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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8124672 | Solid pigment preparations containing water-soluble anionic surface-active additives that comprise carboxylate groups Disclosed are solid pigment preparations containing (A) 60 to 95 per weight of at least one pigment, (B) 5 to 40 percent by weight of at least one water-soluble anionic surface-active additive from the group of the homopolymers and copolymers of ethylenically unsatu... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8044116 | Pigment dispersion, aqueous pigment liquid dispersion, and ink-jet recording ink A pigment dispersion of the present invention includes a bisacetoacetarylide pigment (a); a styrene-acrylic acid-based copolymer (b); a basic compound (c); and a wetting agent (d), wherein the wetting agent (d) includes at least one diol compound (e), the diol compo... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7973098 | Postal-compliant fluorescent inkjet papers, inks for preparing them and individualized postage stamps printed thereon Described are new custom postage printing stocks, coating compositions, processes for preparing and utilizing these and resulting postage products. Disclosed ink formulations comprise: invisible fluorescent dye and/or pigment (preferably red-fluorescent dye), which ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7803852 | Water-based inks for ink-jet printing The present invention relates to a water-based ink for ink-jet printing which not only satisfies a high optical density but also exhibits an excellent high lighter-fastness; and a water dispersion used for the water-based ink. There are provided a water dispersion f... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7776941 | Oil-based ink composition for writing instruments An oil-based ink composition for writing instruments is provided that is capable of improving storage stability of an ink, while maintaining a leveling property even when a soluble gelling agent is used. The oil-based ink composition for writing instruments comprise... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7683107 | Ink jet printable thick film compositions and processes The present invention provides a method for the deposition of an ink jet printable composition, to a substrate comprising: depositing an ink composition on a substrate by ink jet printing; wherein said composition comprises: (a) fu... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7563835 | Solventless universal colorants A method of preparing a universal base composition disclosed which consists of milling a pigment in a resin that is soluble in both water and organic solvent and wherein the resin contains both hydrophobic and hydrophilic monomers such that the total weight of the h... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7501458 | Erasable ink for a writing implement At least one embodiment of the present invention relates to an erasable ink composition particularly useful in a writing instrument for simultaneous the appearance of a graphite pencil. The composition of the present invention comprises a solvent system, a rubber an... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7468400 | Aqueous glittering ink composition The glittering ink composition of the present invention contains a glass flake pigment, a water-soluble resin, a water-soluble organic solvent and water as essential ingredients. The content of the glass flake pigment is 0.01-40% by weight relative to the total amou... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7442725 | Color changing correction fluid An improved color changing correction fluid is provided which includes either a volatile base or a volatile acid in combination with a color changing pH indicator, all in a water based fluid or system. As the fluid dries, the volatile base or acid evaporates along w... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442724 | Dispersants for preparing aqueous pigment pastes The invention relates to the use of copolymers with styrene-oxide-based, vinyl-functionalized polyethers for preparing aqueous pigment preparations. ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442723 | Inkjet ink, ink set and method of printing This invention pertains to an inkjet ink comprising a polyazetidinium groups-containing component, various ink sets comprising this ink, including one ink set with at least one co-reactive ink, and a method of printing with the ink and ink sets. When the inks are pr... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7439282 | Stimuli-responsive composition, and image-forming method and apparatus using the composition The present invention relates to a stimuli-responsive composition that comprises a polymer, a solvent and a substance having a predetermined function. One embodiment of the present invention is a composition comprising a block polymer, a solvent and a substance havi... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7439281 | Pigment dispersion, precursor of ink for UV-curing type ink-jet recording, method of ink-jet recording, printed matter, and method of manufacturing pigment dispersion There is provided a pigment dispersion comprising at least one resin-coated pigment comprising a resin and a pigment, and having an average particle diameter of 250 nm or less, and a dispersion medium containing as a major component a cation polymeric compound havin... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435765 | Additive for ink jet ink An ink jet ink composition comprising from about 30 to about 90% by weight of water, from about 0.5 to about 30% by weight of a pigment, from about 0.1 to about 10% by weight of natural or synthetic smectite clay mineral. ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7432316 | Inkjet inks, methods for applying inkjet ink, and articles printed with inkjet ink Inkjet inks that include a solvent, a thermoplastic resin, a urethane resin ,a first colorant, and a second colorant. When printed onto a surface of an article, the first and second colorant migrate into the article, thereby producing a resilient image. Also describ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7432315 | Ink composition, recording method and recording images using the same, as well as ink set and ink head An ink composition is prepared by incorporating water, a colorant and a polyester resin in which a polybasic carboxylic acid ingredient contains an aromatic dicarboxylic acid having a metal sulfonate group. The ink composition is stored in an ink tank of an ink head... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7432314 | Functional material, dispersion containing the functional material, and process for producing the functional material A functional material comprising fine coloring particles having an average primary particle diameter of 1 to 50 nm in a dried state, and having a BET specific surface area value of 30 to 500 m2/g and a light transmittance of not less than 80%. The functio... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427641 | Ink composition There is provided an ink composition which can yield records possessing excellent rubbing/abrasion resistance and scratch resistance. Specifically, records possessing excellent rubbing/abrasion resistance and scratch resistance can be produced by using an ink compos... