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Spirit duplicating with indicia formed by ink comprising dye means and smudge-resistant binder means soluble in spirit duplicating fluid
Assignee: Nimrod Press Inc
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Filing: 1979-09-10
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Granted: 1986-01-21
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Expires: 1999-09-10
Abstract
Abstract A spirit duplicating master ink contains more than 50 weight % of methyl violet, a binder of poly(vinyl methyl ether) that is of the order of 5 weight % and a 2-ethoxy-ethanol carrier solution of the order of 30 weight % with corn starch filler of the order of 10 weight %. This ink is printed upon a spirit duplicating master to leave a residue with the methyl violet weight % of the order of 73%, that of the 2-ethoxy-ethanol of the order of 7% and that of the corn starch of the order of 20%.
Inventors
- 👤 Curt Thies
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-10 01:46
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09D; C09D11/00; C09D11/02; C09D11/10; C09D11/106; B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/025; B41M5/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S260/00; Y10S260/38
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 32
Claim 1
Independent Claim
188 words
A spirit duplicating master comprising, a master sheet, indicia comprising a first significant weight % of dye means soluble in a spirit duplicating fluid comprising water and an organic solvent for producing a visible image on said master sheet and a second significant but lesser than said first significant weight % of binder means consisting essentially of nitrocelloulose and poly(vinyl methyl ether) and soluble in both the water and organic solvent comprising said spirit duplicating fluid for releasably binding said dye means to said master sheet essentially free from smudge while negligibly interfering with transfer of said dye means from said master sheet to a copy sheet moistened with said spirit duplicating fluid, said indicia being formed by a dry residue of ink comprising said dye means, said binder means and carrier means for carrying said dye means and said binder means in solution, said dry residue being rich in said dye means and poor in said binder means to facilitate ready transfer of said dye means to a copy sheet from said master sheet, said dye means and said binder means being soluble in said carrier means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
188 words
A spirit duplicating master comprising, a master sheet, indicia comprising a first significant weight % of dye means soluble in a spirit duplicating fluid comprising water and an organic solvent for producing a visible image on said master sheet and a second significant but lesser than said first significant weight % of binder means consisting essentially of nitrocelloulose and poly(vinyl methyl ether) and soluble in both the water and organic solvent comprising said spirit duplicating fluid for releasably binding said dye means to said master sheet essentially free from smudge while negligibly interfering with transfer of said dye means from said master sheet to a copy sheet moistened with said spirit duplicating fluid, said indicia being formed by a dry residue of ink comprising said dye means, said binder means and carrier means for carrying said dye means and said binder means in solution, said dry residue being rich in said dye means and poor in said binder means to facilitate ready transfer of said dye means to a copy sheet from said master sheet, said dye means and said binder means being soluble in said carrier means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A spirit duplicating master in accordance with claim 1 wherein said dye means is at least substantially 50 weight % methyl violet.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A spirit duplicating master in accordance with claim 1 wherein said binder means is a solvent for said dye means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A spirit duplicating master in accordance with claim 1 wherein said spirit duplicating fluid comprises a mixture of water and methanol.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A spirit duplicating master in accordance with claim 1 and further comprising filler means for enhancing smudge resistance.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A spirit duplicating master in accordance with claim 5 wherein said filler means comprises corn starch granules.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A spirit duplicating master in accordance with claim 5 wherein the weight % of said filler means is greater than that of said binder means and less than that of said dye means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
46 words
A spirit duplicating master in accordance with claim 7 wherein the weight % of said dye means is of the order of 73%, that of said binder means is of the order of 7% and that of said filler means is of the order of 20%.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
A spirit duplicating master in accordance with claim 1 wherein the weight % of said dye means is of the order of 91% and that of said binder means is of the order of 9%.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
A spirit duplicating master in accordance with claim 1 wherein the weight % of said dye means is of the order of 94% and that of said binder means is of the order of 6%.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
118 words
