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Mountable Printable Placard With Headband
A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7368487 | Aqueous ink jet printable compositions Ink jet printable compositions comprise an aqueous vehicle, particles of a self-crosslinking polymer, and optional colorant. In one embodiment, an ink jet printable ink may comprise an aqueous vehicle, a colorant, and a silyl-terminated sulfopoly(ester-urethane) pol... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7309388 | Jet ink composition for low surface energy substrates Disclosed are jet ink compositions suitable for printing on substrates such as plastics and oil contaminated metals messages having excellent adhesion, for example, scratch resistance. The jet ink composition comprises one or more organic solvents, a rosin resin, an... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7297203 | Ink, ink set, ink jet recording method, ink cartridge and ink jet recording apparatus An ink to be used in an ink jet recording method of ejecting an ink from a recording head through action of thermal energy can improve the ink ejection stability and shows a high storage stability and a high color developability. An ink to be used in an ink jet reco... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7232851 | Lithographic energy curable inks An energy curable lithographic ink composition having an asymptotic relative viscosity of about 0.4 to about 1.5 and a water up-take number of at least about 30%. Also disclosed is a method of improving various rheological properties and increasing the water window ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7208036 | Water-based pigment-containing ink composition for central core type marking pen A central core type marking pen which has an ink storage portion of a central core and a pen tip connected thereto, wherein the central core contains a water-based pigment-containing ink composition which contains a thickening agent and exhibits, at 20° C., a visco... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201794 | Ink composition An object of the present invention is to provide an ink compositions which, when used with an ink jet recording apparatus, can realize excellent ink ejection stability while maintaining safety and satisfactory penetration of ink. The ink composition according to the... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7147699 | Ink jet printing compositions and methods An ink composition is provided which is suitable for use in an ink jet printer and comprises solvent, colourant and binder, wherein the solvent comprises methyl acetate. The composition is particularly suitable for printing on polymeric substrates, eg polypropylenes... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7141214 | Ethylene oxide sterilization process indicator inks Water-based chemical indicator inks for ethylene oxide sterilization processes and methods for its use. The chemical indicator ink contains at least one pH indicator dye selected from the group consisting of Bromocresol green, Bromophenol blue, Methyl red, Ethyl ora... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7132014 | Oil-based pigmented ink composition An oil-based pigmented ink composition containing a pigment, a polymer and an organic solvent, wherein the organic solvent contains a (poly)alkylene glycol derivative in an amount of 30 to 90% by weight and a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound in an amount of... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7132013 | Oil-based pigmented ink composition An oil-based pigmented ink composition containing a pigment, a polymer and an organic solvent, wherein the organic solvent contains a (poly)alkylene glycol derivative in an amount of 30 to 90% by weight and a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound in an amount of... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7081158 | Ink composition for continuous deflected jet printing, especially on letters and postal articles An ink composition for continuous deflected jet printing that is liquid at room temperature and that contains: a binder; one or more dyes and/or pigments; and a solvent; wherein the said ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7074268 | Pigment composition and printing ink containing the same A pigment composition obtainable by dry-milling an organic pigment in the presence of a resin for a printing ink, the resin being composed of a synthetic resin for a printing ink in an amount of 10 to 80 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the organic ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7014698 | Oil-based pigmented ink composition An oil-based pigmented ink composition containing a pigment, a polymer and an organic solvent, wherein the organic solvent contains a (poly)alkylene glycol derivative in an amount of 30 to 90% by weight and a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound in an amount of... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6926765 | Pseudoplastic water based ink for ball point pen A pseudoplastic water based ink for a ball-point pen comprising at least a colorant, water and an associative type viscosity control system, whereby the viscosity of the ink is comprised in a range from 20 to 40 mPa.s, when it is subjected to a shear rate of 1000 s | 08/09/2005 |
| 6903841 | Decorating system for edible items A system for creating a decorative edible item from a selected image. The system includes at least one image source, such as a scanner and/or a library of stored images, a controller unit and a printer. An edible media is inserted into the printer. The user then sel... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6899752 | Latent image printing ink composition, prints containing latent images recorded with the ink composition, and latent image data-based deciphering method and latent image data deciphering device A latent image ink composition including an organic fluorescent substance which responds to an excitation wavelength range of 600-850 nm and emits fluorescence in a wavelength range of 651-900 nm, a quencher, and a curing resin composition, prints which comprise a s... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6869470 | Ink set for ink jet recording and ink jet recording process The invention relates to an ink set for ink jet recording comprising at least one “self-dispersion type pigment ink containing water and a pigment dispersible in water without a dispersing agent” and at least one “light-color resin-containing pigment ink conta... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6866707 | Ink set for ink jet recording and ink jet recording process The invention relates to an ink set for ink jet recording comprising at least one “resin-containing pigment ink containing water and a pigment made dispersible in water with a resin” and at least one “self-dispersion type pigment ink containing water and a pig... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6852157 | Flexographic printing ink for printing control marks A luminescent flexographic printing ink for printing control marks comprises a combination of a light-scattering pigment and an optical brightener and is not opaque. The luminescent flexographic printing ink is used for printing control marks and bar codes and for t... