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Washable ink compositions

US5043013A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 15, 1989
Grant dateAug 27, 1991
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Expiry dateAug 15, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09B69/00
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A washable aqueous ink composition having a viscosity of from about 1.0 to about 6.0 centipoises and containing from about 10 to about 50% by weight of one or more polymeric colorants of the formula: ##STR1## wherein: X is a polar group such as sulfonic acids, sulfonic acid salts, sulfonamides, sulfonates or the like; PA1 R is alkylene; Y is H, alkanoyl, carbamoyl, or the like; PA1 R.sub.1 is nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, or a sulfur-containing divalent linking group; PA1 a is an integer of from six to about forty; PA1 b and c are each independently selected from one or two; PA1 d is an integer of from one to four; the product of (a) (b) (c) is an integer of from 6 to about 40; PA1 and CHROM is a chromophore such as nitro, nitroso, monoaxo, disazo and trisazo, diarylmethane, triarylmethane, xanthane, acridine, methine, thiazole, indamine, azine, oxazine, or anthraquinone, wherein the (RO).sub.a moiety is bonded to a carbocyclic aromatic ring of the (CHROM) through R.sub.1.

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