Inventors:
Randolph C. Brost - Albuquerque NM, US
David J. Nelson - Rochester NY, US
Bradley A. Phillips - Honeoye Falls NY, US
Joseph E. Yokajty - Webster NY, US
Todd R. Griffin - Webster NY, US
Michael F. Baumer - Dayton OH, US
Robert J. Simon - Bellbrook OH, US
Michael S. Hanchak - Dayton OH, US
James A. Katerberg - Kettering OH, US
Thomas W. Steiner - Burnaby, CA
Zhanjun Gao - Rochester NY, US
Jinquan Xu - Rochester NY, US
David Louis Jeanmaire - Brockport NY, US
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY
International Classification:
B41J 2/09
Abstract:
A drop generator operable to selectively form a drop having a first size and a drop having a second size from liquid emitted through a nozzle associated with the drop generator. The drop having the first size and the drop having the second size travel along a drop trajectory with the first size being larger than the second size when compared to each other. Each of the drops has a drop velocity. A gas flow deflection system includes a gas flow that is directed at a deflection zone that comprises at least a portion of the drop trajectory. The gas flow in the deflection zone includes a velocity vector having a parallel velocity component and a perpendicular velocity component with the parallel velocity component and the perpendicular velocity component being defined relative to the drop trajectory.