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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Inventors:
Ronnie Lee Phillips, Atlanta, GA (US);
Jeffery Richard Seidling, Appleton, WI (US);
Corey Thomas Cunningham, Larsen, WI (US);
Xuedong Song, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/18 (2006.01); B05D 1/02 (2006.01); B05D 1/28 (2006.01); B05D 1/18 (2006.01); B05D 3/00 (2006.01); C09D 11/03 (2014.01); C09D 11/037 (2014.01); C09D 11/50 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/18 (2013.01); B05D 1/02 (2013.01); B05D 1/18 (2013.01); B05D 1/28 (2013.01); B05D 3/007 (2013.01); C09D 11/03 (2013.01); C09D 11/037 (2013.01); C09D 11/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A color-appearing ink composition includes a surfactant blend of at least two non-ionic surfactants having hydrophilic-lipophilic balance values greater than 10, or a non-ionic surfactant having a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance value greater than 10 and a charged surfactant. The composition includes one or more water-insoluble leuco dyes, a developer and a desensitizer. The composition may be applied to a substrate to form a sensor.