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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:
May. 24, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2003
Applicant:
Richard C. Woudenberg, Keene, NH (US);
Inventor:
Richard C. Woudenberg, Keene, NH (US);
Assignee:
Markem Corporation, Keene, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J007/04 ; B41J002/01 ; C08F002/50 ; C09J011/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Radiation-curable ink compositions and methods of printing including the compositions are disclosed. In some embodiments, a radiation-curable hot melt ink composition includes a colorant, a polymerizable monomer, and a photoinitiating system. The photoinitiating system can include 0.5-1.5% by weight of an aromatic ketone photoinitiator, 2-10% by weight of an amine synergist, 3-8% by weight of an alpha-cleavage type photoinitiator, and 0.5-1.5% by weight of a photosensitizer.