Ink jet composition for printing on textiles

An ink jet ink composition for use with textiles, comprising a pigment, an acrylic resin, from about 3% to about 30% silicone resin by weight of the ink composition, and at least one non-aqueous solvent, where the ink composition has a viscosity from about 2 to about 8 centipoises at 25.degree. C., an electrical resistivity from about 50 to about 2000 ohms-cm-1, and a sonic velocity from about 1,200 to about 2000 m/sec, and where the ink composition contains less than about 5% water by weight of the ink composition.

An ink jet ink composition for use in ink jet printing of textiles, comprising titanium dioxide dispersed with an acrylic resin, a silicone resin, a dispersant, an electrolyte selected from the group consisting of potassium thiocyanate and inorganic salts, and a plasticizer, and at least one non-aqueous solvent, wherein the weight ratio of acrylic resin to titanium dioxide is approximately 3:7 and the titanium dioxide is present in an amount from about 3% to about 20% by weight of said ink composition, said silicone resin is present in an amount from about 3% to about 30% by weight of said ink composition, said dispersant is present in amount less than about 1.5% by weight of said ink composition, said electrolyte is present in an amount less than about 3.0% by weight of said ink composition, said plasticizer is present in an amount less than 3.0% by weight of said ink composition, and said non-aqueous solvent is present in an amount from about 40% to about 95% by weight of such ink composition, where said ink composition has a viscosity from about 2 to about 8 centipoises at 25.degree. C., an electrical resistivity from about 50 to about 2000 ohms-cm.sup.-1, and a sonic velocity from about 1,200 to about 2,000 m/sec and where the ink composition contains less than 5% water by weight of the ink composition.

An ink jet ink composition for use in ink jet printing of textiles, comprising titanium dioxide, an acrylic resin, a silicone resin, a dispersant, an electrolyte selected from the group consisting of potassium thiocyanate and inorganic salts, and a plasticizer, and at least one non-aqueous solvent, wherein the weight ratio of acrylic resin to titanium dioxide is approximately 3:7 and the titanium dioxide is present in an amount from about 3% to about 20% by weight of said ink composition, said silicone resin is present in an amount from about 3% to about 30% by weight of said ink composition, said dispersant is present in amount less than about 1.5% by weight of said ink composition, said electrolyte is present in an amount less than about 3.0% by weight of said ink composition, said plasticizer is present in an amount less than 3.0% by weight of said ink composition, and said non-aqueous solvent is present in an amount from about 40% to about 95% by weight of such ink composition, where said ink composition has a viscosity from about 2 to about 8 centipoises at 25.degree. C, an electrical resistivity from about 50 to about 2000 ohms-cm.sup.-1, and a sonic velocity from about 1,200 to about 2,000 m/sec, and where the ink composition contains less than about 5% water by weight of the ink composition.