Patent SG-11201906782W-A (SG)
Title: Selectors for nozzles and memory elements
Inventor: NG BOON BING
IPC: B41J2/045
Filed: 2017-07-06
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 10 January 2019 (10.01.2019) WIPO I PCT Iiiimmommionomiolooloillioimoommovois (10) International Publication Number WO 2019/009904 Al (51) International Patent Classification: B41J 2/045 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2017/040881 (22) International Filing Date: 06 July 2017 (06.07.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (71) Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. [US/US]; 11445 Compaq Center Drive W., Houston, Texas 77070 (US). (72) Inventors: NG, Boon Bing; 138 Depot Road, Singapore 109683 (SG). PAN, Rui; 138 Depot Road, Singapore 109683 (SG). SUDHAKAR, Mohan Kumar; 138 Depot Road, Singapore 109683 (SG). HALL, Brendan; Liffey Park Technology Campus, Barnhall Road, Leixlip, W23 Y972 (IE). (74) Agent: LEMMON, Marcus B. et al.; HP Inc., Mail Stop 35 3390 E. Harmony Road, Fort Collins, Colorado 80528 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: as to the identity of the inventor (Rule 4.17(i)) as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(ii)) Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3)) = (54) Title: SELECTORS FOR NOZZLES AND MEMORY ELEMENTS CIRCUIT (100) DATA H SELECTOR LINE 106- ) FIG. 1 102— MEMORY 1_ ELEMENT 104 Th NOZZLE H FIRE LINE (57) : In some examples, a circuit for use with a memory element and a nozzle for outputting fluid, includes a data line, a fire line, and a selector responsive to the data line to select the memory element or the nozzle. The selector is to select the memory element responsive to the data line having a first value, and to select the nozzle responsive to the data line having a second value different from the first value. The fire line is to control activation of the nozzle in response to the nozzle being selected by the selector, and to communicate data of the memory element in response to the memory element being selected by the selector.