Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080214392 | INKS FOR USE ON LIGHT-ACTIVATED IMAGING MEDIA - A light activated imaging medium comprises a substrate and an imaging composition disposed on the substrate, the composition comprising a matrix and a color-forming agent within the matrix and an alloy of at least two leuco dyes, the leuco dyes having at least first and second melting points, respectively, and the alloy having a melting point between at least two of the melting points. | 09-04-2008 |
20080252690 | Micro Writing And Reading - In one embodiment, a printing device includes: a print engine configured to apply marking material to print media; a laser writer configured to expose the print media to a laser beam of sufficient energy to change the reflectivity of exposed portions of the print media; a media path along which the print engine may apply marking material to print media in a macro printing zone and along which the print media may be exposed to a beam of light emitted by the laser writer in a micro printing zone; and an electronic controller operatively connected to the print engine for selectively applying marking material to the print media and to the laser writer for selectively exposing the print media to a laser beam. | 10-16-2008 |
20080254250 | Image recording media and image layers - Imaging layers, image recording media, and methods of preparation of each, are disclosed. | 10-16-2008 |
20080254395 | Image recording media and image layers - Imaging layers, image recording media, and methods of preparation of each, are disclosed. | 10-16-2008 |
20080268384 | Color forming composites capable of multi-colored imaging and associated systems and methods - Composites, methods, and systems for production of multi-color images which are developable at various wavelengths are disclosed and described. The color forming composite can include a first color forming layer having a first polymer matrix, a first color former, and a first developer where the first color former and the first developer can be in separate phases within the first color forming layer; a second color forming layer having a second polymer matrix, a second color former, and a second developer where the second color former and the second developer can be in separate phases within the second color forming layer; and at least one radiation absorber. The radiation absorber can be present in at least one of the first or second color forming layers. Additionally, the first color forming layer can have a first extinction coefficient that is higher than the second extinction coefficient of the second color forming layer. | 10-30-2008 |
20080269049 | Color forming compositions with a fluoran leuco dye having a latent developer - Compositions and systems for production of color images with a fluoran leuco dye having a latent developer are disclosed and described. A color forming composition or composite can include a polymer matrix, a thermally modifiable fluoran leuco dye having a latent developer attached thereto, and a radiation absorber. The thermally modifiable fluoran leuco dye can be developable upon the color forming composition being contacted with electromagnetic radiation which causes the radiation absorber to become energized, so that the energized radiation absorber causes the latent developer to undergo rearrangement to produce an intermediate dye form having a phenolic substituent. The intermediate dye can then undergo an acid catalyzed ring opening to produce a colored dye form. | 10-30-2008 |
20090081584 | Imaging Layers and Structures Including Imaging Layers - Imaging layers, imaging media, and methods of preparation of each, are disclosed. | 03-26-2009 |
20120098248 | PRINTED ARTICLE WITH METALLIC APPEARANCE - A printed article with metallic appearance that includes a printable media on which a printed feature is formed with an ink composition. Said ink composition contains a dispersion of metal or metal oxide particles having an average particle size in the range of about 3 to about 180 nm. The media is a textured printable media containing a supporting substrate and an ink-absorbing layer with pore diameters that are smaller than the size of the metal or metal oxide particles. Said ink composition forms, onto the textured printable media, a printed feature that exhibits a metallic appearance. | 04-26-2012 |
20120174821 | DISPERSION OF NEAR INFRARED ABSORBING PIGMENTS AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A pigment dispersion containing milled particles of near infrared (NIR) absorbing pigment and an anionic surfactant of asymmetric structure as dispersant for the pigment, and a milling method for making the same are disclosed. | 07-12-2012 |
20120306030 | BALANCING A MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM - A method of balancing a microelectromechanical system comprises determining if a microelectromechanical system is balanced in a plurality of orthogonal dimensions, and if the microelectromechanical system is not balanced, selectively depositing a first volume of jettable material on a portion of the microelectromechanical system to balance the microelectromechanical system in the plurality of orthogonal dimensions. A jettable material for balancing a microelectromechanical system comprises a vehicle, and a dispersion of nano-particles within the vehicle, in which the total mass of jettable material deposited on the microelectromechanical system is equal to the weight percentage of nano-particles dispersed within the vehicle multiplied by the mass of jettable material deposited on the microelectromechanical system. A microelectromechanical system comprises a number of unbalanced structures, and a number of droplets of jettable material disposed on the unbalanced structures, in which the droplets of jettable material balance the unbalanced structures in a plurality of orthogonal dimensions. | 12-06-2012 |
