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US 11,891,521 B2Granted
Colorant solvent system, methods of use, and articles
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsYihua Chang, Christopher J. Dimitriou, Jeremy Gantz, Adam Kohn, Richard L Watkins, Mary Austin
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to color compositions and methods of making a printed layer using the color composition as well as an article that can include the printed layer.
Claims10
A method of printing on an article, comprising:
- applying a color composition onto a first side of an article, wherein the first side of the article comprises a polymeric material, wherein the color composition comprises about 5-10 weight percent of 2-pyrrolidone, about 25-45 weight percent of sulfolane, about 25-45 weight percent of ε-caprolactone, and about 1-15 weight percent of a dye;
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- allowing the color composition to dry in contact with the first side of the article, forming a printed layer on the first side of the article.
The method of clause 15, wherein, following the step of allowing the color composition to dry, the first side of the article has a gas transmission rate of 15 cm3/m2·atm·day or less for nitrogen for an average wall thickness of 20 mils.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.