EP0921004A3 - Tête d'éjection de liquide, appareil d'enregistrement et methode de fabrication de têtes d'éjection de liquide - Google Patents

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EP0921004A3
EP0921004A3 EP98123168A EP98123168A EP0921004A3 EP 0921004 A3 EP0921004 A3 EP 0921004A3 EP 98123168 A EP98123168 A EP 98123168A EP 98123168 A EP98123168 A EP 98123168A EP 0921004 A3 EP0921004 A3 EP 0921004A3
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Tomoyuki Hiroki
Masahiko Ogawa
Masami Ikeda
Ichiro Saito
Hiroyuki Ishinaga
Yoshiyuki Imanaka
Teruo Ozaki
Masahiko Kubota
Takayuki Yagi
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EP98123168A 1997-12-05 1998-12-04 Tête d'éjection de liquide, appareil d'enregistrement et methode de fabrication de têtes d'éjection de liquide Withdrawn EP0921004A3 (fr)

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JP33610397 1997-12-05
JP33605897 1997-12-05
JP33605797 1997-12-05
JP33605597 1997-12-05
JP33610397 1997-12-05
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JP33605597 1997-12-05
JP33605897 1997-12-05
JP62999798 1998-04-16
JP6299798 1998-04-16
JP30451098 1998-10-26
JP30451098 1998-10-26
JP34607698 1998-12-04
JP10346076A JP2000198199A (ja) 1997-12-05 1998-12-04 液体吐出ヘッドおよびヘッドカートリッジおよび液体吐出装置および液体吐出ヘッドの製造方法

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EP0178596A2 (fr) * 1984-10-15 1986-04-23 AT & T Teletype Corporation Structure d'injecteurs au silicium et procédé de fabrication
JPS62261453A (ja) * 1986-05-09 1987-11-13 Canon Inc 多値化記録方式
US4890126A (en) * 1988-01-29 1989-12-26 Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha Printing head for ink jet printer
US4990939A (en) * 1988-09-01 1991-02-05 Ricoh Company, Ltd. Bubble jet printer head with improved operational speed
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EP0500110A1 (fr) * 1991-02-21 1992-08-26 Hewlett-Packard Company Procédé de photo-ablation d'au moins une ouverture étagée traversant un matériau polymère et plaque présentant des ouvertures étagées ayant la fonction de buse
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EP0674995A2 (fr) * 1994-03-29 1995-10-04 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Substrat pour tête à jet d'encre, tête à jet d'encre, stylo à jet d'encre et appareil à jet d'encre
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