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Water-based ink compositions

Assignee: MARPAX A NV CORP
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Filing: 1989-11-20
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Granted: 1990-09-04
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Expires: 2009-11-20
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Abstract

Abstract Disclosed herein are water-based ink compositions comprising an emulsion polymer and a rewetting agent comprising a substantially high amount of a surfactant.

Inventors

  • 👤 Larry J. Bull
  • 👤 Raymond Sieradzki
  • 👤 Kurt G. Olson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 07:37
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09D; C09D11/00; C09D11/02; C09D11/03

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 47 words
A water-based fast-drying ink composition comprising: (a) a water-based polymer prepared by an emulsion polymerization technique, having a Tg of about 50° C. to 120° C. or higher, (b) a surfactant in an amount of about 15 to 50 percent by weight solids of the ink composition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 47 words
A water-based fast-drying ink composition comprising: (a) a water-based polymer prepared by an emulsion polymerization technique, having a Tg of about 50° C. to 120° C. or higher, (b) a surfactant in an amount of about 15 to 50 percent by weight solids of the ink composition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 30 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the water-based polymer is an emulsion polymer of solids content greater than 20 percent by weight and a viscosity of less than 50 poises.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 19 words
The composition of claim 2 wherein the emulsion polymer is prepared by free radical-initiated polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 18 words
A composition of claim 3 wherein the surfactant comprises an anionic surfactant in combination with a nonionic surfactant.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 18 words
The composition of claim 4 wherein the nonionic surfactant is an alkyl polyoxyalkylene polyether or alkylaryl polyoxyalkylene polyether.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 25 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the surfactant is present in an amount of 15 to 30 percent by weight based on total resin solids.

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