Printing Ink Composition For Glass Or Ceramic Substrate Or Process Of Preparing

Printing Ink Composition For Glass Or Ceramic Substrate Or Process Of Preparing patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.

02/01/07 - 20070027231 - Photosensitive insulating resin composition and cured product thereof
The present invention provides a photosensitive insulating resin composition which can be cured at low temperatures without inhibiting functions of an organic semiconductor device or the like, by the use of which a cured product excellent in various properties such as resolution, electrical insulation, thermal shock resistance and chemical resistance ...

01/25/07 - 20070021530 - Method of preparing pigment compositions
The present invention relates to a method of preparing a pigment composition comprising the steps of combining a polymer and a pigment to form a mixture and heating the mixture to a temperature of between about 70° C. and 250° C. to form the pigment composition. The method may further ...

01/18/07 - 20070015849 - Ink composition, and recording method and recorded matter using the same
The present invention provides an ink composition comprising at least a pigment, a polymer which encapsulates the pigment to make the pigment dispersible in the ink composition, a multivalent metal ion and water, wherein the polymer is a vinyl polymer obtained by polymerizing: A) at least one specific vinyl monomer, ...

01/18/07 - 20070015848 - Green printing ink for color filter applications
Green inks for displays are provided. In one aspect, the green inks include one or more green organic pigments, one or more monomers, one or more polymeric dispersants, and one or more organic solvents. In another aspect, the green inks include one or more green organic pigments, one or more ...

01/18/07 - 20070015847 - Red printing ink for color filter applications
Red inks for displays are provided. In one aspect, the red inks include one or more red organic pigments, one or more monomers, one or more polymeric dispersants, and one or more organic solvents. In another aspect, the red inks include one or more red organic pigments, one or more ...

01/11/07 - 20070010599 - Use of isononyl benzoate as a film-forming agent
The present invention relates to the use of isononyl esters of benzoic acid as film-forming agents in compositions such as emulsion paints, mortars, plasters, adhesives, and varnishes, and also to compositions which comprise film-forming polymers and the isononyl ester of benzoic acid. ...

01/04/07 - 20070004823 - Ink composition, image forming method and printed article
Disclosed are an ink composition comprising at least a colorant (a) and a polymer (b) having a heterocyclic moiety forming a colorant, an image forming method including applying the ink composition to a recording medium by printing and curing the ink composition, and a printed article produced by curing the ...

01/04/07 - 20070004822 - Water-based inks for inkjet printers
A water-based ink for inkjet printers contains at least a water-insoluble colorant, a block copolymer of a polyvinyl ether structure comprising at least one kind of hydrophilic segments and at least one kind of hydrophobic segments, water and an alkali. Each of the hydrophilic segments contains acidic groups. A content ...

12/28/06 - 20060293412 - Ink composition and manufacturing method of color filters
An ink composition includes a colorant, a solvent, and at least one component selected from the group consisting of monomer, oligomer, and macromolecule resin. The vapor pressure of the solvent is smaller than 0.33 mmHg at 20° C., but when the temperature of the solvent is between 60° C. and ...

12/28/06 - 20060293411 - Ink set, ink jet recording method and droplet ejecting apparatus
The invention provides an ink set having at least: an ink comprising a pigment and a resin that disperses the pigment; and a liquid that coagulates the pigment. The neutralization degree of the resin is in a range of about 0.1 to 0.6. The acid value of the resin is ...

12/28/06 - 20060293410 - Inkjet ink, processing liquid for inkjet ink, ink set for inkjet ink, ink tank for inkjet ink, inkjet recording method and inkjet recording apparatus
An ink set for an inkjet of the present invention comprises an ink and a processing liquid, wherein at least one of the ink and the processing liquid contains a water-soluble non-linear polymer. The non-linear polymer has at least one selected from the group consisting of a branched structure, a ...

12/28/06 - 20060293409 - Fluorescent ink
A water-based ink for use in an ink jet printer for printing machine-readable indicia on a substrate is disclosed. The ink jet ink comprises fluorescent nanoparticles having a diameter between about 30 nm and about 100 nm; and an aqueous liquid vehicle. The aqueous liquid vehicle comprises water and a ...

12/14/06 - 20060281830 - Ink composition and writing instrument
An ink composition giving erasable white ink patterns and containing water and sodium benzoate dissolved in the water in an amount of at least 5 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the water. A writing instrument having a pen tip and an ink tank which contains the ...

12/07/06 - 20060276563 - Easily dispersible pigments with fast colour intensity development
The invention relates to a method for the pigmentation of a non-aqueous, organic coating material containing a solvent. The invention is characterised in that a coated, finely dispersed organic pigment with (meth)acrylate copolymers containing amino groups is incorporated into an organic coating material containing a solvent, said pigment having a ...

11/30/06 - 20060270757 - Phase change inks
wherein R, R1, R2, R3, and R4 each, independently of the others, is an alkyl group, an aryl group, an arylalkyl group, or an alkylaryl group, and wherein R, R1, R2, R3, and R4 each can be joined to a phenyl moiety to form a ring, each R′a, R′b, and ...

11/30/06 - 20060270756 - Water based ink
There is provided a water-based ink that can exhibit high gloss on gloss paper and has excellent fixation while maintaining ink reliability such as recovery from clogging, continuous printing stability, and ink storage stability. The water-based ink comprises at least yellow pigment-containing polymer particles A and pigment-free polymer particles B. ...

11/30/06 - 20060270755 - Three-dimensional optical data storage in fluorescent dye-doped photopolymer
A host matrix—normally a binder such as cellulose acetate propionate in a solvent such as acetone—contains a radiation-polymerizable photopolymer—normally a monomer like dipentaerythritol pentaacrylate in combination with a crosslinker like 1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidinone, an initiator like N-phenyl glycine, and/or a photosensitizer like camphor quinine—that is initially uniformly doped with a stable dye—typically ...

11/30/06 - 20060270754 - Wax-tethered photoinitiators
A wax-tethered photoinitiator that is a photoinitiator compound including a wax chain therein, wherein the photoinitiator compound is activated by ultraviolet radiation, and method of making the same is described. The wax-tethered photoinitiator may be used in a curable wax composition for incorporation into a toner. The wax-tethered photoinitiator exhibits ...

11/23/06 - 20060264536 - Phase change inks
wherein R, R1, R2, R3, and R4 each, independently of the others, is an alkyl group, an aryl group, an arylalkyl group, or an alkylaryl group, and wherein R, R1, R2, R3, and R4 each can be joined to a phenyl moiety to form a ring, each R′a, R′b, and ...

11/23/06 - 20060264535 - Ink composition for ink jet recording
The present invention provides an ink composition comprising at least a pigment and a water-soluble solvent, wherein the composition comprises an alkyl alcohol having 4 to 6 carbon atoms in an amount of 0.05 to 0.5% by weight. ...

11/23/06 - 20060264534 - Inkjet inks having reduced bronzing
An inkjet ink having reduced bronzing. The inkjet ink includes a pigment and at least one additive selected from the group consisting of a water-soluble polymer, a polymer hydrosol, a latex, a silica colloid, a titanium oxide pigment, and mixtures thereof. The at least one additive is selected to provide ...

11/23/06 - 20060264533 - Liquid composition
Disclosed is a liquid composition that, while maintaining good color developing properties and gloss, can realize good cleaning operation without staying of the liquid composition in a cleaning cap. The liquid composition is adapted for use with an ink composition for deposition on a recording medium and comprises a modified ...

11/16/06 - 20060258777 - Ink-jet compatible latexes
The present invention is directed to latex particulates having a greater concentration of acid at their surfaces than at their cores. A method of making such particulates can comprise copolymerizing an acidic monomer with a non-acidic monomer so as to yield a copolymer chain having more acidic monomer at one ...

11/16/06 - 20060258776 - Ink composition, inkjet recording method, printed material, process for producing lithographic printing plate, and lithographic printing plate
An ink composition is provided that includes (a) a polymerizable compound, (b) a polymerization initiator, (c) a coloring agent, and (d) a fragrance. There is also provided an inkjet recording method that includes a step of discharging the ink composition onto a recording medium, and a step of irradiating the ...

11/16/06 - 20060258775 - Ink set, ink cartridge including the same, and inkjet recording apparatus employing the ink cartridge
An ink set including a combination of inks containing surfactants having different hydrophilic lipophilic balance values, an ink cartridge containing the ink set, and an inkjet recording apparatus including the ink cartridge. ...

11/16/06 - 20060258774 - Pixel-to-barrier-uneveness-controllable ink
Disclosed is an ink, which has a viscosity and a volumetric shrinkage, controlled to 20˜80 cP and 10˜30%, respectively, by controlling an amount of each of: (a) a first monomer having a viscosity of 7˜1,600 cP and having one or two polymerizable functional groups; and (b) a second monomer having ...

