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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2005
BO Wu, Wilsonville, OR (US);
Trevor J. Snyder, Newberg, OR (US);
Jule W. Thomas, Jr., West Linn, OR (US);
Patricia A. Wang, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Bo Wu, Wilsonville, OR (US);
Trevor J. Snyder, Newberg, OR (US);
Jule W. Thomas, Jr., West Linn, OR (US);
Patricia A. Wang, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a phase change ink comprising (a) a colorant and (b) a phase change ink carrier, said carrier comprising (i) a branched triamide and (ii) a polyethylene wax having an average peak molecular weight of from about 350 to about 730 and a polydispersity of from about 1.0001 to about 1.500. Also disclosed is a process which comprises (1) incorporating into an ink jet printing apparatus a phase change ink comprising (a) a colorant and (b) a phase change ink carrier, said carrier comprising (i) a branched triamide and (ii) a polyethylene wax having an average peak molecular weight of from about 350 to about 730 and a polydispersity of from about 1.0001 to about 1.500; (2) melting the ink; and (3) causing droplets of the melted ink to be ejected in an imagewise pattern onto a substrate.