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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2012
Mihaela Maria Birau, Mississauga, CA;
C. Geoffrey Allen, Waterdown, CA;
Salma Falah Toosi, Mississauga, CA;
Biby Esther Abraham, Mississauga, CA;
Peter G. Odell, Mississauga, CA;
Mihaela Maria Birau, Mississauga, CA;
C. Geoffrey Allen, Waterdown, CA;
Salma Falah Toosi, Mississauga, CA;
Biby Esther Abraham, Mississauga, CA;
Peter G. Odell, Mississauga, CA;
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A phase change ink composition includes a carrier; an optional colorant; and a lignosulfonate compound of the formula wherein R is hydrogen or and wherein the cationic counterionis a nitrogen-alkyl cationic counterion, a nitrogen-aryl cationic counterion, a nitrogen-alkylaryl cationic counterion, or a nitrogen arylalkyl cationic counterion; and wherein the cationic counterion contains at least eight carbon atoms.