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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8216356 | Ink set for ink jet, ink jet coloring process and colored product for outdoor An object of the present invention is to provide an ink set for ink jet capable of obtaining printed articles superior in warm color representation and weather resistance, an ink jet coloring process and a colored product for outdoor. An ink set for ink jet containi... | 07/10/2012 |
| 8163077 | Ink providing etch-like effect for printing on ceramic surfaces The invention relates to an ink-jet ink composition for printing on a ceramic substrate comprising: (a) a liquid vehicle; (b) sub-micron particles of binding composition having a melting point below 6000 C; and (c) sub-micron particles causing an etch-like effect, s... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8048214 | Conductive ink containing thermally exfoliated graphite oxide and method a conductive circuit using the same A conductive ink containing a conductive polymer, wherein the conductive polymer contains at least one polymer and a modified graphite oxide material, which is a thermally exfoliated graphite oxide with a surface area of from about 300 m2/g to 2600 m... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8038785 | Black ink composition, inkjet-recording method, recorded material, and black dispersion A black ink composition that contains metal particles having a silver tin alloy region as its colorant. ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8007578 | Pigmented ink having infrared absorption and low visible color An ink having infrared (IR) absorptivity includes an ink vehicle and an IR absorptive pigment having low visible color. According to one exemplary embodiment, the IR absorptive pigment includes an antimony-containing tin oxide. ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7922801 | Carbon black aqueous dispersion and method of producing the same A carbon black aqueous dispersion which has excellent dispersibility in an aqueous medium and is suitable as an aqueous black ink, such as an inkjet printer ink and a method of producing the same. The carbon black aqueous dispersion includes an aqueous medium and a ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7867328 | Inkjet ink compositions and methods of making the same An inkjet ink composition includes water and effective amounts of one or more of: derivatized 2-pyrrolidinones; glycerol polyoxyethyl ethers; diols; or combinations thereof. The inkjet ink composition also includes an effective amount of functionalized nanocrystals.... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7803221 | Ink for ceramic surfaces The present invention concerns ink for printing on ceramic surfaces such as glass, which contains glass frits for silica nanoparticles and optionally a pigment, and is suitable for ink jet printing. ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7695556 | Ink for printing data carrying mark on honeycomb structures A system, method, and ink for printing a data carrying mark on a green ceramic honeycomb structure is provided. The system includes a printer having an ink jet print head that prints a mark, preferably in the form of a two-dimensional data matrix barcode, on a side ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7682436 | Carbon black aqueous dispersion and method of producing the same A carbon black aqueous dispersion which exhibits excellent dispersibility in an aqueous medium, a small amount of feathering, excellent rubbing resistance (quick-drying properties), excellent discharge stability, and the like, and is suitable as an ink for inkjet pr... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7559985 | Ink suitable for printing smart card and process for producing a printed smart card with such an ink The invention relates to an ink providing an optical effect, when it is applied on a main surface of a smart card. Said ink comprising a mixture of a base solution and a metallic pigment, said mixture containing between 2 and 4% per weight of the metallic pigment. T... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7393397 | Ink composition, ink cartridge and inkjet recording apparatus including the same An ink composition for inkjet printer including a cerium salt compound, a colorant and water; an ink cartridge including the same; and an inkjet recording apparatus including the ink cartridge. In the ink composition, the cerium salt can suppress the occurrence of k... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7371785 | Erasable ink composition An erasable ink composition comprising water, a water-soluble organic solvent, and the following colorant, colorless resin particles and shear-thinning, viscosity-adjustment agent, characterized in that the colorless resin particles have a mean particle diameter sma... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371456 | Nanoparticle based inks and methods of making the same The present invention provides nanoparticle based recording mediums, inks and ink compositions, methods of making nanoparticle based recording mediums and inks, nanoparticles and methods for making nanoparticles, methods for stabilizing colorants against electromagn... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365109 | Pigment preparation in granulate form The invention relates to pigment preparations in granulate form, containing one or more resins, one or more effect pigments and optionally, additives. The granulates are characterized in that they contain 3 to 10 wt. % water or a, solvent or solvent mixture with a v... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364614 | Capillary-action, glitter markers and ink compositions for same The disclosure is generally related to writing instruments capable of making markings containing large diameter glitter pigment particles, and glitter ink compositions for the same. In one embodiment, the disclosure provides a capillary-action marker comprising a gl... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7344590 | Silver pigments The present invention relates to silver pigments based on transparent, low-refractive-index, platelet-shaped substrates which have a high-refractive-index coating consisting of TiO2 having a layer thickness of 5-300 nm and optionally an outer protective l... | 03/18/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7300507 | 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. