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US 4,328,332 AGranted
Process for producing fluorescent resin for ink jet printers
AssigneeRecognition Equipment Incorporated
InventorsLarry J. Hayes, Keith L. Reddick
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Abstract
A fluorescent resin useful in water based ink jet printing based upon both molecular weight and degree of crosslinking of the resin during the manufacture is made utilizing trimellitic anhydrides, propylene glycol, neopentyl glycol, or both, and zinc acetate.
Claims8
A process for making a polyester resin comprising the steps of:
- blending a mixture of trimellitic anhydride, a glycol chosen from either 1,3-propanediol or 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol or a mixture thereof and zinc acetate in a resin kettle, while blending the mixture raise the kettle temperature to about 150.degree. C., maintain the kettle temperature for at least 30 minutes to permit melting and formation of a homogeneous mixture, increase the kettle temperature to about 180.degree. C. and maintain the temperature until distillation of the water amounts to 0.03 to 0.04 of the charge and then immediately remove mixture and cool to room temperature.
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