Ink jet color printing method
US4741930A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 1986 |
| Grant date | May 3, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24901
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Color printing characterized by high color density and color contrast is provided by jetting an ink composition composed of an optically clear, phase change base material and a primary subtractive color dye which is soluble in the base material onto the surface of a printing medium to form a multiplicity of closely spaced color dots or spots arranged to define a line or character on the medium. Each dot consists of one or more well defined, optically clear, semitransparent color layers each of which has a different color so that the observed color of each dot is a true subtractive mixture of the colors in the layers. Specific ink compositions are also disclosed.
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