20130065031 | INK COMPOSITION - Ink composition that includes from about 0.1 to about 10 wt % of metal oxide pigment particles, having an average particle size in the range of about 3 to about 300 nm, that are dispersed with polyether alkoxysilane dispersants; and from about 0.01 to about 3 wt % of water-soluble amphiphilic polymers or of water-dispersible polymer waxes, based on the total weight of the ink composition. Said ink composition forms, onto printable media, a printed feature that exhibits a metallic appearance. Also described herein are the resulting printed article and the method to produce it. | 03-14-2013 |
20130084440 | METALLIC LUSTER PRINTED MEDIUM AND METHOD OF PREPARING SAME - A printed medium having a metallic luster includes an ink-receiving layer on a substrate and a layer of metal oxide particles disposed on the ink-receiving layer. A portion of the ink-receiving layer corresponding to at least one feature includes a non-particulate, light-absorbing colorant dispersed in the ink-receiving layer. An amount of the non-particulate, light-absorbing colorant in the ink-receiving layer portion is sufficient to render a predetermined hue to the metallic luster of the at least one feature. The metal oxide particles have an average diameter of about 3 nm to about 300 nm. The ink-receiving layer has pores that are smaller than the average diameter of the metal oxide particles. | 04-04-2013 |
20130160672 | OXIDE PIGMENT DISPERSION FOR INKJET INK - An oxide pigment dispersion comprised of nano-sized particles of inorganic oxide and a reactive dispersant, and an inkjet ink based on this dispersion. | 06-27-2013 |
20130161939 | PRINTED ARTICLES WITH OPTICALLY VARIABLE PROPERTIES - A printed article with optically variable properties that includes a printable media on which a printed feature has been formed with an ink composition. Said ink composition contains metal oxide particles that have an average particle size in the range of about 3 to about 180 nm and that have a refractive index superior or equal to 1.2. The printable media contains a bottom supporting substrate, an ink-absorbing layer and a metallized top layer with pore diameters that are smaller than the size of the metal oxide particles, and the ink composition forms, onto the printable media, a printed feature that exhibits optically variable properties. | 06-27-2013 |
20130162740 | METALIZED PRINTABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A metalized printable recording medium including a porous metallic reflective top layer, a porous ink-absorbing layer and a bottom supporting substrate. Method to form such printable recording medium and method to form printed images on the metalized printable recording medium are also disclosed. | 06-27-2013 |
20130164500 | PRINTED ARTICLE - A printed article with metallic luster and gold-like appearance that encompasses a printable media on which a printed feature has been formed with an ink composition. The ink composition contains iron oxide pigment particles that have an average particle 5 size in the range of about 3 to about 300 nm and the printable media contains a bottom supporting substrate and ink-absorbing layer with pore diameters that are smaller than the average size of the iron oxide pigment particles. In such printed article, the ink composition forms onto the printable media a printed feature that has a thickness that is below about 300 nm. | 06-27-2013 |
20130183500 | PRINTING METHOD - A method for producing printed articles that encompasses providing a first ink composition that contains metal oxide particles with an average particle size in the range of about 3 to about 300 nm; providing a second ink composition that contains non-particulate, light-absorbing colorants dissolved in an ink vehicle; providing a printable media having a bottom supporting substrate and an ink-absorbing layer with pore diameters that are smaller than the size of the metal oxide pigment particles; and applying, on the same print area, the first and the second ink compositions onto said printable media. Also disclosed herein a the printed articles obtained according to the present method. | 07-18-2013 |
20130183501 | PRINTING METHOD - A method for producing printed articles that encompasses providing a first ink composition that contains metal oxide particles with an average particle size in the range of about 3 to about 300 nm; providing a second ink composition that contains colored pigments dispersed in an ink vehicle; providing a printable media having a bottom supporting substrate and an ink-absorbing layer with pore diameters that are smaller than the size of the metal oxide pigment particles and colored pigments; and sequentially applying, on the same print area, the first and the second ink compositions onto said printable media. Also disclosed herein are the printed articles obtained according to the present method. | 07-18-2013 |
20130187670 | CAPACITIVE SENSORS AND METHODS OF FABRICATION - Apparatus and methods related to capacitive sensors are provided. Metal walls are formed in an interdigitated pattern. A dielectric material corresponding to a selected analyte is deposited in contact with the metal walls thus defining a capacitive sensor. Exposure to the analyte causes the electrical capacitance to vary in accordance with intensity. Analyte detection or measurement, data acquisition, or other operations can be performed by way of the capacitive sensors of the present teachings. | 07-25-2013 |
