Patent ID: 9456502
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: B41J,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A method for ejecting droplets of a molten metal composition, the molten metal composition being positioned in a fluid chamber body, the fluid chamber body forming a fluid chamber for holding an amount of the molten metal composition, the fluid chamber body comprising an orifice, the orifice being in communication with the fluid chamber, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing a magnetic field to at least part of the molten metal composition positioned in the fluid chamber; and b) providing an electrical current in the part of the molten metal composition positioned in the magnetic field, thereby generating a Lorentz force in the molten metal composition, wherein the molten metal composition is a composition comprising a first molten metal and a second element, wherein the second element is silicon (Si).