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Indelible ink jet ink composition

US7297201B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 6, 2005
Grant dateNov 20, 2007
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Expiry dateMay 26, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09D11/36
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed is an ink jet ink composition that forms indelible images on porous or semiporous substrates. The ink composition comprises a liquid carrier, a first colorant that is soluble in the carrier but insoluble or substantially insoluble in water, and a second colorant composition comprising a pigment, the second colorant composition being dispersible in the carrier. The second colorant composition is insoluble or substantially insoluble in the carrier. The images are difficult or impossible to remove or wash out by the use of aqueous and/or nonaqueous liquids.

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