Techniques for print ink droplet measurement and control to deposit fluids within precise tolerances

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9802403
APP PUB NO 20160311219A1
SERIAL NO

15135380

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An ink printing process employs per-nozzle droplet volume measurement and processing software that plans droplet combinations to reach specific aggregate ink fills per target region, guaranteeing compliance with minimum and maximum ink fills set by specification. In various embodiments, different droplet combinations are produced through different printhead/substrate scan offsets, offsets between printheads, the use of different nozzle drive waveforms, and/or other techniques. These combinations can be based on repeated, rapid droplet measurements that develop understandings for each nozzle of means and spreads for expected droplet volume, velocity and trajectory, with combinations of droplets being planned based on these statistical parameters. Optionally, random fill variation can be introduced so as to mitigate Mura effects in a finished display device. The disclosed techniques have many possible applications.

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KATEEVA INC7015 GATEWAY BOULEVARD NEWARK CA 94560

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barkley, Lucas D Lexington, US 34 313
Gassend, Valerie San Carlos, US 17 301
Harjee, Nahid Sunnyvale, US 53 807
Hauf, Christopher R Menlo Park, US 25 304
Ko, Alexander Sou-Kang Santa Clara, US 126 1090
Lewis, Gregory Menlo Park, US 31 256
Madigan, Conor F San Francisco, US 76 1072
Vronsky, Eliyahu Los Altos, US 124 2453

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