Claims
- 1. A fluid composition suitable for ink jetting upon a substrate, comprising:
(a) a basic polymeric compound which is at least partially neutralized with acid to produce a cationic polymeric compound; (b) an acidic polymeric compound which is at least partially neutralized with base to produce an anionic polymeric compound; and (c) non-aqueous solvent.
- 2. The fluid composition of claim 1, in which said acidic polymeric compound is selected from the group consisting of poly(acrylic acid)s, poly(methacrylic acid)s, poly(maleic acid)s, poly(maleic anhydride)s, poly(fumaric acid)s, poly(styrene-co-acrylic acid)s, poly(styrene-co-maleic acid)s, poly(styrene-co-fumaric acid)s, and mixtures thereof.
- 3. The fluid composition of claim 1, in which said basic polymeric compound is selected from the group consisting of polymers of 2-vinylpyridine, copolymers of 2-vinylpyridine, polymers of 4-vinylpyridine, copolymers of 4-vinylpyridine, poly(amide)s, and poly(urethane)s.
- 4. The fluid composition of claim 1, in which said basic polymeric compound is a copolymer comprising a monomer having the following formula:
- 5. The fluid composition of claim 1, in which the non-aqueous solvent is diglyme.
- 6. The fluid composition of claim 1, in which said acidic polymeric compound is present in an amount from 0.1 to 25 weight percent based upon the total weight of the fluid composition.
- 7. The fluid composition of claim 6, in which said acidic polymeric compound is present in an amount from 0.1 to 8 weight percent based upon the total weight of the fluid composition.
- 8. The fluid composition of claim 7, in which said acidic polymeric compound is present in an amount from 0.1 to 4 weight percent based upon the total weight of the fluid composition.
- 9. The fluid composition of claim 1, in which said basic polymeric compound is present in an amount from 0.1 to 25 weight percent based upon the total weight of the fluid composition.
- 10. The fluid composition of claim 9, in which said basic polymeric compound is present in an amount from 0.1 to 8 weight percent based upon the total weight of the fluid composition.
- 11. The fluid composition of claim 10, in which said basic polymeric compound is present in an amount from 0.1 to 4 weight percent based upon the total weight of the fluid composition.
- 12. A fluid composition suitable for ink jetting upon a substrate prepared by the process comprising:
(a) providing a basic polymeric compound; (b) neutralizing the basic polymeric compound at least partially with acid to produce a cationic polymeric compound; (c) providing an acidic polymeric compound; (d) neutralizing the acidic polymeric compound at least partially with base to produce an anionic polymeric compound; and (e) dissolving the at least partially neutralized basic polymeric compound and the at least partially neutralized acidic polymeric compound in non-aqueous solvent.
- 13. A printing plate prepared by the process comprising:
(a) providing a substrate; and (b) applying by ink jetting to the substrate a fluid composition comprising:
(i) a basic polymeric compound which is at least partially neutralized with acid to produce a cationic polymeric compound; (ii) an acidic polymeric compound which is at least partially neutralized with base to produce an anionic polymeric compound; and (iii) non-aqueous solvent.
- 14. The printing plate of claim 13, in which the printing plate is dried subsequent to application of the fluid composition.
- 15. A printing plate comprising:
(a) a substrate; and (b) a fluid composition applied by ink jetting to the substrate, comprising:
(i) a basic polymeric compound which is at least partially neutralized with acid to produce a cationic polymeric compound; (ii) an acidic polymeric compound which is at least partially neutralized with base to produce an anionic polymeric compound; and (iii) non-aqueous solvent.
- 16. The printing plate of claim 15, in which the printing plate is dried subsequent to application of the fluid composition.
- 17. A method of preparing a printing plate comprising:
(a) providing a substrate; and (b) applying by ink jetting to the substrate a fluid composition comprising:
(i) a basic polymeric compound which is at least partially neutralized with acid to produce a cationic polymeric compound; (ii) an acidic polymeric compound which is at least partially neutralized with base to produce an anionic polymeric compound; and (iii) non-aqueous solvent.
- 18. The method of claim 17, in which the printing plate is dried subsequent to application of the fluid composition.
- 19. A method of forming an image onto a substrate comprising:
(a) providing a substrate; and (b) applying by ink jetting to the substrate a fluid composition comprising:
(i) a basic polymeric compound which is at least partially neutralized with acid to produce a cationic polymeric compound; (ii) an acidic polymeric compound which is at least partially neutralized with base to produce an anionic polymeric compound; and (iii) non-aqueous solvent; in which the fluid composition forms the image; and (c) drying the fluid composition on the substrate.
- 20. An imaged substrate comprising:
(a) a substrate; and (b) a fluid composition applied to the substrate, comprising:
(i) a basic polymeric compound which is at least partially neutralized with acid to produce a cationic polymeric compound; (ii) an acidic polymeric compound which is at least partially neutralized with base to produce an anionic polymeric compound; and (iii) non-aqueous solvent.
- 21. The imaged substrate of claim 20, in which the fluid composition is applied to the substrate by ink jetting.
- 22. A method of copying an image onto a medium comprising:
(a) providing a substrate; and (b) applying by ink jetting to the substrate a fluid composition comprising:
(i) a basic polymeric compound which is at least partially neutralized with acid to produce a cationic polymeric compound; (ii) an acidic polymeric compound which is at least partially neutralized with base to produce an anionic polymeric compound; and (iii) non-aqueous solvent; in which the fluid composition forms the image; (c) drying the fluid composition on the substrate; (d) contacting the dried formed image with an ink thereby coating the formed image with the ink; and (e) contacting the formed image coated with the ink with a medium capable of receiving the ink in the form of the image.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/244,580, filed Feb. 4, 1999, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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09244580 |
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09494225 |
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