Energy activated electrographic printing process

    公开(公告)号:US06649317B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-11-18

    申请号:US09978388

    申请日:2001-10-18

    Abstract: A reactive toner that is energy-activated is printed by means of an electrographic device such as a laser printer. The reactive toner is printed onto a substrate. Toner components that cross-link and bond the printed toner permanently onto the substrate, or another substrate through a transfer process, are activated by the application of energy to react after printing. Reaction of the energy-activated components may be inhibited with blocking or protecting agents. The image is permanently bonded onto the substrate when the protection provided by the protecting agents is removed by the application of energy to the printed toner. The toner may comprise energy-activated components, colorants, color enhancing polymeric materials, binder resins, internal and external additives such as waxes and charge control agents. The energy-activated components have multiple functional groups that react with active hydrogen, components that contain active hydrogen, or components that are capable of conversion to active hydrogen containing groups.

    Receiver/transfer media for printing and transfer process
    2.
    发明授权
    Receiver/transfer media for printing and transfer process 有权
    用于打印和传送过程的接收/传送介质

    公开(公告)号:US06686314B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-02-03

    申请号:US09264939

    申请日:1999-03-09

    Abstract: A media for receiving a printed image during sublimation or heat activated liquid ink printing, and for transferring the image to a final substrate during subsequent heat transfer and activation. The media improves the quality of the finally transferred image and reduces the energy required to effect the transfer of the sublimation dyes. The media comprises multiple layers, including a feathering control layer containing a non-reactive, non-porous material; a dye screening layer, comprised of a porous material, which holds solid dye particles close to the surface of the media, while allowing other materials in the liquid ink to pass through; an absorbent liquid retaining layer; and a support layer. An optional permeation control layer allows liquids, such as aqueous or non-aqueous solutions, to pass through to subsequent layers during printing, while preventing dye vapor from penetrating beyond the dye screening layer during the final transfer step. The screening and/or absorbent layers may contain chemicals that produce an exotherm upon application of sufficient heat.

    Abstract translation: 用于在升华或热激活液体油墨印刷期间接收打印图像的介质,以及用于在随后的热传递和激活期间将图像转印到最终的基板。 介质改善了最终转印图像的质量,并降低了实现升华染料转移所需的能量。 介质包括多层,包括含有非反应性,无孔材料的羽化控制层; 由多孔材料组成的染料屏蔽层,其保持靠近介质表面的固体染料颗粒,同时允许液体墨水中的其它材料通过; 吸收性液体保持层; 和支撑层。 任选的渗透控制层允许诸如水性或非水溶液的液体在印刷过程中通过到后续层,同时防止染料蒸气在最终转移步骤期间超出染料筛选层。 筛选和/或吸收层可以含有在施加足够的热量时产生放热的化学物质。

    Substrate reactive printing process
    3.
    发明授权
    Substrate reactive printing process 有权
    基板反应印刷工艺

    公开(公告)号:US06402313B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-06-11

    申请号:US09156871

    申请日:1998-09-18

    Abstract: A method of printing using an ink or meltable ink layer which comprises dyes, pigments or other colorants. Bonding and/or crosslinking of the colorants is provided by the reaction between compounds selected from each of two chemical groups. The first group comprises compounds with functional groups capable of reacting with active hydrogen. The second group comprises compounds with functional groups containing active hydrogen, or compounds with functional groups containing active hydrogen after a conversion process. Either the first group or the second group is present in the ink, and an image is printed with the ink onto a substrate. The substrate comprises either the first or second group, as appropriate, to set up a later reaction with the ink. The reaction is delayed until the image is subsequently transferred to another substrate or is permanently fixed on the substrate, by the presence of protecting or blocking agents, which are removed by the application of heat or other energy. Upon reaction, the colorant is bonded to the substrate.

