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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:
Nov. 30, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
James W. Blease, Avon, NY (US);
L. Ronald Whitlock, Pittsford, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 ; B41J 2/19 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/175 ; B41J 2/19 ;
Abstract
An ink composition and an ink cartridge having the ink composition are provided. The ink composition includes a colorant and an aqueous carrier. The ink composition has a dissolved gas content of less than 3 ppm as measured on the basis of the amount of dissolved oxygen gas at 20° C. at 20° C., a static surface tension at 25° C. of greater than 34 dynes/cm, and an advancing contact angle relative to an ink receiving receiver of less than about 55° at room temperature. The ink container can be a collapsible bag.