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US 7,404,627 B1Granted
Energy damping flow device for printing system
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsZhanjun Gao, Jinquan Xu
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Abstract
A printing system includes a liquid drop ejector that is operable to eject liquid drops having a plurality of volumes along a first path. A fluid passage includes an energy damping structure. A fluid flow source is operable to cause the fluid to flow through the passage along the energy damping structure. Interaction of the fluid flow and the liquid drops causes liquid drops having one of the plurality of volumes to begin moving along a second path.
Claims17
A printing system comprising:
- a liquid drop ejector operable to eject liquid drops having a plurality of volumes along a first path;
- a fluid passage including an energy damping structure;
- and
- a fluid flow source operable to cause the fluid to flow through the passage along the energy damping structure, wherein interaction of the fluid flow and the liquid drops causes liquid drops having one of the plurality of volumes to begin moving along a second path.
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A method of printing comprising:
- providing liquid drops having a plurality of volumes traveling along a first path;
- providing a fluid passage including an energy damping structure;
- and
- causing a fluid to flow through the passage along the energy damping structure, wherein interaction of the fluid flow and the liquid drops causes liquid drops having one of the plurality of volumes to begin moving along a second path.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.