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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2016
Videojet Technologies Inc., Wood Dale, IL (US);
Zheng Xue, Burr Ridge, IL (US);
Derek Filko, Bloomingdale, IL (US);
Kyle Harvey, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Michael Kozee, Wheaton, IL (US);
Stormi Tindall, Romeoville, IL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A thermal ink jet ink composition includes one or more volatile organic solvents, wherein the one or more volatile organic solvents comprise a solvent selected from C-Calcohols, C-Cketones, C-Cesters, C-Cethers, and mixtures thereof. The one or more volatile organic solvents are present in an amount at least 60% by weight of the ink composition. The ink composition includes one or more binder resins present in an amount from 1% to 10% by weight of the ink composition, and one or more dyes. If water is present, it is present in amount less than 5% by weight of the ink composition. The ink composition includes less than 2% by weight of any humectant and/or wetting agent with a relative evaporation rate less than 0.3. The ink composition is suitable for use in a thermal ink jet printer.