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AssigneeLexmark International, Inc.
InventorsCraig Bertelsen, Richard Moore, Dell Rosa, Jeffery Sangalli, Jerry Stokesbary, Melissa Waldeck
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An orifice plate sealing tape for an orifice plate of a micro-fluid ejection device and methods for sealing an orifice plate with the sealing tape. The sealing tape includes a flexible polymeric backing film and a radiation cured adhesive applied to a surface of the orifice plate. The adhesive is cured in a pattern sufficient to seal adjacent to nozzle holes in the orifice plate and to enhance removal of the backing film and adhesive from the orifice plate prior to use of the micro-fluid ejection device. Upon removal of the sealing tape, a minimum of residue is left on the nozzle plate surface adjacent to and/or in the nozzle holes.
An orifice plate sealing tape for an orifice plate of a micro-fluid ejection device, the sealing tape comprising:
A method of sealing an orifice plate for a micro-fluid ejection device to prevent leakage and evaporation of fluid from the device during handling and shipping, the method comprising the steps of:
A method for enhancing sealing tape and adhesive removal from an orifice plate for a micro-fluid ejection device, the method comprising the steps of:
A micro-fluid ejection head attached to a fluid cartridge body, the micro-fluid ejection head comprising an orifice plate having a backing film and radiation curable adhesive applied to a surface of the orifice plate for sealing nozzle holes in the orifice plate, wherein the adhesive is curable in a pattern sufficient to seal adjacent to nozzle holes in the orifice plate and to enhance removal of the backing film and adhesive from the orifice plate prior to use of the micro-fluid ejection head.
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