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Ink sets with infrared blockers

US7918551B2 · kind B2 · utility

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38Claims
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Filing dateJun 2, 2006
Grant dateApr 5, 2011
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Expiry dateFeb 24, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09D11/328
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention is drawn to ink sets, methods of electronically sensing printed images, and ink-jet printing systems. In one embodiment, an ink set for ink-jet printing can include a cyan ink including cyan colorant, a magenta ink including magenta colorant, and a yellow ink including yellow colorant. All three inks of the ink set can include an infrared absorbing dye and have an overlapping infrared absorbance range with respect to one another.

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