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US 11,441,047 B2Granted
Color changing ink jet ink with tunable transition stimuli
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorCristina Resetco
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Abstract
A composition including a molecule comprising (1) a diacetylene moiety or diacetylene precursor; and (2) an alkyl additive; water; an optional co-solvent; an optional surfactant; an optional stabilizer; wherein the composition has the characteristic of color change after application of a stimulus. A process for preparing the composition. A process for preparing a product by printing the composition.
Claims19
A composition comprising:
- a molecule comprising (1) a diacetylene moiety or diacetylene precursor;
- and (2) an alkyl additive;
- wherein the molecule comprises a polymer resulting from the polymerization of the (1) diacetylene moiety or diacetylene precursor;
- and the (2) alkyl additive;
- wherein the (2) alkyl additive polymerizes with the (1) diacetylene moiety or diacetylene precursor such that the molecule is the reaction product of the polymerization of the (1) diacetylene moiety or diacetylene precursor and the (2) alkyl additive;
- water;
- an optional co-solvent;
- an optional surfactant;
- an optional stabilizer;
- wherein the composition is an aqueous ink composition having the characteristic of color change after application of a stimulus.
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A process comprising:
- combining a (1) a diacetylene moiety or diacetylene precursor;
- and (2) an alkyl additive with water;
- an optional co-solvent;
- an optional surfactant;
- and an optional stabilizer;
- and optionally inducing polymerization to form a polymer;
- wherein the polymer comprises a polymer resulting from the polymerization of the (1) diacetylene moiety or diacetylene precursor;
- and the (2) alkyl additive;
- to provide an aqueous ink composition having the characteristic of color change after application of a stimulus.
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A process comprising:
- providing a composition, wherein the composition comprises a molecule comprising (1) a diacetylene moiety or diacetylene precursor;
- and (2) an alkyl additive;
- water;
- an optional co-solvent;
- an optional surfactant;
- and an optional stabilizer;
- wherein the molecule comprises a polymer resulting from the polymerization of the (1) diacetylene moiety or diacetylene precursor;
- and the (2) alkyl additive;
- wherein the (2) alkyl additive polymerizes with the (1) diacetylene moiety or diacetylene precursor such that the molecule is the reaction product of the polymerization of the (1) diacetylene moiety or diacetylene precursor and the (2) alkyl additive;
- disposing the composition onto a substrate;
- and
- applying a stimulus to the composition on the substrate;
- wherein the composition is an aqueous ink composition having the characteristic of color change after application of a stimulus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.