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Ink for ink-jet printing and the printing process therewith

US5764261A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 26, 1995
Grant dateJun 9, 1998
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Expiry dateOct 26, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06P5/30
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an ink for ink-jet printing comprising a disperse dye in an amount of from 0.1 to 15% by weight, a compound that disperses said disperse dye, a water-soluble organic solvent, bishydroxyethylsulfone and water, wherein said disperse dye has an average particle diameter in a range of from 150 to 400 nm, and dye particles having a particle diameter of not more than 200 nm occupy 85% by weight in a particle diameter distribution, and dye particles having a particle diameter of not less than 1,000 nm are substantially not contained.

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