Solid ink composition with post-melt mixing

US7753510B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Xerox Corporation · US

Inventors

• Donald R. Titterington · Tualatin, US
• Brent R. Jones · Sherwood, US
• David L. Knierim · Wilsonville, US
• Barry D. Reeves · Lake Oswego, US
• Edward F. Burress · West Linn, US
• Ernest Isreal Esplin · Sheridan, US
• Richard G. Chambers · Portland, US
• Jasper Wong · Portland, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 11, 2006
• Grant date: Jul 13, 2010
• Expiry date: May 2, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C09D11/34
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

An ink stick for use in a phase change ink printer includes a first portion of a solid ink stick body, the first portion being formed of a first material of a phase change ink composition. The ink stick also includes a second portion of the solid ink stick body, the second portion being formed of a second material. The first material and the second material combine when the ink stick body is melted.