Patent ID: 7291226

Claim:
A stencil printing system for applying encapsulant onto an inkjet printhead body comprising: a stencil film comprising a first stencil pattern and a second stencil pattern, each of the stencil patterns corresponding to a pattern of encapsulant adhesive to be applied onto an inkjet printhead body; a first drive device coupled to the stencil film to move the film along a given path; an encapsulant-dispensing device for applying encapsulant to a printhead body through one of the first and second stencils; and a cleaning device positioned downstream of the encapsulant dispensing device for removing residual encapsulant from said film, wherein the encapsulant-dispensing device applies encapsulant through the first stencil onto a first printhead body and the encapsulant-dispensing device applies encapsulant through the second stencil onto a second printhead body.