Ink jet ink
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- EI DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO
- Publication Date
- 2005-12-22
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
Abstract
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention pertains to an aqueous inkjet ink made from certain titanium dioxide slurries and an associated inkjet ink set for inkjet printing. The invention also pertains to a method of inkjet printing with the ink and ink set. The use of the specific titanium dioxide slurries described herein result in inkjet inks having improved stability and better anti-settling performance with less pigment agglomeration and flocculation over time.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] Inkjet printing is a non-impact printing process in which droplets of ink are deposited on print media, such as paper or polymeric substrates, to form the desired image. The droplets are ejected from a printhead in response to electrical signals generated by a microprocessor.
[0005] Colored inkjet inks comprise one or more colorants that are dissolved (e.g., dyes) and / or dispersed (e.g., pigments and dispersed dyes) in the ink...