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Process for alleviating bleed in printed elements
Assignee: HP Inc
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Filing: 1994-04-06
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Granted: 1996-09-10
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Expires: 2014-04-06
Abstract
Abstract A process for alleviating bleed and improving color in printed elements comprises applying an anionic printing liquid and a cationic printing liquid to a substrate adjacent to one another, wherein at least one of the printing liquids contains a polymer and reacting the anionic and cationic printing liquids with one another; wherein the color integrity of the anionic and cationic printing liquids is maintained.
Inventors
- 👤 John L. Stoffel
- 👤 Arthur C. Shor
- 👤 Harry J. Spinelli
- 👤 Sheau-Hwa Ma
- 👤 Howard Matrick
- 👤 Mark L. Choy
- 👤 Loren E. Johnson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 15:20
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09D; C09D11/00; C09D11/30; C09D11/40; B; B41; B41J; B41J2/00; B41J2/005; B41J2/01; B41J2/21; B41J2/2107
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
A process for creating a multicolor printed element having reduced color bleed, comprising the steps, in any order, of: (a) applying an anionic ink to an element, said anionic ink comprising an aqueous medium, a colorant and about 0.1 to 30% by weight of an anionic polymer; (b) applying a cationic ink to said element and in contact with said anionic ink, said cationic ink comprising an aqueous medium, a colorant and 0 to 30% by weight of a cationic polymer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
81 words
A process for creating a multicolor printed element having reduced color bleed, comprising the steps, in any order, of: (a) applying an anionic ink to an element, said anionic ink comprising an aqueous medium, a colorant and about 0.1 to 30% by weight of an anionic polymer; (b) applying a cationic ink to said element and in contact with said anionic ink, said cationic ink comprising an aqueous medium, a colorant and 0 to 30% by weight of a cationic polymer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 1, wherein at least one of said cationic or anionic polymer is a homopolymer, copolymer, block polymer, branched polymer or graft polymer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 2 wherein at least one of said cationic or anionic polymer has an ethylenically unsaturated backbone and a molecular weight below 20,000.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 3 wherein at least one of said cationic or anionic polymer also serves as a pigment dispersant.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
97 words
The process of claim 3 wherein said cationic ink contains a cationic polymer having at least one pendent ionic moiety of the formula: ##STR2## wherein A is selected from the group consisting of N, P, and S; R1, R2 and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl or alkyl ether of 1-20 carbon atoms, and aryl or alkylaryl of 1-10 carbon atoms, wherein R3 is not present when A is S; and wherein X is selected from the group consisting of halides, conjugate bases of organic acids, and conjugate bases of inorganic acids.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 5, wherein the cationic polymer is an AB block polymer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
The process of claim 6, wherein the cationic AB block polymer comprises an A block prepared from homopolymers or copolymers of methyl methacrylate and butyl methacrylate and a B block prepared from homopolymers or copolymers of dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate and diethylaminoethyl methacrylate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
46 words
The process of claim 3 wherein said anionic ink contains an anionic polymer having at least one pendent ionic moiety of the formula: ##STR3## wherein Z is selected from the group consisting of conjugate acids of organic bases, alkali metal ions, aluminum ion, and tetraalkylammonium ions.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 8, wherein the anionic polymer comprises an AB block polymer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process of claim 9, wherein said anionic AB block polymer comprises an A block prepared from homopolymers or copolymers of methyl methacrylate and butyl methacrylate and a B block prepared from homopolymers of methacrylic acid.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 1 further comprising the step of applying additional printing liquids adjacent to the anionic or cationic inks.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said cationic ink contains a water soluble alkyltrimethyl ammonium salt.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 12, wherein said ammonium salt is dodecyltrimethyl ammonium chloride.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said anionic ink contains a sulfonate salt selected from the group consisting of dialkylsulfosuccinates and alkyl naphthalene sulfonates.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said anionic ink and cationic inks abut on said element.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said anionic and cationic inks are in an overlay relationship.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
47 words
An inkset comprising, in combination: (a) an anionic ink comprising an aqueous medium, a colorant and about 0.1 to 30% by weight of an anionic polymer; and (b) a cationic ink comprising an aqueous medium, a colorant and 0 to 30% by weight of a cationic polymer.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
47 words
An inkset comprising, in combination: (a) an anionic ink comprising an aqueous medium, a colorant and about 0.1 to 30% by weight of an anionic polymer; and (b) a cationic ink comprising an aqueous medium, a colorant and 0 to 30% by weight of a cationic polymer.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
26 words
The inkset of claim 17, wherein at least one of said cationic or anionic polymer is a homopolymer, copolymer, block polymer, branched polymer or graft polymer.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
26 words
The inkset of claim 18, wherein at least one of said cationic or anionic polymer has an ethylenically unsaturated backbone and a molecular weight below 20,000.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
97 words
The inkset of claim 19, wherein said cationic ink contains a cationic polymer having at least one pendent ionic moiety of the formula: ##STR4## wherein A is selected from the group consisting of N, P, and S; R1, R2 and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl or alkyl ether of 1-20 carbon atoms, and aryl or alkylaryl of 1-10 carbon atoms, wherein R3 is not present when A is S; and wherein X is selected from the group consisting of halides, conjugate bases of organic acids, and conjugate bases of inorganic acids.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
14 words
The inkset of claim 20, wherein the cationic polymer is an AB block polymer.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
41 words
The inkset of claim 21, wherein the cationic AB block polymer comprises an A block prepared from homopolymers or copolymers of methyl methacrylate and butyl methacrylate and a B block prepared from homopolymers or copolymers of dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate and diethylaminoethyl methacrylate.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
46 words
The inkset of claim 19, wherein said anionic ink contains an anionic polymer having at least one pendent ionic moiety of the formula: ##STR5## wherein Z is selected from the group consisting of conjugate acids of organic bases, alkali metal ions, aluminum ion, and tetraalkylammonium ions.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
14 words
The inkset of claim 23, wherein the anionic polymer comprises an AB block polymer.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
38 words
The inkset of claim 24, wherein said anionic AB block polymer comprises an A block prepared from homopolymers or copolymers of methyl methacrylate and butyl methacrylate and a B block prepared from homopolymers or copolymers of methacrylic acid.
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