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Water-dispersible dye/resin compositions

Assignee: Novartis Corp
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Filing: 1977-10-21
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Granted: 1979-04-10
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Expires: 1997-10-21
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Abstract

Abstract Disclosed are water-dispersible dye/resin compositions in solid, semi-solid or viscous liquid form, useful, for example, in the preparation of water-based heat transfer printing inks and aqueous dye dispersions for conventional dyeing. These compositions are solutions (this term as used herein encompasses true solution, colloidal dispersion and suspension) of disperse dyes in, for example, copolyesters of 5-sodiosulfoisophthalic acid optionally blended with certain aliphatic or cycloaliphatic dicarboxylic acids. Exemplary are solutions of dyes in the copolyesters of isophthalic acid, 5-20 mole % based on moles of glycol of 5-sodiosulfoisophthalic acid, and diethylene glycol. Aqueous dye dispersions can be made with these dye resin compositions without grinding of the dye beyond rough pulverization of the dye cake.

Inventors

  • 👤 Samuel E. Blackwell
  • 👤 Kenneth R. Barton

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 12:00
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09D; C09D11/00; C09D11/02; C09D11/10; C09D11/102; C09D11/104; C09B; C09B67/00; C09B67/0071; D; D06; D06P; D06P5/00; D06P5/003; D06P5/004; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S524/00; Y10S524/908

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 226 words
A water-dispersible dye/resin composition comprising (A) from about 5 to about 60% by weight of disperse dye, and (B) from about 95 to about 40% by weight of linear, water-dispersible copolyester, or (C) from 95 to about 40% by weight of a blend of (B) with a saturated aliphatic or cycloaliphatic dicarboxylic acid having from about 6 to about 14 carbon atoms, wherein said acid comprises up to about 70% by weight of said blend, said water-dispersible copolyester being comprised of (D) at least one dicarboxylic acid selected from aliphatic of from about 6 to about 30 carbons, cycloaliphatic of from about 4 to about 12 carbons, and aromatic of from about 6 to about 14 carbons, (E) at least one diol component of from about 2 to about 28 carbons, at least about 20 mole percent of which is a poly(ethylene glycol) having the formula H--(OCH 2 CH 2 ) n OH wherein n is an integer of from 2 to about 14, and (F) at least one dicarboxylic acid containing a --SO 3 M group attached to an aromatic nucleus of from about 6 to about 14 carbons, wherein M is H + , Na + , Li + or K + , and constituting from about 8 mole % to about 45 mole % of the total moles of components (D) and (F).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 226 words
A water-dispersible dye/resin composition comprising (A) from about 5 to about 60% by weight of disperse dye, and (B) from about 95 to about 40% by weight of linear, water-dispersible copolyester, or (C) from 95 to about 40% by weight of a blend of (B) with a saturated aliphatic or cycloaliphatic dicarboxylic acid having from about 6 to about 14 carbon atoms, wherein said acid comprises up to about 70% by weight of said blend, said water-dispersible copolyester being comprised of (D) at least one dicarboxylic acid selected from aliphatic of from about 6 to about 30 carbons, cycloaliphatic of from about 4 to about 12 carbons, and aromatic of from about 6 to about 14 carbons, (E) at least one diol component of from about 2 to about 28 carbons, at least about 20 mole percent of which is a poly(ethylene glycol) having the formula H--(OCH 2 CH 2 ) n OH wherein n is an integer of from 2 to about 14, and (F) at least one dicarboxylic acid containing a --SO 3 M group attached to an aromatic nucleus of from about 6 to about 14 carbons, wherein M is H + , Na + , Li + or K + , and constituting from about 8 mole % to about 45 mole % of the total moles of components (D) and (F).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 30 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the copolyester acid moiety is comprised of 90-92 mole % isophthalic acid and 8-10 mole % 5-sodiosulfoisophthalic acid, and the diol is diethylene glycol.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 41 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the copolyester acid moiety is comprised of 87-83 mole % isophthalic acid and 13-17 mole % 5-sodiosulfoisophthalic acid, and the glycol moiety is comprised of 72-68 mole % diethylene glycol and 28-32 mole % 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 9 words
A color chip of the composition of claim 1.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 13 words
A heat transfer printing ink prepared from the dye/resin composition of claim 1.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 10 words
Aqueous dye dispersions prepared from the composition of claim 1.

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