Patents by Inventor Willem Maurits Hijmans

Willem Maurits Hijmans 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: 8377321
    Abstract: A method of forming a nozzle and an ink chamber of an ink jet device, includes forming a nozzle passage by subjecting a substrate to a directional first etch process from one side of the substrate; applying a second etch process from the same side of the substrate for widening an internal part of the nozzle passage, to form a cavity forming at least a portion of the ink chamber adjacent to the nozzle; and controlling the shape of the cavity by providing, on the opposite side of the substrate, an etch accelerating layer buried under an etch stop layer and by allowing the second etch process to proceed into the etch accelerating layer. The following steps precede the first etch process: forming an annular trench in the substrate on the side of the substrate where the nozzle is to be formed; and passivating the walls of the trench so as to become resistant against the second etch process. The material surrounded by the trench is removed in the first etch process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Oce Technologies B.V.
    Inventors: Henricus Johannes Adrianus Van De Sande, Willem Maurits Hijmans, Gerardus Johannes Burger, Dionysius Antionius Petrus Oudejans