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Bleed alleviation using zwitterionic surfactants and cationic dyes
Assignee: HP Inc
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Filing: 1992-08-17
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2012-08-17
Abstract
Abstract Color bleed (the invasion of one color into another on the surface of the print medium) using ink-jet inks is alleviated by employing zwitterionic surfactants (ph-sensitive or pH-insensitive) or ionic or non-ionic amphiphiles. The inks of the invention comprise a vehicle and a cationic dye. The vehicle typically comprises a low viscosity, high boiling point solvent, one or two amphiphiles at concentrations above their critical micelle concentration (cmc), while the dye typically comprises any of the dyes commonly employed in ink-jet printing. The amount of surfactant/amphiphile is described in terms of its critical micelle concentration (cmc), which is a unique value for each amphiphile. Above the cmc, micelles form, which attract the dye molecule and thus control the color bleed. Below the cmc, there is no micelle formation, and thus no control of the color bleed.
Inventors
- 👤 John R. Moffatt
- 👤 James P. Shields
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-24 21:39
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09D; C09D11/00; C09D11/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
A process for reducing color bleed in inks employed in ink-jet printing, comprising printing on a medium with an ink having the following composition: (a) a vehicle; and (b) about 0.1 to 10 wt% of at least one water-soluble cationic dye dissolved therein, wherein said vehicle comprises (1) at least one member selected from the group consisting of zwitterionic surfactants, said zwitterionic surfactants being selected from the group consisting of non-ionic compounds and ionic compounds, and non-ionic amphiphiles, present in an amount that is at least equal to its critical micelle concentration; (2) about 0.5 to 20 wt% of at least one organic solvent which supports the micelle formation of said at least one member; and (3) the balance water.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
38 words
The process of Claim 1 wherein said non-ionic compounds are selected from the group consisting of (a) water-soluble amphiphile mimetics, (b) polyethers, polyethylene oxides, nonyl and octyl polyethylene oxides, and acetylenic backboned polyethylene oxides, and (c) amphoteric compounds.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of Claim 2 wherein said mimetics are branched polyethylene amines.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process of Claim 2 wherein said polyethers are selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol n-butyl ether, diethylene glycol n-butyl ether, diethylene glycol n-hexyl ether, triethylene glycol n-butyl ether, and propylene glycol isobutyl ether.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
53 words
The process of Claim 2 wherein said amphoteric surfactants are either pH-sensitive surfactants selected from the group consisting of N,N-dimethyl-N-dodecyl amine oxide, N,N-dimethyl-N-tetradecyl amine oxide, N,N-dimethyl-N-hexadecyl amide oxide, N,N-dimethyl-N-octadecyl amine oxide, N,N-dimethyl-N-(Z-9-octadecenyl)-N-amine oxide, N-dodecyl-N,N-dimethyl glycine, phosphates, phosphites, phosphonates, lecithins, phosphate esters, phospatidylethanol-amines, phosphatidylcholines, phosphatidyl serines, phosphatidylinositols, and B′-O-lysylphosphatidylglycerols or pH-insensitive surfactants comprising sulfobetaines.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of Claim 1 wherein said ionic surfactants are selected from the group consisting of cetyl trimethylammonium bromide, sodium dodecyl sulfate, sodium sulfonates, and cellusolves.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
The process of Claim 1 wherein said organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of glycols, diols, glycol esters, glycol ethers, mono and di glycol ethers, cellusolves, carbitols, long chain alcohols, esters, ketones, lactones, and glycerols, and derivatives thereof and mixtures thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
86 words
The process of Claim 7, wherein said solvent is selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, propylene glycol, polyethylenen glycol,polypropylene glycol, and derivatives thereof; butanediol, pentanediol, hexanediol, and homologous diols; propylene glycol laurate; ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, diethylene glycol mono ethyl ether, diethylene glycol mono butyl ether, diethylene glycol mono hexyl ether, propylene glycol ether, dipropylene glycol ether, and triethylene glycol ether; butyl alcohol, pentyl alcohol, and homologous alcohols; sulfolane, γ-butyrolactone, N-pyrrolidone and N-(2-hydroxyethyl)pyrrolidone, and glycerols and their derivatives.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
64 words
The process of Claim 1 wherein said cationic dye is selected from tho group consisting of C.I. Basie Violet 7, C.I. Basic Blue 3, Fastusol Yellow 32L, C.I. Basic Red 1, C.I. Basic Violet 10, C.I. Basic Red 3, C.I. Mordant Green 13, C.I. Basic Violet 23, C.I. Basic Yellow 9, C.I. Basic Yellow 11, C.I. Mordant Blue 14, and C.I. Basis Blue 9.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of Claim 9 wherein said cationic dye is associated with an anion selected from the group consisting of Cl⁻, Br⁻, ZnCl₄⁻, and NO₃⁻.
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