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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 27, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Zheng Lu, Panama City, FL (US);
Thomas C Jordan, Century, FL (US);
Assignee:
Arizona Chemical Company, Panama City, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
106413 ; 106 3173 ; 106400 ; 106401 ; 106412 ;
Abstract
The specification discloses a method for treating a pigment presscake containing pigment and water to remove the water therefrom. The method is carried out by contacting the presscake with a flushing agent containing an uncatalyzed or acid catalyzed rosin ester and an ink oil to provide a mixture containing the pigment, the flushing agent and water which is then separated from the mixture by well known separation techniques such as decanting to provide a flushed pigment. The specification also discloses a flushing agent and an ink composition containing the uncatalyzed or acid catalyzed rosin ester.