AU747616B2 - Droplet deposition apparatus and methods of manufacture thereof - Google Patents
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- Particle Formation And Scattering Control In Inkjet Printers (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| GB9721555 | 1997-10-10 | ||
| GBGB9721555.2A GB9721555D0 (en) | 1997-10-10 | 1997-10-10 | Droplet deposition apparatus and methods of manufacture thereof |
| PCT/GB1998/003050 WO1999019147A1 (en) | 1997-10-10 | 1998-10-09 | Droplet deposition apparatus and methods of manufacture thereof |
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| AU9360898A AU9360898A (en) | 1999-05-03 |
| AU747616B2 true AU747616B2 (en) | 2002-05-16 |
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| AU93608/98A Ceased AU747616B2 (en) | 1997-10-10 | 1998-10-09 | Droplet deposition apparatus and methods of manufacture thereof |
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| EP (2) | EP1241007B1 (pt) |
| JP (1) | JP2001519264A (pt) |
| KR (1) | KR100567262B1 (pt) |
| CN (1) | CN1146501C (pt) |
| AT (1) | ATE231073T1 (pt) |
| AU (1) | AU747616B2 (pt) |
| BR (1) | BR9812580A (pt) |
| CA (1) | CA2301819C (pt) |
| DE (2) | DE69833978T2 (pt) |
| ES (2) | ES2186231T3 (pt) |
| GB (1) | GB9721555D0 (pt) |
| IL (1) | IL134657A (pt) |
| WO (1) | WO1999019147A1 (pt) |
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| GB9828476D0 (en) | 1998-12-24 | 1999-02-17 | Xaar Technology Ltd | Apparatus for depositing droplets of fluid |
| GB0000368D0 (en) | 2000-01-07 | 2000-03-01 | Xaar Technology Ltd | Droplet deposition apparatus |
| JP2001334664A (ja) * | 2000-05-25 | 2001-12-04 | Seiko Instruments Inc | ヘッドチップ及びヘッドユニット |
| CN100595067C (zh) * | 2003-08-08 | 2010-03-24 | 柯尼卡美能达控股株式会社 | 液体喷射设备及其方法、用于形成电路板的布线图案的方法 |
| JP2008213434A (ja) * | 2007-03-08 | 2008-09-18 | Fuji Xerox Co Ltd | 液滴吐出ヘッド、液滴吐出装置及び画像形成装置 |
| JP5298685B2 (ja) * | 2008-07-28 | 2013-09-25 | コニカミノルタ株式会社 | インクジェットヘッド |
| JP5437773B2 (ja) * | 2009-10-29 | 2014-03-12 | エスアイアイ・プリンテック株式会社 | 液体噴射ヘッド、液体噴射装置及び液体噴射ヘッドの製造方法 |
| JP6322369B2 (ja) * | 2013-07-18 | 2018-05-09 | エスアイアイ・プリンテック株式会社 | 液体噴射ヘッド、液体噴射装置及び液体噴射ヘッドの製造方法 |
| GB2522563B (en) | 2013-11-26 | 2015-11-04 | Xaar Technology Ltd | Droplet deposition apparatus and method for manufacturing the same |
| US9421768B2 (en) | 2014-04-02 | 2016-08-23 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | Inkjet printer head |
| JP6266460B2 (ja) | 2014-07-30 | 2018-01-24 | 株式会社東芝 | インクジェットヘッドとインクジェット記録装置 |
| JP6950210B2 (ja) | 2017-03-15 | 2021-10-13 | ブラザー工業株式会社 | 液体吐出ヘッド |
Citations (3)
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| EP0364136A2 (en) * | 1988-10-13 | 1990-04-18 | Xaar Limited | High density multi-channel array, electrically pulsed droplet deposition apparatus |
| WO1991017051A1 (en) * | 1990-05-08 | 1991-11-14 | Xaar Limited | Drop-on-demand printing apparatus and method of manufacture thereof |
| GB2288765A (en) * | 1992-02-25 | 1995-11-01 | Citizen Watch Co Ltd | Shear-mode ink-jet print head. |
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- 1998-10-09 KR KR1020007003872A patent/KR100567262B1/ko not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1998-10-09 WO PCT/GB1998/003050 patent/WO1999019147A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1998-10-09 JP JP2000515752A patent/JP2001519264A/ja active Pending
- 1998-10-09 DE DE69810799T patent/DE69810799T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-10-09 EP EP02010145A patent/EP1241007B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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- 1998-10-09 BR BR9812580-0A patent/BR9812580A/pt not_active IP Right Cessation
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- 1998-10-09 CN CNB988099640A patent/CN1146501C/zh not_active Expired - Lifetime
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Patent Citations (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP0364136A2 (en) * | 1988-10-13 | 1990-04-18 | Xaar Limited | High density multi-channel array, electrically pulsed droplet deposition apparatus |
| WO1991017051A1 (en) * | 1990-05-08 | 1991-11-14 | Xaar Limited | Drop-on-demand printing apparatus and method of manufacture thereof |
| GB2288765A (en) * | 1992-02-25 | 1995-11-01 | Citizen Watch Co Ltd | Shear-mode ink-jet print head. |
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| Publication number | Publication date |
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| DE69810799T2 (de) | 2003-10-23 |
| ES2186231T3 (es) | 2003-05-01 |
| WO1999019147A1 (en) | 1999-04-22 |
| KR20010031048A (ko) | 2001-04-16 |
| CA2301819A1 (en) | 1999-04-22 |
| AU9360898A (en) | 1999-05-03 |
| ES2257481T3 (es) | 2006-08-01 |
| DE69833978D1 (de) | 2006-05-18 |
| EP1021302A1 (en) | 2000-07-26 |
| CN1146501C (zh) | 2004-04-21 |
| BR9812580A (pt) | 2002-09-24 |
| KR100567262B1 (ko) | 2006-04-04 |
| EP1021302B1 (en) | 2003-01-15 |
| EP1241007B1 (en) | 2006-03-29 |
| GB9721555D0 (en) | 1997-12-10 |
| JP2001519264A (ja) | 2001-10-23 |
| DE69810799D1 (de) | 2003-02-20 |
| IL134657A0 (en) | 2001-04-30 |
| ATE231073T1 (de) | 2003-02-15 |
| IL134657A (en) | 2004-01-04 |
| CN1274316A (zh) | 2000-11-22 |
| CA2301819C (en) | 2007-07-24 |
| EP1241007A1 (en) | 2002-09-18 |
| DE69833978T2 (de) | 2007-01-25 |
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