Claims
- 1. A fluid ejection method for selectively depositing fluid on printing media, the method comprising:
providing a carrier configured to receive a fluid ejecting substrate, the fluid ejecting substrate comprising an orifice layer, first planar surface and a contact surface positioned below the first planar surface; inserting the fluid ejecting substrate into the carrier; forming an electrical coupling between the contact surface of the fluid ejecting substrate and the carrier; and providing a mold for dispensing an encapsulant on top of the electrical coupling to form a substantially co-planar surface with the fluid ejecting substrate and an upper surface of the carrier.
- 2. The method of claim 1 further comprising dispensing the encapsulant through the mold while the mold is positioned over the fluid ejecting substrate.
- 3. The method of claim 1 further comprising controlling positioning of the encapsulant once the encapsulant has been dispensed onto a predetermined portion of the fluid ejecting substrate.
- 4. The method of claim 1 further comprising removing the mold once the positioning of encapsulant is complete.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/938,694, filed Aug. 23, 2001 (allowed), which application is assigned to the assignee of the present invention and the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/938,694 is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/556,026, filed Apr. 20, 2000 (abandoned), which is a continuation in part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/430,534, filed Oct. 29, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,188,414, issued Feb. 13, 2001, which is assigned to the assignee of the present invention and the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Divisions (1)
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