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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Fengying Shi, Westford, MA (US);
Paul Doll, Acton, MA (US);
Walter Wnek, Litchfield, NH (US);
Michael Andreottola, Stoneham, MA (US);
Assignee:
American Ink Jet Corporation, Billerica, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/01 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/01 ;
Abstract
An ink with improved lightfastness suitable for thermal ink jet printing contains at least an aqueous vehicle, a dye and a light stabilizer to protect the dye in the ink during exposure to light. Different additives as light stabilizer for individual inks were described herein. A UV Glossy substrate was found to reinforce the lightfastness of print.