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Two-component ink jet ink system
Assignee: Westvaco Corp
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Filing: 1997-10-10
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Granted: 2000-02-01
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Expires: 2017-10-10
Abstract
Abstract A printing system consisting of at least two reactive components is disclosed, in which one component is a polymer having attached at least one functional group that is reactive with an aziridine, such as a carboxyl, thiocarboxyl, sulfonic, phosphoric, epoxy, or isocyanate group or derivative thereof, and the other component is an aziridine, which printing system can be used to provide printed images of excellent quality that are wet-rub resistant and accent marker resistant. In addition to using the invention two-component system to produce printed images directly, a method for using the two-component system to develop lithographic printing plates is disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael D. Matzinger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 06:41
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09D; C09D11/00; C09D11/30; C09D11/54; D; D06; D06P; D06P1/00; D06P1/44; D06P1/52; D06P1/54; D06P5/00; D06P5/30; B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/50; B41M5/502; B41M5/508; B41M5/52; B41M5/5218
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 37
Claim 1
Independent Claim
48 words
An ink jet printing process comprising sequentially applying to a substrate a first liquid composition comprising an aziridine and second liquid composition comprising a polymer having a functional group reactive with the aziridine, said polymer being characterized by a weight average molecular weight of about 1,000 to 20,000.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
48 words
An ink jet printing process comprising sequentially applying to a substrate a first liquid composition comprising an aziridine and second liquid composition comprising a polymer having a functional group reactive with the aziridine, said polymer being characterized by a weight average molecular weight of about 1,000 to 20,000.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The inkjet printing process of claim 1 wherein the substrate is selected from the group consisting of cellulosic papers, silica coated papers, glass, metals, rubber, vinyl, fabrics, textile products, plastics, and polymeric films.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The inkjet printing process of claim 2 wherein the metal is aluminum.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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The inkjet printing process of claim 2 wherein the cellulosic papers are selected from the group consisting of copying paper and bond paper.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The inkjet printing process of claim 1 wherein the liquid composition further comprises a carrier medium.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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The inkjet printing process of claim 5 wherein the carrier medium is selected from the group consisting of water, organic solvents, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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The inkjet printing process of claim 6 wherein the carrier medium is water.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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The ink jet printing process of claim 6 wherein the carrier medium is an organic solvent selected from the group consisting of an alcohol, an amide, a carboxylic acid, an ester, a glycerine, a glycol, a glycol ester, a glycol ether, a ketone, a lactam, a lactone, an organosulfide, a sulfone, an organosulfone, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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The inkjet printing process of claim 8 wherein the glycol is selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, glycerine, and poly(ethylene glycol).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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The inkjet printing process of claim 8 wherein the alcohol is selected from the group consisting of methyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol, n-propyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, n-butyl alcohol, sec-butyl alcohol, and tert-butyl alcohol.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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The inkjet printing process of claim 8 wherein the amide is selected from the group consisting of dimethylformamide, and dimethylacetamide.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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The inkjet printing process of claim 8 wherein the ester is selected from the group consisting of tetrahydrofuran and dioxane.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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The inkjet printing process of claim 8 wherein the ketone is selected from the group consisting of acetone, diacetone, and methyl ethyl ketone.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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The inkjet printing process of claim 8 wherein the lactam is selected from the group consisting of N-isopropyl caprolactam and N-ethyl valerolactam.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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The inkjet printing process of claim 8 wherein the lactone is butyrolactone.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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The inkjet printing process of claim 8 wherein the sulfone is dimethylsulfone.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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The inkjet printing process of claim 8 wherein the organosulfoxide is selected from the group consisting of dimethyl sulfoxide and tetramethylene sulfoxide.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
The ink jet printing process of claim 1 wherein the first liquid composition is an ink composition further comprising a colorant.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
32 words
The printing system of claim 18 wherein the colorant is selected from the group consisting of a dye and fine particles of 0.01-100 microns of pigments, pigment dispersions, metals or metal oxides.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
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The inkjet printing process of claim 19 wherein the pigment is present in an amount of from about 1-20%, by weight, of the ink composition, exhibit a particle size from about 0.01-100 microns, and is selected from the group consisting of C.I. Pigment Yellow 1, C.I. Pigment Yellow 3, C.I. Pigment Yellow 13, C.I. Pigment Red 5, C.I. Pigment Red 7, C.I. Pigment Red 12, C.I. Pigment Red 112, C.I. Pigment Red 122, C.I. Pigment Blue 1, C.I. Pigment Blue 2, C.I. Pigment Blue 16, C.I. Vat Blue 4, C.I. Vat Blue 6, and carbon black.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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The inkjet printing process of claim 20 wherein the pigment exhibits a particle size from about 0.01-10 microns.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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The inkjet printing process of claim 21 wherein the pigment exhibits a particle size from about 0.01-5 microns.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
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The inkjet printing process of claim 19 wherein the dye is present in an amount of from about 0.5-25%, by weight, and is selected from the group consisting of acid dyes, direct dyes, food dyes, and reactive dyes.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
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The ink jet printing process of claim 19 wherein the dye is present in an amount of from about 0.5-25%, by weight, and is selected from the group consisting of anionic dyes, cationic dyes, amphoteric dyes, and non-ionic dyes.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
25 words
The inkjet printing process of claim 1 wherein the aziridine comprises multiple aziridinyl groups and is present in an amount from about 0.1-20%, by weight.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
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The inkjet printing process of claim 25 wherein the aziridine is selected from the group consisting of 2-[3-(1-aziridinyl)propionyloxymethyl]-1,3-bis[3-(2-methyl-1-aziridinyl)propionyloxymethyl]-2-ethylpropane and trimethylolpropane tris(2-methyl-1-aziridineproprionate).
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
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The ink jet printing process of claim 1 wherein the polymer is present in an amount of about 1-25% and comprises a functional group selected from the group consisting of a carboxyl group, a thiocarbonyl group, a sulfonic group, a phosphoric group, an epoxy group, and an isocyanate group.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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The ink jet printing of claim 27 wherein the polymer is a carboxyl-functionalized polymer exhibiting an acid number of about 10-300, a softening point of about 25-90° C., and a glass transition temperature of less than 90° C.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
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The inkjet printing process of claim 27 wherein the polymer is selected from the group consisting of water-soluble polymers, water-insoluble polymers, water-dispersible polymers, and water-nondispersible polymers.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
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The inkjet printing process of claim 27 wherein the polymer is selected from the group consisting of a naturally occurring polymer and a synthetic polymer.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
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The inkjet printing process of claim 30 wherein the naturally occurring polymers are selected from the group consisting of alginic acid, carboxymethyl cellulose, and pectinic acid.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
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The inkjet printing process of claim 30 wherein the synthetic polymer is selected from the group of homopolymers and copolymers.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
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The inkjet printing process of claim 32 wherein the synthetic polymer is a homopolymer selected from the group consisting of polyacrylic acid, polymethacrylic acid, polyitaconic acid, and polymaleic acid.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
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The inkjet printing process of claim 32 wherein the synthetic polymer is a copolymer selected from the group consisting of styrene/acrylic acid copolymers and acrylic acid/N-vinyl pyrrolidinone copolymers.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
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The inkjet printing process of claim 27 wherein the polymer is present in an amount of about 2-8%.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
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The inkjet printing process of claim 1 further comprising additives selected from the group consisting of a biocide, a defoamer, a sequestering agent, a surfactant, and combinations thereof.
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