Abstract:
A fluid ejection device includes a firing chamber having an ejection orifice opposite a chamber floor, a heating element and a mesa projecting from the chamber floor, the mesa is spaced from the heating element to define a passive zone between the mesa and heating element.
Abstract:
An example printhead includes a circulation channel having an inlet for receiving a fluid and an outlet for expelling the fluid, a first nozzle fluidically coupled to the circulation channel, the first nozzle being operable at a first absolute pressure, and a second nozzle fluidically coupled to the circulation channel, the second nozzle being operable at a second absolute pressure, the absolute second pressure being lower than the first absolute pressure. The absolute pressure in the circulation channel decreases as the fluid flows from the inlet to the outlet, and the first nozzle is positioned closer to the inlet of the circulation channel than the second nozzle.
Abstract:
A fluid particle concentration detection device may include at least one electrode disposed within a fluidic passageway of a fluidic die, and control circuitry to activate the electrode within the fluidic die. An impedance sensed at the electrode corresponds to a particle concentration within the fluid.
Abstract:
A thermal inkjet printing device includes a fluidic die having a thermal sensor and a processor coupled to the fluidic die. The processor is to receive temperature data from the thermal sensor and determine a flow rate of liquid printing agent through the fluidic die based on the temperature data and an operating parameter for the fluidic die.
Abstract:
An example printhead includes a set of circulation channels for flowing a fluid therethrough, the set of nozzles including higher-pressure channels and lower-pressure channels; a first nozzle array having a first nozzle; a second nozzle array having a second nozzle, the first nozzle and the second nozzle forming a row region; a first inter-channel passage fluidically coupling the first nozzle to a first pair of adjacent circulation channels, the first pair including a higher-pressure channel on a first side of a lower-pressure channel; and a second inter-channel passage fluidically coupling the second nozzle to a second pair of adjacent circulation channels, the second pair including a higher-pressure channel on a second side of a lower-pressure channel, the second side being opposite the first side.
Abstract:
Systems (10), including apparatus and methods, for microfluidic processing and/or analysis of samples. The systems include a microfluidic device (14) having a substrate (160) and a thin-film layer (190) formed on the substrate (160). The thin-film layer (190) may be included in electronics (58) formed on the substrate (160). The electronics (58) may provide electronic devices configured to sense or modify a property of the sample. The thin-film layer (190) defines an opening (188) for routing movement of fluid and/or sample within the device.
Abstract:
An example recirculation fluid ejection device includes a first unit droplet generator including a first actuator and a first nozzle between a first and a second fluid feed hole, the first fluid feed hole located on a first channel and the second fluid feed hole and a first pump located on a second channel. The example device includes a second unit droplet generator including a second actuator and a second nozzle between a third and a fourth fluid feed hole, the third feed hole located on a third channel and the fourth fluid feed hole and a second pump located on a fourth channel. The first and the second actuators eject fluid at substantially the same backpressure. A first pressure measurable at an inlet of the first channel and the third channel are different from a second pressure measurable at an outlet of the second channel and the fourth channel.
Abstract:
A method of distinguishing between fluids may include providing a current to an electrode disposed within a fluidic passageway of a fluidic die, the current to be forced into a fluid within the fluidic die, sensing an impedance at the electrode, and determining a particle vehicle separation level of the fluid based on the sensed impedance between a first instance and a second instance.
Abstract:
According to an example, in a method for enhancing temperature distribution uniformity across a printer die, in which the printer die includes a plurality of drop generators arranged in a plurality of columns, a warming map that identifies the drop generators of the plurality of drop generators that are to be supplied with warming pulses to enhance temperature distribution uniformity across the printer die may be accessed. The warming map may identify a non-uniform distribution of the drop generators across a column of the plurality of columns. In addition, the warming map may be implemented to supply the drop generators identified in the warming map as the drop generators that are to receive the warming pulses.
Abstract:
Systems (10), including apparatus and methods, for microfluidic processing and/or analysis of samples. The systems include a microfluidic device (14) having a substrate (160) and a thin-film layer (190) formed on the substrate (160). The thin-film layer (190) may be included in electronics (58) formed on the substrate (160). The electronics (58) may provide electronic devices configured to sense or modify a property of the sample. The thin-film layer (190) defines an opening (188) for routing movement of fluid and/or sample within the device.