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Water base ink composition
Assignee: Mitsubishi Pencil Co Ltd
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Filing: 1997-06-10
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Granted: 1999-10-12
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Expires: 2017-06-10
Abstract
Abstract Provided is a stable water base ink composition which has a sufficiently high concentration as ink for an ink jet-recording apparatus and writing instruments and prevents the recorded images and the written characters from being blurred or disappearing with water and sweat and which has such an excellent light fastness that the images and the characters do not deteriorate over a long period of time and does not cause a change in physical properties and precipitates. A water base dispersion liquid containing colored resin fine particles is prepared by emulsion-polymerizing a vinyl monomer in the presence of a hydrophobic dye and then diluted with water or a water soluble organic solvent, whereby the water base ink composition is produced.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroyuki Idogawa
- 👤 Yasuaki Ogiwara
- 👤 Atsushi Iwasa
- 👤 Kiyokazu Sakurai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 17:53
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09D; C09D11/00; C09D11/30; C09D11/32; C08; C08F; C08F2/00; C08F2/12; C08F2/16; C08F2/22; C08F2/24; C08F2/26; C08F2/44; C09D11/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
62 words
A water base ink composition, comprising a water base dispersion liquid, having a surface tension of at least 40 dyn/cm, comprising colored resin fine particles wherein said liquid is prepared by emulsion polymerizing a vinyl monomer in the presence of a hydrophobic dye and a polymerizable surfactant, said polymerizable surfactant having the formula ##STR2## wherein X is SO 3 NH 4 .
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
62 words
A water base ink composition, comprising a water base dispersion liquid, having a surface tension of at least 40 dyn/cm, comprising colored resin fine particles wherein said liquid is prepared by emulsion polymerizing a vinyl monomer in the presence of a hydrophobic dye and a polymerizable surfactant, said polymerizable surfactant having the formula ##STR2## wherein X is SO 3 NH 4 .
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The water base ink composition as described in claim 1, wherein said colored resin fine particles have a particle diameter of 0.5 μm or less.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
96 words
A water base ink composition, comprising a water base dispersion liquid comprising colored resin fine particles wherein said liquid is prepared by emulsion polymerizing a vinyl monomer in the presence of a hydrophobic dye and a polymerizable surfactant, said polymerizable surfactant having the formula ##STR3## wherein X is SO 3 NH 4 , said liquid comprises 3 to 30% by weight resin solid content of the colored resin fine particles; 10 to 80% by weight water soluble organic solvent; and 30 to 90% by weight water based on the amount of the water base ink composition.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
96 words
A water base ink composition, comprising a water base dispersion liquid comprising colored resin fine particles wherein said liquid is prepared by emulsion polymerizing a vinyl monomer in the presence of a hydrophobic dye and a polymerizable surfactant, said polymerizable surfactant having the formula ##STR3## wherein X is SO 3 NH 4 , said liquid comprises 3 to 30% by weight resin solid content of the colored resin fine particles; 10 to 80% by weight water soluble organic solvent; and 30 to 90% by weight water based on the amount of the water base ink composition.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The water base ink composition as described in claim 3, wherein said colored resin fine particles have a particle diameter of 0.5 μm or less.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The water base ink composition for an ink jet-recording apparatus as described in claim 1.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The water base ink composition for an ink jet-recording apparatus as described in claim 2.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The water base ink composition for an ink jet-recording apparatus as described in claim 3.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The water base ink composition for an ink jet-recording apparatus as described in claim 4.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
The water base ink composition for writing instruments as described in claim 1.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The water base ink composition for writing instruments as described in claim 2.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
13 words
The water base ink composition for writing instruments as described in claim 3.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
13 words
The water base ink composition for writing instruments as described in claim 4.
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