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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2004
BO Wu, Wilsonville, OR (US);
Jeffrey H. Banning, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Randall R. Bridgeman, Hubbard, OR (US);
Donald R. Titterington, Newberg, OR (US);
Bo Wu, Wilsonville, OR (US);
Jeffrey H. Banning, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Randall R. Bridgeman, Hubbard, OR (US);
Donald R. Titterington, Newberg, OR (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
Phase change ink compositions comprising a phase change ink carrier and a colorant compound of the formulawherein M is either (1) a metal ion having a positive charge of +y wherein y is an integer which is at least 2, said metal ion being capable of forming a compound with at least twochromogen moieties, or (2) a metal-containing moiety capable of forming a compound with at least twochromogen moieties, z is an integer representing the number ofchromogen moieties associated with the metal and is at least 2, R, R, R, R, R, R, R, a, b, c, d, Y, and z are as defined herein, Q— is a COO— group or a SO— group, A is an organic anion, and CA is either a hydrogen atom or a cation associated with all but one of the Q— groups.