    Abstract translation: 使用包含染料,颜料或其它着色剂的油墨或可熔融油墨层进行印刷的方法。 通过选自两个化学基团中的每一个的化合物之间的反应提供着色剂的结合和/或交联。 第一组包括具有能够与活性氢反应的官能团的化合物。 第二组包括具有含有活性氢的官能团的化合物,或在转化过程之后具有含有活性氢的官能团的化合物。 油墨中存在第一组或第二组,并且将图像用油墨印刷到基板上。 基板适当地包括第一组或第二组,以建立与油墨的稍后反应。 反应延迟直到图像随后转移到另一个基底或永久地固定在基底上,通过存在通过施加热或其它能量除去的保护剂或阻断剂。 反应后,着色剂与基材结合。

    Intermediate transfer recording medium

    公开(公告)号:US07001649B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-02-21

    申请号:US10080147

    申请日:2002-02-19

    Abstract: A color image is digitally printed onto an intermediate transfer medium. The image is subsequently transferred from the intermediate transfer medium to a final substrate, which may be a cellulosic textile, such as cotton. Bonding of the color images is provided by the reaction between compounds selected from each of two chemical groups contained in the intermediate transfer medium. The first groups comprises compounds with functional groups capable of reacting with active hydrogen, such as isocyanate or epoxy groups. The second group comprises compounds with functional groups containing active hydrogen, or compounds with functional groups containing active hydrogen after a conversion process. The functional groups of one or both reactive chemical groups may be protected either by blocking with internal or external blocking agents or by a physical barrier such as encapsulating agents. The blocking agents are removed by the application of energy, such as heat, during the transfer of the image from the intermediate transfer medium to the final substrate. The intermediate transfer medium may be comprised of additional components which may be combined with either or both of the above two chemical groups, or applied as separate layers. Examples of such components are a thermally expandable material, an exothermic chemical, a release agent, and/or absorbent material. Transferred images so produced have a soft hand, particularly when applied to a textile, and excellent fade and abrasion resistance.

    Energy activated electrographic printing process
    7.
    发明授权
    Energy activated electrographic printing process 有权
    能量活化电印技术

    公开(公告)号:US06849370B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-02-01

    申请号:US09977918

    申请日:2001-10-16

    Abstract: A reactive toner that is energy-activated is printed by means of an electrographic device such as a laser printer. The reactive toner is printed onto a substrate. Toner components that cross-link and bond the printed toner permanently onto the substrate, or another substrate through a transfer process, are activated by the application of energy to react after printing. Reaction of the energy-activated components may be inhibited with blocking or protecting agents. The image is permanently bonded onto the substrate when the protection provided by the protecting agents is removed by the application of energy to the printed toner. The toner may comprise energy-activated components, colorants, color enhancing polymeric materials, binder resins, internal and external additives such as waxes and charge control agents. The energy-activated components have multiple functional groups that react with active hydrogen, components that contain active hydrogen, or components that are capable of conversion to active hydrogen containing groups.

    Abstract translation: 通过诸如激光打印机之类的电子照相装置印刷能量激活的活性调色剂。 将反应性调色剂印刷到基底上。 通过施加能量在印刷之后反应来激活通过转印方法将印刷的调色剂永久地交联并结合到基底或另一基底上的调色剂组分。 能量活化组分的反应可以用封闭剂或保护剂来抑制。 当通过向印刷的调色剂施加能量去除由保护剂提供的保护时,将图像永久地粘合到基底上。 调色剂可以包括能量活化组分,着色剂,增色聚合物材料,粘合剂树脂,内部和外部添加剂如蜡和电荷控制剂。 能量活化组分具有与活性氢反应的多个官能团,含有活性氢的组分或能够转化为含活性氢基团的组分。

    Digital thermal printing process using reactive ink
    8.
    发明授权
    Digital thermal printing process using reactive ink 有权
    使用反应性墨水的数字热敏印刷工艺

    公开(公告)号:US06447629B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-09-10

    申请号:US09542570

    申请日:2000-04-04

    Abstract: A method of digitally printing reactive ink contained in a heat meltable ink layer comprising dyes or pigments or other colorants, using a thermal printer. The ink layer comprises compounds with functional groups capable of reacting with active hydrogen, and compounds with functional groups containing active hydrogen, or functional groups capable of conversion to active hydrogen containing groups. The reactive ink contains one or more blocking agents which prevent initiation of the reaction during thermal printing. An image is thermally printed onto a substrate, at a first temperature, so that the ink is not reacted during the process of printing on to the medium. The image is subsequently transferred or permanently fixed on the substrate by the application of heat and pressure, which removes the blocking agent and reacts the ink, bonding the colorant to the substrate.

