Curable thermally ejectable printing fluid
AssigneeImTech, Inc.
InventorsKenneth E. Trueba, William Allen Buskirk
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Abstract
Various embodiments related to curable printing fluids are disclosed. One example embodiment provides a curable printing fluid composition for a thermal fluid ejection device, the composition comprising a curable liquid-phase monomer, a substantially nonaqueous volatile driver fluid capable of being vaporized by a thermal fluid ejection printhead, an initiator, a phosphate ester resistor protectant, and a colorant comprising a dye.
Claims20
A curable printing fluid composition for a thermal fluid ejection device, comprising:
- a curable liquid-phase monomer;
- a substantially nonaqueous volatile driver fluid capable of being vaporized by a thermal fluid ejection printhead;
- an initiator;
- a phosphate ester resistor protectant;
- and
- a colorant comprising a dye.
A thermal inkjet printing cartridge comprising a printhead and a UV-curable printing fluid composition for a thermal fluid ejection device, the printing fluid composition comprising:
- at least one di-functional acrylic monomer;
- at least one substantially nonaqueous driver fluid present in an amount of 0.1 to 50 weight percent by total composition weight;
- at least one photoinitiator;
- a dye;
- and
- at least one phosphate ester resistor protectant present in an amount of 0.1 to 10 weight percent by total composition weight.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.