Overcoat and image forming method

US2018094380A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2018094380-A1
Application numberUS-201715717499-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateSep 27, 2017
Priority dateSep 30, 2016
Publication dateApr 5, 2018
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An overcoat to be applied to an ink printed on fabric or fabric to be printed with an ink, includes: a carbodiimide group-containing compound.

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What is claimed is: 1 . An overcoat to be applied to an ink printed on fabric or fabric to be printed with an ink, comprising: a carbodiimide group-containing compound. 2 . The overcoat according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the carbodiimide group-containing compound in a total amount of the overcoat is 0.1 wt % to 5 wt %. 3 . The overcoat according to claim 1 , wherein the content of the carbodiimide group-containing compound in the total amount of the overcoat is 0.25 wt % or more. 4 . The overcoat according to claim 1 , wherein the carbodiimide group-containing compound is soluble in water. 5 . The overcoat according to claim 4 , wherein a content of the water-soluble carbodiimide group-containing compound in the total amount of the overcoat is 0.75 wt % or less. 6 . The overcoat according to claim 5 , wherein the content of the water-soluble carbodiimide group-containing compound in the total amount of the overcoat is more than 0.25 wt %. 7 . The overcoat according to claim 1 , further comprising: at least one of an acrylic resin and a styrene-acrylic resin. 8 . The overcoat according to claim 7 , further comprising: a polyether-modified siloxane surfactant. 9 . The overcoat according to claim 8 , wherein a content of the polyether-modified siloxane surfactant in the total amount of the overcoat is 0.1 wt % to 1 wt %. 10 . The overcoat according to claim 1 , further comprising: a resin other than the carbodiimide group-containing compound, wherein the content of the carbodiimide group-containing compound (C) and the content of the resin (R) in the total amount of the overcoat satisfy C/R≦0.375. 11 . The overcoat according to claim 1 , further comprising: glycerin, wherein a content of the glycerin in the total amount of the overcoat is 30 wt % to 50 wt %. 12 . The overcoat according to claim 1 , further comprising: water. 13 . The overcoat according to claim 1 , not comprising: a coloring agent. 14 . The overcoat according to claim 1 , wherein a b* value of an overcoat-applied area on the ink printed on the fabric or the fabric to be printed with the ink is 4.22 or less. 15 . A method for forming an image on fabric, comprising the following steps: printing an image on fabric with an ink; applying an overcoat to the ink printed on the fabric or the fabric to be printed with the ink; and thermally fixing the ink on the fabric by using a heating unit configured to heat a printed area of the fabric, wherein the overcoat comprises a carbodiimide group-containing compound.

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  • of unsaturated carboxylic acids; Salts or esters thereof · CPC title

  • macromolecular · CPC title

  • D06M13/322Primary

    with compounds containing nitrogen · CPC title

  • Printing on textile · CPC title

  • Carbodiimides (=N=C=N=) · CPC title

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What does patent US2018094380A1 cover?
An overcoat to be applied to an ink printed on fabric or fabric to be printed with an ink, includes: a carbodiimide group-containing compound.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Brother Ind Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification D06M13/322. Mapped technology areas include Textiles & Paper.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Apr 05 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).