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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 01, 1997
Andree F Santini, Easton, PA (US);
Richard E Miller, Palm Coast, FL (US);
David Rowan, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Chris Leidy, Easton, PA (US);
Paul Fox, Newton, MA (US);
Binney & Smith Inc., Easton, PA (US);
Abstract
A washable dry erase coloring composition comprising an acid dye or polymeric dye colorant, a dye vehicle, a release agent, and a dyeblocker additive. The dyeblocker additive is either a sulfonated naphthalene condensation product or a sulfonated phenol-formaldehyde condensation product. The dry erase coloring composition is suitable for use in marking on a whiteboard and enhances fugitivity from skin and fabrics. The dry erase coloring composition may optionally contain a film forming resin. More specifically, the invention is, in one preferred embodiment, a washable erasable whiteboard marker ink comprising an acid dye or polymeric dye, water, a film forming resin, a release agent and a sulfonated phenol-formaldehyde condensation product. In addition, the invention also includes a method of transferring an image from a whiteboard or non-porous surface to paper. This method comprises the steps of: (a) drawing an image on a whiteboard or non-porous surface with a washable coloring composition containing a dyeblocker; (b) applying a moistened paper to the image; (c) rubbing the moistened paper to transfer the image from the whiteboard to the paper; and (d) removing the paper.