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US 9,957,401 B2Granted
Solvent-based inkjet ink formulations
AssigneeMarkem-Imaje Corporation
InventorsBenjamin J. Brown, Richard C. Woudenberg, Richard J. Larson, Jr., Ann Benjamin, Corey Williams
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Abstract
Solvent-based inkjet ink formulations including an organic solvent, a resin, a surfactant, and a colorant are provided. The inks have many desirable attributes such as extended decap time.
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An inkjet ink, comprising:
- a first organic solvent, the first organic solvent being a fast organic solvent;
- a first resin;
- a first surfactant, the first surfactant being a fluorosurfactant;
- and
- a first colorant;
- wherein the ink is a thermal inkjet ink, has a drying time of less than about 10 seconds, and has a decap time of at least about one minute.
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An inkjet ink, comprising:
- a first organic solvent, the first organic solvent being a fast organic solvent;
- a first resin;
- a first surfactant;
- and
- a first colorant;
- wherein the ink is a thermal inkjet ink, has a drying time of less than about 10 seconds, and has a decap time of at least about one minute, and the ink further comprises a second surfactant in addition to the first surfactant.
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An inkjet ink, comprising:
- a first organic solvent, the first organic solvent being a fast organic solvent;
- a first resin;
- a first surfactant;
- and
- a first colorant;
- wherein the ink is a thermal inkjet ink, has a drying time of less than about 10 seconds, and has a decap time of at least about one minute, and the first surfactant is present in an amount of from about 1.1% to about 5% by weight of the ink.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.