11/16/06 - 20060258773 - Prevention of optical density loss in inkjet printing
The present invention relates to an inkjet ink comprising: a) colorant; b) a polymeric binder having an acid number below 200 selected from the group consisting of a styrene-acrylic polymeric binder, an acrylic polymeric binder, an anionic polyurethane binder and combinations thereof; c) water dispersible surfactant; and d) a solvent ...

11/09/06 - 20060252850 - Radiation-absorbing polymeric materials and ophthalmic devices comprising same
A radiation-absorbing polymeric material comprises units of a polymerizable UV-absorbing compound and a monomer, and is capable of absorbing UV radiation, and at least about 50 percent of light having wavelengths in the range from about 400 nm to about 425 nm. The radiation-absorbing polymeric material can further comprise units ...

10/26/06 - 20060241210 - Ink composition for ink jet recording, and recording method and recorded matter using the same
The invention provides an ink composition for ink jet recording comprising at least a resin emulsion and a surface-treated pigment, wherein the amount of monomers and oligomers with a molecular weight of 2,000 or less contained in the resin emulsion is 1,000 ppm or less based on the total amount ...

10/26/06 - 20060241209 - Colorants, dispersants, dispersions, and inks
Colorant, dispersants, dispersions, and inks are provided which include PNPs having a mean diameter in the range of from 1 to 20 nanometers, and a second polymeric component comprising certain hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups. Also provided are methods for preparing colorants, dispersants, dispersions, and inks which include PNPs and a ...

10/26/06 - 20060241208 - Photo-curable resin composition and sealing agent for flat panel display using the same
It is an object of the present invention to provide a photo-curable resin composition which provides a sealing agent for a flat panel display with good moisture permeation resistance and excellent adhesion. The present inventors have conducted extensive studies to solve the above-described problems, and as a result, they have ...

10/19/06 - 20060235110 - Latex-based overcoat for ink-jet printing applications
Compositions, systems, and methods for protecting an ink-jet produced image printed on a substrate are provided. The composition can comprise a liquid vehicle and latex particulates dispersed in the liquid vehicle, wherein the latex particulates have a surface dielectric constant from 2.0 to 3.0 at room temperature, and a bulk ...

10/19/06 - 20060235109 - Fingerprint ink composition
A dye-based fingerprint ink formulation includes a fatty-acid based dye dispersion including a fatty-acid based dye dispersed in a chemical composition having approximately equal first formulation parts of (a) 2 phenoxyethanol, (b) propylene glycol and (c) oleic acid and approximately equal second formulation parts of (d) sorbitan monopalmitate and (e) ...

10/19/06 - 20060235108 - Ink composition, ink set, recording process and recorded image
Provided is an ink composition containing a pigment, an aqueous medium, a copolymer resin of a hydrophobic monomer and a hydrophilic monomer, and a urethane resin, wherein the weight ratio of the copolymer resin to the urethane resin (copolymer resin/urethane resin) being from 1/2 to 2/1, and wherein the pigment ...

10/19/06 - 20060235107 - Method of reusing flexible mold and microstructure precursor composition
The present invention relates to methods of making a microstructures with a flexible mold, microstructure precursor compositions and articles. ...

10/19/06 - 20060235106 - Water-based pigment dispersion for ink-jet recording, ink composition for ink-jet recording and method of producing the same
Disclosed are an aqueous pigment dispersion for inkjet ink, a method for producing the same, and an ink composition for inkjet recording which mainly contains the aqueous pigment dispersion for inkjet ink. The method for producing the aqueous pigment dispersion for inkjet ink is characterized by comprising a kneading step ...

10/19/06 - 20060235105 - Directed assembly of three-dimensional structures with micron-scale features
The invention provides polyelectrolyte inks comprising a solvent, a cationic polyelectrolyte, dissolved in the solvent, and an anionic polyelectrolyte, dissolved in the solvent. The concentration of at least one of the polyelectrolytes in the solvent is in a semidilute regime. ...

10/12/06 - 20060229384 - Polymer precursor, high transparency polyimide precursor, polymer compound, resin composition and article using thereof
A main object of the present invention is to provide a polymer precursor which exhibits high transmittance to a shorter wavelength range with respect to an electromagnetic wave though the polymer precursor has a part which sequences an unsaturated bond having a π electron orbit and a single bond alternately. ...

10/12/06 - 20060229383 - Novel coating composition
The present invention relates to a novel resin composition useful as a coating agent or a binder for medicines, drugs for animals, agricultural chemicals, fertilizers, foods or the like, which contains a polyvinyl alcohol copolymer as a main component. More particularly, the present invention relates to a resin composition, characterized ...

10/12/06 - 20060229382 - Water-based coloring agent preparations for inkjet printing
The invention relates to aqueous coloring agent preparations essentially comprising (A) 0.1% to 50% by weight at least one organic and/or inorganic colorant, (B) 0.1% to 30% by weight of at least one succinamate, (C) 0.1% to 30% by weight of at least one polyethylene glycol alkyl ether, (D) 0% ...

10/05/06 - 20060223909 - Faster drying inkjet ink for porous and non-porous printing
The present invention provides improved performance inks for use in an impulse inkjet printer. The fast-drying compositions comprise from about 40 to about 55 percent by weight of a glycol alkyl ether having about 3 to 20 carbon atoms, about 30 to about 40 percent by weight of a solvent ...

10/05/06 - 20060223908 - Charge adhesive protective ink jet inks
This invention relates to an ink jet ink set comprising a colored aqueous ink and a substantially colorless aqueous ink, wherein the colored ink comprises a cationic coloring agent and the colorless ink comprises an anionic polymer or oligomer. ...

09/28/06 - 20060217458 - Fluoroquinolonoquinolones and inkjet ink compositions comprising the same
The present invention relates to modified yellow pigments comprising yellow pigments having attached at least one organic group. The yellow pigment is a fluoroquinolonoquinolone pigment. Also disclosed are inkjet ink compositions comprising these modified yellow pigments and inkjet ink sets comprising these inkjet ink compositions. Other applications are also disclosed. ...

09/28/06 - 20060217457 - Curable thermally ejectable printing fluid
A curable printing fluid composition for a thermal fluid ejection device is disclosed, wherein the printing fluid composition comprises a curable liquid-phase monomer, a volatile driver fluid capable of being vaporized by a thermal fluid ejection printhead, and a resistor protectant. ...

09/21/06 - 20060211791 - Inkjet inks comprising modified pigments having attached polymeric groups
The present invention relates to inkjet ink composition comprising a) a vehicle and b) a polymer modified pigment prepared by a “grafting from” polymerization process. Various embodiments for the process for preparing the polymer modified pigment as well as the polymer modified pigments themselves are disclosed. ...

09/21/06 - 20060211790 - Low tack water washable lithographic printing inks
A low tack water washable lithographic printing ink composition containing water insoluble rosin resin, an oil mixture of water reducible and non-water reducible oils, pigment and a pH neutralizing agent. ...

09/14/06 - 20060205842 - Meltable ink composition
A meltable ink composition, which is solid at room temperature and liquid at elevated temperature, which ink composition is suitable for use in an inkjet printer, the ink composition being provided with a resin which contains a compound which is the reaction product of a di-alkanolamine and a monofunctional aromatic ...

09/14/06 - 20060205841 - Ink-jet ink, ink-jet ink set, and ink-jet recording method
An ink-jet ink containing a colorant, resin microparticles and a polymer, wherein the polymer has a hydrophilic main chain and a plurality of side chains and the polymer is capable of undergoing crosslinking between the side chains by irradiation with actinic radiation. ...

09/14/06 - 20060205840 - Ink-jet ink and ink jet recording method
An ink-jet ink is disclosed, comprising a water-soluble dye, a water-soluble organic solvent, water-dispersible polymer particles and a water-soluble resin, wherein the water-dispersible polymer particles have an average particle size 40 to 200 nm and a total content of the water-dispersible polymer particles and the water-soluble resin being 0.5% to ...

09/14/06 - 20060205839 - Ink for ink-jet recording
wherein: A is the content of polyethylene glycol (%); B is the content of diethylene glycol (%); and α is the molecular weight ratio of polyethylene glycol to diethylene glycol. ...

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09/07/06 - 20060199877 - Shear stable latex particles
The present invention relates generally to ink-jet printing with latex polymer containing inks. A shear stable latex particle including a hydrophobic monomer cross-linked with an acid bearing monomer, and a process for producing the latex particle are disclosed. Methods of forming an ink-jet ink having the shear stable latex particles ...

