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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2012
Jeffery H. Banning, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Kelley A. Moore, Salem, OR (US);
Randall R. Bridgeman, Tualatin, OR (US);
Scott M. Broce, Newberg, OR (US);
Stephan V. Drappel, Toronto, CA;
Michael B. Meinhardt, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Jule W. Thomas, Jr., West Linn, OR (US);
Jeffery H. Banning, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Kelley A. Moore, Salem, OR (US);
Randall R. Bridgeman, Tualatin, OR (US);
Scott M. Broce, Newberg, OR (US);
Stephan V. Drappel, Toronto, CA;
Michael B. Meinhardt, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Jule W. Thomas, Jr., West Linn, OR (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are colorants comprising a colored laked complex of (a) a chromogen molecule having at least one (i) carboxylic acid group, (ii) carboxylate group, (iii) sulfonic acid group, (iv) sulfonate group, or (v) combination thereof, and (b) a polymer, said chromogen molecule and said polymer each being complexed to (c) a metal. Also disclosed are phase change inks containing the colorants.