Abstract:
A liquid electrophotographic ink includes a non-polar carrier fluid, a metallic pigment particle, and resin particles. The metallic pigment particle includes a non-functionalized aluminum pigment, and a latex layer directly contacting a surface of the non-functionalized aluminum pigment to encapsulate the non-functionalized aluminum pigment. The resin particles are i) present as discrete particles in the non-polar carrier fluid or ii) associated with the latex layer.
Abstract:
A liquid electrophotographic ink includes a non-polar carrier fluid, a metallic pigment particle, and resin particles. The metallic pigment particle includes a non-functionalized aluminum pigment, and a latex layer directly contacting a surface of the non-functionalized aluminum pigment to encapsulate the non-functionalized aluminum pigment. The resin particles are i) present as discrete particles in the non-polar carrier fluid or ii) associated with the latex layer.
Abstract:
A liquid electrophotographic ink concentrate includes non-volatile solids present in an amount ranging from about 20% to about 70% of the ink concentrate, the non-volatile solids including encapsulated pigment particles having a particle size ranging from about 500 nm to about 20 μm, and a viscosity modifier. The ink concentrate includes a balance of a liquid composition, the liquid composition including a carrier. The concentrate is dispersible in an ink vehicle to form a print-ready liquid electrophotographic ink having the non-volatile solids present in an amount ranging from about 0.5% to 5% of the print-ready liquid electrophotographic ink.
Abstract:
A system for automatic cleaning in a liquid ink printing system includes an ink tank, a pump which is configured pump a carrier liquid from the ink tank as a pressurized carrier liquid flow. A filter is configured to remove particulates from the pressurized carrier liquid flow to produce a filtered carrier liquid flow. A sprayer is configured to receive the filtered carrier liquid flow and spray the filtered carrier liquid flow into an interior of the ink tank. The pump recirculates the filtered carrier liquid flow through the filter and the sprayer. A method for automatic cleaning in a printing system is also included.
Abstract:
A method is disclosed. The method may comprise forming an image on a surface by controlled electrostatic transfer of a fluid print agent comprising thermoplastic resin disposed in a carrier fluid. The method may also comprise heating the fluid print agent on the surface to remove the carrier fluid and to melt the thermoplastic resin and allowing the melted thermoplastic resin in continuous areas on the surface to fuse together to form an image from fused print agent. The method may further involve providing a printed substrate bearing the image formed from fused print agent. The method may further comprise irradiating the printed substrate with an ultraviolet narrowband source so as to cause heating of the fused print agent to melt the thermoplastic resin. A print system and a print apparatus are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A liquid electrophotographic ink composition is disclosed herein. One example of the liquid electrophotographic ink composition includes a resin, a liquid carrier, a pigment chosen from titanium oxide, and a spacer chosen from barium sulfate, calcium carbonate, clay, magnesium silicate and mixtures thereof, in an amount from 5 to 15 wt. % of the total solids of the composition. A method for making a liquid electrophotographic ink composition is also disclosed herein.
Abstract:
Described herein is a process for heat transfer printing, the process comprising: electrostatically printing a transparent release composition onto a transfer material to form a release layer disposed on the transfer material; electrostatically printing an electrostatic ink composition on the release layer to form an image layer disposed on the release layer; contacting a thermoplastic film with the image layer; contacting the thermoplastic film with a target substrate under conditions such that the thermoplastic film adheres to the target substrate and the release layer is softened; and separating the target substrate and the transfer material such that the thermoplastic film, image layer and release layer are transferred to the target substrate. A heat transferrable printed image is also described herein.
Abstract:
Described herein is an electrophotographic ink composition comprising: a first resin comprising a copolymer of an alkylene monomer and a monomer selected from acrylic acid and methacrylic acid; and a second resin comprising a condensation product of polyvinyl alcohol with an aldehyde. Also described herein is a method of producing the electrophotographic ink composition and a printed substrate produced by printing the electrophotographic ink composition.
Abstract:
A dispersed white ink contains TiO2, wherein the TiO2 includes particles contained in a thermoplastic polymer resin matrix and wherein the particles have a maximum interparticle distance of less than 1.0 μm and exhibit a statistical variance of less than 0.02. A process for manufacturing the dispersed white ink is also provided.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a system for electrostatic printing. The system comprises a UV colorant comprising a rare earth diketonate, a thermoplastic resin and an additive selected from at least one of an acid having a pKa of 1 to 5 and a hydroxide. The system may be used to print a security feature on a print substrate.