Permanent aqueous marker inks
AssigneeThe Gillette Company
InventorsRachel M. Loftin, Kimberly B. Sanborn
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Abstract
Permanent aqueous marker inks are provided which include surfactant, a pigment, a film-forming polymer, and water. The surfactant may be a combination of a hydrocarbon, preferably an alkylphenol ethyoxylate and a fluorocarbon, or it may be a silicone.
Claims17
A marker comprising
- a hollow tubular body defining an ink reservoir, the reservoir containing an ink comprising a silicone surfactant, a pigment, a film-forming polymer and water and
- a tip in fluid communication with said reservoir for delivering said ink to a substrate by capillary action.
An aqueous marker ink comprising a fluorinated silicone surfactant, a film-forming polymer, a pigment, and water.
An aqueous marker ink comprising a silicone surfactant, a surfactant selected from the group consisting of fluorocarbon surfactants, surfactants including at least one aliphatic group, and mixtures thereof, a film forming polymer, and water.
A method of marking a substrate including the steps of
- providing a marker having a reservoir, the reservoir containing an ink comprising a silicone surfactant, a pigment, a film-forming polymer, and water, and
- making a mark with said marker on the substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.