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Fluorescent ink for automatic identification

US4186020A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 1, 1976
Grant dateJan 29, 1980
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Expiry dateJun 1, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09D11/50
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A fluorescent printing ink for non-impact type application, especially used for coding purposes, in which the fluid ink composition is formulated of an organic solvent base containing 0.005 to 2.0% by weight fluorescent dye, up to 60% by weight resinous binder, up to 5% by weight of an organic brightener, and 0.1 to 3.0% by weight organic phosphor, and which also includes an evaporation retardant in an amount within the range of 2 to 30% by weight and an alkali metal thiocyanate in an amount up to 2% by weight, and in which the ingredients are all dissolved in the organic solvent.

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