IP Library Granted Patent US 8,227,047
Granted Patent B2
US 8,227,047 · App. 12/739,001 · Granted Jul 24, 2012

Radiation curable inkjet fluids and inks improved for photoyellowing

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Patent No.
US 8,227,047
App. No.
12/739,001
Granted
Jul 24, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A radiation curable inkjet fluid includes a radiation curable composition including at least 25 wt % of a vinylether acrylate and at least 15 wt % of a polymerizable compound including at least three acrylate groups, each wt % being based upon the total weight of the radiation curable composition; and a photoinitiator including a tertiary amine group and 0 to 3 wt % of isopropylthioxanthone based upon the total weight of the radiation curable inkjet fluid. Also, an inkjet printing method using the radiation curable inkjet fluid.

Claims (24)

1. A radiation curable inkjet fluid comprising:

a radiation curable composition including at least 25 wt % of a vinylether acrylate and at least 15 wt % of a polymerizable compound including at least three acrylate groups, each wt % being based upon a total weight of the radiation curable composition; and

a photoinitiator including a tertiary amine group and 0 to 3 wt % of isopropylthioxanthone based upon a total weight of the radiation curable inkjet fluid.

2. The radiation curable inkjet fluid according to claim 1 , wherein the vinylether acrylate is a radiation curable monomer represented by Formula (I):

wherein,

R 1 represents hydrogen, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group;

L represents a linking group including at least one carbon atom;

X represents O, S, or NR 2 wherein R 2 has the same meaning as R 1 ; when X =NR 2 , L

and R 2 may form together a ring system; and

n and m independently represent a value from 1 to 5.

3. The radiation curable inkjet fluid according to claim 2 , wherein R 1 represents hydrogen, X represents O, and n represents a value of 1.

4. The radiation curable inkjet fluid according to claim 3 , wherein the radiation curable monomer represented by Formula (I) is:

5. The radiation curable inkjet fluid according to claim 1 , wherein the polymerizable compound including the at least three acrylate groups is trimethylolpropane triacrylate.

6. The radiation curable inkjet fluid according to claim 1 , wherein the polymerizable compound includes 4, 5, or 6 acrylate groups.

7. The radiation curable inkjet fluid according to claim 1 , wherein the photoinitiator including the tertiary amine group includes at least one morpholino group.

8. The radiation curable inkjet fluid according to claim 1 , wherein the photoinitiator including the tertiary amine group includes at least one α-aminoalkylphenone group.

9. A radiation curable inkjet ink comprising:

the radiation curable inkjet fluid according to claim 1 ; and

a pigment dispersion including a pigment and a polymeric dispersant.

10. The radiation curable inkjet ink according to claim 9 , wherein the pigment includes a β-copper phthalocyanine pigment.

11. The radiation curable inkjet ink according to claim 9 , wherein the pigment includes a white pigment.

12. An inkjet printing method comprising the steps of:

providing the radiation curable inkjet fluid according to claim 1 ; and

applying the radiation curable inkjet fluid to a substrate.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 3, 2018
From: AGFA GRAPHICS NV
To: AGFA NV
Reel/Frame 045742/0598 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2010
From: LOCCUFIER, JOHAN; HOOGMARTENS, IVAN
To: AGFA GRAPHICS NV
Reel/Frame 024264/0778 →