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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7439285 | Liquid thermosetting ink Liquid thermosetting ink for ink-jet applications includes at least a resin, at least one solid latent curing agent having a maximal particle size of less than 2 microns and an inert filler having fine particles. The single-pack or two-pack ink has a viscosity lower... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7431759 | High elongation vacuum formable digital ink The present invention includes a curable ink composition for digitally printing onto plastic substrates and three dimensional objects comprising an ink composition comprising a pigment, an oligomeric component, a diluent, additives and a mono-functional monomer havi... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427317 | High elongation vacuum formable digital ink The present invention includes a curable ink composition for digitally printing onto plastic substrates and three dimensional objects comprising an ink composition comprising a pigment, an acrylic polymer or copolymer having an acid number below about 20 component, ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7396864 | Ink jet ink composition and method of printing A HAPs-free ink jet ink includes a pigment; a binder comprising vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer; and a HAPs-free solvent component comprising 1-methoxy-2-propanol acetate, a dispersing solvent selected from cyclohexanone, n-propyl acetate, n-butyl acetate, di... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393884 | 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 ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7378480 | Polymerizable compound, polymer compound, composition using such compound, and image forming method and apparatus Polymeric compounds suitable for ink and toner compositions, and image forming methods and apparatus using an ink or toner composition containing such a polymer compound, and particularly to a polymer compound having a repeating unit structure represented by the gen... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7347892 | 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) mixt... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7329315 | Copper phthalocyanine blue pigment composition and water borne dispersion thereof Phthalocyanine blue pigments and pigment dispersions for water-borne inks and coatings are described. The pigments are produced by dry milling phthalocyanine blue and a polymeric dispersant, optionally with inorganic fillers and other additives, to obtain a material... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7312006 | Pigment dispersion composition for color filter, production method thereof, and color filter for display The present invention is to provide a pigment dispersion composition for a color filter having the excellent pigment dispersing property and dispersion stability, good developing property and reactivity, and an extremely small residue generation amount after develop... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303619 | Composite pigment original, composite pigment, process for producing ink composition, and ink composition The present invention provides a composite pigment original having a structure comprising a resin layer and a pigment layer sequentially stacked on a sheet-shaped substrate surface, the pigment layer having a structure that at least a silicon oxide layer, a metal or... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304095 | Photocurable ink-jet ink, ink-jet image forming method and ink-jet recording apparatus using the same A photocurable ink for ink-jet printing, including: a photopolymerizable compound; a pigment; and a dispersing agent, wherein the photopolymerizable compound is a radical polymerizable compound; an amine value of the pigment (AMp) is larger than an acid value of the... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300504 | Inkjet inks and methods of preparing the same Inkjet ink compositions comprising a liquid vehicle and a modified azo pigment are described. The modified azo pigment comprises the reaction product of at least one diazonium reagent and at least one azo coupler. At least one of the diazonium reagents and/or azo co... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7288582 | Colored compositions with substrate-hiding materials Compositions are disclosed. The compositions include a binder, a transparent or semi-transparent colorant having an average particle diameter of greater than 150 nanometers; and at least one member comprising a scattering pigment dispersed in a matrix. Substrates co... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285581 | Processed pigments, pigment-dispersed solution, ink for ink jet, manufacturing method of processed pigments and manufacturing method of pigment-dispersed solution There is disclosed a processed pigment comprising a pigment having a dispersing agent adsorbed physically and/or chemically onto part of the surface of the pigment, and a cationic polymerizable compound bonded through a covalent bond to the surface of the pigment. P... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279506 | Ink jettable overprint compositions Ink jettable, radiation curable overprint compositions containing at least one radiation curable oligomer/monomer, at least one photoinitiator, and at least one surfactant are disclosed. The overprint compositions are particularly well-suited for protecting ink-base... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7268203 | Polymer dispersant having hyperbranched structures Polyurethanes having hyperbranched structures, selected from hyperbranched polyurethanes containing at least one pigment affinity group and modified hyperbranched polyurethanes, are used as polymeric dispersing additives for pigments. A preferred process for prepari... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264664 | Ink composition, recording method and recorded image utilizing the same, ink set and ink head An ink composition is manufactured to contain a surfactant having difference d1 (σ10−γ) which is difference between dynamic surface tension (σ10) of the solution obtained by making 0.1 wt % solution dissolved in purified water to be... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258956 | Printing plates comprising modified pigment products The present invention discloses printing plates comprising a substrate and a radiation-absorptive layer, wherein the radiation-absorptive layer comprises at least one modified pigment product. The modified pigment product comprises a pigment having attached at least... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252709 | Multifunctional acrylate oligomers as pigment grinding vehicles for radiation-curable ink applications The invention detailed herein comprises a family of multifunctional acrylate oligomers which are useful as pigment grinding vehicles for use in radiation-curable coating formulations. The multifunctional acrylate resins are formed by the reaction of acrylate monomer... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7247193 | Ink, ink set, ink jet recording method, ink cartridge, recording unit, and ink jet recording apparatus A second ink to be used in combination with a first ink for use in an ink jet recording apparatus having a first opening to which the first ink is supplied, a second opening to which the second ink is supplied, and a cover member with which the first opening and the... