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Fabric printer ribbon comprising a liquid vehicle containing a decolorizable Lewis acid/Lewis base complex
Assignee: Pelikan Produktions AG
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Filing: 1986-05-30
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Granted: 1988-09-27
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Expires: 2006-05-30
Abstract
Abstract A fabric printer ribbon impregnated with a transfer medium comprised of a vehicle liquid and coloring agent dispersed in the vehicle liquid. The fabric printer ribbon may further contain property-improving additives. As the coloring agent, the ribbon contains a color reaction product in the form of a Lewis-acid/Lewis base color complex comprised of an organic chromogen and a color developer. The coloring agent is dissolved and/or dispersed as fine particles in the vehicle liquid. Such a fabric printer ribbon displays the advantage of correctability by means of an inhibitor of the color reaction. The corrected sheet can be typed over in customary fashion by means of the fabric printer ribbon in a second track of a fabric printer ribbon.
Inventors
- 👤 Guenter Pietsch
- 👤 Hubertus Greschenz
- 👤 Karl-Heinz Bohne
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 15:46
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/10; B41J; B41J31/00; B41J31/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/914
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
A fabric printer ribbon impregnated with a transfer medium, comprised of (i) a vehicle liquid and (ii) a coloring agent dispersed in said vehicle liquid, wherein said ribbon contains, as a coloring agent, a color reaction product substantially combined in the form of a Lewis acid/Lewis base color complex comprised of a color developer and an organic chromogen, respectively, and wherein said color developer is dissolved or dispersed as fine particles, in said vehicle liquid.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
75 words
A fabric printer ribbon impregnated with a transfer medium, comprised of (i) a vehicle liquid and (ii) a coloring agent dispersed in said vehicle liquid, wherein said ribbon contains, as a coloring agent, a color reaction product substantially combined in the form of a Lewis acid/Lewis base color complex comprised of a color developer and an organic chromogen, respectively, and wherein said color developer is dissolved or dispersed as fine particles, in said vehicle liquid.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The fabric printer ribbon of claim 1, wherein said chromogen is at least one chromogen in the form of a leuco compound selected from the group consisting of auramines, diphenylmethanes, lactones, phthalides, fluorans, spiropyrans, phenothiazines, aminophenylpyridines, and diazaxanthenes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The fabric printer ribbon of claim 2, wherein said chromogen is comprised of at least one member selected from the group consisting of 3,3-bis(1'-octyl-2'-methylindol-3'-yl)phthalide, 3-cyclohexylamino-6-chlorofluoran 3-diethylamino-7-octylaminofluoran, 3-diethylamino-7-dioctylaminofluoran, 3-diethylamino-7-dibenzylaminofluoran, 3-diethylamino-7-(2-chloranilino)fluoran, 3-dibutylamino-7-(2-chloranilino)fluoran, 3-cyclohexylmethylamino-6-methyl-7-anilinofluoran, 3-(N-ethyl-p-toluidino)-6-methyl-7-anilinofluoran, 3-diethylamino-6-methyl-7-anilinofluoran, 3-diethylamino-7-isobutylfluoran, 3-phenyl-7-diethylamino-2,2'-spirodi[2H-1-benzopyran], 3-methyl-2-phenylamino-6-pyrrolidinofluoran, and 4-dimethylaminophenyl-2,6-diphenylpyridine.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
The fabric printer ribbon of claim 1, wherein said color developer is a member selected from the group consisting of phenolic compounds, metal salts and esters of phenolic compounds, carboxylic acids, and metal salts and esters of carboxylic acids.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
67 words
The fabric printer ribbon of claim 4, wherein said color developer is at least one member selected from the group consisting of alkylphenols, arylphenols, phenol ethers, naphthols, alkylidenebisphenols, hydroxybenzoic acids, derivatives of hydroxybenzoic acids, thiosalicylic acids, naphthoic acid derivatives, phthalic acid derivatives, low molecular weight soluble alkylphenol/formaldehyde resins, low molecular weight soluble arylphenol/formaldehyde resins, metal complexes of said resins, and complexes of said resins with zinc compounds.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
57 words
The fabric printer ribbon of claim 1, wherein said vehicle liquid comprises at least one compound selected from the group consisting of substituted derivatives of benzene, biphenyl, terphenyl, naphthalene, diphenylalkanes, haloalkanes, phosphoric acid esters, citric acid esters, benzoic acid esters, phthalic acid esters, sebacic acid esters, adipic acid esters, fatty acid esters, arylsulfonamides, alkanols, and fatty acids.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
96 words
The fabric printer ribbon of claim 6, wherein said vehicle liquid is at least one member selected from the group consisting of dodecylbenzene, monoisopropylbiphenyl, amylbiphenyl, hexahydroterphenyl, dodecahydroterphenyl, diisopropylnaphthalene, methyl-isobutyl-naphthalene, phenyl-xylyl-ethane, dibenzylbenzene, dibenzyltoluene, dimethylthianthrene, ditolyl-sulfide, diphenoxyethylformal, paraffinsulfonic acid aryl esters, phenyl esters of chlorosulfonated hydrocarbons, chlorinated paraffins having a degree of chlorination of 20-60% and 8-30 C atoms per molecule, tricresylphosphate, diphenyl-octyl-phosphate, diphenyl-octyl-phosphate, diisobutylphthalate, dioctyl-phthalate, di-methoxyethylphthalate, butyl-benzyl-phthalate, didecyl-phthalate, ethylene glycol phthalate, acetyl tri-n-butyl citrate, dioctyl-sebacate, dipropylene glycol dibenzoate, dioctyl-adipate, diisodecyl-adipate, di-(2-ethylhexyl)adipate, ortho- and para-toluene-ethylsulfonamide, 2-phenylethanol, 2-octyldodecanol, butyl-stearate, butylacetylricinolate, castor oil, polyethylene glycol 400 dilaurate, and oleic acid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
The fabric printer ribbon of claim 1, further comprising an additive for improving the viscosity, flowability, creep strength of said transfer medium and for improving the sharpness or light fastness of a printed character.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The fabric printer ribbon of claim 8, wherein said additive is a solid, acidic Lewis acid with a large interior and exterior surface area.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The fabric printer ribbon of claim 9, wherein said solid acidic Lewis acid is present in the form of an argillaceous mineral, silicate or metal oxide.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The fabric printer ribbon of claim 10, wherein said argillaceous mineral is bentonite, attapulgite or montmorillonite.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
The fabric printer ribbon of claim 5, wherein said derivatives of hydroxybenzoic acids are metal salts or esters.
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