B41J2/16

Modified fluid jet plume characteristics
11642886 · 2023-05-09 · ·

A fluid jet ejection device, a method of making a fluid jet ejection head, and a method of improving the plume characteristics of fluid ejected from the fluid jet ejection head. The pharmaceutical drug delivery device includes a cartridge body; and a fluid jet ejection cartridge disposed in the cartridge body. The fluid jet ejection cartridge contains a fluid and an ejection head attached to the fluid jet ejection cartridge. The ejection head contains a plurality of fluid ejectors thereon and a nozzle plate having a plurality of fluid ejection nozzles therein associated with the plurality of fluid ejectors. At least one of the plurality of fluid ejection nozzles has an orthogonal axial flow path relative to a plane defined by the nozzle plate and at least one of the plurality of fluid ejection nozzles has an angled axial flow path relative to a plane define by the nozzle plate.

Ejection head having optimized fluid ejection characteristics
11642887 · 2023-05-09 · ·

An ejection head. The ejection head includes first fluid ejectors and second fluid ejectors deposited on a semiconductor substrate. A first flow feature layer is attached to the semiconductor substrate to provide a first fluid supply channels and a first fluid chambers and a first portion of second fluid channel and second fluid chambers therein. A second flow feature layer is attached to the first flow feature layer to provide a first portion of first nozzle holes and a second portion of second fluid supply channels and second fluid chambers therein. A first nozzle plate layer is attached to the second flow feature layer to provide a second portion of the first nozzle holes and a first portion of second nozzle holes therein. A second nozzle plate layer is attached to the first nozzle plate layer to provide a second portion of the second nozzle holes therein.

Wafer structure

A wafer structure is disclosed and includes a chip substrate and a plurality of inkjet chips. The chip substrate is a silicon substrate which is fabricated by a semiconductor process on a wafer of at least 12 inches. The plurality of inkjet chips include at least one first inkjet chip and at least one second inkjet chip. The plurality of inkjet chips are directly formed on the chip substrate by the semiconductor process, respectively, and diced into the at least one first inkjet chip and the at least one second inkjet chip, to be implemented for inkjet printing. Each of the first inkjet chip and the second inkjet chip includes a plurality of ink-drop generators produced by the semiconductor process and formed on the chip substrate.

REDUCING SIZE VARIATIONS IN FUNNEL NOZZLES
20230133379 · 2023-05-04 ·

Techniques are provided for making a funnel-shaped nozzle in a substrate. The process can include forming a first opening having a first width in a top layer of a substrate, forming a patterned layer of photoresist on the top surface of the substrate, the patterned layer of photoresist including a second opening, the second opening having a second width larger than the first width, reflowing the patterned layer of photoresist to form curved side surfaces terminating on the top surface of the substrate, etching a second layer of the substrate through the first opening in the top layer of the substrate to form a straight-walled recess, the straight-walled recess having the first width and a side surface substantially perpendicular to the top surface of the semiconductor substrate.

ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION PASSIVATION FOR VIA

In one example, a liquid ejection device. The device includes a first metal layer over a substrate, a dielectric layer over the first metal layer, and an orifice through the dielectric layer to the first metal layer. The device also includes a second metal layer over the dielectric layer and partially filling the orifice to form a via to electrical connect the two metal layers. The via has a depth-to-width ratio of at least 0.4. The device further includes a passivation stack covering the second metal layer including all interior surfaces of the via. The stack includes an ALD-deposited layer formed by atomic layer deposition.

FABRICATION METHOD OF PRINT HEAD FOR MULTIPLEX CHEMOTYPING MICROARRAY
20170368526 · 2017-12-28 ·

Provided is a fabrication method of print head of MCM device formed micro patterned air gap capable of picoliter-scale droplet printing, and more particularly, is characterized in that comprising preparing silicon wafer 10 washed by piranha solution at step A, stacking silicon nitride films 20 and 20′ up front surface and back surface of prepared silicon wafer at step B, drying after applying photoresists 30 and 30′ to top surface and bottom surface of the silicon nitride film 20 and 20′ at step C, removing partially the photoresists through pre-determined pattern by irradiation of ultraviolet after arranging photomask 40 formed through pre-determined pattern in any one side of the photoresists 30 and 30′ at step D, forming sample droplet storage space opening by removing silicon nitride film 21 contacted to photoresists removed by pre-determined pattern at step E, removing the photoresists 30 and 30′ stacked up the silicon nitride film 20 and 20′ at step F, forming sample droplet storage space 50 by etching the silicon wafer at step G, and forming sample droplet opening 60 by irradiating ultrasonic waves at step H.

MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIQUID SUPPLY COMPONENT, MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF LIQUID SUPPLY COMPONENT, LIQUID SUPPLY COMPONENT, AND LIQUID EJECTION HEAD

A filter is compressed between facing surfaces of a first configuration component and a second configuration component, and a molten resin is poured in such a compressed state. Injection molding of the first configuration component and the second configuration component, joining of the configuration components, and sealing of the circumference of the filter are performed by a pair of metal molds.

MEMS DEVICE, LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, AND MEMS DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD

A MEMS device includes a wire that is formed of a conductive portion embedded into a recess opened in a first face of a substrate and a bump electrode that is electrically connected to the wire. A total width, in a second direction intersecting a first direction along which the wire extends on the first face, of an opening of the recess in a connection region where the wire and the bump electrode are electrically connected to each other is narrower than a width, in the second direction, of an opening of the recess in a region outside the connection region.

MEMS DEVICE, LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MEMS DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIQUID EJECTING HEAD

There is provided an MEMS device in which a first substrate provided with a driving element and a second substrate protecting the driving element are bonded to each other with an adhesive, in which the driving element is formed inside the space surrounded by the adhesive between the first substrate and the second substrate, an open hole which communicates with the space and the outside of the adhesive is formed on the adhesive, and an end of the outside of the open hole is provided to be with an end of the first substrate and an end of the second substrate.

PRECURSOR SOL-GEL SOLUTION, ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCER ELEMENT, LIQUID DROPLET DISCHARGE HEAD, AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS

A functional ink that includes a precursor sol-gel solution and a solvent is provided. The precursor sol-gel solution is used for forming an oxide dielectric film having a perovskite structure represented by a general formula ABO.sub.3, and has been subjected to a partial hydrolysis process in which a viscosity change resulting from the partial hydrolysis process is controlled to be less than or equal to 50%, and water contained in the precursor sol-gel solution is controlled to be greater than or equal to 0.50 times and less than or equal to 10 times by molar ratio with respect to a B site atom contained in the precursor sol-gel solution. The functional ink has a metal oxide concentration and a viscosity that renders the functional ink suitable for being discharged from a nozzle of a liquid droplet discharge apparatus included in a thin film fabrication apparatus.