08/31/06 - 20060194897 - Pigment, process for producing pigment, pigment dispersion, process for producing pigment dispersion, recording ink, recording method, and recorded image
There are provided a novel pigment dispersion that can be suitably used as a coloring material for inks, especially inks for ink-jet recording, comprising a colored pigment in primary particles dispersed stably in a liquid medium, and a process for producing the pigment dispersion. A pigment dispersion comprising a colored ...

08/24/06 - 20060189717 - Modified pigments having improved dispersion properties
wherein X comprises an aromatic group or an alkyl group, NIon comprises at least one type of non-ionic group, R represents hydrogen or comprises an aromatic group or an alkyl group, and p represents an integer of from 1 to 500. Modified pigment products are also described comprising a pigment ...

08/24/06 - 20060189716 - Dispersion, inkjet ink, method of manufacturing dispersion, method of manufacturing inkjet ink, and printed matter
A dispersion for ink is provided, which includes a dispersion medium, powder or pigment having an average particle diameter of not more than 300 nm, a polymer dispersing agent containing a first resinous dispersing agent and a second resinous dispersing agent, and an ionic compound. A mixing amount of the ...

08/24/06 - 20060189715 - Inkjet ink
An inkjet ink is provided, which includes a pigment dispersion containing an organic dispersant, a black pigment having an average particle diameter of not more than 200 nm, and a resinous dispersing agent, the organic dispersant being formed of at least one polymerizable compound, and the black pigment being included ...

08/24/06 - 20060189714 - Water based ink set for ink-jet recording and inkjet recording method
A water based ink set for ink-jet recording, capable of reducing graininess, is composed of a combination of a diluting ink and one or more coloring inks. The diluting ink contains at least water and a water soluble organic agent and does not substantially contain a coloring agent, and the ...

08/24/06 - 20060189713 - Aqueous pigment preparations for brilliant ink jet prints
b) at least one polymeric carboxylic acid comprising interpolymerized alkoxylated or nonalkoxylated alpha-hydroxy-C1-C6-alkyl-acrylic acid units and at least one component c) and/or d), of which c) is a surfactant which is nonionic and/or anionic, and d) is a condensation product based on A) sulphonated aromatics B) aldehydes and/or ketones and ...

08/24/06 - 20060189712 - Ink set for ink jet recording and image forming method by use thereof
An ink set for use in ink jet recording is disclosed, comprising one or more color inks and a white ink, wherein each of the color inks and the white ink contains a colorant and a surface tension of the white ink is lower than that of the color inks. ...

08/24/06 - 20060189711 - Silicon-containing polytrimethylene homo- or copolyether composition
A silicon-containing polytrimethylene homo- or copolyether wherein at least a portion of the polymer end groups are silicon-containing end groups having the formula: —OSi(X)(Y)(Z), where X and Y are groups that are easily displaceable from silicon by reaction with water and/or alcohols, and Z is selected from the group consisting ...

08/24/06 - 20060189710 - Aqueous ink
The present invention relates to an aqueous ink containing a dispersant composed of a crosslinked copolymer which is excellent in dispersibility of a colorant such as a pigment and is capable of stably maintaining the dispersed state in an aqueous medium for a long period of time. Specifically, it is ...

08/17/06 - 20060183815 - Dispersing resins comprising polyethers/polyesters
T-O-B-Z (IIa). ...

08/17/06 - 20060183814 - Emulsion ink
The water-in-oil emulsion ink of the invention includes a water phase dispersed within an oil phase, wherein the oil phase comprises a polymeric emulsifier, and wherein the polymeric emulsifier comprises an ABA block copolymer comprising blocks of a polymer A and at least one block of a polymer B, wherein ...

08/17/06 - 20060183813 - Hot melt coating compositions and methods of preparing same
Solvent-free hot melt coating compositions composed of a solid linear alcohol, a thermoplastic binder, and a wax which are solid at room temperature, with a melting point of about 75° C. or greater, that when heated to a temperature between about 90° C. and about 135° C., forms a molten ...

08/10/06 - 20060178449 - Ink composition, inkjet recording method, printed material, method for producing planographic printing plate, and planographic printing plate
An ink composition comprising a triarylsulfonium salt polymerization initiator containing at least one aryl skeleton having an electron attractive group as a substituent, a polymerizable compound, a sensitizing dye, and a colorant. ...

08/10/06 - 20060178448 - Halogen-free dry film photosensitive resin composition
The present invention provides a halogen-free dry film photosensitive resin composition, which comprises (a) 10˜60 wt % of at least two kinds of acrylic resins having unsaturated carboxylic acid monomers as polymerized units; (b) 5˜20 wt % of a photosensitive resin having at least two (meth)acrylate groups; (c) 0.1˜15 wt ...

08/10/06 - 20060178447 - Inkjet inks comprising multi-layer pigments
The present invention relates to multi-layer pigments comprising a core pigment having attached two or more layers of polymer as well as to methods of preparing the multi-layer pigment. Also disclosed are inkjet ink compositions comprising these multi-layer pigments. ...

08/10/06 - 20060178446 - Printing inks comprising cyclohexane polycarboxylic acid derivatives
Printing inks, in particular packaging-printing inks, and also printing lacquers, which comprise cyclohexanepolycarboxylic acid derivatives as a component. ...

08/03/06 - 20060173093 - Ink composition, ink jet printing apparatus, and printing process
An ink composition comprising a coloring agent, a surfactant, a liquid vehicle, and a co-solvent comprising a hetero atom having at least one unshared electron pair; an ink jet printing apparatus containing the ink composition, and a printing process using the ink composition. ...

07/27/06 - 20060167137 - Inkjet ink binder and inkjet ink composition
An inkjet ink binder including an aqueous dispersion of polymer particles, the polymer including as polymerized units from 1 to 20 wt. % ethylenically unsaturated hydrophilic monomer, based on polymer weight, the polymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 1000 to 50,000, and the polymer having a glass ...

07/27/06 - 20060167136 - Method of manufacturing dispersible colorant and ink-jet recording ink
A dispersible colorant suitable for ink-jet recording ink is manufactured by a method using aqueous precipitation polymerization. The ink has high dispersion stability and can form a high-quality image excellent in fastness properties. The method includes at least a dispersing step of dispersing a colorant into an aqueous solution by ...

07/27/06 - 20060167135 - Inkjet ink binder and inkjet ink composition
An inkjet ink binder including an aqueous dispersion of polymer particles, the polymer including as polymerized units from 1 to 20 wt.% ethylenically unsaturated hydrophilic monomer, based on polymer weight, the polymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 1000 to 50,000, and the polymer having a glass transition ...

07/20/06 - 20060160925 - Radiation curable ink and preparation method and image forming method using the same
A radiation-curable ink including, (a) a colorant dispersion containing a pigment and a diluent, the pigment being present in an amount of 20 to 95 weight % based on the total weight of the colorant dispersion; (b) polymerizable compound; and (c) a polymerization initiator, wherein the radiation-curable ink has a ...

07/20/06 - 20060160924 - Inkjet recording ink, inkjet recording method, ink cartridge, and inkjet recording system
wherein R represents a lower alkyl group or —CH2O(CH2CHXO)kH (X: H or CH3, k: 1 to 20), l+m+n is 3 to 60; x1+z1 is 4 to 100, and y1 is 1 to 50; and x2+z2 is 2 to 100, and y2 is 2 to 50. ...

07/20/06 - 20060160923 - Ink composition for ink jet recording
There is provided an ink composition which can yield images having silver salt photograph-like gloss and is also excellent in fixation, lightfastness, and gasfastness of recorded images. The ink composition comprises: a resin produced by emulsion polymerization of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer in the presence of a reactive emulsifier containing ...

07/13/06 - 20060155006 - Microencapsulated pigment, production process therefor, aqueous dispersion, and ink jet recording ink
Provided are ink jet ink excellent in dispersion stability and ejection stability and capable of forming images with fastness, abrasion resistance, color developability, and high density with little feathering; a microencapsulated pigment (MCP) providing the ink and a process of making the same; and an aqueous dispersion of the MCP. ...

07/13/06 - 20060155005 - White ink composition for ink-jet recording, and inkjet image forming method and ink-jet image forming apparatus employing the same
A white ink composition for ink-jet recording including: a white pigment; a dispersing agent; a polymerizable compound; and a photo-polymerization initiator, wherein, when an ink-jet image is formed with the white ink composition and hardened by irradiation of an activation energy ray to have a thickness of 5 through 20 ...

06/29/06 - 20060142417 - Aqueous ink, ink tank, ink jet recording apparatus, ink jet recording method, and ink jet recorded image
An aqueous ink is provided which comprises a dispersible colorant comprising a colorant and chargeable resin pseudo fine particles smaller than the colorant, the colorant and the chargeable resin pseudo fine particles fixing to each other; and at least one of a water-soluble nonionic resin and an emulsion particle. As ...

