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Reducing inkjet aerosol

US11220104B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 22, 2017
Grant dateJan 11, 2022
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Expiry dateDec 22, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2/125
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In an example implementation, a method of reducing inkjet aerosol in a fluid drop ejection system includes imaging fluid drops from an ejection event as the drops travel from an ejection nozzle toward a substrate, determining the momentum of each fluid drop from the imaging, comparing the momentum of each fluid drop with a threshold momentum, and determining that a fluid drop will become aerosol when its momentum does not exceed the threshold momentum.

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