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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2002
Agnes Kam Zimmer, Lexington, KY (US);
John M. Medley, Lexington, KY (US);
Vladimir Kantorovich, Lexinton, KY (US);
Wendell Lake, Lexington, KY (US);
Sandra Helton Mccain, Lexington, KY (US);
Agnes Kam Zimmer, Lexington, KY (US);
John M. Medley, Lexington, KY (US);
Vladimir Kantorovich, Lexinton, KY (US);
Wendell Lake, Lexington, KY (US);
Sandra Helton McCain, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides inkjet inks, dye sets, and inkjet ink sets for use in inkjet printing methods. The inkjet inks and inkjet ink sets of the present invention can provide excellent photo-realistic print quality while achieving a high level of lightfastness. The inkjet ink comprises: a xanthene dye, and a metallized azo dye having the Formula (I). The inkjet ink set comprises: a magenta dye set comprising a xanthene dye, and a metallized azo dye having the Formula (I), at least one yellow ink comprising at least one yellow dye, and at least one cyan ink comprising at least one cyan dye. The present invention also provides a method of printing using the inkjet ink set of the present invention.