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241335 | Aqueous ink for ball point pens The invention provides an aqueous ink composition for ball-point pens excellent in both the lubricity for an aqueous ballpoint pen tip and the bleed resistance of writing. The ink composition comprises water and a colorant as the essential components and is characte... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241334 | Sulfonated carbonaceous materials The present invention provides methods for the incorporation of sulfonate functional groups onto the surface of carbonaceous compounds and materials, and similarly provides several surface modified carbonaceous compounds and materials resulting therefrom. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7223302 | Methods of preparing aqueous colored pigment dispersions, and inkjet ink compositions The present invention describes methods for preparing aqueous colored pigment dispersions comprising the step of combining, in any order, a) a colored pigment, b) an azo coupler, c) an aromatic amine, d) a diazotizing agent, and e) an aqueous medium, wherein the aro... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7195834 | Metallized conducting polymer-grafted carbon material and method for making A composition comprising particulate carbonaceous material and a conducting polymer containing hetero atoms. The composition can further comprise a metal. Devices comprising the composition can be constructed including supported electrocatalysts, membrane electrode ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7179581 | Resist composition and patterning process Resist compositions comprising nitrogen heterocyclic compounds having a pyrrole or nitrogen-bearing 5-membered ring structure and a polar functional group have an excellent resolution and an excellent focus margin and are useful in microfabrication using electron be... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175901 | Retroreflective inks The combination of ingredients, especially for use in the formulation of a one or two-pack retroreflective ink, comprising retroreflective elements, microbeads additional to said retroreflective elements and/or constituting said retroreflective elements at least in ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175930 | Conducting polymer-grafted carbon material for fuel cell applications A composition comprising particulate carbonaceous material and a conducting polymer containing hetero atoms. The composition can further comprise a metal. Devices comprising the composition can be constructed including supported electrocatalysts, membrane electrode ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7173078 | Process for preparing modified pigments A process for preparing a modified pigment having attached at least one organic group is described. This process comprises the step of reacting a dried mixture comprising a pigment having attached at least one reactive group and a modifying agent. The dried mixture ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7166394 | Pigment dispersion composition for color filter, production method thereof, and color filter for display The present invention is to provide a pigment dispersion composition for a color filter having the excellent pigment dispersing property and dispersion stability, good developing property and reactivity, and an extremely small residue generation amount after develop... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7156910 | Yellow ink composition, ink set, and recording method, recording system and recorded matter which use the ink composition and ink set It is an object of the present invention to provide a yellow ink composition which is superior in terms of color reproducibility not only in the high-brightness (high-L*) region, but also in the low-brightness yellow region, i.e., in the region of “low L*, a* clos... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7141624 | Conductive polymer compositions and articles containing same Polymer compositions, which are particularly useful in automotive applications, are described. The polymer composition contain at least one polymer and at least one carbon black having an STSA (statistical thickness surface area) of from about 10 to about 200 m... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7135208 | Ink composition and ink set It is an object of the present invention to reduce uneven glossiness of images formed with pigmented ink compositions on glossy inkjet media by setting the type of surfactant and the content of an alkanediol and a glycol ether. The ink composition of the present inv... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7097881 | Printed release liners Cationic radiation curable inks do not exhibit ghosting when coated over by a solvent, solventless and radiation curable silicone release coatings. When aggressive solvent borne adhesives are cast over the ink applied to a substrate, and peeled off after drying, no ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7064153 | UV cure ink jet ink with low monofunctional monomer content A radiation-curable ink jet ink can be formulated with less than 20% by weight of monofunctional monomer by dispersing the pigment or pigments with an acrylated epoxy resin having an average of from about 1.6 to about 2.0 functional groups per molecule, a number ave... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7060125 | Non-aqueous ink composition To provide a non-aqueous ink composition which is small in generation of strike through or smear marks and free from the problem of clogging of the nozzle. A non-aqueous ink composition includes solvent, dispersant and coloring material of pigment or dye. The... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056962 | Modified pigments having improved dispersing properties Various modified pigment products are described which are preferably capable of being dispersed in a variety of materials such as coatings, inks, toners, films, plastics, polymers, elastomers, and the like. The modified pigments are pigments having attached groups, ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7056869 | Hydrocarbon fluids Hydrocarbon fluids are provided which have ASTM D-86 boiling point ranges within 235° C. to 400° C. and a naphthenic content greater than 60%, the naphthenics containing polycyclic materials, the fluids preferably have an aromatic content below 2% and an aniline p... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7029109 | Ink, ink set, ink jet recording method, ink jet recording apparatus, recording unit and ink cartridge Provided is an ink which comprises an aqueous medium and a coloring material dispersed in the aqueous medium with a dispersant, where the coloring material is contained in an amount of at most 1% by weight with respect to the total weight of the ink, and the ratio (... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7030173 | High resolution pigment ink for impulse ink jet printing Impulse ink jet compositions are provided which are suitable for printing clear, well-defined alphanumeric text or low spread, narrow bar width bar codes on porous substrates such as Kraft paper or corrugated cardboard. The inks may also contain an antioxidant that ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7026392 | Resin for pigment dispersion This invention relates to the use of a copolymer of polymerizable unsaturated monomer containing at least one kind of ionic functional group selected from the group consisting of quaternary ammonium salt group and sulfonic acid group, nonionic polymerizable unsatura... | 04/11/2006 |
