Inventors:
Chien-Hua Chen - Corvallis OR, US
Donald W. Schulte - Albany OR, US
Terry Mcmahon - Albany OR, US
Ying-Chih Liao - Taipei, TW
David D. Hall - Corvallis OR, US
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX
International Classification:
B41J 29/38
Abstract:
A method of determining a healthy fluid ejection nozzle includes measuring changes in impedance across the nozzle as fluid passes through it. A printhead includes a metal probe that intersects an ink nozzle and an integrated circuit to sense a change in impedance across the nozzle through the metal probe.