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Ink follower compositions

US5874488A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

SOCIETE BIC · FR

Inventors

Aiying Wang · Simpsonville, US
Barry W. Chadwick · Guilford, US
Jeffrey H. Banning · Hillsboro, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 25, 1996
Grant date	Feb 23, 1999
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 25, 2016

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB43K7/01
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Ink follower compositions include a non-polar liquid, a thickener and a polar additive. The polar additive is preferably selected from the group consisting of non-ionic surfactants, e.g., ethoxylated nonylphenols, and low molecular weight alcohols.

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