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US 2002/0058711 A1Published application
Methods of printing phase change ink compositions
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorC. Wayne Jaeger
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Abstract
The invention encompasses a compound having the formula: 1 wherein at least one Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 is a halogen atom and any Of Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 which is not a halogen atom is a hydrogen atom; and wherein R comprises at least two carbon atoms. The invention further encompasses inclusion of such compound into phase change ink carrier compositions, as well as printing methods utilizing such compound.
Claims50
A compound having the formula
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- wherein at least one Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 is a halogen atom and any of Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 which is not a halogen atom is a hydrogen atom;
- and wherein R comprises at least two carbon atoms.
A compound having the formula:
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- wherein X and Y are halogen atoms and can be the same or different from one another, and wherein R comprises at least two carbon atoms.
A phase change ink comprising a colorant having the formula:
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- wherein R comprises at least two carbon atoms;
- the phase change ink being configured to be a solid at temperatures below about 30° C. and to melt at a temperature above 30° C.
A method of printing, comprising:
- melting a phase change ink comprising a colorant having the formula:
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- wherein at least one Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 is a halogen atom and any of Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 which is not a halogen atom is a hydrogen atom;
- and wherein R comprises at least two carbon atoms;
- applying the melted ink to a substrate;
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- cooling the melted ink on the substrate to form at least a portion of a visible image on the substrate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.