CA2486261C - Ink jet apparatus - Google Patents

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CA2486261C
CA2486261C CA002486261A CA2486261A CA2486261C CA 2486261 C CA2486261 C CA 2486261C CA 002486261 A CA002486261 A CA 002486261A CA 2486261 A CA2486261 A CA 2486261A CA 2486261 C CA2486261 C CA 2486261C
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Douglas D. Darling
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Xerox Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
    • B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
    • B41J2/045—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
    • B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
    • B41J2/04581—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits controlling heads based on piezoelectric elements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
    • B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
    • B41J2/045—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
    • B41J2/04501—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits
    • B41J2/04588—Control methods or devices therefor, e.g. driver circuits, control circuits using a specific waveform

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CA002486261A 2003-11-05 2004-10-29 Ink jet apparatus Expired - Fee Related CA2486261C (en)

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US10/702,246 US7021733B2 (en) 2003-11-05 2003-11-05 Ink jet apparatus
US10/702,246 2003-11-05

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CA2486261C true CA2486261C (en) 2008-04-29

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EP (1) EP1531049B1 (enExample)
JP (1) JP2005138587A (enExample)
CN (1) CN100430224C (enExample)
BR (1) BRPI0404814A (enExample)
CA (1) CA2486261C (enExample)

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CN1613646A (zh) 2005-05-11
EP1531049A2 (en) 2005-05-18
CA2486261A1 (en) 2005-05-05
EP1531049B1 (en) 2013-06-19
JP2005138587A (ja) 2005-06-02
US20050093903A1 (en) 2005-05-05
US7021733B2 (en) 2006-04-04
BRPI0404814A (pt) 2005-06-21
CN100430224C (zh) 2008-11-05
EP1531049A3 (en) 2007-01-03

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