Ink composition

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10696856-B2
Application number	US-201415109721-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 22, 2014
Priority date	Jan 22, 2014
Publication date	Jun 30, 2020
Grant date	Jun 30, 2020

Abstract

An ink composition is described herein. In one example, an ink includes at least one pigment, at least one dispersant, and at least one durable polymer in a water-based dispersion medium including at least one hydrophilic solvent. The dispersant is present at from about 0.05 wt % to about 15 wt % of the ink composition. Further, the ink composition includes at least one dispersion additive.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A colored ink composition comprising:
a dispersion medium, wherein the dispersion medium is water- based and contains at least one hydrophilic solvent;
at least one colored pigment dispersed in the dispersion medium and imparting a color to the ink composition;
at least one dispersant, wherein the at least one dispersant is present at from about 0.05 wt% to about 15 wt% of the ink composition;
at least one durable polymer;
a phosphate ester-based surfactant; and
at least one dispersion additive, wherein the at least one dispersion additive is a quinacridone derivative according to Formula I

wherein R 2 and R 2 are hydrogen; R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, halogen, carboxylic acid or salts thereof, and a group -A-B; A is selected from the group consisting of alkyl and aryl; B is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, and -NHCOR 5 ; R 5 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl and aryl; wherein alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, and R5 are independently further substituted or unsubstituted with alkyl, aryl, halogen, cyano, sulphonic acid or salts thereof, or carboxylic acid or salts thereof, and wherein the color of the colored ink composition is yellow, magenta, cyan, red, blue, green, violet, or orange.

2. The colored ink composition of claim 1 further comprising a wax dispersed in the dispersion medium.

3. The colored ink composition of claim 1 , wherein the hydrophilic solvent content in the ink composition is from about 0.1 wt % to 30 wt %.

4. The ink of claim 1 , wherein the durable polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyurethane, latex, polyurethane hybrid polymers, and combinations thereof.

5. The ink of claim 1 , wherein the pigment is selected from the group consisting of quinacridone pigment, and quinacridonequinone pigment.

6. The ink of claim 1 , wherein the pigment is selected from the group consisting of Pigment Orange 48, Pigment Orange 49, Pigment Red 122, Pigment Red 192, Pigment Red 202, Pigment Red 206, Pigment Red 207, Pigment Red 209, Pigment Red 282, Pigment Violet 19, Pigment Violet 42, and a mixed crystal thereof.

7. The ink of claim 2 , wherein the wax is selected from the group consisting of natural wax, synthetic wax, and combinations thereof.

8. The ink of claim 1 , wherein the dispersion additive is a quinacridone derivative according to Formula IA,

wherein R 1 and R 2 are independently hydrogen; R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1-22 alkyl, halogen, carboxylic acid or salts thereof, and the group -A-B; A is selected from the group consisting of C 1-22 alkyl and C 6-10 aryl; B is selected from the group consisting of C 1-22 alkyl, C 6-10 aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, and -NHCOR 5 ; wherein C 1-22 alkyl, C 6-10 aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl and R 5 are independently further substituted or unsubstituted with C 1-22 alkyl, C 6-10 aryl, halogen, cyano, sulphonic acid or salts thereof, carboxylic acid or salts thereof; R 5 is selected from the group consisting of C 1-22 alkyl and C 6-10 aryl.

9. The ink of claim 8 , wherein R 1 and R 2 in the quinacridone compound according to Formula IA are independently hydrogen; R 3 and R 4 are independently the group -A-B; A is selected from the group consisting of C 1-22 alkyl and C 6-10 aryl; B is selected from the group consisting of C 1-22 alkyl, C 6-10 aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, and -NHCOR 5 ; wherein C 1-22 alkyl, C 6-10 aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl and R 5 are independently further substituted or unsubstituted with C 1-22 alkyl, C 6-10 aryl, halogen, cyano, sulphonic acid or salts thereof, carboxylic acid or salts thereof; R 5 is selected from the group consisting of C 1-22 alkyl and C 6-10 aryl.

10. The ink of claim 8 , wherein the dispersion additive has a structure represented by any of the following general Formulas IA1 and IA2

11. The ink of claim 1 , wherein the pigment content with respect to the ink composition is from about 0.3 wt % to 20 wt %.

12. The ink of claim 1 , wherein the ink composition has from 90% to 140% of initial viscosity after 2 week accelerated shelf life study at 60° C. or T-cycle treatment.

13. The ink of claim 1 , wherein the ink composition has from 80% to 120% of initial particle size after 2 week accelerated shelf life study at 60° C. or T-cycle treatment.

14. The colored ink composition of claim 1 , wherein the dispersion additive is present in an amount from 0.5 wt% to 15 wt% of the ink composition.

15. The colored ink composition of claim 1 , wherein the water content in the ink composition is from about 50 wt % to 80 wt %, and the hydrophilic solvent content in the ink composition is from about 0.1 wt % to 30 wt %.

16. The colored ink composition of claim 1 , wherein the hydrophilic solvent comprises 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol.

17. An ink composition comprising:
a dispersion medium, wherein the dispersion medium is water-based and contains at least one hydrophilic solvent;
at least one pigment dispersed in the dispersion medium;
at least one dispersant, wherein the at least one dispersant is present at from about 0.05 wt% to about 15 wt% of the ink composition;
at least one durable polymer; and
at least one dispersion additive, wherein the at least one dispersion additive is a quinacridone derivative according to Formula IA2:

18. The ink composition of claim 17 , wherein the color of the ink composition is yellow, magenta, cyan, red, blue, green, violet, or orange.

19. The ink composition of claim 17 , further comprising a wax dispersed in the dispersion medium.

20. The ink composition of claim 19 , wherein the wax is selected from the group consisting of natural wax, synthetic wax, and combinations thereof.

21. The ink composition of claim 17 , wherein the water content in the ink composition is from about 50 wt % to 80 wt %, and the hydrophilic solvent content in the ink composition is from about 0.1 wt % to 30 wt %.

22. The ink composition of claim 17 , wherein the hydrophilic solvent comprises 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol.

23. The ink composition of claim 17 , wherein the hydrophilic solvent content in the ink composition is from about 0.1 wt % to 30 wt %.

24. The ink composition of claim 17 , wherein the durable polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyurethane, latex, polyurethane hybrid polymers, and combinations thereof.

25. The colored ink composition of claim 17 , wherein the pigment is selected from the group consisting of quinacridone pigment, and quinacridonequinone pigment.

26. The ink composition of claim 17 , wherein the pigment is selected from the group consisting of Pigment Orange 48, Pigment Orange 49, Pigment Red 122, Pigment Red 192, Pigment Red 202, Pigment Red 206, Pigment Red 207, Pigment Red 209, Pigment Red

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Development Co

Inventors

• Doumaux Howard
• Yen Max
• Butler Thomas W

Classifications

• C09D11/322

  Pigment inks · CPC title

• C09D11/102

  containing macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions other than those only involving unsaturated carbon-to-carbon bonds · CPC title

• C09D11/037

  characterised by the pigment · CPC title

• C09D11/105

  Alkyd resins · CPC title

• C09D11/033

  characterised by the solvent · CPC title