Abstract: A system and method is provide for delivering molten ink to a printing mechanism including receiving molten ink in a receiving reservoir, and alternating which of a plurality of reservoirs is opened to the receiving reservoir to receive molten ink while at least one other of the plurality of reservoirs is opened to dispense molten ink to the printing mechanism, in response to the level of ink in a reservoir dispensing molten ink to the printing mechanism.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 7, 2010
Date of Patent:
November 6, 2012
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation
Inventors:
Roger Gaylord Leighton, Michael Fredrick Leo, Nathan Eymard Smith, David Peter Lomenzo, Vincent M. Williams, Patrick James Walker
Abstract: A field plate trench transistor has a semiconductor body which contains a plurality of trenches which are isolated from one another by mesa regions. The trenches contain gate electrodes for controlling a vertical flow of current through the semiconductor body. At least one portion of the gate electrodes are at source potential.