06/29/06 - 20060142416 - Dispersible colorant and manufacturing method thereof, aqueous ink using the same, ink tank, ink-jet recording apparatus, ink-jet recording method, and ink-jet recording image
A dispersible colorant, including a colorant and a chargeable resin pseudo fine particle having a sulfonic group, which is smaller than the colorant, in which the sulfonic group of the dispersible colorant has a surface functional group density of 100 μmol/g or more, is provided. The dispersible colorant has sufficiently ...

06/29/06 - 20060142415 - Method of making and using inkjet inks
Disclosed herein is a method of making an inkjet ink, comprising milling a pigment in an organic solvent to form a millbase, wherein the millbase is substantially free of polymerizable components; and mixing a polymerizable composition with the millbase to form a polymerizable ink. ...

06/29/06 - 20060142414 - Ink composition
A surfactant selected from an acrylate-modified polydimethylsiloxane or a polyether-modified polydimethylsiloxane is used, together with at least a colorant and a UV-curable organic diluent, in a non-aqueous UV-curable ink composition suitable for ink jet printing. The use of this type of surfactant prevents the ink composition from causing the loss ...

06/22/06 - 20060135648 - Ink set for ink jet printing
An ink jet ink set for fabric printing contains a magenta ink containing C.I. Pigment Red 213 and a yellow ink containing a yellow pigment having L*a*b* color system chromas a* and b* such that −18≦a*≦0, and 50≦b*≦80 when printed on fabrics by an ink jet method, whereby a vivid ...

06/22/06 - 20060135647 - Aqueous ink, ink tank, ink jet recording apparatus, ink jet recording method, and ink jet recorded image
Provided are an aqueous ink containing: water; multiple water-soluble organic solvents; and a dispersible colorant, the aqueous ink containing a good medium with respect to the dispersible colorant and a bad medium with respect to the dispersible colorant as the water-soluble organic solvents, in which: the dispersible colorant is a ...

06/22/06 - 20060135646 - Ink composition, ink jet recording method and recorded article
(In the formula, M2 represents a counter ion forming a salt, Y represents an integer from 1 to 4, and R3 and R4 each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and R3 and ...

06/15/06 - 20060128833 - Ultraviolet ray curable inkjet ink
An ultraviolet ray curable inkjet ink is disclosed in which a cured coating excellent in heat resistance, in addition to adhesivity and flexibility is obtained. The ultraviolet ray curable inkjet ink includes a reactive monomer, a reactive oligomer, and a photo-polymerization initiator, in which the reactive monomer is an aliphatic ...

06/15/06 - 20060128832 - Ink composition for a color filter, a color filter substrate manufactured using the ink composition and method of manufacturing a color filter substrate using the ink composition
An ink composition for a color filter includes about 100 parts by weight of a pigment dispersion, about 7 parts by weight to about 65 parts by weight of a thermosetting resin having hydroxyl group at a side chain of the thermosetting resin, about 0.015 part by weight to about ...

06/15/06 - 20060128831 - Additive and vehicle for inks, paints, coatings and adhesives
An environmentally safe additive and vehicle system are provided for water-based and oil-based printing inks, paints, coatings and adhesives which can be rapidly transferred, dispersed, dispensed, spread, dried and cured. The low cost, stable additive and vehicle system enhance multiple color, high speed printing with sharp, highly defined images and ...

06/15/06 - 20060128830 - Heterogeneous reactive ink composition
An ink composition includes a colorant, a reactive polymer latex such as an epoxy copolymer latex, an optional dissipatable polymer, a dispersant such as a sulfonated polyester, and a liquid vehicle such as water. The ink composition is a stable liquid at ambient temperature, but becomes a gel upon heating ...

06/15/06 - 20060128829 - Heterogeneous low energy gel ink composition
An ink composition includes a colorant, a polymer latex such as a terpolymer latex, an optional dissipatable polymer, a dispersant such as a sulfonated polyester, and a liquid vehicle such as water. The ink composition is a stable liquid at ambient temperature, but becomes a gel upon heating or removal ...

06/15/06 - 20060128828 - Amphiphilic block copolymer, polymer-containing composition containing the same, and method and apparatus for applying liquid using the polymer-containing composition
Disclosed herein is an amphiphilic block copolymer having an ionic functional group, wherein the ratio (N10/N5) of a rotational viscosity (N10) of a 10% by mass solution of the copolymer in purified water to a rotational viscosity (N5) of a 5% by mass solution of the copolymer in purified water ...

06/08/06 - 20060122291 - Phase change inks containing bis(urea-urethane) compounds
wherein R1 and R1′ each, independently of the other, is an alkyl group, an aryl group, an arylalkyl group, or an alkylaryl group, R2 and R2′ each, independently of the other, is an alkylene group, an arylene group, an aryalkylene group, or an alkylarylene group, R3 is an alkylene group, ...

06/01/06 - 20060116441 - Process for producing ink composition
A process for producing an ink composition containing a dispersing medium and particles containing a colorant and a polymer, the process comprising: wet dispersing the colorant and the polymer in the dispersing medium at a temperature of lower than 10° C. ...

06/01/06 - 20060116440 - Ink composition and ink jet recording method
An ink composition comprising: a dispersion medium; and coloring material particles comprising: primary particles comprising at least a coloring material and a first polymer; and secondary particles not comprising a coloring material, and comprising at least a second polymer, wherein the secondary particles are deposited on surfaces of the primary ...

06/01/06 - 20060116439 - Inkjet printing system that provides improved mottle
An inkjet printing system that includes a fixer fluid and a pigment-based inkjet ink. The fixer fluid includes a cationic polymer and an acidic crashing agent. The inkjet ink includes an anionic pigment and at least one of the following: at least one nonionic surfactant present in the inkjet ink ...

05/25/06 - 20060111467 - Ink jet composition
An ink jet ink composition comprising an anti-curl agent and ink jet printing processing using such ink jet ink composition. The ink jet ink composition includes a hyperbranched polymer. The hyperbranched polymer acts as an anti-curl agent to control curl during a printing process. The anti-curl agent, i.e., the hyperbranched ...

05/25/06 - 20060111466 - Process for printing substrates according to the ink-jet printing method
The present invention relates to an aqueous ink composition for the ink-jet printing method, which comprises a) metallic or non-metallic, inorganic platelet-shaped particles having an average particle diameter of at least 2 um, b) a dispersant (dispersing agent) and c) a binder. The ink compositions according to the invention are ...

05/18/06 - 20060106133 - Ink-jet ink and recording method utilizing the same
An ink-jet ink containing: (i) a colorant; (ii) Solution A containing water, a water miscible organic solvent and an amphiphilic polymer, wherein Solution A satisfies all of the following requirements: Scheme (1) A1>A2; Scheme (2) B1>B2 Scheme (3) A1/B1>1 provided that A1 is a Stokes diameter of the amphiphilic polymer ...

05/18/06 - 20060106132 - Ink formulations, modified pigment-based ink formulations and methods of making
Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure include ink formulation and modified pigments. One exemplary modified pigment, among others, includes a pigment A represented by the formula in FIG. 3. ...

05/18/06 - 20060106131 - Ink or paint composition comprising a hyperbranched anionic polyesteramide and a combination with a substrate comprising a hyperbranched cationic polyesteramide
An ink or paint formulation, but in particular an ink formulation, which comprises a hyperbranched polyesteramide is described and claimed. In particular, the formulation will comprise (i) a colorant, (ii) a hyperbranched polyesteramide and (iii) a solvent. The hyperbranched polyesteramide used is suitably chemically “matched” to a coating in the ...

05/11/06 - 20060100311 - Aqueous ink, ink-jet recording method, ink cartridge, recording unit, ink-jet recording apparatus and image forming method
Disclosed is an aqueous ink comprising at least water, a plurality of water-soluble organic solvents and a coloring material. The coloring material is a pigment, and, it contains a pigment particle having at least one ionic group bonded to a surface of the pigment particle directly or via another atomic ...

05/11/06 - 20060100310 - Image forming method, and set of ink compositions and image forming apparatus, which are applicable to the image forming method
In an image forming method in which at least two kinds of ink compositions are applied onto a recording medium to form an image on the recording medium, the image forming method has the steps of providing a first ink composition containing a solvent, a coloring material and a block ...

05/11/06 - 20060100309 - Emulsion ink
A water-in-oil emulsion ink comprises a water phase and an oil phase, wherein the water phase comprises a carbon black pigment having a pH of less than 6. The emulsion ink maintains stable rheology on ageing. ...

05/11/06 - 20060100308 - Overcoat composition for printed images
This invention relates to a substantially colorless ink or overcoat composition comprising an aqueous medium and a polyurethane polymer that has an acid number of 60 to 100 and a weight average molecular weight of greater than 10,000. It particularly relates to an ink jet ink comprising said colorless ink ...

