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Ink jet printing ink

US5876491A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 29, 1997
Grant dateMar 2, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09D11/38
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Ink compositions comprising an aqueous medium containing: PA1 (1) at least one water-soluble dye; PA1 (2) at least one cyclic ester or amide of the formula: ##STR1## wherein m is a whole number from 3 to 5 and X represents --O-- or --N(R)-- in which R represents hydrogen, alkyl or substituted alkyl; PA1 (3) at least one hydroxy compound selected from polyhydroxy compounds having at least four hydroxy groups, optionally substituted cycloalkanols, cyclohexane dimethanol, benzyl alcohol, benzene dimethanol, phenol and polyhydroxybenzenes, and PA1 (4) at least one water-soluble organic solvent selected from alkanediols, alkanetriols, ether glycols and thioether glycols and suitable for use in inkjet printing processes for coloration of substrates such as paper or overhead projector slides.

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