Patent · US Expired

Blanket and roller wash for printing apparatus

US5009716A · kind A · utility

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6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 16, 1989
Grant dateApr 23, 1991
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Expiry dateMay 16, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC11D3/2079
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A blanket and roller wash for removing ink from printing press components. The blanket and roller wash has a very low, substantially zero percent, emmision of volatile organic compounds. The blanket and roller wash is a two-component composition containing a nonionic surfactant and a monobasic fatty acid having 12 to 20 carbon atoms or a three-component composition containing a saturated hydrocarbon oil of low viscosity in addition to the nonionic surfactant and the fatty acid. The invention further relates to methods of removing ink from printing rollers and blankets.

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