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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2003
Alan Lionel Hudd, Nuthamspstead, GB;
Kristian John Sime, Duxford, GB;
James Edward Fox, Cambridge, GB;
Jagvl Ramesh Patel, Royston, GB;
Alan Lionel Hudd, Nuthamspstead, GB;
Kristian John Sime, Duxford, GB;
James Edward Fox, Cambridge, GB;
Jagvl Ramesh Patel, Royston, GB;
Garlito B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
A surfactant selected from an acrylate-modified polydimethylsiloxane or a polyether-modified polydimethylsiloxane is used, together with at least a colorant and a UV-curable organic diluent, in a non-aqueous UV-curable ink composition suitable for ink jet printing. The use of this type of surfactant prevents the ink composition from causing the loss of more than 5% of the nozzles in an ink jet print head and enables the composition to provide a hole to area ratio of no more than 0.05. The present ink compositions have particular application in the printing of packaging for foodstuffs.