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Current Assignee
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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Todd R. Griffin0
David J. Nelson0
David L. Jeanmaire0
Date of Patent
May 24, 2011
0Patent Application Number
122651460
Date Filed
November 5, 2008
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
A method of printing and a printhead are provided. The printhead includes a nozzle array having a width; a gas flow source; and a gas flow duct in fluid communication with the gas flow source. The gas flow duct includes an expansion region and a compression region. The expansion region of the gas flow duct gradually expands along its cross sectional length to at least the width of the nozzle array. The compression region of the gas flow duct gradually contracts along its cross sectional length.
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