Patent · US Expired

Security document printing ink

US4966628A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 21, 1989
Grant dateOct 30, 1990
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Expiry dateFeb 21, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41M3/14
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A printing ink for the printing of security documents by the method of engraved steel die printing, wherein the volatile solvents comprise at most 15%, referred to the total weight of the ink, of one or more volatile organic substances, and wherein the volatile matter may further contain water. These inks reply to the new environmental requirements and have still a better wipability on the printing cylinders or plates. They allow document printing without interleaving.

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