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7423075 | Polymer, polymer-containing composition containing the same, ink composition, and ink applying method, image forming method and image forming apparatus which make use of ink composition A polymer having a specific repeating structural unit having in the side chain at least one selected from a sulfonic acid, a sulfonic acid ester and a sulfonic acid salt and a specific repeating structural unit having in the side chain at least one selected from a c... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7423076 | Microencapsulated pigment, preparation process therefor, aqueous dispersion and ink jet recording ink The present invention relates to a microencapsulated pigment in which pigment particles having cationic groups on their surfaces are coated with a polymer having repeating structural units derived from an anionic polymerizable surfactant having at least an anionic g... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7420006 | Ink set An ink set comprises a black ink which contains a black pigment, resin particles having carboxyl group, a first pH-adjusting agent, a water-soluble organic solvent, and water, and a color ink which contains a coloring pigment, resin particles, a second pH-adjusting ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417080 | Oil-based ink composition and writing instrument using the same Provided is an oil-based ink composition comprising at least a colorant, titanium oxide, a solvent including propylene glycol monomethyl ether and ethanol, a polyvinylbutyral resin and a ketone resin. ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7417079 | Use of styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer to control black-to-color bleed The use of a styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer in self-dispersed black pigment inks provides a means of achieving black-to-color bleed control against color. ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7414081 | Colored, radiation-curable composition Radiation-curable compositions, and methods of making the same, for providing a wide variety of substrates with a durable, colored coating or colorant are disclosed. The color is at least in part provided by chromophore molecules that are covalently bonded to other ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7414083 | Ink for ink-jet recording An ink for ink-jet recording contains tripropylene glycol normal butyl ether or dipropylene glycol normal propyl ether, an acrylic polymer, a water-insoluble coloring agent, and water. The ink simultaneously satisfies the straight travel stability of ink droplets du... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7414082 | Recording liquid and ink jet recording method The present invention relates to a recording liquid comprising at least: a pigment (a); and a polymer (b) having one or more types of bond selected from the group consisting of amide bond, urethane bond and urea bo... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7411008 | Ink formulations and uses thereof The present invention provides a chemical ink comprises a solvent, a binder polymer, a colorant and optionally a crosslinker. The ink of the invention has one or more of the following characteristics: a viscosity lower than about 50 centipoises; a surface tension of... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7405245 | Ink composition for ink jet printer To provide an aqueous ink composition which, without impairing ejection stability, is excellent in light-fastness and water-fastness, does not cause cohesion differential, gloss differential, bronzing phenomenon, color-bleeding, and the like, and has improved fixing... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7402615 | Waterless waterwashable offset printing ink and method of production thereof A water washable waterless offset printing ink comprised of a binding agent having (i) a solid resin in an ester solvent, and (ii) an alkyd resin and/or an oil of one or more aliphatic carboxylic acid esters; a colorant; and a neutralizing agent. ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7402616 | 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 ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7402614 | Pigmented ink composition Re-dispersible pigmented printing ink compositions, preferably for the continuous ink jet printing process are obtained by the addition of a flocculating agent to the pigment dispersion in the printing liquid. The compositions do not form hard sediments and are easy... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7402617 | Low bulk density, low surface dielectric constant latex polymers for ink-jet ink applications The present invention is drawn toward latex particulates in ink-jet inks having a surface dielectric constant from 2.0 to 3.0. ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7402613 | Colored fine particle dispersion and a water-based ink for an ink-jet system A water-based ink for ink-jet printing, comprising colored particles containing: (a) a core particle having a colorant; and (b) a shell having a resin and encapsulating the core particle, wherein the resin comprises a monomer unit having a hydroxyl group in an amoun... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399796 | Phase change support material composition A jettable non-curable support material composition useful for three-dimensional ink jet printing comprising at least one fatty alcohol and at least one abietic rosin ester alcohol, wherein the support material has a melting point between about 50° C. to about 65°... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7399797 | Cationic polymerizable composition, actinic ray curable ink-jet ink and stabilization method of the cationic polymerizable composition A cationic polymerizable composition comprising a cationic polymerizable mixture, a cationic polymerization initiator and an amino alcohol, wherein the amino alcohol contains two hydroxyl groups and one carbon chain containing a carbon atom having one or no hydrogen... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396396 | 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 a... | 07/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7396863 | Ink set An ink set comprising a black ink and a color ink, wherein the black ink comprises an aqueous dispersion of water-insoluble vinyl polymer particles containing an oil-soluble black dye or carbon black, the vinyl polymer particles have an ionicity opposite to that of ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393881 | Colored radiation curable coating compositions for identifying telecommunications elements and telecommunications elements coated thereby A telecommunication element having a durable color identifying polymeric coating thereon is disclosed. The telecommunication element comprises an elongated communication transmission medium, such as an optical fiber or an optical fiber ribbon, and a radiation cured ... | 07/01/2008 |
