Ink composition for ink-jet printer
CA 1285380 C · Owner: Hewlett-Packard Company · Inventors: Palmer, Donald J.; Meuter, Adrienne R.
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Abstract of the Disclosure: An aqueous-based ink composition for use in inkjet printers is disclosed. The composition comprises (a) a vehicle of about 5 to 95% water and the balance at least one glycol ether, such as diethylene glycol; (b) a dye, such as Food Black 2, having at least one negatively charged functional group per molecule present in an, amount up to about 10% of the vehicle composition; and (c) a cationic compound selected from the group consisting of alkanol ammonium compounds and cationic amide compounds, present in an amount such that there is at least one molecule of cationic compound for at least one of the negatively charged functional groups on the dye the pH of the ink …
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- Granted July 2, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 2, 2008.
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