IP Library Granted Patent US 7,682,435
Granted Patent B2
US 7,682,435 · App. 11/885,950 · Granted Mar 23, 2010

Oil-based pigmented ink composition

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Patent No.
US 7,682,435
App. No.
11/885,950
Granted
Mar 23, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to an oil-based pigmented ink composition containing at least a pigment, a polymer compound and an organic solvent, which contains, as the organic solvent, methoxybutyl acetate in an amount of 20 to 90% by weight based on the entire ink composition; and particularly to the above oil-based pigmented ink composition, which contains, as the other organic solvent, a nitrogen-containing and/or oxygen-containing heterocyclic compound in an amount of 1 to 50% by weight based on the entire ink composition and/or a (poly)alkylene glycol derivative in an amount of 1 to 50% by weight based on the entire ink composition; and to the above oil-based pigmented ink composition, which has a flash point of 61° C. or higher, a viscosity of 2.0 to 6.5 cp at 25° C., and a surface tension of 20 to 40 mN/m at 25° C.

Claims (13)

1. An oil-based pigmented ink composition for ink-jet recording system comprising at least a pigment, a polymer compound and an organic solvent, which contains, as the organic solvent, methoxybutyl acetate in an amount of 20 to 90% by weight as well as a nitrogen-containing and/or oxygen-containing heterocyclic compound in an amount of 1 to 50% by weight, based on the entire ink composition.

2. The oil-based pigmented ink composition according to claim 1 , which further contains, as the organic solvent, a (poly)alkylene glycol derivative in an amount of 1 to 50% by weight based on the entire ink composition.

3. The oil-based pigmented ink composition according to claim 2 , wherein the (poly)alkylene glycol derivative is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of monoalkyl ether monoalkyl ester compounds, dialkyl ether compounds and dialkyl ester compounds of (poly)alkylene glycols.

4. The oil-based pigmented ink composition according to claim 1 , which has a flash point of 61° C. or higher, a viscosity of 2.0 to 6.5 cp at 25° C., and a surface tension of 20 to 40 mN/m at 25° C.

5. The oil-based pigmented ink composition according to claim 4 , which further contains, as the organic solvent, a (poly)alkylene glycol derivative in an amount of 1 to 50% by weight based on the entire ink composition.

6. The oil-based pigmented ink composition according to claim 5 , wherein the (poly)alkylene glycol derivative is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of monoalkyl ether monoalkyl ester compounds, dialkyl ether compounds and dialkyl ester compounds of (poly)alkylene glycols.

7. The oil-based pigmented ink composition according to claim 4 , which has a viscosity of 3.0 to 6.0 cp at 25° C.

8. The oil-based pigmented ink composition according to claim 4 , which has a viscosity of 3.5 to 5.5 cp at 25° C.

9. The oil-based pigmented ink composition according to claim 5 , which has a viscosity of 3.0 to 6.0 cp at 25° C.

10. The oil-based pigmented ink composition according to claim 5 , which has a viscosity of 3.5 to 5.5 cp at 25° C.

11. The oil-based pigmented ink composition according to claim 6 , which has a viscosity of 3.0 to 6.0 cp at 25° C.

12. The oil-based pigmented ink composition according to claim 6 , which has a viscosity of 3.5 to 5.5 cp at 25° C.

13. The oil-based pigmented ink composition for ink-jet recording system according to claim 1 , wherein the nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound has a lactam structure and the oxygen-containing heterocyclic compound has a lactone structure.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME AND ADDRESS Recorded Feb 5, 2018
From: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
To: MAXELL HOLDINGS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045243/0893 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 7, 2007
From: MIZUTANI, TAKUO; FURUTANI, TAKAHIRO
To: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 019852/0552 →