| US 7,413,286 B2 | ||
| Method and apparatus for printing | ||
| Sridhar Sadasivan, Rochester, N.Y. (US); Seshadri Jagannathan, Pittsford, N.Y. (US); Suresh Sunderrajan, Rochester, N.Y. (US); Gary E. Merz, Rochester, N.Y. (US); John E. Rueping, Spencerport, N.Y. (US); Glen C. Irvin, Jr., Rochester, N.Y. (US); Ramesh Jagannathan, Rochester, N.Y. (US); Rajesh V. Mehta, Rochester, N.Y. (US); and David J. Nelson, Rochester, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 08, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/222,187. | ||
| Application 11/222187 is a division of application No. 10/162956, filed on Jun. 05, 2002, granted, now 6,971,739. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0023027 A1, Feb. 02, 2006 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. B41J 2/04 (2006.01); B41J 29/393 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 347—54 [347/19] | 37 Claims |
| 1. A printhead for delivering marking material to a receiver comprising:
a discharge device having an inlet and an outlet, a portion of the discharge device defining a delivery path;
an actuating mechanism moveably positioned along the delivery path; and
a material selection device including a plurality of inlets and an outlet, the outlet of the material selection device being
connected in fluid communication to the inlet of the discharge device, one of the plurality of inlets being connected in fluid
communication to a source of compressed fluid and another of the plurality of inlets being connected in fluid communication
to a thermodynamically stable mixture of a compressed fluid and a marking material, wherein each compressed fluid is in a
gaseous state at a location beyond the outlet of the discharge device.
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