Patents by Inventor Bram Pape

Bram Pape has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11938726
    Abstract: A droplet jetting device comprising a membrane layer defining a pressure chamber that is in fluid communication with a nozzle, the membrane layer carrying, on a membrane that covers the pressure chamber, an actuator for generating pressure waves in a liquid in the pressure chamber, the device further comprising a distribution layer bonded to the membrane layer on the side of the membrane and defining a supply line for supplying the liquid to the pressure chamber, the supply line being connected to the pressure chamber via a restrictor passage extending through the distribution layer in the thickness direction of that layer, and via a window formed in the membrane, characterized in that the restrictor passage has a uniform cross-section, and the membrane window is delimited by a contour that is inwardly offset from the contour of the restrictor passage on the entire periphery of the restrictor passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Igor Shklyarevskiy, Martijn Goedbloed, Youri De Loore, Patrick Brandts, Takahiro Peter Terayama, Sandor Joppen, Bram Pape
  • Publication number: 20220088923
    Abstract: A droplet jetting device comprising a membrane layer defining a pressure chamber that is in fluid communication with a nozzle, the membrane layer carrying, on a membrane that covers the pressure chamber, an actuator for generating pressure waves in a liquid in the pressure chamber, the device further comprising a distribution layer bonded to the membrane layer on the side of the membrane and defining a supply line for supplying the liquid to the pressure chamber, the supply line being connected to the pressure chamber via a restrictor passage extending through the distribution layer in the thickness direction of that layer, and via a window formed in the membrane, characterized in that the restrictor passage has a uniform cross-section, and the membrane window is delimited by a contour that is inwardly offset from the contour of the restrictor passage on the entire periphery of the restrictor passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Igor Shklyarevskiy, Martijn Goedbloed, Youri De Loore, Patrick Brandts, Takahiro Peter Terayama, Sandor Joppen, Bram Pape