Methods and apparatus for reducing ink conglomerates during inkjet printing for flat panel display manufacturing
AssigneeApplied Materials, Inc.
InventorsQuanyuan Shang, Fan Sze, John White
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Abstract
In a first aspect, an apparatus is provided for reducing an ink conglomerate during flat panel display manufacturing. The apparatus includes (1) an inkjet head adapted to dispense ink onto a substrate during inkjet printing; (2) an ink reservoir adapted to store ink for inkjet printing and supply the ink to the inkjet head; and (3) a conglomerate-reducing device adapted to break apart conglomerates in the ink before the ink reaches the inkjet head. Numerous other aspects are provided.
Claims26
An apparatus for reducing an ink conglomerate during flat panel display manufacturing, comprising:
- an inkjet head adapted to dispense ink onto a substrate during inkjet printing;
- an ink reservoir adapted to store ink for inkjet printing and supply the ink to the inkjet head;
- and
- a conglomerate-reducing device adapted to break apart conglomerates in the ink before the ink reaches the inkjet head.
A method of reducing conglomerates in ink during flat panel display manufacturing, comprising:
- transferring the ink from an ink reservoir to an inkjet head;
- and
- breaking apart conglomerates in the ink before the ink reaches the inkjet head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.