# US 4,273,847 A · Inks for pulsed electrical printing and methods of producing same

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- Number: US 4,273,847 A
- Document ID: US4273847A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/102,876
- Filed: 1979-12-12
- Granted: 1981-06-16
- Earliest claimed: 1976-07-30
- Assignees: EPP Corp.
- Inventors: Donald J. J. Lennon; John R. Hagerstrom; C. Frederick W. Ekman
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4273847A

## CPC

- C09D 11/52: Electrically conductive inks
- Y10T 428/2998: including synthetic resin or polymer
- C09D: COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR (cosmetics A61K; processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces, in general, B05D; staining wood B27K5/02; glazes or vitreous enamels C03C; natural resins, French polish, drying-oils, driers, turpentine, per se, C09F; polishing compositions other than French polish, ski waxes C09G; adhesives or use of materials as adhesives C09J; materials for sealing or packing joints or covers C09K3/10; materials for stopping leaks C09K3/12; processes for the electrolytic or electrophoretic production of coatings C25D)
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

A printing ink comprises particles of small size, each having a body portion consisting of a fusible resin and a colorant and electrically conductive material situated substantially entirely on the surface of the body portion. The particles may be formed by a variety of methods. The body portion may have a magnetizable constituent for use in printers with magnetic ink orientation. The particles may be formed by spray drying to produce hollow beads.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A printing ink comprising particles each having
a body of fusible resin with a colorant dispersed therein, said body being about two to ten microns in size, and
an electrically conductive coating overlying the surface of said body and consisting of electrically conductive carbon particles adhering thereto substantially by van der Waals forces, said particles being in sufficiently close mutual proximity for continuous electrical conduction therebetween within said coating and forming a layer of average thickness substantially exceeding the diameters of the particles, said printing ink having a volume resistivity of from 10 to 10.sup.3 ohm cm. measured at between one and two volts per cm., said coating comprising between 5 and 10 percent by weight of said printing ink.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A printing ink according to claim 1, in which said body has a magnetizable material dispersed therein.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

A printing ink according to claim 2, in which the magnetizable material comprises particulate Fe.sub.3 O.sub.4.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

A printing ink according to claim 2, in which the magnetizable material comprises between seven and forty percent by weight of the particles.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

A printing ink according to claim 1, in which the body is a hollow bead.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A printing ink according to claim 1, in which the body is adapted to fuse and spread over at least twice its projected area and to spread the colorant therewith upon the application of heat.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

A printing ink according to claim 1, in which the layer of carbon particles has an average thickness of the order of two diameters of the carbon particles.