Patent ID: 8646881

Claim:
An ink jet print head, comprising: a piezoelectric element array comprising a plurality of piezoelectric elements, wherein each piezoelectric element is spaced from adjacent piezoelectric elements by an interstitial space; a plurality of standoff layer supports within the interstitial space; a standoff layer physically attached to the plurality of standoff layer supports, wherein the standoff layer comprises a plurality of openings therein which expose an upper surface of each piezoelectric element; a circuit layer attached to the standoff layer and comprising a plurality of conductive pads attached to the plurality of piezoelectric elements through the plurality of openings; and an ink path through the ink jet print head, wherein the print head is configured such that, during use of the print head, the ink path does not extend through the plurality of standoff layer supports, wherein the plurality of standoff layer supports and the plurality of piezoelectric elements are made of a same material, and wherein each standoff layer support is separated from an adjacent piezoelectric element by a distance equal to the width of a dicing saw blade.