Sudden steam printer

Claim 1

PRINTING MEANS OF THE TYPE WHEREIN NO FORCE IS EXERTED BETWEEN A CHARACTER FORMING MEANS AND THE SURFACE TO BE PRINTED UPON COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF INK TUBES PLACED ADJACENT AND PERPENDICULAR TO SAID SURFACE TO BE PRINTED UPON, SAID TUBES BEING SEALED AT ONE END AND OPEN AT THE END ADJACENT SAID SURFACE; AN INK SUPPLY, SAID INK BEING CAPABLE OF PASSING CURRENT, AND HAVING A HIGH I2R LOSS, WHERE I2 IS THE SQUARE OF THE CURRENT AND R IS THE RESISTANCE OF THE INK TO CURRENT FLOW; CONNECTING MEANS CONNECTING SAID INK SUPPLY TO SAID INK TUBES FOR FILLING SAID INK TUBES WITH INK TO A PREDETERMINED LEVEL; A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL MEANS, EACH OF SAID ELECTRICAL MEANS BEING MOUNTED IN A SEPARATE ONE OF SAID INK TUBES BELOW THE SURFACE OF SAID INK LEVEL IN SAID TUBES AND OPERABLE TO CAUSE A PORTION OF THE INK IN ITS ASSOCIATED TUBE TO BE VAPORIZED; MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF APERTURES MOUNTED INTERMEDIATE SAID INK TUBES AND SAID SURFACE, EACH APERTURE BEING ASSOCIATED WITH A SINGLE ONE OF SAID ELECTRICAL MEANS, TO DIRECT AND SHAPE THE PORTION OF INK VAPORIZED BY ITS ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL MEANS TO IMPINGE UPON SAID SURFACE; AND MEANS ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SELECTION SIGNALS TO SELECTIVELY OPERATE EACH OF SAID PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL MEANS WHEREBY THE DESIRED PRINTED CHARACTERS ARE PRODUCED UPON SAID SURFACE.