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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2008
Steven G. Link, Rochester, NY (US);
Joan C. Potenza, Rush, NY (US);
Paul A. Loncle, Rochester, NY (US);
Donald R. Diehl, Rochester, NY (US);
Shari L. Eiff, Rush, NY (US);
Steven G. Link, Rochester, NY (US);
Joan C. Potenza, Rush, NY (US);
Paul A. Loncle, Rochester, NY (US);
Donald R. Diehl, Rochester, NY (US);
Shari L. Eiff, Rush, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an aqueous ink comprising at least water, and a colorant of Formula 1 wherein A is any substituted or unsubstituted aromatic or heteroaromatic moiety; R is hydrogen or any non-metallic group; R1 is hydrogen, or any substituted or unsubstituted aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl or alkyl group; R2 and R3 are hydrogen or any non-metallic group, and R2 and R3 can be joined to form a ring that may be aromatic, aliphatic or heterocyclic and may be further substituted; or a colorant of Formula 2: wherein R4 is hydrogen or any non-metallic group; n is an integer of 0-4; and, if n is 2-4, the R4 groups may be the same or different from each other, and a printing method for creating an image on an ink compatible substrate using colorants of Formula 1 or Formula 2.