JP4299526B2 - 浮き部を有する薄膜メンブレンを設けたプリントヘッド - Google Patents
浮き部を有する薄膜メンブレンを設けたプリントヘッド Download PDFInfo
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- JP4299526B2 JP4299526B2 JP2002316959A JP2002316959A JP4299526B2 JP 4299526 B2 JP4299526 B2 JP 4299526B2 JP 2002316959 A JP2002316959 A JP 2002316959A JP 2002316959 A JP2002316959 A JP 2002316959A JP 4299526 B2 JP4299526 B2 JP 4299526B2
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- 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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| US10/000,120 US6626523B2 (en) | 2001-10-31 | 2001-10-31 | Printhead having a thin film membrane with a floating section |
| US10/000120 | 2001-10-31 |
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| JP2003165225A JP2003165225A (ja) | 2003-06-10 |
| JP2003165225A5 JP2003165225A5 (enExample) | 2005-05-12 |
| JP4299526B2 true JP4299526B2 (ja) | 2009-07-22 |
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| JP2002316959A Expired - Fee Related JP4299526B2 (ja) | 2001-10-31 | 2002-10-31 | 浮き部を有する薄膜メンブレンを設けたプリントヘッド |
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| US (2) | US6626523B2 (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP1308283B1 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP4299526B2 (enExample) |
| DE (1) | DE60208617T2 (enExample) |
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| JP4522086B2 (ja) | 2003-12-15 | 2010-08-11 | キヤノン株式会社 | 梁、梁の製造方法、梁を備えたインクジェット記録ヘッド、および該インクジェット記録ヘッドの製造方法 |
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| KR100723428B1 (ko) * | 2006-05-30 | 2007-05-30 | 삼성전자주식회사 | 잉크젯 프린트헤드 및 그 제조방법 |
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| WO2010044775A1 (en) * | 2008-10-14 | 2010-04-22 | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | Fluid ejector structure |
| CN102202896A (zh) * | 2008-10-30 | 2011-09-28 | 惠普开发有限公司 | 热喷墨打印头给送过渡腔和使用其进行冷却的方法 |
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| WO2012161710A1 (en) * | 2011-05-25 | 2012-11-29 | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | Fluidic membrane |
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| US6974548B2 (en) | 2005-12-13 |
| DE60208617D1 (de) | 2006-04-06 |
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