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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:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Brian Smith, Kent, GB;
Assignee:
Sericol Limited, Kent, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 1/110 ; C08F 2/46 ; C08J 3/28 ; C08K 5/07 ; C08K 5/5313 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 1/110 ; C08F 2/46 ; C08J 3/28 ; C08K 5/07 ; C08K 5/5313 ;
Abstract
A water-based, flash-curable ink jet ink that is capable of adhering to plastic substrates, such as flexible polyvinyl chloride, the ink comprising: a) at least one water-dispersible or water-soluble acrylate polymerizable material; b) at least one polymerizable material that is capable of softening the substrate in part or in full and is resistant to hydrolysis; c) at least one colorant such as a pigment, a dye or both a pigment and a dye; and d) at least one UV photoinitiator.