CA2309041A1 - Ink jet printer - Google Patents
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- CA2309041A1 CA2309041A1 CA002309041A CA2309041A CA2309041A1 CA 2309041 A1 CA2309041 A1 CA 2309041A1 CA 002309041 A CA002309041 A CA 002309041A CA 2309041 A CA2309041 A CA 2309041A CA 2309041 A1 CA2309041 A1 CA 2309041A1
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- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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- Particle Formation And Scattering Control In Inkjet Printers (AREA)
- Ink Jet (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (5)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| SE9703983A SE9703983L (sv) | 1997-10-30 | 1997-10-30 | Bläckstråleskrivare |
| SE9802142A SE9802142L (sv) | 1998-06-16 | 1998-06-16 | Bläckstråleskrivare |
| SE9802142-1 | 1998-06-16 | ||
| SE9703983-8 | 1998-06-16 | ||
| PCT/SE1998/001962 WO1999022938A1 (en) | 1997-10-30 | 1998-10-30 | Ink jet printer |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA2309041A1 true CA2309041A1 (en) | 1999-05-14 |
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Family Applications (2)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA002308035A Abandoned CA2308035A1 (en) | 1997-10-30 | 1998-10-30 | Ink jet printer |
| CA002309041A Abandoned CA2309041A1 (en) | 1997-10-30 | 1998-10-30 | Ink jet printer |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA002308035A Abandoned CA2308035A1 (en) | 1997-10-30 | 1998-10-30 | Ink jet printer |
Country Status (8)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (2) | US6450624B1 (enExample) |
| EP (2) | EP1027217B1 (enExample) |
| JP (2) | JP2001521842A (enExample) |
| CN (1) | CN1196587C (enExample) |
| AU (2) | AU1058099A (enExample) |
| CA (2) | CA2308035A1 (enExample) |
| DE (2) | DE69818292T2 (enExample) |
| WO (2) | WO1999022939A1 (enExample) |
Families Citing this family (16)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP1230090A1 (en) * | 1999-11-17 | 2002-08-14 | Xaar Technology Limited | Droplet deposition apparatus |
| US20040085374A1 (en) * | 2002-10-30 | 2004-05-06 | Xerox Corporation | Ink jet apparatus |
| US6739690B1 (en) * | 2003-02-11 | 2004-05-25 | Xerox Corporation | Ink jet apparatus |
| US7021733B2 (en) * | 2003-11-05 | 2006-04-04 | Xerox Corporation | Ink jet apparatus |
| US7055939B2 (en) * | 2003-11-20 | 2006-06-06 | Xerox Corporation | Drop generator |
| US7227756B2 (en) * | 2004-05-27 | 2007-06-05 | Lexmark International, Inc. | Power supply keying arrangement for use with an electrical apparatus |
| US7631953B2 (en) * | 2006-03-31 | 2009-12-15 | Lexmark International, Inc. | Micro-fluid ejection apparatus signal communication devices and methods |
| EP2029364A1 (en) * | 2006-05-24 | 2009-03-04 | Océ-Technologies B.V. | A method for obtaining an image with an ink jet printer and a printer suitable for performing that method |
| JP5653925B2 (ja) * | 2008-11-05 | 2015-01-14 | オセ−テクノロジーズ ビーブイ | インクジェットプリンタのプリントヘッドを駆動するドライバ回路 |
| JP5689651B2 (ja) * | 2010-11-09 | 2015-03-25 | 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駆動方法 |
| WO2013162539A1 (en) * | 2012-04-25 | 2013-10-31 | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | Adaptive level shifter for print nozzle amplifier |
| GB2540114B (en) * | 2015-03-20 | 2019-11-20 | Archipelago Tech Group Ltd | Method, system, and device for supplying electrical energy through electrical conductors adjacent to electrolyte solution environments |
| JP6811552B2 (ja) * | 2015-11-26 | 2021-01-13 | 東芝テック株式会社 | インクジェットヘッド、及びインクジェット記録装置 |
| US10569542B2 (en) * | 2016-08-16 | 2020-02-25 | Zebra Technologies Corporation | Printhead pin configurations |
| US9975330B1 (en) | 2017-04-17 | 2018-05-22 | Xerox Corporation | System and method for generation of non-firing electrical signals for operation of ejectors in inkjet printheads |
