Recirculating fluid printing system and method
US8434857B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC09D11/322
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A printing system for applying a printing fluid to a substrate, comprising a printing fluid applicator and a recirculating printing fluid supply supplying printing fluid to the applicator, wherein the printing fluid comprising water and a water dispersible polyurethane additive of the general formula of (I)wherein Z is the central portion of a monomer unit that is the polymerization product of a diisocyanate; X1—Y1—X1 represents one or more soft segments wherein Y1 represents the central portion of a unit that is the polymerization product of a diamine or diol prepolymer having a molecular weight of greater than 300 Daltons; W is the central portion of one or more units containing an acid group; X2—Y2—X2 represents one or more hard segments wherein Y2 represents the central portion of a unit that is the polymerization product of a C2-C8 diol or diamine having a molecular weight of less than 250 Daltons; and X1, V and X2 can be the same or different and are an —O— or —N— atom; and further wherein the polyurethane additive has a weight average molecular weight of at least 6,000 Daltons and a sufficient number of acid groups to provide an acid number greater than 35, and the one or mo…
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