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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:
Dec. 29, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 29, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard J Kuo, St. Paul, MN (US);
Smarajit Mitra, West St. Paul, MN (US);
Charles E Boyer, III, Lakeland Township, MN (US);
Daniel B Pendergrass, Jr, Mendota Heights, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
523161 ; 524261 ; 524265 ; 524267 ; 524502 ; 524504 ; 524505 ; 524506 ; 260D / ; 106 3113 ;
Abstract
Water-based pigmented ink formulations are disclosed including a water soluble or water dispersible silicone-containing polymer additive comprising a vinyl silicone polymer. The additive significantly reduces kogation, mudcracking, and banding in some or all of the pigmented ink formulations.