Patents
US 7938517 B2: Jet directionality control using printhead delivery channel
- Granted
- 2011-05-10
- Filed
- 2009-04-29 application 12431826
- Type
- Utility · 5 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method of printing and an apparatus for controlling the directionality of liquid emitted from nozzles of a printhead are provided. Example embodiments of the apparatus include directionality control of liquid jets or liquid drops using a liquid jet directionality control mechanism. Example embodiments of the liquid jet directionality control mechanism include asymmetric energy application device configurations, nozzle geometry configurations, liquid delivery channel geometry configurations, or combinations of these configurations.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg110510.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 2,417 patents | US company or organization | Rochester, NY | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state EASTMAN KODAK CO SEC filer FUZZY low confidence: same name (legal endings aside), one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yonglin Xie | Pittsford, NY | 89 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Carolyn Rae Ellinger | Rochester, NY | 74 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Qing Yang | Pittsford, NY | 54 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B41J | Typewriters; selective printing mechanisms, i.e. mechanisms printing otherwise than from a forme; correction of typographical errors | B41J2/09 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-24 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | BARCLAYS BANK PLC signed 2017-02-02 | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY ROCHESTER, NY FAR EAST DEVELOPMENT LTD. ROCHESTER, NY FPC INC. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK (NEAR EAST) INC. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK AMERICAS LTD. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK REALTY INC. ROCHESTER, NY LASER PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION ROCHESTER, NY QUALEX INC. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK PHILIPPINES LTD. ROCHESTER, NY NPEC INC. ROCHESTER, NY | 52773/1 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-07-30 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT signed 2019-06-17 | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY ROCHESTER, NY FAR EAST DEVELOPMENT LTD. ROCHESTER, NY PFC, INC. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK (NEAR EAST), INC. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK AMERICAS, LTD. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK IMAGING NETWORK, INC. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK PORTUGUESA LIMITED ROCHESTER, NY KODAK REALTY, INC. ROCHESTER, NY LASER PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION ROCHESTER, NY PAKON, INC. ROCHESTER, NY QUALEX, INC. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK PHILIPPINES, LTD. ROCHESTER, NY NPEC, INC. ROCHESTER, NY CREO MANUFACTURING AMERICA LLC ROCHESTER, NY KODAK AVIATION LEASING LLC ROCHESTER, NY | 49901/1 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-07-22 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT signed 2019-06-17 | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY ROCHESTER, NY FAR EAST DEVELOPMENT LTD. ROCHESTER, NY FPC, INC. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK (NEAR EAST), INC. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK AMERICAS, LTD. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK IMAGING NETWORK, INC. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK PORTUGUESA LIMITED ROCHESTER, NY KODAK REALTY, INC. ROCHESTER, NY LASER PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION ROCHESTER, NY PAKON, INC. ROCHESTER, NY QUALEX, INC. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK PHILIPPINES, LTD. ROCHESTER, NY NPEC, INC. ROCHESTER, NY CREO MANUFACTURING AMERICA LLC ROCHESTER, NY KODAK AVIATION LEASING LLC ROCHESTER, NY | 50239/1 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2013-09-05 | Security interest Security interest Intellectual property security agreement (abl) | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY signed 2013-09-03 FAR EAST DEVELOPMENT LTD. signed 2013-09-03 FPC INC. signed 2013-09-03 KODAK (NEAR EAST), INC. signed 2013-09-03 KODAK AMERICAS, LTD. signed 2013-09-03 KODAK IMAGING NETWORK, INC. signed 2013-09-03 KODAK PORTUGUESA LIMITED signed 2013-09-03 KODAK REALTY, INC. signed 2013-09-03 LASER-PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION signed 2013-09-03 PAKON, INC. signed 2013-09-03 QUALEX INC. signed 2013-09-03 KODAK PHILIPPINES, LTD. signed 2013-09-03 NPEC INC. signed 2013-09-03 CREO MANUFACTURING AMERICA LLC signed 2013-09-03 KODAK AVIATION LEASING LLC signed 2013-09-03 | BANK OF AMERICA N.A., AS AGENT BOSTON, MA | 31162/117 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2013-09-05 | Security interest Security interest Intellectual property security agreement (second lien) | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY signed 2013-09-03 FAR EAST DEVELOPMENT LTD. signed 2013-09-03 FPC INC. signed 2013-09-03 KODAK (NEAR EAST), INC. signed 2013-09-03 KODAK AMERICAS, LTD. signed 2013-09-03 KODAK IMAGING NETWORK, INC. signed 2013-09-03 KODAK PORTUGUESA LIMITED signed 2013-09-03 KODAK REALTY, INC. signed 2013-09-03 LASER-PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION signed 2013-09-03 PAKON, INC. signed 2013-09-03 QUALEX INC. signed 2013-09-03 KODAK PHILIPPINES, LTD. signed 2013-09-03 NPEC INC. signed 2013-09-03 CREO MANUFACTURING AMERICA LLC signed 2013-09-03 KODAK AVIATION LEASING LLC signed 2013-09-03 | BARCLAYS BANK PLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 31159/1 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2013-09-05 | Security interest Security interest Intellectual property security agreement (first lien) | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY signed 2013-09-03 FAR EAST DEVELOPMENT LTD. signed 2013-09-03 FPC INC. signed 2013-09-03 KODAK (NEAR EAST), INC. signed 2013-09-03 KODAK IMAGING NETWORK, INC. signed 2013-09-03 KODAK PORTUGUESA LIMITED signed 2013-09-03 KODAK REALTY, INC. signed 2013-09-03 LASER-PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION signed 2013-09-03 PAKON, INC. signed 2013-09-03 QUALEX INC. signed 2013-09-03 KODAK PHILIPPINES, LTD. signed 2013-09-03 NPEC INC. signed 2013-09-03 CREO MANUFACTURING AMERICA LLC signed 2013-09-03 KODAK AVIATION LEASING LLC signed 2013-09-03 KODAK AMERICAS, LTD. signed 2013-09-03 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE NEWARK, DE | 31158/1 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2013-09-05 | Release of security interest Release of security interest in patents | CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., AS SENIOR DIP AGENT signed 2013-09-03 WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS JUNIOR DIP AGENT signed 2013-09-03 | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY ROCHESTER, NY PAKON, INC. ROCHESTER, NY | 31157/451 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2013-04-01 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY signed 2013-03-22 PAKON, INC. signed 2013-03-22 | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT MINNEAPOLIS, MN | 30122/235 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2012-02-21 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY signed 2012-02-15 PAKON, INC. signed 2012-02-15 | CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., AS AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 28201/420 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2009-04-29 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ELLINGER, CAROLYN R. signed 2009-04-28 XIE, YONGLIN signed 2009-04-28 YANG, QING signed 2009-04-29 | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY ROCHESTER, NY | 22609/605 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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