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Ink jet printing method

US6030439A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 1, 1998
Grant dateFeb 29, 2000
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Expiry dateDec 1, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09D11/322
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An ink jet printing method, comprising the steps of: PA1 A) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; PA1 B) loading the printer with ink-receptive substrates; PA1 C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition comprising a carrier, from about 0.5% to about 30% by weight of a pigment and from about 0.1 to about 10% by weight of a swelling clay; and PA1 D) printing on an ink-receptive substrate using the ink jet ink in response to the digital data signals.

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