DE60305985T2 - Thermische Betätigungsvorrichtung mit optimierter Heizelementlänge - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US50993 | 1979-06-22 | ||
| US10/050,993 US6631979B2 (en) | 2002-01-17 | 2002-01-17 | Thermal actuator with optimized heater length |
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| DE60305985D1 DE60305985D1 (de) | 2006-07-27 |
| DE60305985T2 true DE60305985T2 (de) | 2007-01-18 |
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| DE60305985T Expired - Lifetime DE60305985T2 (de) | 2002-01-17 | 2003-01-06 | Thermische Betätigungsvorrichtung mit optimierter Heizelementlänge |
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| US (1) | US6631979B2 (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP1329319B1 (enExample) |
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| US6688719B2 (en) * | 2002-04-12 | 2004-02-10 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Thermoelastic inkjet actuator with heat conductive pathways |
| US6644786B1 (en) * | 2002-07-08 | 2003-11-11 | Eastman Kodak Company | Method of manufacturing a thermally actuated liquid control device |
| US6824249B2 (en) * | 2002-08-23 | 2004-11-30 | Eastman Kodak Company | Tapered thermal actuator |
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| US7374274B2 (en) * | 2004-08-20 | 2008-05-20 | Lexmark International, Inc. | Method of operating a microelectromechanical inkjet ejector to achieve a predetermined mechanical deflection |
| US7175258B2 (en) * | 2004-11-22 | 2007-02-13 | Eastman Kodak Company | Doubly-anchored thermal actuator having varying flexural rigidity |
| US7283030B2 (en) * | 2004-11-22 | 2007-10-16 | Eastman Kodak Company | Doubly-anchored thermal actuator having varying flexural rigidity |
| US7188931B2 (en) * | 2004-11-22 | 2007-03-13 | Eastman Kodak Company | Doubly-anchored thermal actuator having varying flexural rigidity |
| JP2008000960A (ja) * | 2006-06-21 | 2008-01-10 | Canon Inc | 記録ヘッド |
| JP2008055643A (ja) * | 2006-08-29 | 2008-03-13 | Canon Inc | 記録ヘッド |
| WO2008067581A1 (en) * | 2006-12-04 | 2008-06-12 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Inkjet nozzle assembly having thermal bend actuator with an active beam defining substantial part of nozzle chamber roof |
| EP2285575B1 (en) * | 2008-05-05 | 2013-09-18 | Zamtec Limited | Thermal bend actuator comprising bent active beam having resistive heating bars |
| US7946687B2 (en) * | 2008-05-05 | 2011-05-24 | Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd | Thermal bend actuator comprising bent active beam having resistive heating bars |
| US8226213B2 (en) * | 2008-05-05 | 2012-07-24 | Zamtec Limited | Short pulsewidth actuation of thermal bend actuator |
| EP2370345B1 (en) * | 2008-11-26 | 2017-07-05 | NXP USA, Inc. | Electromechanical transducer device having thermal compensation |
| US8513042B2 (en) | 2009-06-29 | 2013-08-20 | Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. | Method of forming an electromechanical transducer device |
| SG178479A1 (en) * | 2009-08-25 | 2012-04-27 | Silverbrook Res Pty Ltd | Crack-resistant thermal bend actuator |
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| US8864287B2 (en) * | 2011-04-19 | 2014-10-21 | Eastman Kodak Company | Fluid ejection using MEMS composite transducer |
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| CN105939855B (zh) | 2014-01-28 | 2017-09-05 | 惠普发展公司，有限责任合伙企业 | 打印杆和形成打印杆的方法 |
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| US20220143973A1 (en) * | 2019-07-24 | 2022-05-12 | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | Printers and controllers |
| WO2021236071A1 (en) * | 2020-05-19 | 2021-11-25 | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | Fluid movement monitoring |
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| JP4531336B2 (ja) | 2010-08-25 |
| EP1329319A1 (en) | 2003-07-23 |
| EP1329319B1 (en) | 2006-06-14 |
| DE60305985D1 (de) | 2006-07-27 |
| JP2003260696A (ja) | 2003-09-16 |
| US6631979B2 (en) | 2003-10-14 |
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| 8364 | No opposition during term of opposition |