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Patent US7673969 - Droplet ejection apparatus alignment - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsIn one aspect, the invention features assemblies for depositing droplets on a substrate during relative motion of the assembly and the substrate along a process direction. The assemblies include a first printhead module and a second printhead module contacting the first printhead module, each of the...http://www.google.com/patents/US7673969?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7673969 - Droplet ejection apparatus alignmentAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7673969 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/058,139Publication dateMar 9, 2010Filing dateMar 28, 2008Priority dateApr 30, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1980795A, CN1980795B, CN1984780A, CN1984780B, EP1747098A2, EP1748895A1, EP1748895B1, US7665815, US8231202, US20050270329, US20050280678, US20080211872, WO2005108094A1, WO2005108095A2, WO2005108095A3Publication number058139, 12058139, US 7673969 B2, US 7673969B2, US-B2-7673969, US7673969 B2, US7673969B2InventorsPaul A. Hoisington, Steven H. Barss, Andreas Bibl, John A. Higginson, David A. Swett, Daniel Cote, Edward R. Moynihan, Robert WellsOriginal AssigneeFujifilm Dimatix, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (82), Non-Patent Citations (25), Referenced by (3), Classifications (22), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetDroplet ejection apparatus alignment
US 7673969 B2Abstract
This application claims priority under 35 USC �119(e)(1) to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/118,293, entitled “DROPLET EJECTION APPARATUS ALIGNMENT,” filed on Apr. 29, 2005, which claims priority to Provisional Patent Application No. 60/566,729, filed on Apr. 30, 2004, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
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