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Water-based inks and ink sets and use thereof

US5888284A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 11, 1997
Grant dateMar 30, 1999
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Expiry dateJul 11, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09D11/40
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An ink set (TS) containing of a plurality of inks (T1, T2, T3, T4, T . . . ) of various ink colors, containing at least one red or magenta-colored ink, one blue or cyan-colored ink and one yellow ink plus optionally also a black ink, in particular for use in ink jet printers, where each ink (T1, T . . . ) contains at least one soluble dyestuff (FS1, FS . . . ) as the essential coloring agent (FM) and water (W) and/or organic solvent as the main solvent (LM) and one or more drying retardants (TV) and optionally preservative(s) (KM) and/or other additives (Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, Z . . . ).

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