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Water-base ink composition

US7442244B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 18, 2005
Grant dateOct 28, 2008
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Expiry dateJul 22, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/24802
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

There is provided a water-base ink composition which has excellent ejection stability and can be evenly printed on recording media. The water-base ink composition comprises at least: a colorant component selected from dyes and pigments; a monovalent or divalent branched alcohol with C5 to C10 chain length; an acetylene glycol surfactant and/or a penetrating organic solvent; a humectant; and water. The monovalent or divalent branched alcohol with C5 to C10 chain length, the acetylene glycol surfactant and/or the penetrating organic solvent, and the humectant are selected from combinations of branched alcohols, acetylene glycol surfactants and/or penetrating organic solvents, and humectants which are miscible with one another.

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