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Wet surface marking jet ink

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  • Patent Grant
  • 5652286
  • Patent Number
    5,652,286
  • Date Filed
    Thursday, April 4, 1996
    28 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, July 29, 1997
    27 years ago
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Abstract
Disclosed are a jet ink composition and a method for printing on wet glass, PET, and aluminum surfaces under humid conditions messages having good penetration, adhesion and abrasion resistance, said composition comprising an organic solvent, a flexible thermoplastic urethane resin, silicone resin, a silane, and a colorant.
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Claims
  • 1. A jet ink composition for printing on glass, PET, and aluminum surfaces under humid conditions messages having good adhesion and abrasion resistance, said composition comprising an organic solvent, a flexible thermoplastic polyurethane resin, a dye, a silicone resin, and a silane, wherein said jet ink composition is a homogeneous solution.
  • 2. The jet ink composition of claim 1, wherein said composition has (1) a viscosity from about 1.6 to about 7.0 centipoises at 25.degree. C.; (2) an electrical resistivity from about 50 to about 2000 ohm-cm; and (3) a sonic velocity from about 1200 to about 1300 meters/second.
  • 3. The jet ink composition of claim 2, wherein said solvent comprises methyl ethyl ketone.
  • 4. The jet ink composition of claim 2, wherein said polyurethane resin comprises polypropylene glycol and 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate.
  • 5. The jet ink composition of claim 2, wherein said polyurethane resin has a weight average molecular weight of 7,000-9,000.
  • 6. The jet ink composition of claim 2, wherein said polyurethane resin is present in the concentration range of about 3 percent to about 15 percent by weight.
  • 7. The jet ink composition of claim 2, wherein said polyurethane resin is present in the concentration range of about 5 percent to about 10 percent by weight.
  • 8. The jet ink composition of claim 2, wherein said colorant is Solvent Black 29.
  • 9. The jet ink composition of claim 8, wherein said colorant is present in the range of about 4 to about 10 percent by weight.
  • 10. The jet ink composition of claim 2, wherein said composition further comprises an additional resin, to improve hardness, abrasion resistance, and smear resistance.
  • 11. The jet ink composition of claim 10, wherein said additional resin is an acrylic resin.
  • 12. The jet ink composition of claim 11, wherein said acrylic resin is a copolymer of methylmethacrylate and butylmethacrylate and is present in the range of about 2 to about 10 percent by weight.
  • 13. The jet ink composition of claim 12, wherein said acrylic resin is present in the range of about 4 to about 7 percent by weight.
  • 14. The jet ink composition of claim 10, wherein said resin is a rosin resin.
  • 15. The jet ink composition of claim 14, wherein said rosin resin is a pentaerythritol or a glycerol ester of a hydrogenated rosin.
  • 16. The jet ink composition of claim 12, wherein said silicone resin is present in the range of about 1 to about 5 percent by weight.
  • 17. The jet ink composition of claim 16, wherein said silicone resin is present in the range of about 2 to about 4 percent by weight.
  • 18. The jet ink composition of claim 2, wherein said silane is glycidoxypropyl trimethoxysilane and is present in the range of about 0.5 to about 2.5 percent by weight.
  • 19. The jet ink composition of claim 2, wherein said composition further comprises a surfactant.
  • 20. The jet ink composition of claim 19, wherein said surfactant is a fluoroaliphatic polymeric ester and is present in the range of about 0.01 to about 0.2 percent by weight.
  • 21. The jet ink composition of claim 2, wherein said composition further comprises ethanol.
  • 22. The jet ink composition of claim 21, wherein said ethanol is present in the range of about 1 percent to about 5 percent by weight.
  • 23. The jet ink composition of claim 1, wherein said flexible thermoplastic polyurethane resin is present in the range of from about 5 percent to about 10 percent by weight of said composition, said dye is present in the range of from about 4 percent to about 10 percent by weight of said composition, said silicone resin is present in the range of from about 2 percent to about 4 percent by weight of said composition, and said silane is present in the range of from about 0.5 percent to about 2.5 percent by weight of said composition.
Parent Case Info

This is a continuation of application(s) Ser No. 08/383,105 filed on Feb. 3, 1995 now abandoned.

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Number Date Country
Parent 383105 Feb 1995