{"number":"US12697811B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Methods and apparatus for droplet deposition","english":"Methods and apparatus for droplet deposition"},"abstract":{"original":"A method for depositing fluid droplets onto a medium. For an actuation cycle, the steps include: assigning all fluid chambers in an array as either firing or non-firing chambers to produce bands of one or more contiguous firing chambers separated by bands of one or more contiguous non-firing chambers. For each non-firing chamber adjacent to a band of firing chambers, actuating one wall in the first direction and retaining the other wall in the neutral position. For a single non-firing chamber between bands of firing chambers, actuating both walls concurrently in the first direction.…","english":"A method for depositing fluid droplets onto a medium. For an actuation cycle, the steps include: assigning all fluid chambers in an array as either firing or non-firing chambers to produce bands of one or more contiguous firing chambers separated by bands of one or more contiguous non-firing chambers. For each non-firing chamber adjacent to a band of firing chambers, actuating one wall in the first direction and retaining the other wall in the neutral position. For a single non-firing chamber between bands of firing chambers, actuating both walls concurrently in the first direction.…"},"applicants":["Xaar Technology Limited"],"inventors":["Renzo TRIP","Nicholas Marc JACKSON","Wolfgang VOIT"],"filingDate":"2024-09-13","publicationDate":"2026-08-04","grantDate":"2026-08-04","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12697811B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12697811B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12697811B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12697811B2"}}