Patent ID: 7845755

Claim:
A printhead assembly comprising: an ink manifold having a plurality of ink outlets defined in a manifold bonding surface; one or more printhead integrated circuits, each printhead integrated circuit having a plurality of ink inlets defined in a printhead bonding surface; and a laminated film sandwiched between said manifold bonding surface and said one or more printhead bonding surfaces, said film having a plurality of ink supply holes defined therein, each ink supply hole being aligned with a respective ink outlet and an ink inlet, said laminated film comprising: a central polymeric film; a first adhesive layer bonded to said manifold bonding surface; and a second adhesive layer bonded to said one or more printhead bonding surfaces, said central polymeric film being sandwiched between said first and second adhesive layers, wherein a first melt temperature of said first adhesive layer is at least 10° C. less than a second melt temperature of said second adhesive layer.