20130187974 | DOPED BLACK INK WITH INCREASED LIGHT SCATTERING EFFICIENCY FOR NOZZLE HEALTH DETECTION - A method of monitoring nozzle condition in an array of inkjet nozzles comprises ejecting at least one black ink drop from an inkjet nozzle, wherein the black ink comprises a black colorant and a colloidal metal or metal-containing dopant. Light from a collimated light source is directed onto an ink drop-in-flight, and light-scatter from the drop is detected. The dopant increases light-scatter by the ink drop of an incident collimated light beam relative to the same ink without the dopant. From the detected light-scatter, an operational condition of the inkjet nozzle is determined. The dopant is visually undetectable in a printed mark made by the black ink, and the ink has a printed black optical density which is substantially the same as that of the same ink without the dopant. | 07-25-2013 |
20130284050 | COLORANT DISPERSION FOR AN INK - A colorant dispersion for an ink includes a liquid medium and metal oxide particles dispersed in the liquid medium. The metal oxide particles include a mixture of i) metal oxide particle cores having an organic ligand interacted with respective surfaces thereof, ii) metal oxide particle cores having the organic ligand chemically bonded to respective surfaces thereof, and iii) products of a reaction between metal ions on respective surfaces of metal oxide particle cores and the organic ligand. The organic ligand is chosen from an organic ligand having a phenol group, an organic ligand having a carboxylate group, an organic ligand having an amine group, or combinations thereof. The metal oxide particles exhibit a color that is different from a natural color of the metal oxide particle core. | 10-31-2013 |
20140113114 | METALLIC PRINTING - The present disclosure is drawn to an ink sets, printed articles, and related methods. The ink set can comprise a pre-treatment ink and a reflective ink. The pre-treatment ink can comprise a first liquid vehicle and inorganic pigment particles having an average particle size ranging from 20 nm to 300 nm and a refractive index of less than 2. The reflective ink can comprise a second liquid vehicle and metal oxide particles having an average particle size from 3 nm to 180 nm, wherein the average particle size of the metal oxide particles is smaller than the average particle size of the inorganic pigment particles. The reflective ink is formulated to have a metallic luster when overprinted on pre-treatment ink. | 04-24-2014 |
20140118449 | WHITE PRE-TREATMENT COMPOSITION - A white pre-treatment composition and printing method using such pre-treatment composition are disclosed. Said white pre-treatment composition encompasses a liquid vehicle, a polyvalent metal salt, a latex resin and, at least, 8 wt % of a titanium dioxide particles dispersion. Also disclosed is an ink-set containing said white pre-treatment composition and, at least, an ink composition comprising a liquid vehicle and a colorant. | 05-01-2014 |
20140123874 | White Ink-Jet Inks - A white ink jet ink includes high index of refraction particles having an index of refraction greater than 1.6 and a diameter of less than 100 nanometers and low index of refraction particles having an index of refraction of less than 1.5 and a diameter of between 100 and 1000 nanometers | 05-08-2014 |
20140170384 | NEUTRAL GRAY REFLECTIVE INK - The present disclosure is drawn to an inks, printed articles, and related methods. In one example, the a neutral gray reflective ink can include an aqueous liquid vehicle, iron oxide reflective particles having an average particle size from 3 nm to 180 nm dispersed in the aqueous liquid vehicle, and a dye system solvated in the aqueous liquid vehicle. The iron oxide particles and the dye system are present at relative concentrations to provide a reflective ink that is neutral gray. | 06-19-2014 |
20140170395 | DURABLE METALLIC PRINTING - The present disclosure is drawn to ink sets, printed articles, and related methods. An ink set can comprise a metallic ink and a latex-based overcoat ink. The metallic ink can include a first liquid vehicle and metal particles having an average particle size from 3 nm to 180 nm. The latex-based overcoat ink can include a second liquid vehicle and latex particles having an average particle size from 10 nm to 500 nm and a glass transition temperature from −20° C. to 200° C. | 06-19-2014 |
20140352573 | INKJET INK - An inkjet ink includes a pigment incorporated in an aqueous ink vehicle. The pigment includes metal oxide and/or mixed metal oxide particles and a plurality of reacted dispersant molecules attached to the outer surfaces of the particles to form a coating on the outer surfaces. The reacted dispersant molecules are attached to the metal oxide and/or mixed metal oxide particle outer surfaces through a silanol linking group of the reacted dispersant molecules. The coating is present in an amount ranging from about 10 wt % to about 50 wt % with respect to the wt % of the metal oxide and/or mixed metal oxide particles. | 12-04-2014 |
20150072089 | RECORDING MATERIAL - A printable recording material containing an opaque supporting substrate; a resin barrier layer; an ink vehicle-receiving layer having a first structure with inorganic particles and, at least, a binder and a second structure with nano-porous particles and, at least, a binder; and an ink colorant-receiving layer. Also disclosed are the method for making such material and the method for producing printed images using said printable recording material. | 03-12-2015 |