05/11/06 - 20060100307 - Ink jet composition containing microgel particles
This invention relates to an ink jet ink composition comprising an aqueous medium and microgel particles, said particles comprising a crosslinked copolymer prepared from a monomer mixture comprising at least a crosslinking monomer, a polymerizable carboxylic acid monomer, and one or more polymerizable water insoluble vinyl type monomers. The ink ...

05/11/06 - 20060100306 - Ink jet ink composition
This invention relates to an ink jet ink composition comprising an aqueous medium and at least two different polymers, a first polymer and a second polymer, having a weight average acid number of 70 to 200. In one embodiment the ink is substantially colorless. ...

05/11/06 - 20060100305 - Graft copolymers with segmented arms and their preparation and use
Graft copolymers with segmented (or block) arms and a process for preparing the same. Such polymers are particularly useful in formulating air-dry clear coat and color coat lacquers used in automotive refinishing. ...

05/04/06 - 20060094796 - Ink formulations, print systems, and methods thereof
Ink formulations, printer systems, and methods thereof, are disclosed. One exemplary ink formulation, among others, includes a pigment, and a dispersant polymer having at least one monomer unit, wherein the monomer unit has both a hydrogen-bond donor and a hydrogen-bond acceptor. ...

04/27/06 - 20060089424 - Aqueous ink, ink jet recording method, ink cartridge, recording unit, and ink jet recording apparatus
The present invention relates to an aqueous ink, particularly an aqueous ink suitable for ink jet recording. The ink is an aqueous ink comprising a modified pigment having organic groups chemically attached to the surface of a particle of the pigment and an aqueous medium which is a dispersant of ...

04/27/06 - 20060089423 - Polyvinyl alcohol based block copolymer and pigment dispersion aqueous liquid using the same and recording liquid
wherein A, B, X1, X2, X3, X4, m1, and m2 have the same meanings as defined in the specification. ...

04/27/06 - 20060089422 - Polymeric colorants having pigment and dye components and corresponding ink compositions
a polymeric colorant includes a pigment having a polymer covalently attached thereto, a dye covalently attached to the polymer, and a dispersant covalently attached to at least one of the pigment, the polymer, and the dye, wherein the dye covalently attached to the polymer includes a reactant coupled to the ...

04/27/06 - 20060089421 - Polymeric colorants having pigment and dye components and corresponding ink compositions
Colorants having pigment and dye components having improved chroma and good water and lightfastness are disclosed and described. A polymeric colorant can include a pigment having a polymer covalently attached thereto and a dye covalently attached to the polymer. A dispersant can be covalently attached to at least one of ...

04/20/06 - 20060084721 - Self-dispersed pigment mixtures for ink-jet applications
Compositions, systems, and methods of printing an ink-jet image are provided. The composition can be an ink-jet ink, comprising a liquid vehicle; from 0.5 wt % to 10 wt % of a polymer-dispersed pigment; and from 0.5 wt % to 10 wt % of a self-dispersed pigment selected from the ...

04/20/06 - 20060084720 - Pigment dispersions that exhibit variable particle size or variable viscosity
An inkjet ink including a polymer-attached pigment formulated to exhibit a compact configuration and an elongated configuration, which provides the polymer-attached pigment with a variable particle size. The polymer-attached pigment may include a pigment having at least one polymer attached to its surface. The at least one polymer may be ...

04/20/06 - 20060084719 - Hardening and drying of lacquer systems and printing colors
The invention relates to the use of light-colored or transparent particulate semiconductor materials or particulate substrates that are coated with said semiconductor materials as a hardening and/or drying additive and/or for increasing the thermal conductivity of lacquer systems and printing colors. ...

04/13/06 - 20060079603 - Particle composition, recording method, and recording apparatus using the particle compositon
A composition comprises a non-aqueous solvent containing reverse micelle particles formed of block polymers having amphipathic properties. A particle composition and a composition wherein particles are dispersed, which exhibits excellent dispersion properties and can form superbly uniform particles, is provided. Further, display elements, a recording method, and recording apparatus, which ...

04/13/06 - 20060079602 - Polymeric emulsions for ink jet inks
This invention concerns polymeric emulsion binders which are suitable for use in ink jet inks. More specifically, this invention relates to ink jet inks comprised of polymeric binder emulsions comprising low levels of water soluble material, and ink jet inks comprising a polymeric binder emulsion with a low level of ...

04/06/06 - 20060074146 - Ink composition containing a polymer complex, and an image formation method and equipment using the ink composition
The present invention relates to a stimulus responsive composition, which includes a polymer complex that a polymer including repeated units of polyvinyl ether structure is chemically bonded to a functional substance, and a solvent. It is desirable that a solvent is water and that the polymer in the composition contains ...

04/06/06 - 20060074145 - Water-based ink for stencil printing and stencil printing method
A water-based ink for stencil printing, wherein the slope (S) of a graph generated by plotting spread meter values measured at 25° C. [x axis: natural logarithm of the time elapsed T (seconds), y axis: spread diameter D (mm)] is within a range from 1.0 to 4.5; a water-based ink ...

04/06/06 - 20060074144 - Water-based ink for stencil printing and stencil printing method
A water-based ink for stencil printing that includes a copolymer of an unsaturated carboxylic acid as a first monomer, and a second monomer selected from the group consisting of vinyl amide-based monomers, vinyl ether-based monomers, and hydroxyl group-containing (meth)acrylate ester-based monomers, as well as a stencil printing method that uses ...

04/06/06 - 20060074143 - Fusible conductive ink for use in manufacturing microfluidic analytical systems
A fusible conductive ink for use in manufacturing microfluidic analytical systems includes micronised powder containing platinum and carbon, poly(bisphenol A-co-epichlorohydrin)-glycidyl end capped polymer, and a solvent. In addition, the ratio of micronised powder to poly(bisphenol A-co-epichlorohydrin)-glycidyl end capped polymer is in the range of 3:1 to 1:3. The fusible conductive ...

04/06/06 - 20060074142 - Aqueous inks containing colored polymers
Disclosed is an ink composition comprising (a) an aqueous liquid vehicle, and (b) a colorant which comprises an anhydride copolymer having at least one chromogen covalently bonded thereto and at least one ester, amide, imide, or thioester group covalently bonded thereto, said colorant being soluble or dispersible in the aqueous ...

03/30/06 - 20060069183 - Erasable aqueous color material composition
The present invention provides erasable aqueous color material composition for scratching off comprising pigment particles with opacifying property and aqueous emulsions of resins with lump coagulation property, wherein said pigment particles with opacifying property are scaly aluminum particles or synthetic resin particles, and said aqueous emulsions of resins with lump ...

03/30/06 - 20060069182 - Ink-jet ink and recording method using the same
wherein η1 represents the viscosity of an ink-jet ink at 25° C. which incorporates a viscosity retarding material or incorporates at least a pigment, water, and fine polymer particles, while η2 represents the viscosity of the above ink at 25° C. in which water equivalent to 10 percent by weight ...

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03/23/06 - 20060063858 - Ink composition and color filter including the same
An ink composition comprising dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate (DPMA). For example, an ink composition for a color filter includes a binder material, a monomer material, a polymerization initiator, a pigment dispersion, and a solvent including dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate (DPMA). ...

03/23/06 - 20060063857 - Ink composition for inkjet recording and inkjet recording method
An ink composition for inkjet recording is provided and includes a dispersion medium and charged particles containing a coloring material and a coating agent, the coating agent including at least one graft or block polymer having a polymer segment containing at least a specific repeating unit having an amino group ...

03/23/06 - 20060063856 - Washable marker ink composition
The present invention provides a fluorescent marker ink coloring composition incorporating an optical brightener, a film-forming agent, an aqueous carrier, and a colorant. The optical brightener is an amphoteric distyryl fluorescent whitener which generates a special effect in the dried marking ink composition. The coloring composition can optionally include one ...

03/23/06 - 20060063855 - Process for the preparation of fluorescet and non-fluorescent pigments
A process for the manufacture of white and colored pigments comprising a white or a colored compound incorporated in a polycondensation resin, wherein the reactants for the formation of the polycondensation resin and the white and/or colored compound are introduced in an “All In One Reactor”®, a kneader, a paddle ...

03/16/06 - 20060058422 - Ink set for use in ink-jet recording, image forming process and image recording apparatus
Disclosed herein is an ink set for use in ink-jet recording, which comprises at least 2 ink compositions the solid content concentrations of which are different by more than 2% by mass. The at least 2 ink compositions each comprise an aqueous medium, a pigment and a dispersant for dispersing ...

