Abstract:
An ink-jet ink (160) includes a jettable vehicle, a plurality of pigment solids dispersed in the jettable vehicle, and a plurality of structurally related polymers dispersed in the jettable vehicle. Additionally, a system (100) for printing images on a porous photo medium (10) includes a jettable ink (160) and a printhead loaded with the jettable ink (160).
Abstract:
A composite color includes a first colored ink and a second colored ink. The first colored ink exhibits a color that is different from that exhibited by the second colored ink. The first colored ink includes pigment particles formulated at a basic pH so that a surface of each of the pigment particles carries a net negative charge; and the second colored ink includes pigment particles formulated at an acidic pH so that a surface of each of the pigment particles carries a net positive charge. The composite color exhibits enhanced color richness when printed on a substrate.
Abstract:
Compositions and methods for forming color images on a substrate capable of development at desired wavelengths or energy levels are disclosed and described. The color forming composition can include a carrier system and a latent pigment with a pendent group, wherein the latent pigment is colorless or pale in color while the pendent group is attached, and wherein the latent pigment is convertible to a colored pigment upon removal of the pendent group. Alternatively, the latent pigment can have multiple states of conjugation where the latent pigment is colorless or pale in a first conjugation state, and colored in a second conjugation state. The color forming compositions are useful in forming images on a wide variety of substrates, such as optical disks.