| JP6999317B2 (ja) * | 2017-07-21 | 2022-01-18 | 東芝テック株式会社 | インクジェットヘッド及びインクジェットプリンタ |
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| DE2903339C3 (de) | 1979-01-29 | 1987-06-19 | Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München | Schaltungsanordnung zur temperaturabhängigen Spannungsregelung für piezoelektrische Schreibdüsen in Tintenmosaikschreibeinrichtungen |
| US4689694A (en) * | 1983-01-12 | 1987-08-25 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Image recording apparatus utilizing linearly arranged recording elements |
| GB8824014D0 (en) | 1988-10-13 | 1988-11-23 | Am Int | High density multi-channel array electrically pulsed droplet deposition apparatus |
| US5461403A (en) | 1991-08-16 | 1995-10-24 | Compaq Computer Corporation | Droplet volume modulation techniques for ink jet printheads |
| US5502468A (en) | 1992-12-28 | 1996-03-26 | Tektronix, Inc. | Ink jet print head drive with normalization |
| JP3143549B2 (ja) | 1993-09-08 | 2001-03-07 | キヤノン株式会社 | 熱記録ヘッド用基体、該基体を用いたインクジェット記録ヘッド、インクジェットカートリッジ、インクジェット記録装置、及び記録ヘッドの駆動方法 |
| JP3503656B2 (ja) | 1993-10-05 | 2004-03-08 | セイコーエプソン株式会社 | インクジェットヘッドの駆動装置 |
| DE9401249U1 (de) | 1993-12-28 | 1994-06-30 | Mts-Produkte Gmbh, 40885 Ratingen | Flüssigkeitsfilter |
| JPH09216361A (ja) | 1995-12-05 | 1997-08-19 | Tec Corp | インクジェットプリンタのヘッド駆動装置 |
| US6431674B2 (en) * | 1996-01-29 | 2002-08-13 | Seiko Epson Corporation | Ink-jet recording head that minutely vibrates ink meniscus |
| US6531675B2 (en) * | 2001-01-31 | 2003-03-11 | Unova Ip Corp. | Laser welding method and apparatus |
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- 1998-10-30 US US09/530,148 patent/US6450624B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1998-10-30 CA CA002308035A patent/CA2308035A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1998-10-30 AU AU10580/99A patent/AU1058099A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1998-10-30 DE DE69818292T patent/DE69818292T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1998-10-30 JP JP2000518841A patent/JP2001521842A/ja active Pending
- 1998-10-30 CN CNB988108623A patent/CN1196587C/zh not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1998-10-30 EP EP98953123A patent/EP1027217B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-10-30 EP EP98953127A patent/EP1027218B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-10-30 JP JP2000518840A patent/JP2001521841A/ja active Pending
- 1998-10-30 AU AU10577/99A patent/AU1057799A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1998-10-30 WO PCT/SE1998/001972 patent/WO1999022939A1/en not_active Ceased
- 1998-10-30 DE DE69803092T patent/DE69803092T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1998-10-30 US US09/530,032 patent/US6312080B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1998-10-30 WO PCT/SE1998/001962 patent/WO1999022938A1/en not_active Ceased
- 1998-10-30 CA CA002309041A patent/CA2309041A1/en not_active Abandoned
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| WO1999022939A1 (en) | 1999-05-14 |
| CN1196587C (zh) | 2005-04-13 |
| WO1999022938A1 (en) | 1999-05-14 |
| US6450624B1 (en) | 2002-09-17 |
| CN1278212A (zh) | 2000-12-27 |
| CA2308035A1 (en) | 1999-05-14 |
| DE69818292D1 (de) | 2003-10-23 |
| DE69803092D1 (de) | 2002-01-31 |
| JP2001521842A (ja) | 2001-11-13 |
| EP1027217A1 (en) | 2000-08-16 |
| EP1027218B1 (en) | 2003-09-17 |
| EP1027218A1 (en) | 2000-08-16 |
| DE69818292T2 (de) | 2004-06-03 |
| US6312080B1 (en) | 2001-11-06 |
| EP1027217B1 (en) | 2001-12-19 |
| AU1058099A (en) | 1999-05-24 |
| JP2001521841A (ja) | 2001-11-13 |
| DE69803092T2 (de) | 2002-07-18 |
| AU1057799A (en) | 1999-05-24 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| FZDE | Discontinued |