Ink jet printing process
US6827768B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC09D11/328
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An ink jet printing process having the steps of: A) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading the printer with ink jet recording elements having a support having thereon an image-receiving layer; C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition of water, humectant and a self-assembling colorant that is capable of spontaneously forming a nanoparticulate dispersion without any prior physical attrition or surface modification, the colorant having the formula: (A)m—Q—(Z)n wherein: Q represents a chromophore; each A independently represents an organic or inorganic group capable of hydrogen bonding or other non-covalent bonding; each Z independently represents an organic or inorganic group capable of electrostatic bonding; and m and n each independently represents an integer from 0 to 10; with the proviso that n+m is at least 1; and with the further proviso that at least about 50 wt. % of the colorant is present in the composition as particles; and D) printing on the image-receiving layer using the ink jet ink in response to the digital data signals.
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