WO2001089839A1 - Ink jet printhead having a moving nozzle with an externally arranged actuator - Google Patents
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US09/575,141 US6428133B1 (en) | 2000-05-23 | 2000-05-23 | Ink jet printhead having a moving nozzle with an externally arranged actuator |
DE60034967T DE60034967T2 (en) | 2000-05-24 | 2000-05-24 | INK JET PRINT HEAD WITH MOVING NOZZLE AND EXTERNAL ACTUATOR |
AT00929090T ATE362847T1 (en) | 2000-05-24 | 2000-05-24 | INKJET PRINT HEAD WITH MOVING NOZZLE AND EXTERNAL ACTUATOR |
PCT/AU2000/000578 WO2001089839A1 (en) | 2000-05-23 | 2000-05-24 | Ink jet printhead having a moving nozzle with an externally arranged actuator |
IL15302800A IL153028A (en) | 2000-05-24 | 2000-05-24 | Ink jet printhead having a moving nozzle with an externally arranged actuator |
US10/296,434 US7152962B1 (en) | 2000-05-24 | 2000-05-24 | Ink jet printhead having a moving nozzle with an externally arranged actuator |
AU2000247313A AU2000247313B2 (en) | 2000-05-24 | 2000-05-24 | Ink jet printhead having a moving nozzle with an externally arranged actuator |
EP00929090A EP1301344B1 (en) | 2000-05-24 | 2000-05-24 | Ink jet printhead having a moving nozzle with an externally arranged actuator |
AU4731300A AU4731300A (en) | 2000-05-23 | 2000-05-24 | Ink jet printhead having a moving nozzle with an externally arranged actuator |
CNB008195730A CN1205035C (en) | 2000-05-24 | 2000-05-24 | Ink jet printhead having moving nozzle with externally arranged actuator |
JP2001586057A JP4380961B2 (en) | 2000-05-24 | 2000-05-24 | Inkjet print head |
ZA200209790A ZA200209790B (en) | 2000-05-24 | 2002-12-03 | Ink jet printhead having a moving nozzle with an externally arranged actuator. |
AU2005200189A AU2005200189B2 (en) | 2000-05-24 | 2005-01-18 | Ink jet printhead with ink isolated nozzle actuator |
IL166919A IL166919A (en) | 2000-05-24 | 2005-02-15 | Ink jet printhead with ink isolated nozzle actuator |
US11/599,341 US7357485B2 (en) | 2000-05-24 | 2006-11-15 | Inkjet printhead having row of nozzle actuators interleaved with nozzles of adjacent row |
US12/043,820 US7766459B2 (en) | 2000-05-24 | 2008-03-06 | Multi-coloured printhead nozzle array with rows of nozzle assemblies |
US12/846,825 US8104874B2 (en) | 2000-05-24 | 2010-07-30 | Inkjet nozzle assembly with moving nozzle opening defined in roof of nozzle chamber |
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US09/575,141 US6428133B1 (en) | 2000-05-23 | 2000-05-23 | Ink jet printhead having a moving nozzle with an externally arranged actuator |
PCT/AU2000/000578 WO2001089839A1 (en) | 2000-05-23 | 2000-05-24 | Ink jet printhead having a moving nozzle with an externally arranged actuator |
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US11/599,341 Continuation US7357485B2 (en) | 2000-05-24 | 2006-11-15 | Inkjet printhead having row of nozzle actuators interleaved with nozzles of adjacent row |
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