A spirit duplicating master ink comprising, dye means, binder means consisting essentially of nitrocellulose and poly(vinyl methyl ether), and carrier means for carrying said dye means and said binder means in solution, p1 said dye means being soluble in spirit duplicating fluid comprising water and an organic solvent and said carrier means for providing a visible image on a spirit duplicating master, said binder means being soluble in said carrier means and both the water and organic solvent comprising said spirit duplicating fluid for releasably binding said dye means to said master essentially free from smudge while negligibly interfering with transfer of said dye means from said master to a copy sheet moistened with said spirit duplicating fluid.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
118 words
A spirit duplicating master ink comprising, dye means, binder means consisting essentially of nitrocellulose and poly(vinyl methyl ether), and carrier means for carrying said dye means and said binder means in solution, p1 said dye means being soluble in spirit duplicating fluid comprising water and an organic solvent and said carrier means for providing a visible image on a spirit duplicating master, said binder means being soluble in said carrier means and both the water and organic solvent comprising said spirit duplicating fluid for releasably binding said dye means to said master essentially free from smudge while negligibly interfering with transfer of said dye means from said master to a copy sheet moistened with said spirit duplicating fluid.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
A spirit duplicating master ink in accordance with claim 11 wherein said dye means is at least substantially 50 weight % methyl violet.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
A spirit duplicating master ink in accordance with claim 11 wherein said binder means is a solvent for said dye means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
A spirit duplicating master ink in accordance with claim 11 wherein said spirit duplicating fluid comprises a mixture of water and methanol.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
27 words
A spirit duplicating master ink in accordance with claim 11 wherein said carrier means is from the group consisting of 2-ethoxy-ethanol, 2-ethoxyethyl acetate, 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethanol and 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethyl acetate.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
16 words
A spirit duplicating master ink in accordance with claim 15 wherein said carrier means comprises 2-ethoxy-ethanol.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
16 words
A spirit duplicating master ink is accordance with claim 15 wherein said carrier means comprises 2-ethoxy-ethanol.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
38 words
A spirit duplicating master ink in accordance with claim 17 wherein said carrier means further comprises a solvent means less volatile than said 2-ethoxy-ethanol for prolonging the lifetime of said ink when in a silk screen printing frame.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
29 words
A spirit duplicating master ink in accordance with claim 18 wherein said less volatile solvent means is from the group consisting of triethyleneglycol, 2-ethoxyethyl acetate, 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethanol and 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethyl acetate.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
18 words
A spirit duplicating master ink in accordance with claim 16 wherein said less volatile solvent means comprises triethyleneglycol.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
19 words
A spirit duplicating master ink in accordance with claim 11 and further comprising filler means for enhancing smudge resistance.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
18 words
A spirit duplicating master ink in accordance with claim 21 wherein said filler means comprises corn starch granules.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
34 words
A spirit duplicating master ink in accordance with claim 21 wherein the weight % of said filler means is greater than that of said binder means and less than that of said dye means.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
58 words
A spirit duplicating master ink in accordance with claim 23 wherein the weight % of said dye means is of the order of 50%, that of said binder means is of the order of 5%, that of said filler means is of the order of 13% and that of said carrier means is of the order of 32%.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
47 words
A spirit duplicating master ink in accordance with claim 11 wherein the weight % of said dye means is of the order of 58%, that of said binder means is of the order of 5% and that of said carrier means is of the order of 37%.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
47 words
A spirit duplicating master ink in accordance with claim 11 wherein the weight percent of said dye means is of the order of 58%, that of said binder means is of the order of 4% and that of said carrier means is of the order of 38%.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
47 words
A spirit duplicating master ink in accordance with claim 11 wherein the weight % of said dye means is of the order of 57%, that of said binder means is of the order of 5% and that of said carrier means is of the order of 38%.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
47 words
A spirit duplicating master ink in accordance with claim 11 wherein the weight % of said dye means is of the order of 57%, that of said binder means is of the order of 7% and that of said carrier means is of the order of 36%.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
33 words
A spirit duplicating master in accordance with claim 1 wherein said indica comrise dye means within the range of 50 to 95 weight % and binder means within 0.5 to 10 weight %.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
24 words
A spirit duplicating master in accordance with claim 29 wherein said indicia further comprise filler means within the range 10 to 30 weight %.
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