Heat resistant non-pigmented inks

• Main Authors: FINLEY, MAUREEN JOANNE, FU, ZHENWEN, LEIN, GEORGE MAX, CHUNG, CHAO-JEN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 11.02.2005
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ADHESIVES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUSENAMELS; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; CHEMISTRY; COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES ORLACQUERS; COLOUR PRINTING; CORRECTING FLUIDS; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS; DYES; FILLING PASTES; GLASS; i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; INKS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS; LINING MACHINES; METALLURGY; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL; MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS; MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS; NATURAL RESINS; PAINTS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; POLISHES; PRINTING; PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS; STAMPS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS,MINERALS OR SLAGS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; TRANSPORTING; TYPEWRITERS; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR; WOODSTAINS

A non-pigmented heat resistant ink composition suitable for use in ink jet printing is provided made up of cross-linked hollow micro-sphere particles. The remainder of the ink composition comprises a suitable carrier vehicle, which typically contains water, alcohols, surfactants, humectants and optionally a resin component.