Lead-free piezo printhead using thinned bulk material

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PATENT NO 10252525
APP PUB NO 20180345670A1
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15611179

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An apparatus for a lead-free piezoelectric ink-jet printhead is disclosed. Piezoelectric printheads, while more expensive are favored because they use a wider variety of inks. The piezoelectric printhead includes a diaphragm, a plurality of piezoelectric actuators comprising a lead-free piezoelectric material, at least one nozzle, at least one ink chamber, a top electrode, and a drive circuit. The deflection of the diaphragm on the body chamber contributes to a pressure pulse that is used to eject a drop of liquid from the nozzle. According to an exemplary embodiment, a lead-free piezoelectric printhead operated at smaller thicknesses and significantly higher electric fields is disclosed, along with methods of making such printheads.

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BROWN UNIVERSITYBOX 1949 PROVIDENCE RI 02912

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Kim, Seunghyun Bristol, US 67 289
Kingon, Angus Ian Warren, US 11 273
Mostovych, Nicholas Providence, US 2 1
Nystrom, Peter J Webster, US 124 1409
Redding, Gary D Victor, US 38 318

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