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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2016
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Barbara Boland Lussier, Rochester, NY (US);
Daniel Talbot Linehan, Rochester, NY (US);
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
Colorless or colored coatings can be ink jetted onto a substrate using an aqueous particle-free inkjet ink composition that has a viscosity of less than 5 centipoises, and that includes a combination of an anionic polyether polyurethane and an anionic acrylic polymer or anionic styrene-acrylic polymer, in a total amount of less than or equal to 20 weight %. The composition can be colorless (free of colorants) or it can contain a suitable colorant to provide a color image. The composition also includes a defoamer that has a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance value of at least 3 and up to and including 5, and which is present in an amount of at least 0.15 weight % and up to and including 1 weight %. Such composition can be used in inkjet printing methods including recirculation apparatus and methods, and can be provided as part of an ink set.