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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1996
Raymond W Wong, Ontario, CA;
Carol A Jennings, Etobicoke, CA;
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
Processes are disclosed for fabricating an ink composition which uses a high pressure shearing force to produce a desired reduction and dispersion of pigment particles in a concentrated dispersion. In one disclosed process, an aqueous ink mixture including water, a solvent and a black pigment colorant dispersion is processed by a microfluidizer and filtered to obtain a desired particle size making the ink suitable for ink jet printing applications. In another process, the pigment dispersion is first microfluidized and the water and solvent added to form a mixture which is then filtered. These processes simplify the ink fabrication by eliminating a sonification and centrifugation step required by prior art processes.