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Printhead IC with clock recovery circuit

US7722163B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · AU

Inventors

John Robert Sheahan · Sydney, AU
Mark Jackson Pulver · Sydney, AU
Brian Christopher Morahan · Sydney, AU
Alireza Moini · Sydney, AU
Timothy Peter Gillespie · Sydney, AU
Michael John Webb · Sydney, AU
Kia Silverbrook · Sydney, AU

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 10, 2006
Grant date	May 25, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 13, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB41J2/0455
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A printhead IC for an inkjet printer, the inkjet printer having a print engine controller (PEC) for sending print data to the printhead IC, the printhead IC comprising: an array of nozzles for ejecting drops of printing fluid onto a media substrate; and, drive circuitry for driving the array of nozzles, the drive circuitry being configured to extract a clock signal from the data transmission from the PEC.

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