single input trace and a single ground trace.