North Carolina State University

Inovink Limited

The Virkler Company

Peter Jeffrey Broadbent

David Malcolm Lewis

Taher Iqbal Yousaf

Wei Dong He

Gilles Yves Marie Fernand Genain

Dong Wei He

Howard E Virkler

Gilles Yves Marie Fernand Ganain

D M Lewis

An image article comprises a substrate having a security image coated on at least a portion thereof, which security image effects less than 50% reflectance of radiation of a wavelength between 800 and 900 nm, wherein the security image comprises a defined infrared-absorbing compound, for example Pigment Green 8, wherein said infrared-absorbing compound does not create a strongly colored security image.

Printing

Composition including an oleophilic base ink composition having dispersed therein particles of an infrared-absorbing material wherein the infrared-absorbing material is selected from reduced indium tin oxide, titanium nitride, zirconium nitride, molybdenum metal, copper chromate, lanthanum hexaboride, neodymium oxide, neodymium chloride, dysprosium oxide and praseodymium oxide.

Security inks containing infrared absorbing metal compounds

New, highly multifunctional reactive dye compounds are provided. The number of leaving groups in the non-chromophoric part of the molecule added to the number of chromophore moieties is at least equal to 5, preferably in the range of from 5 to 12, more preferably from 5 to 6. The new reactive dye compounds preferably have at least two asymmetric bridges.

Reactive dye compounds

Quaternary ammonium compounds having at least two fiber reactive sites and at least two dye reactive sites, and processes for making and using the same are disclosed. The compounds of the invention can advantageously be used in a cellulosic fabric pretreatment process to allow anionic dyeing without requiring salt to exhaust or drive the dye into the cellulosic fiber.

Salt free dyeing of cellulosic fibers with anionic dyes

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Knaresborough, United Kingdom

Peter Jeffrey Broadbent