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6740152 | Recording liquid for ink printers, method of the manufacture thereof, and method of image recording There are provided a recording liquid that produces high-quality images having a very high image density and water resistance, and can be discharged continuously and stably; a method for manufacturing such a solution; and a method for recording images by the use of ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6730153 | Oil-based ink-jet recording ink An ink-jet recording oil-based ink which has satisfactory pigment dispersibility both at the beginning of storage and even during long-term storage and provides excellent spouting stability without being influenced by temperature changes in printing circumstances. T... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6726756 | Continuous ink jet printing ink composition The present invention provides an ink jet ink composition suitable for use in continuous ink jet printing comprising a liquid vehicle, a binder resin, a colorant, and optionally a surfactant. The liquid vehicle includes an organic solvent or blend of solvents having... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6660345 | Thermochromic liquid crystalline medium The invention relates to a thermochromic liquid crystalline medium comprising a liquid crystalline host component and an active component, to a thermochromic ink comprising such a thermochromic liquid crystalline medium encapsulated in a light transmissiv... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6645282 | Phase change gravure inks and methods of printing with same A hot melt ink composition containing a an alkylene distearate which improves the color strength of the ink and is formed as a reaction product of a C4 -C8 diol and at least one acid selected from the group consisting of a C16 | 11/11/2003 |
| 6645280 | Jet ink composition for printing watermarks The present invention provides a jet ink composition suitable for printing watermarks on paper substrates. The jet ink composition comprises a solvent and a translucentizing agent. An example of a translucentizing agent is sucrose acetate isobutyrate. The... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6626985 | Matte ink composition and method of use A matte ink composition and method for using the composition to produce a superior matte-gloss contrast finish. The matte ink composition comprises (1) an oleoresinous component, (2) a matte agent to impart a matte finish, (3) a cobalt catalyst to acceler... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6551392 | Liquid pressure transfer ink, liquid pressure transfer film, liquid pressure transfer article and liquid pressure transfer method A pattern-transferring film having a print pattern provided on an upper surface thereof is floated on a liquid surface within a transferring bath and an objective body is immersed into a liquid within the transferring bath together with the pattern transf... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6544322 | Printing inks having low volatile organic compounds and methods of producing same A printing ink composition containing resin and glycerine, wherein the composition has less than 5 wt. % volatile organic compounds and has no hazardous air pollutants and a method of preparing such composition.... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6511534 | Ink, ink set, ink cartridge, printing unit, image printing apparatus, ink-jet printing method, and coloring material An ink is provided which is capable of giving higher density of the printed image and has improved color developability with the light fastness and image stability maintained, and suppressing occurrence of bleeding in color image formation. The ink contai... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6478861 | Laser markable coating The present invention provides a transparent or colorless coating comprising a heat responsive material that increases in opacity when exposed to heat. An example of a heat responsive material is an inorganic compound or an organic resin. The present inve... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6444019 | Ink jet ink composition The present invention provides a jet ink composition comprising a volatile organic solvent, an oil, one or more binder resins which are soluble in the volatile organic solvent, and a colorant. The ink composition is fast drying and provides excellent adhe... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6419733 | Ink composition An ink composition is disclosed which can realize an image possessing excellent rubbing/scratch resistance and color reproduction in color ink jet recording and has advantages as a superpenetrating ink composition. The ink composition comprises at least a... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6312510 | Water-base white pigment ink for ballpoints Provided is a water based white color tone pigment ink for a ballpoint pen comprising titanium oxide, a complementary colorant comprising a pigment or a pseudo pigment obtained by dyeing resin particles with a dye, a resin emulsion, a thickener, water, a ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6302537 | Oil-based ink for electrostatic type ink jet process An oil-based ink for an electrostatic ink jet process, comprising: a nonaqueous carrier liquid having an electric resistance of 109 Ωcm or more and a dielectric constant of 3.5 or less; and chargeable resin particles dispersed in the nonaqueou... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6290768 | Flow-enhanced pigment preparation for offset printing Pigment preparations comprising an organic pigment and a phenol-modified natural resin derivative having a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of from 400 to 10,000 g/mol which is obtainable by reacting a mixture of reactants containing a) fro... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6261348 | Laser markable coating The present invention provides a transparent or colorless coating comprising a heat responsive material that increases in opacity when exposed to heat. An example of a heat responsive material is a silicate or a titanate. The present invention further pro... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6245136 | Matte ink composition and method of use A matte ink composition and method for using the composition to produce a superior matte-gloss contrast finish. The matte ink composition comprises (1) an oleoresinous component, (2) a matte agent to impart a matte finish, (3) a cobalt catalyst to acceler... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6190444 | Emulsion ink for stencil printing Provided is a water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion ink for stencil printing which is less in change of viscosity with time and can give always stable prints. The emulsion ink contains a resinous component having a free carboxylic acid group or a higher fatty acid ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6084619 | Ink jet recording method An ink jet recording method capable of providing an image having a good quality is disclosed. In the ink jet recording method, a reaction solution and an ink composition are used to conduct printing on a recording medium. The reaction solution comprises a... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6084006 | Color filter, liquid crystal using the same, manufacturing methods thereof, and ink for ink jet used in the manufacturing method A method for manufacturing a color filter comprises a step for charging an ink comprising a thermosetting resin composition onto an opening of a black matrix provided on a transparent substrate and a step for curing the ink by heat treatment. The thermose... | 07/04/2000 |
