US4075143A
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Rapid-drying printing ink and a printing process using same
Assignee: O and R Inktchemie NV
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Filing: 1976-04-21
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Granted: 1978-02-21
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Expires: 1996-04-21
Abstract
Abstract A printing ink which rapidly dries under the influence of heat, in particular from infra-red radiation, and which is composed of: A non-polar solvent, A modified phenol- or cresol formaldehyde resin, A crosslinkable unsaturated polyester, A peroxide catalyst for said polyester, and A pigment.
Inventors
- 👤 Ealbertus Willem Schelhaas
- 👤 Eduard Johannes Cornelis Marie Blokker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 00:25
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09D; C09D11/00; C09D11/02; C09D11/10; C09D11/102; C09D11/101
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
A printing ink which rapidly dries under the influence of heat, and which is composed of a non-polar solvent, a binder formed from a phenol- or cresol formaldehyde resin modified with colophony or with colophony and a polyhydric alcohol and a crosslinkable unsaturated polyester, a peroxide catalyst for said polyester present in the amount of 1-6 wt.% of said binder, and a pigment, the weight ratio of the solvent, the resin and the polyester is such that the two latter components are present in dissolved state, but the resin is no longer soluble after the polyester has been crosslinked, and as a result has disappeared from the solution.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
108 words
A printing ink which rapidly dries under the influence of heat, and which is composed of a non-polar solvent, a binder formed from a phenol- or cresol formaldehyde resin modified with colophony or with colophony and a polyhydric alcohol and a crosslinkable unsaturated polyester, a peroxide catalyst for said polyester present in the amount of 1-6 wt.% of said binder, and a pigment, the weight ratio of the solvent, the resin and the polyester is such that the two latter components are present in dissolved state, but the resin is no longer soluble after the polyester has been crosslinked, and as a result has disappeared from the solution.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A printing ink according to claim 1, characterized in that the non-polar solvent is a hydrocarbon mixture conventional in printing inks.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A printing ink according to claim 1, characterized in that the modified resin is a phenol formaldehyde resin modified with colophony.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A printing ink according to claim 3, characterized in that the colophony-modified phenol formaldehyde resin is further esterified with a polyhydric alcohol.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A printing ink according to claim 1, characterized in that the unsaturated polyester is composed of a polyhydric alcohol, a phthalic acid component and an unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
A printing ink according to claim 1, characterized in that the peroxide catalyst is an organic peroxide which is decomposed at a temperature between 70° and 80° C with formation of free radicals.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
A printing ink according to claim 6, characterized in that the organic peroxide is isobutyl peroxide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
A printing ink according to claim 6, characterized in that the organic peroxide is dibenzoyl peroxide.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
A printing ink according to claim 6, characterized in that the organic peroxide is tert. butylperoxy-2-ethyl hexoate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
A printing ink according to claim 1, characterized in that the weight ratio of the resin and polyester together to the solvent is greater than 1/1, while the weight ratio of the resin only to the solvent is smaller than 1/1.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
50 words
A printing ink according to claim 1, characterized in that the ink contains as additive fine granules of a modified starch or a starch derivative having a limited swelling power under the influence of water, said additive being present in an amount of 0.1-2.0 wt.% calculated on the total ink.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
A printing ink according to claim 11, characterized in that the fine granules have an average granular size of not more than 20μ.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
A printing ink according to claim 11, characterized in that the additive is a starch modified by treatment with an acid or with enzymes.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
A printing ink according to claim 11, characterized in that the additive is an oxidized starch.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
20 words
A printing ink according to claim 11, characterized in that the additive is a starch ether or a starch ester.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
A printing ink according to claim 11, characterized in that the additive is a modified corn starch or a corn starch derivative.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
49 words
A printing process for use in planographic printing or relief printing process, in which is employed a printing ink according to claim 1 for printing a material which is capable of absorbing the solvent of the printing ink, and the printed material is exposed to the influence of heat.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
67 words
A printing process for use in a sheet-fed planographic printing or relief printing process, in which is employed a printing ink according to claim 11 for printing a material which is capable of absorbing the solvent of the printing ink, the printing is carried out in the presence of water causing the fine granules to swell, and the printed material is exposed to the influence of heat.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
23 words
A printing process according to claim 17, characterized in that the heat originates from infra-red radiation which substantially lies in the near infra-red.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
10 words
Printed material, obtained by the process according to claim 16.
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