Patents by Inventor Gareth Paul NEAL

Gareth Paul NEAL 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).

  • Droplet ejection head and manifold component therefor
    Patent number: 11298941
    Abstract: A manifold component for a droplet ejection head, the manifold component comprising: a mount for receiving at least one actuator component that provides one or more rows of fluid chambers, each chamber being provided with at least one respective actuating element and at least one respective nozzle, each at least one actuating element being actuable to eject a droplet of fluid in said ejection direction through the corresponding at least one of said nozzles, each row extending in a row direction; an inlet manifold chamber, which extends from a first end to a second end, the second end providing fluidic connection, in parallel, to at least a group of chambers within said one or more rows of fluid chambers and being located adjacent said mount; at least one inlet port, each inlet port opening into the inlet manifold chamber at the first end thereof; and a plurality of fluid guides disposed within the inlet manifold chamber, each fluid guide extending from a respective first end to a respective second end, the fi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Xaar Technology Limited
    Inventors: Sebastien Roger Gabriel Degraeve, Gareth Paul Neal
  • DROPLET EJECTION HEAD AND MANIFOLD COMPONENT THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20210237443
    Abstract: A manifold component for a droplet ejection head, the manifold component comprising: a mount for receiving at least one actuator component that provides one or more rows of fluid chambers, each chamber being provided with at least one respective actuating element and at least one respective nozzle, each at least one actuating element being actuable to eject a droplet of fluid in said ejection direction through the corresponding at least one of said nozzles, each row extending in a row direction; an inlet manifold chamber, which extends from a first end to a second end, the second end providing fluidic connection, in parallel, to at least a group of chambers within said one or more rows of fluid chambers and being located adjacent said mount; at least one inlet port, each inlet port opening into the inlet manifold chamber at the first end thereof; and a plurality of fluid guides disposed within the inlet manifold chamber, each fluid guide extending from a respective first end to a respective second end, the fi
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Sebastien Roger Gabriel DEGRAEVE, Gareth Paul NEAL