Patent ID: 8454127

Claim:
A printhead comprising: an orifice layer having a counterbore formed therein; a first nozzle formed through a first portion of the orifice layer and coincident with the counterbore, the first nozzle producing droplets of a first drop weight, the first portion of the orifice layer having a first thickness; and, a second nozzle formed through a second portion of the orifice layer but not coincident with the counterbore, the second nozzle producing droplets of a second drop weight different than the first drop weight, the second nozzle not formed coincident with any counterbore of the orifice layer, the second portion of the orifice layer having a second thickness equal to the first thickness; wherein the counterbore is a first counterbore, and the orifice layer has a second counterbore formed therein, the printhead further comprising a third nozzle formed through the orifice layer and coincident with the second counterbore, the third nozzle producing droplets of a third drop weight that is different than the first drop weight and the second drop weight.