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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Rainer Kaufmann, D-27753 Delmenhorst, DE;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 1/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 1/102 ;
Abstract
An ink and a method are disclosed for producing waterproof- and smudge-proof markings and printing on plastic surfaces with an ink formulated to contain a low-volatile solvent with a vapor pressure of less than 20 mbar at 20° C. and a dye dissolved in the solvent which when applied to a plastic material surface absorbs the low-volatile solvent and embeds the dye into the plastic material.