03/16/06 - 20060058421 - Process for the production of pigment composition and printing ink containing pigment composition obtained
A process for the production of a pigment composition comprising dry-milling an organic pigment in the presence of a resin, which process aims to improve dispersibility and dispersing stabilization and is capable of giving a pigment composition for a printing ink excellent in fluidity, wherein the resin comprises a resin ...

03/16/06 - 20060058420 - Aqueous pigment ink composition and method of manufacturing the same
The invention provides an aqueous pigment ink composition that ensures excellent recording characteristics on any type of recording mediums. An aqueous pigment ink composition of the invention includes a pigment, a water-dispersible polymer, water, and a water-soluble organic solvent, where the pigment is dispersed as primary particles having an average ...

03/16/06 - 20060058419 - Aluminum flake pigment comprising aluminum flake as basic particle, method for producing the same, and coating ink using the same
The present invention provides an aluminum flake pigment comprising aluminum flakes as basic particles, which aluminum flakes have an average particle diameter in the range of 3 to 20 μm and an average value of minimum diameters/maximum diameters of at least 0.6. ...

03/09/06 - 20060052481 - Ink set for use in ink-jet recording, ink-jet recording process, recording unit and ink-jet recording apparatus
Disclosed herein is an ink set for use in ink-jet recording, which comprises at least 2 ink compositions the solid content concentrations of which are different by more than 2% by mass. The said at least 2 ink compositions each comprise an aqueous medium, a pigment and a dispersant for ...

03/09/06 - 20060052480 - Water-based inks for ink-jet printing
wherein R3 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R4O is an oxypropylene group; R5O is an oxyalkylene group having 2 or 4 carbon atoms; R6 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an unsubstituted or alkyl-substituted phenyl group; x is a number from 1 to 30; and ...

03/02/06 - 20060047016 - Method of making a three-dimensional decorative article
A method of making a three-dimensional decorative article such as a sign, is provided. Said method comprises applying a solvent-based ink composition to a surface of a thermo-formable plastic sheet in a digital flatbed printer, allowing solvent to evaporate from the applied ink so that the ink adheres to the ...

03/02/06 - 20060047015 - Block polymer, polymer-containing composition containing the same, ink composition and liquid applying method and liquid applying apparatus utilizing the polymer-containing composition
A block polymer comprised of a polyalkenyl ether main chain comprises a first block segment having hydrophobicity; a second block segment having an upper limit hydration temperature exceeding 70° C.; and a third block segment having an ionic property. A polymer-containing composition comprises the block polymer, a solvent or a ...

03/02/06 - 20060047014 - Printing process and solder mask ink composition
A process for making an electronic device which comprises applying a non-aqueous solder mask ink which is substantially free from organic solvent to a dielectric substrate containing electrically conductive metal circuitry, exposing the solder mask ink to actinic radiation and/or particle beam radiation optionally followed by thermal treatment, whereby the ...

03/02/06 - 20060047013 - Water base ink composition, method of ink jet recording therewith and record
An aqueous ink composition having high storage stability is provided. The aqueous ink composition of the invention contains a coloring agent, a “dispersing resin containing a repeating unit structure (I) having an unneutralized group and a repeating unit structure (II) having a neutralized group and capable of being hydrated and/or ...

02/16/06 - 20060036002 - Dissolving complexes of anionic dye/cationic polymeric fixer
The invention relates to dissolving an anionic dye/cationic polymer complex comprising the step of applying to the complex a water-soluble solvent having a dielectric constant from 20 to 43 at standard temperature and pressure. ...

02/16/06 - 20060036001 - Ink composition
The present invention provides an ink composition comprising fine particles having a polymerizable functional group. ...

02/16/06 - 20060036000 - Emulsion ink
A water-in-oil emulsion ink comprises a water phase and an oil phase, wherein the water phase comprises a carbon black pigment having a pH of less than 8 dispersed therein by a water-soluble resin, and wherein the water phase also comprises a pH-adjusting agent to achieve a pH value for ...

02/16/06 - 20060035999 - Phase change inks containing modified pigment particles
Disclosed is a phase change ink composition comprising (a) an ink carrier comprising (1) a polyalkylene wax and (2) a component selected from the group consisting of (A) amides, (B) esters, (C) ester-amides, (D) urethanes, (E) ureas, (F) urethane-ureas, and (G) mixtures thereof, and (b) pigment particles having hydrophobic functional ...

02/09/06 - 20060030641 - Water dispersion for ink-jet printing
Provided are a water dispersion for ink-jet printing, wherein it is a water dispersion of water-insoluble graft polymer particles containing a colorant; the above graft polymer contains a principal chain having a constitutional unit derived from a vinyl base monomer and a side chain which is derived from a macromer ...

02/09/06 - 20060030640 - Water-based inks for ink-jet printing
There are provided a water dispersion for ink-jet printing comprising colorant-containing water-insoluble graft polymer particles in which the water-insoluble graft polymer contains a main chain which is a polymer chain containing a constitutional unit derived from a salt-forming group-containing monomer (a) and a constitutional unit derived from an aromatic ring-containing ...

02/09/06 - 20060030639 - Method of minimizing absorption of visible light in ink compositions comprising infrared-absorbing macrocyclic cyanine dyes
The present invention provides a method of minimizing absorption of visible light in an ink composition comprising an IR-absorbing metal cyanine dye, said method comprising preselecting said dye such that said metal has at least one axial ligand bound thereto, wherein said axial ligand comprises a moiety suitable for reducing ...

02/09/06 - 20060030638 - Method of minimizing absorption of visible light in ink compositions comprising ir-absorbing metal-cyanine dyes
The present invention provides a method of minimizing absorption of visible light in an ink composition comprising an IR-absorbing macrocyclic cyanine dye, comprising preselecting said dye such that it includes at least one moiety for reducing intermolecular interactions between adjacent dye molecules. The method is especially suitable for use in ...

02/02/06 - 20060025498 - Inkjet ink and image-forming method using the same
An inkjet ink comprising a plurality of liquids containing a polymerizable compound, a polymerization initiator, a colorant, and two compounds which react with each other to form an aggregate or become viscous when mixed with each other. There is no liquid containing both of the compounds capable of reacting with ...

02/02/06 - 20060025497 - Inkjet ink composition and printed matters created using inkjet ink composition
There is proposed an inkjet ink composition comprising a pigment component to which a resin having a basic terminal is adsorbed, a photo-acid generating agent containing an onium salt, and at least one kind of solvent which can be polymerized under the presence of an acid. The content of multivalent ...

02/02/06 - 20060025496 - Decorative ink for automotive plastic glazing
The present invention involves an automotive glazing panel having an ink that adheres to a plastic substrate and is compatible with a hard-coat system. The plastic substrate comprises an ink printed thereon and a hard-coat system applied on the ink. The ink has a synthetic resin which is a polycarbonate ...

01/19/06 - 20060014856 - Pigmented ink-jet inks with improved print quality and reliability
An ink includes a jettable vehicle, a plurality of pigment solids dispersed in the jettable vehicle, and a styrene-maleimide copolymer dispersed in the jettable vehicle. Additionally, a method of rapidly printing an ink-jet image including ink-jetting an ink-jet ink onto a media substrate at a firing frequency from 12 kHz ...

01/19/06 - 20060014855 - Pigment dispersion with polymeric dispersant
The invention relates to a pigment dispersion for an ink jet ink composition, the pigment dispersion comprising pigment particles having a median particle size of 200 nm or less, and a polymeric dispersant comprising a random addition copolymer comprising at least one hydrophobic monomer type and at least one hydrophilic ...

01/19/06 - 20060014854 - Aluminum flake pigment, coating composition containing the same, ink composition, and coating film obtained therefrom
In order to provide an aluminum flake pigment having excellent metallic luster, fine-grainedness and a plating-like appearance presenting silvery classiness, an aluminum flake pigment, obtained by grinding aluminum powder in an organic solvent, having an average thickness (t) in the range of 0.025 μm to 0.08 μm and an average ...

01/12/06 - 20060009544 - Aqueous ink and ink set for ink jet recording
The aqueous ink of the present invention includes: a coloring material, wherein the coloring material is a dispersible colorant comprising a colorant and chargeable resin pseudo fine particles smaller in size than the colorant, and the chargeable resin pseudo fine particles are fixed to the colorant; water; and at least ...

01/12/06 - 20060009543 - Resinates from monomer
Reduced-rosin compositions of printing inks and the resinate binders therein, and the processes of preparation thereof, are described. In said compositions, a portion of the rosin normally used in the art is replaced by Monomer, and is further reacted with α,β-unsaturated carboxylic compound, alkaline metal salt, and solvent to produce ...

