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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Chromatic Technologies, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Inventors:
Timothy J. Owen, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Eric Cathie, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Kristin A. Fletcher, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Assignee:
Chromatic Technologies, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/23 (2006.01); C09K 9/02 (2006.01); C09D 11/50 (2014.01); C09K 9/00 (2006.01); G02F 1/00 (2006.01); C09D 11/00 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 9/02 (2013.01); C09D 11/50 (2013.01); C09K 2211/1088 (2013.01);
Abstract
Metal deco ink formulations are improved by the use of fluorescent dyes, UV-absorbing dyes and/or IR-absorbing dyes. These may be premixed with a phenol-formaldehyde resin without microencapsulation to protect the dye from other ink ingredients that have chemistries which are incompatible with that of the dye, in order to obtain photochromic ink formulation with a good shelf life.