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300511 | Low viscosity, highly pigmented oil based dispersions exhibiting a low relative interfacial tension drop Pigment dispersions that when used in printing ink having a relative interfacial tension drop of less than 1.5, and offering an ink viscosity of less than 150 Pa.s, and containing at least 45 wt. % pigment. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291209 | Ink for silk-screen printing and corresponding printing technique The present invention relates to inks for silk-screen printing technique, as well as the corresponding printing technique, designed to bestow upon the reproduction obtained by means of the use of said inks on an appropriate substrate, preferably of a paper type, a p... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291216 | Platelet-shaped pigments The present invention relates to platelet-shaped pigments comprising (a) a layer obtained by calcination of a layer comprising SiOz wherein 0.03≦z≦2.0 and a metal, to a process for the production thereof, and to the use thereof in paints, text ink-jet... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7262229 | Ink for excimer curing A lithographic ink composition that comprises a colorant having absorbency wavelength cutoffs of about 300 nm or longer, acrylate-functional materials, and a photoinitiator that absorbs at a wavelength of 300 nm or longer is formulated with a mileage of from about 1... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255736 | Effect pigments based on thin SiO flakes Effect pigments having improved optical properties based on SiO2 flakes coated with one or more layers, where the SiO2 flakes have a thickness of from 50 nm to 150 nm; processes for the preparation thereof; and use of these pigments in cosmetic... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7241336 | Pyrogenically produced aluminum-silicon mixed oxides Pyrogenically produced aluminum-silicon mixed oxides with a BET surface of more than 300 m2/g and a composition of 0.01 to 99.99% by wt. AI2O3, remainder SiO2 are produced in accordance with the method of flame pyrolysis o... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235127 | Reduction- and oxidation-stable iron oxide black pigments having high colour strength for colouring plastics and building materials, their preparation and their use The present invention relates to reduction- and oxidation-stable iron oxide black pigments having high color strength, the preparation thereof and the use thereof. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232480 | Modified carbon black carbon black dispersion liquid and water base ink There are provided a carbon black according to which long-term stable storage is possible, clogging is not prone to occurring, and the OD value is high and hence printing with a deep black color is possible, or a carbon black that can be used in a water-based ink th... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7220304 | Modified carbon black dispersion liquid and water base ink containing the same The present invention provides a water-based ink that is used in ink jet printer printing, with a writing instrument, or the like, that has a low settling rate and for which clogging is not prone to occurring, that can be stored stably for a long period without the ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7214263 | Carbon black and recording liquid using the same A recording liquid which gives a printed matter having a high blackness, reduced blurring, satisfactory printed-image quality, and satisfactory print fastness of a record such as light resistance and water resistance, and which has a low viscosity, satisfactory suit... | 05/08/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7199888 | Method for enhanced black in draft mode A method of improving black print quality in a color printer having at least one color ink and black ink includes determining a location on a substrate where a black pixel is to be printed, printing a droplet of color ink at the location, and printing a droplet of b... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7172652 | Carbon black granules The present invention is directed to carbon black granules containing a sorbitan triester. In addition, a process for the production of these carbon black granules is described, in which a powdered carbon black or beaded carbon black is beaded with a sorbitan triest... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7160376 | Aqueous ink, and ink-jet recording method, ink-jet recording apparatus, and image forming method using the same An aqueous ink comprising at least water, a water-soluble organic solvent and a colorant. The colorant comprises a pigment containing a pigment particle having at least one ionic group bonded to a surface of the pigment particle directly or via another atomic... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160375 | Aqueous glittering color material composition An aqueous glittering color material composition of the present invention is an aqueous glittering color material composition comprising a glittering pigment having a water repellent particle surface and it includes the following ingredients. The aqueous glittering ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153893 | Highly gas-resistant, fixable and bronzing controllable ink composition, and recording method and recorded matter using the ink composition It is an object of the present invention to provide an ink composition with excellent gas resistance, fixability, and bronzing resistance, as well as a recording method and recorded matter in which this ink composition is used. The present invention achieves this ob... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147700 | Water base ink for ink-jet recording A water base ink for ink-jet recording comprises water, self-dispersing type carbon black, an anionic surfactant, and a nonionic surfactant. The anionic surfactant is a surfactant represented by the formula (1) and/or a surfactant represented by the formula (2). The... | 12/12/2006 |