01/12/06 - 20060009542 - Waxes for producing printing inks
The invention relates to mixtures for producing printing inks, wherein the mixtures comprise a homopolymerizate or copolymerizate of C2-C18-α-olefins, which are produced by means of metallocene catalysis, and of decomposing waxes, which are prepared from polyolefins of longer chain lengths produced by means of metallocene catalysis, and one or more ...

01/05/06 - 20060004125 - Ink composition, ink set, ink for inkjet recording, ink set for inkjet recording, and ink cartridge for inkjet recording
An ink composition is provided and includes: a dye; and at least one polymer of an oxidation-resistant polymer having a weight-average molecula weight of 3,000 or more, an association-accelating polymer and an amidic polymer. An image printed with the ink composition has an ozone degradation rate of 1/5 or less ...

01/05/06 - 20060004124 - Polymer compound, process for producing the same, polymer-containing composition, ink-applying process, and ink-applying apparatus
A polymer compound of a block polymer containing at least three block segments each having a repeating unit structure comprising a polyalkenyl ether structure comprises a repeating unit structure having a silyl ether side chain represented by the formula (1) in at least one block segment of the block polymer ...

01/05/06 - 20060004123 - Phase change ink printing process
Disclosed is a phase change ink composition comprising (1) an ink carrier comprising (A) a first component which comprises an ester-amide material, and (B) a second component which comprises either (i) a material selected from the group consisting of urethane compounds, urea compounds, urethane-urea compounds, and mixtures thereof, (ii) a ...

12/29/05 - 20050288391 - Inkjet ink composition
wherein R1=H, CH3 or C2H5 and R2 and R3 are independently selected from C1-C6 saturated alkyl and cycloalkyl groups; and wherein the total of (a) and (b) is at least 0.1 wt % monomer based on the polymer weight. The binder may be a copolymer of ethyl acrylate and acrylamide. ...

12/29/05 - 20050288390 - Method of producing a digital printing ink and ink thus obtained
The invention relates to a method of producing a digital printing ink and to the ink thus obtained. The inventive method comprises the following steps consisting in: dispersing colouring agents in a mixture of oligomers and monomers with a maximum particle size of 1 micrometer; diluting same with a mixture ...

12/22/05 - 20050282932 - Polymeric dispersants
wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 and R4 may be the same or different and are each independently an alkylene group having from 2 to 18 carbon atoms or an arylene group having from 6 to 18 carbon atoms, R3 is an alkylene group having ...

12/22/05 - 20050282931 - Polymeric binders for ink jet inks
A polymeric binder useful in making ink formulations, especially inkjet ink formulations, is described, whereby the acid monomer in the polymer is heterogeneously distributed. Also described is the method of making such binder. The inks prepared using the polymeric binders of the invention provide inks with improved print appearance and ...

12/22/05 - 20050282930 - Aqueous inkjet ink composition
An aqueous inkjet ink composition suitable for printing on a hydrophobic surface such as a vinyl surface including an aqueous vehicle, a self-dispersed pigment, a silicone-containing surfactant and an aqueous emulsion polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of from −40° C. to 150° C. Also provided is a method ...

12/22/05 - 20050282929 - Inkjet ink composition
An inkjet ink composition having a binder including an aqueous dispersion of polymer particles, the polymer comprising as polymerized units from 3 to 20 wt. % monoethylenically unsaturated acid monomer, based on polymer weight, and having a glass transition temperature (Tg) in the range of from −40° C. to 120° ...

12/22/05 - 20050282928 - Ink jet ink
The present invention pertains to an aqueous inkjet ink made from certain aqueous titanium dioxide slurries, and an associated inkjet ink set for inkjet printing. The invention also pertains to a method of inkjet printing with the ink and ink set. The use of the specific titanium dioxide slurries described ...

12/22/05 - 20050282927 - Latex particulates with active ester functional groups
The present invention is drawn to compositions and methods of generating active ester functionalized latex particulates in a liquid suspension, as well as compositions and methods of preparing ink-jet inks. Steps of the methods can include synthesizing polymerizable monomers with active ester groups and polymerizing these monomers with other monomers ...

12/22/05 - 20050282926 - Ink jet ink containing multimetallic polymeric colorants
The invention relates to an ink composition containing a multimetallic oligomeric or polymeric azo colorant wherein the colorant is derived from the polymerization reaction of a polyvalent metal cation with a dimeric tridentate ligand containing a coordinating azo group. ...

12/15/05 - 20050277708 - Ink compositions for ink jet printing
the symbols of which will be explained in the description. ...

12/08/05 - 20050272834 - Composition containing polymer having ionic functional group, ink composition, and image-forming method and image-forming apparatus employing the ink composition
The present invention provides an ink composition containing a pigment dispersed uniformly in a solvent and a block polymer having an ionic functional group, an image-forming method and an image-forming apparatus employing the ink composition. The composition comprises a pigment, a solvent and a polymer having an ionic functional group, ...

12/08/05 - 20050272833 - Tinted lenses and methods of manufacture
The present invention recognizes that lenses, such as contact lenses, can be pigmented using ink that includes polymers or polymerizable monomers, preferably the same monomers used to make the lens. The ink can be used to make images on or within the lens. Images made using these inks are preferably ...

12/08/05 - 20050272832 - Particles, method for manufacturing the particles and ink composition
A method for manufacturing particles containing a coloring material and a polymer, the method comprising: dispersing a mixture of the coloring material and the polymer with beads for dispersion, so as to form fine particles; and heating the fine particles after removing the beads for dispersion, so as to increase ...

12/08/05 - 20050272831 - Aqueous inkjet ink compositon
This invention relates to an ink jet ink composition comprising water, a humectant, a non-encapsulated pigment and a water soluble polymer, wherein the polymer comprises a vinyl acetate monomer and has a number average molecular weight less than 200,000. ...

12/01/05 - 20050267234 - Resistant printing ink system
A water-based acrylic ink system utilizes acrylic color dispersions produces resistant printing inks films that do not bleed when contacting cleaning and disinfectant chemicals. The resistant printing ink system includes an alkali resistant styrene-acrylic hybrid copolymer and an aqueous acrylic dispersion system supporting the alkali resistant styrene-acrylic hybrid copolymer. An ...

11/24/05 - 20050261395 - Ink composition and inkjet recording method
To provide an ink composition that when printed using a nozzle, does not cause clogging at the chip of the nozzle, is free from paper dependency, and when printed on an arbitrarily chosen paper, exhibits superior properties in water resistance, scratch resistance, lightfastness and ozone resistance and an inkjet recording ...

11/24/05 - 20050261394 - Polymers for paper and paperboard coatings
The invention is directed to the composition and use of substantially water-soluble amphoteric (co)polymers as co-binders for paper and paperboard coating applications. ...

11/17/05 - 20050256225 - Aqueous inkjet ink compositions comprising comb-branched copolymers
The present invention relates to an aqueous inkjet ink composition comprising an aqueous vehicle, a modified pigment, and a comb-branched copolymer dispersant. The modified pigment comprises a pigment having attached at least one organic group, wherein the organic group comprises at least one ionic group, at least one ionizable group, ...

11/17/05 - 20050256224 - Colored material and method for producing the colored material
A coloring material (11, 12) carrying an anionic dye (15) on porous silica (16) having mesopores (13) of a uniform size, of which at least a part of the surface is covered with a material (14) capable of binding an anionic substance. The coloring material shows vivid color and is ...

11/10/05 - 20050250876 - Ink for fabric printing, and printing method
An ink for fabric printing contains a pigment and a resin emulsion. The weight ratio between the pigment and the resin emulsion by resin solid basis is between 1:0.7 and 1:3.0. A process for manufacturing printed matters has a printing step, in which printing is performed by causing the ink ...

11/10/05 - 20050250875 - Pigment compositions for oil-based lithographic printing inks
Pigment compositions suitable for oil-based lithographic printing inks are provided which comprise besides an organic pigment, a hyperdispersant which is a poly-alkyleneiminepolyester adduct, a synergist agent which is a quaternary ammonium pigment derivative, a solvent which includes aliphatic/aromatic hydrocarbon distillates and vegetable oils, and optionally rosin or a modified rosin. ...

11/03/05 - 20050245640 - Hot melt inks containing a carrier derived from alkylketene dimers
R4 is selected from C2-C20 alkylene or alkoxyalkylene, C7-C20 alkarylene, cyclohexylene, C8-C20 mono- or dialkylenecylcohexylene; biphenylene, phenyleneoxyphenylene, and (bisphenylene)alkylene; wherein each of the alkyl and alkylene groups may be a branched or unbranched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl and alkylene groups. ...

11/03/05 - 20050245639 - Drier for air-drying coatings
The invention pertains to a drier composition for air-drying alkyd-based coatings, inks, or floor coverings, comprising a combination of the following components: a) a transition metal salt with the formula: (Men+)(Xk−)m in which Me is the transition metal; X− represents a coordinating ligand; and k− is the valence state of ...

