Phase change ink composition
US6773496B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 15, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC09D11/34
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An ink suitable for application to a heat resistant substrate and firing to fuse the ink to the substrate, the ink being in a form for ink jet printing and including a carrier material; a pigment; a fusible vitreous agent including particles of less than 10 microns in size, and the carrier having a melting point for phase change of the ink. The pigment includes ceramic pigment particles of less than 10 microns in size and the pigment and fusible vitreous agent are combined in the form of ceramic pigment particles. Dispersant is chemisorbed to these particles.
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