Xerox Corporation

Harold R Frame

Donald R Titterington

Stephan V Drappel

C Geoffrey Allen

Jeffrey H Banning

James Daniel Mayo

James McConnell Duff

Trevor James Snyder

Bo Wu

Jule W Thomas, Jr

Roger E Gaynor

Michael B Meinhardt

Wolfgang G Wedler

Disclosed is a phase change ink comprising (a) a colorant and (b) a phase change ink carrier, said carrier comprising (i) a branched triamide and (ii) a polyethylene wax having an average peak molecular weight of from about 350 to about 730, a polydispersity of from about 1.03 to about 3.0, and an asymmetrical molecular weight distribution skewed toward the high molecular weight end. Also disclosed is a process which comprises (1) incorporating into an ink jet printing apparatus a phase change ink comprising (a) a colorant and (b) a phase change ink carrier, said carrier comprising (i) a branched triamide and (ii) a polyethylene wax having an average peak molecular weight of from about 350 to about 730, a polydispersity of from about 1.03 to about 3.0, and an asymmetrical molecular weight distribution skewed toward the high molecular weight end; (2) melting the ink; and (3) causing droplets of the melted ink to be ejected in an imagewise pattern onto a substrate.

Phase change inks

Ink compositions containing phthalocyanines

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Gaston, OR, United States of America

Harold R Frame