EP0921165A2
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Wet-rub resistant ink compositions
Assignee: Lexmark International Inc
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Filing: 1998-12-08
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2018-12-08
Abstract
Abstract Wet-rub resistant ink compositions are described and the ink compositions have a binder material or binder composition which may be prepared from monomeric precursors which include vinyl halides, acrylates, alkylol amides and urethanes.
Inventors
- 👤 William D. Kappele
- 👤 Anna M. Pearson
- 👤 Ajay K. Suthar
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 05:48
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09D; C09D11/00; C09D11/30; C09D11/32; C09D11/324; C09D11/326; C09D11/38
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
A binder material for an ink composition, said
binder material having at least one structural unit
selected from the group consisting of: and wherein i) each R 1 , independently, and R 2 is a hydrogen,
halogen, C 1-16 alkyl, aryl, nitrile group (CN), nitro
group, (NO 2 ), or sulfonate group (SO 3 R 3 ); and ii) each R 3 is independently a hydrogen or C 1-16 alkyl.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
26 words
A binder material for an ink composition in
accordance with claim 1, wherein R 1 is hydrogen, R 2 is
chlorine and R 3 is hydrogen.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
A binder material for an ink composition, said
binder material comprising the structural unit: wherein R 1 is a hydrogen, halogen, C 1-6 alkyl, aryl,
nitrile group (CN), nitro group (NO2) or sulfonate group
(SO 3 R 3 ); and R 3 is a hydrogen or C 1-6 alkyl.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A binder material for an ink composition in
accordance with claim 3, wherein R 1 is hydrogen.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
A binder material for an ink composition in
accordance with claim 1, wherein said binder material
further comprises a structural unit represented as: wherein each R 4 is independently a hydrogen, halogen,
C 1-6 alkyl or aryl and n is an integer from about 1 to
about 6.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A binder material for an ink composition in
accordance with claim 5, wherein R 4 is hydrogen.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
61 words
A binder material for an ink composition in
accordance with claim 5, wherein said binder material
comprises between about 60.0 to about 99.8 weight
percent of the structural units represented by I, about
0.1 to about 30.0 weight percent of the structural units
represented by II, and about 0.1 to about 10.0 weight
percent of the structural units represented by IV.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
A binder material for an ink composition in
accordance with any preceding claim, wherein said binder
material encapsulates, covers or encapsulates and covers
a colorant in said ink composition.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
A binder material for an ink composition in
accordance with any preceding claim, wherein said ink
composition is an ink jet ink composition.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
A binder material for an ink composition in
accordance with claim 8, wherein said colorant is a dye.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
A binder material for an ink composition in
accordance with claim 8, wherein said colorant is a
pigment.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
40 words
A binder composition for an ink composition
comprising: (a) a binder material capable of forming a film on
a solid substrate; and (b) with or without an ink component, wherein said binder composition is a solution or
emulsion based composition.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
A binder composition for an ink composition in
accordance with claim 12, wherein said binder material
is as claimed in any of claims 1 to 11.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
A binder composition for an ink composition in
accordance with claim 12 or claim 13, wherein said
binder composition further comprises an ink component.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
38 words
A binder composition for an ink composition in
accordance with claim 14, wherein said ink component is
a penetrant, humectant, biocide, surfactant, anti-kogation
agent, buffer, chelating agent, anti-curling
agent, anti-bleed agent, aqueous solvent, non-aqueous
solvent or mixture thereof.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
A binder composition for an ink composition in
accordance with claim 13, wherein said binder
composition is an emulsion.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
An ink composition comprising a binder material, a
composition with said binder material or mixture
thereof.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
An ink composition in accordance with claim 17,
wherein said ink composition comprises a binder material
as claimed in any of claims 1 to 11.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
46 words
An ink composition in accordance with claim 17 or
claim 18, wherein said ink composition further comprises
at least one solvent selected from the group consisting
of: and wherein R 4 is as previously defined and t is an integer
from about 3 to about 7.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
17 words
An ink composition in accordance with claim 19,
wherein R 4 is hydrogen and t is 3.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
37 words
An ink composition in accordance with claim 19,
wherein said ink composition comprises a mixture of the
terminal diol and the lactam, having a weight ratio of
terminal diol : lactam at about 20:80 to about 80:20.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
16 words
An ink composition in accordance with claim 18
which includes a pigment dispersed with a dispersant.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
15 words
An ink composition in accordance with claim 22,
wherein said dispersant is a polymeric dispersant.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
27 words
An ink composition in accordance with claim 23,
wherein said polymeric dispersant is prepared from
methacrylate, methacrylol-terminated
polydimethylsiloxane and stearyl methacrylate in a
22:1:1 molar ratio, respectively.
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