Method of making and the composition for an initially erasable ink for a ball point writing instrument
US4349639A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 1981 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S260/38
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for making and the composition for an initially erasable ink for a ball point writing instrument which ink is characterized by its initial erasability by ordinary pencil erasers when applied by a ball point writing instrument to an absorbent paper-like writing surface and which thereafter develops permanence. The method includes the steps of: (a) selecting elastomeric material from the group consisting of natural rubbers, synthetic rubbers and mixtures thereof; (b) masticating the selected elastomeric material by subjecting same to high shear stresses; (c) coloring said masticated elastomeric material by forced impregnation of colored pigments into said elastomeric material while subjecting same to further shear stresses; and (d) mixing the pigmented elastomeric material with a solvent system that includes a volatile component and an essentially non-volatile low viscosity component in the form of a hydrocarbon oil, an essential oil, a petroleum derivative, a plasticizer or mixtures thereof to form an erasable ink composition. The ink composition comprises a pre-pigmented elastomer and a solvent system that contains a volatile component and an essentially non-volatile low v…
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