Patent ID: 8066355
Filing Date: 2011-11-29
Classification: B41J,G06K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A nozzle assembly for an inkjet printhead, said nozzle assembly comprising: an inkjet nozzle having an actuator for ejecting an ink droplet from said inkjet nozzle when a resistive element of said actuator is heated by an electrical current; a shift register comprising a plurality of successive registers, said shift register receives input data in a first register, and shifts said input data to successive registers upon receipt of a shift signal; a transfer register for latching data in one of the registers of said shift register; a control gate for outputting a control pulse in response to data in said transfer register; and a drive transistor for providing an energy pulse to said resistive element of said actuator upon receipt of said control pulse, wherein the size of said nozzle assembly is less than 15,000 square microns.