ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,478, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Memjet Technology Ltd. (Dublin).
"Compact inkjet nozzle device with high degree of symmetry" was invented by Angus John North (North Ryde, Australia), Samuel George Mallinson (North Ryde, Australia) and Graeme Lowe (North Ryde, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inkjet nozzle device includes a main chamber having a floor, a roof and a perimeter wall extending between the floor and the roof. The main chamber includes: a firing chamber having a nozzle aperture defined in the roof and a bar heater for ejection of ink through the nozzle aperture; an antechamber for supplying ink to the firin...