10/27/05 - 20050239920 - Colored microparticle dispersion, water-based ink, and image forming method
A colored dispersion containing water and a plurality of microparticles having a core-shell structure, each microparticle containing: (a) a colorant; (b) a core forming resin; and (c) a shell forming resin, wherein the colorant has a hydrophobicity value (log P) larger than the core forming resin by 8.0 to 12.0. ...

10/27/05 - 20050239919 - Ink for an aqueous ballpoint pen using oil-in-water type resin emulsion and an aqueous ballpoint pen using the ink
The problem is to provide ink for a ballpoint pen which enables to write well on a flat and smooth, and impermeable surface such as metal, glass, plastic material and the like and a ballpoint pen using this ink. Ink for an aqueous ballpoint pen, of viscosity in the range ...

10/27/05 - 20050239918 - Novel polymer compound, composition containing the compound, ink composition, ink-applying method, and ink-applying apparatus
wherein Ra, Rb, and Rc are respectively H or CH3; R1 is selected from the group consisting of linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl groups of 1 to 18 carbon atoms, —(CH(R2)—CH(R3)—O)l—R4, and —(CH2)m—(O)n—R4; l and m are an integer from 1 to 12; n is 0 or 1; R2 and ...

10/27/05 - 20050239917 - Lithium inks and electrodes and batteries made therefrom
Lithium metal powder based inks are provided. The inks are provided in formulations suitable for printing using a variety of printing techniques, including screen printing, offset litho printing, gravure printing, flexographic printing, pad printing and inkjet printing. The inks include lithium metal powder, a polymer binder and optionally electrically conductive ...

10/20/05 - 20050234152 - Enviromentally friendly, 100% solids, actinic radiation curable coating compositions for coating surfaces of wooden objects and methods, processes and assemblages for coating thereof
Disclosed are environmentally friendly, substantially all solids coating compositions which are curable using ultraviolet and visible radiation. In addition, the disclosed coating compositions are suitable for coating wooden objects, such as, but not limited to, wooden products, which may have angular features. In addition, methods are disclosed for coating surfaces, ...

10/20/05 - 20050234151 - Ink jet ink and recording material
wherein G1 and G2 are independently alkyl 1 to 4 carbon atoms or are together pentamethylene; Z1 and Z2 are each methyl, or Z1 and Z2 together form an unsubstituted linking moiety or a linking moiety substituted by one or more groups selected from an ester, ether, hydroxy, oxo, cyanohydrin, ...

10/20/05 - 20050234150 - Water based pigment ink composition
The invention provides a water based pigment ink composition comprising water, a pigment, a water-soluble resin, a phosphoric acid ester as a surfactant and an O/W type emulsion of at least one water-insoluble resin selected from the group consisting of acrylic resin, styrene resin and styrene/acrylic resin, wherein resin particles ...

10/13/05 - 20050228071 - Polymeric dispersants for ink-jet applications
An ink-jet ink which includes a liquid vehicle and a polymer-dispersed pigment dispersed in the liquid vehicle is disclosed and described. More specifically, the polymer-dispersed pigment can include a pigment encapsulated with a polymer having hydrophilic and hydrophobic moieties. The polymer can be a polymerization product of at least a ...

10/13/05 - 20050228070 - Oil-based ink composition for ballpoint pen and ball-point pen using oil-based ink
where R1, R2, and R3 each represents independently H or CH3. ...

10/13/05 - 20050228069 - Pigment dispersion and ink composition and ink set both containing the same
It is an object of the present invention to provide a pigment dispersion, an ink composition, and an ink set, enabling excellent glossiness, bronzing prevention, and ink composition storage stability to be realized. The present invention provides a pigment dispersion characterized by comprising at least a pigment, an aqueous medium, ...

09/29/05 - 20050215665 - Stencil printing ink
There are disclosed a stencil printing ink having an ink thread-forming length when a 15 mm diameter chrome steel ball is pulled out of the ink at 150 mm/s of 30 mm or longer at 23° C.; and a stencil printing ink comprising a water-based ink comprising an unsaturated straight-chain ...

09/29/05 - 20050215664 - Ink jet ink
Disclosed is a non-aqueous inkjet ink containing certain titanium dioxide slurries, an associated inkjet ink set for inkjet printing, and a method of inkjet printing with the inkjet ink or ink set. The solvent and mixtures of solvents used for the dispersed titanium dioxide have a hydrogen bonding solubility parameter ...

09/29/05 - 20050215663 - Inkjet inks containing crosslinked polyurethanes
Inkjet inks are described that have, as a principal component, a crosslinked polyurethane dispersoid binder additive. These inks can be used for printing on different media, and are particularly suitable for printing on paper. ...

09/29/05 - 20050215662 - Biodegradable flexographic ink
The present invention relates to a flexographic water based ink in which a biodegradable polymer, such a polyhy-droxyalkanoate (PHA), replaces conventional poorly or non-biodegradable organic polymeric resins for example. PHAs are used as a latex suspension in water, thus the present invention relates to a novel pigment/latex mixture. PHA in ...

09/22/05 - 20050209366 - Inkjet ink composition
The instant invention pertains to an inkjet ink and, more particularly, to an inkjet ink comprising a soluble colorant and a vehicle, wherein the vehicle is comprised of an aqueous continuous phase, a “microemulsified” oil phase and a block copolymer additive. ...

09/22/05 - 20050209365 - Ink composition for ink jet printing and image forming method
An ink composition for ink jet printing is disclosed, containing a compound represented by the following formula (a-1) or (a-2) and an alicyclic epoxy compound represented by the following formula (b). An image forming method by use thereof is also disclosed. ...

09/22/05 - 20050209364 - Polymerizable compound, high-molecular compound, recording medium, recording medium/functional substance dispersed composition set, and liquid-applying method and liquid-applying apparatus using same
A composition and a recording medium are disclosed including a polymer having as a repeating structural unit an alkenyl ether structure exhibiting cationic properties. Also disclosed is a recording medium/functional-substance dispersed composition set including a combination of the above recording medium and a functional-substance dispersed composition which exhibits anionic properties ...

09/22/05 - 20050209363 - Pigmented ink-jet inks with improved print quality and reliability
Compositions, systems, and methods of printing an ink-jet image are provided. The composition can include a liquid vehicle including water, a liquid vehicle having from 5 wt % to 35 wt % of total organic solvent content; from 1 wt % to 6 wt % of acid-functionalized pigment solids; and ...

09/15/05 - 20050203210 - Clear ink composition, ink set, and ink jet recording method using the same
Ink jet recording is carried out using an ink set including a clear ink composition that contains polymer fine particles and does not contain a colorant, a yellow ink composition, a magenta ink composition, a cyan ink composition, a red ink composition, a violet ink composition, and a black ink ...

09/15/05 - 20050203209 - Pigment ink composition
A pigmented ink composition comprising a pigment, a resin having an acidic group and an organic solvent having a boiling point of at least 150° C. which is present in an amount of from 50 to 90% by weight based on the whole weight of the ink composition. When this ...

09/08/05 - 20050197424 - Ink composition, method of producing ink composition, method of applying liquid using the ink composition and apparatus therefor
An ink composition comprising at least a block polymer compound having a polyalkenyl ether main chain, a solvent and a pigment, wherein particles composed of the block polymer compound and the pigment have an average particle size of not more than 80 nm and the particles in the composition have ...

09/08/05 - 20050197423 - Photostorage solid drawing medium
The invention provides a photostorage solid drawing medium comprising a solvent, a resin soluble in the solvent, a photostorage pigment and a gelling agent, wherein the photostorage pigment comprises a fluorescent substance represented by the general formula MO.Al2SiO8 wherein M is at least one metal element selected from the group ...

09/01/05 - 20050192380 - Oil based ink composition for inkjet printer
An oil based ink composition for inkjet printer comprising colored resin particles obtained by dispersion polymerization of a monofunctional polymerizable monomer (A) and a macromonomer (M) copolymerizable with the monomer (A) with coloring component fine particles comprising a surface-treated coloring agent, which are dispersed in a non-aqueous solvent having a ...

09/01/05 - 20050192379 - Eradicable composition and kit
An aqueous shear-thinning eradicable marking composition such as an ink, including water, a dye selected from the group consisting of diarylmethane derivatives, triarylmethane derivatives, methine dyes, and a film-forming resin, wherein the composition has a shear-thinning index in the range of about 0.35 to about 1.0; a kit including the ...

09/01/05 - 20050192378 - Printing ink composition and the method for printing
Printing inks can be applied on the substrate of thermoplastic rubber compounds containing more than eighty percent (80%) mineral oil. The compositions of the ink include resins, mi