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Waterfast ink jet images treated with hardeners

US6435678B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 22, 1998
Grant dateAug 20, 2002
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Expiry dateMay 22, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41M5/5227
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of improving the durability of an ink jet ink image comprising the steps of: a) providing an ink jet ink receiving layer containing a hardener; b) image-wise depositing pigment-based ink jet ink on the hardener-containing ink receiving layer; and then c) applying to the ink receiving layer a solution comprising a hardener that is the same or different from the hardener in the ink receiving layer.

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