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App. No. 16/104,744

RADIATION-CURABLE INKJET INK COMPOSITION

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16/104,744
Abstract

The present invention relates to a radiation curable ink composition comprising a gellant. The present invention further relates to an ink set comprising such ink composition. The present invention further relates to a method for making such ink composition and a printing method using such ink composition.

Claims (14)

1 . Radiation-curable inkjet ink composition comprising a gellant, wherein the gellant comprises sunflower wax and/or a fatty acid ester of beeswax.

2 . Radiation-curable inkjet ink composition according to claim 1 , wherein the gellant is present in an amount of 0.2 wt %-3.0 wt % based on the total weight of the radiation-curable inkjet ink composition.

3 . Radiation-curable inkjet ink composition according to claim 1 , wherein the ink composition comprises an acrylate having two or more acrylate functional groups.

4 . Radiation-curable inkjet ink composition according to claim 3 , wherein the ink composition further comprises a monofunctional acrylate.

5 . Radiation-curable inkjet ink composition according to claim 1 , wherein the gellant comprises a fatty acid ester of beeswax, the fatty ester of beeswax comprising a stearyl ester of beeswax and/or a behenyl ester of beeswax.

6 . Radiation-curable inkjet ink composition according to claim 5 , wherein the gellant has an ester fraction of at least 80%, based on the total amount of gellant.

7 . Ink set comprising a radiation-curable inkjet ink composition according to claim 1 .

8 . Method for preparing a radiation-curable inkjet ink composition according to claim 1 , the method comprising the steps of:

providing a radiation curable component;

providing gellant, wherein the gellant comprises sunflower wax and/or a fatty acid ester of beeswax;

mixing the radiation curable component and the gellant.

9 . Method for applying an image onto a recording medium, the method comprising the steps of:

a. jetting droplets of a radiation-curable inkjet ink composition according to claim 1 onto the recording medium;

b. curing the radiation-curable inkjet ink composition by irradiating the ink composition using UV radiation.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 24, 2019
From: OCÉ HOLDING B.V.
To: CANON PRODUCTION PRINTING HOLDING B.V.
Reel/Frame 051416/0207 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 22, 2018
From: VAN HOUT, RICHARD F.E.; VAN HAMEREN, RICHARD; GOSENS, MARK M.J.; VAN DE PUT, MARCELLUS W.P.; SCHUTTEN, JOHAN; BECKERS-VAASEN, ELISABETH H.G.; VAN DEN BEUKEN, GERARDUS P.M.
To: OCÉ HOLDING B.V.
Reel/Frame 046667/0989 →