Method and media for printing aqueous ink jet inks on plastic surfaces
US7370956B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41M2205/40
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Single coatings onto non-absorbent substrates on which aqueous ink jet inks are jetted with subsequent application of heat, without the use of reactive species in the ink and in the media used as a substrate coating. The heating rapidly drives the water of the ink into the coating, with the rest of the water from the ink being lost by evaporation. The material is then subject to immediate application of a sealing lacquer, which is preferably water-based and which may be dried and possibly cross-linked by heat to give a very resistant surface.
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