Inkjet ink composition
OwnerJulie Cross, Andrew Nobleinventors
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an inkjet ink composition comprising: a colourant; a carrier; and a saccharide additive comprising: (a) a monosaccharide and/or derivative thereof; and/or (b) a disaccharide and/or derivative thereof; and/or (c) a tri- or polysaccharide and/or derivative thereof.
Claims18
An inkjet ink composition comprising:
- a colourant;
- a carrier;
- and
- a saccharide additive comprising:
- (a) a monosaccharide and/or derivative thereof;
- and/or
- (b) a disaccharide and/or derivative thereof;
- and/or
- (c) a tri- or polysaccharide and/or derivative thereof.
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11-26. (canceled)
A method of reducing the nozzle plate wetting of an ink composition, the method comprising adding a saccharide additive to said ink composition, wherein the saccharide additive comprises:
- (a) a monosaccharide and/or derivative thereof;
- and/or
- (b) a disaccharide and/or derivative thereof;
- and/or
- (c) a tri- or polysaccharide and/or derivative thereof.
A method of increasing throw distance of an ink composition, the method comprising adding a saccharide additive to said ink composition, wherein the saccharide additive comprises:
- (a) a monosaccharide and/or derivative thereof;
- and/or
- (b) a disaccharide and/or derivative thereof;
- and/or
- (c) a tri- or polysaccharide and/or derivative thereof.
A method of increasing decap time of an ink composition, the method comprising adding a saccharide additive to said ink composition, wherein the saccharide additive comprises:
- (a) a monosaccharide and/or derivative thereof;
- and/or
- (b) a disaccharide and/or derivative thereof, and/or
- (c) a tri- or polysaccharide and/or derivative thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.