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US 4,309,179 AGranted
Flexographic printing on textiles
AssigneeInmont Corporation
InventorsArthur R. Heuser, Richard Bolstad
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Abstract
A method of printing on textile with pigmented aqueous inks using the flexographic printing process. The printing inks contain water soluble acrylic resin, water soluble thermosetting aminoplast, and elastomeric latex polymer as pigment binder. The inks have a viscosity of 3 to 15 poises at infinite shear.
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An aqueous ink for printing on textiles by the flexographic printing method, said ink consisting essentially of:
- (a) 9 to 35% of water soluble components consisting of (1) water soluble acrylic resin binder and (2) water soluble thermosetting melamine aminoplast;
- (b) 5 to 16% of finely divided water insoluble carboxylated elastomer polymer binder, incorporated into said ink as a latex,
- (c) 1 to 12% of colored pigment and
- (d) water
- wherein the total solids of said ink is 20 to 50%, and the ink has a viscosity of about 3 to 15 poises at infinite shear.
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A method of printing on textile fabrics comprising:
- (A) applying to a flexographic printing plate an ink consisting essentially of:
- (a) 9 to 35% of water soluble components consisting of
- (1) water soluble acrylic resin and (2) water soluble thermosetting melamine aminoplast resin;
- (b) 5 to 16% of finely divided water insoluble carboxylated elastomer polymer, incorporated into said ink as a latex,
- (c) 1 to 12% of colored pigment and
- (d) water
- wherein the total solids of said ink is 20 to 50%, and the ink has a viscosity of about 3 to 15 poises at infinite shear.
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