    Abstract translation: 使用热敏打印机数字印刷包含在包含染料或颜料或其它着色剂的热熔性油墨层中的反应性油墨的方法。 油墨层包括具有能够与活性氢反应的官能团的化合物,以及含有活性氢的官能团的化合物或能够转化为含活性氢基团的官能团。 反应性油墨含有一种或多种在热敏打印期间防止反应开始的封闭剂。 在第一温度下将图像热印刷到基底上,使得在印刷过程中墨水不会反应。 随后通过施加热量和压力将图像转移或永久地固定在基材上,其除去封闭剂并使油墨反应,将着色剂粘合到基材上。

    Media and method for providing UV protection
    9.
    发明授权
    Media and method for providing UV protection 有权
    用于提供紫外线防护的介质和方法

    公开(公告)号:US6152038A

    公开(公告)日:2000-11-28

    申请号:US322214

    申请日:1999-05-28

    CPC classification number: D06P5/003 B41M5/035 D06M2200/25 Y10T428/24802

    Abstract: An intermediate media having a transferable UV stabilizer receives a printed image. A transferable UV absorber and/or free radical scavenger is present. The image, or dye layer, and UV stabilizer are transferred to a final substrate during subsequent heat transfer and activation. Alternatively, the UV stabilizer may be heat transferred from the intermediate transfer media onto a previously transferred image. The UV stabilizer is resistant to laundering at elevated temperatures after transfer and imparts no hand to the final substrate. The intermediate transfer media may comprise multiple layers including a layer containing one or more UV stabilizers. A release layer may be applied beneath the UV stabilizer layer. The release and UV stabilizer layers may sit beneath a dye screening layer. One layer may be a liquid permeable, gas impermeable membrane.

    Abstract translation: 具有可转印UV稳定剂的中间介质接收打印图像。 存在可转移的UV吸收剂和/或自由基清除剂。 在随后的热传递和活化期间,将图像或染料层和UV稳定剂转移到最终的底物。 或者,UV稳定剂可以从中间转印介质热传递到先前转印的图像上。 UV稳定剂在转移后耐高温洗涤,并且不会将手放在最终的底物上。 中间转印介质可以包括多层,包括含有一种或多种UV稳定剂的层。 可以在UV稳定剂层之下施加剥离层。 释放和UV稳定剂层可以位于染料筛选层下面。 一层可以是液体可渗透的不透气膜。

    Reactive ink printing process
    10.
    发明授权
    Reactive ink printing process 有权
    活性油墨印刷工艺

    公开(公告)号:US6105502A

    公开(公告)日:2000-08-22

    申请号:US166057

    申请日:1998-10-02

    CPC classification number: B41M5/025 B41M7/00 D06P5/003 D06P5/007

    Abstract: A color image is printed onto a first substrate, which acts as an intermediate medium, using lithography, intaglio, gravure, relief printing or other printing process which uses plates. The image is subsequently transferred from the intermediate medium to a final substrate, which may be a textile of natural fabric, such as cotton.Bonding and/or crosslinking of the color images are provided by the reaction between compounds selected from each of two chemical groups. The first group comprises compounds with functional groups capable of reacting with active hydrogen, such as isocyanate or epoxy groups. The second group comprises compounds with functional groups containing active hydrogen, or compounds with functional groups containing active hydrogen after a conversion process. The functional groups of one or both reactive chemical groups are protected either by chemical blocking with blocking agents or by physical barrier such as encapsulating agents. The blocking agents are removed by the application of heat during the transfer of the image from the first substrate to the final substrate.

    Abstract translation: 使用平版印刷,凹版印刷,凹版印刷,凸版印刷或使用印版的其它印刷工艺,将彩色图像印刷到作为中间介质的第一基板上。 随后将图像从中间介质转移到最终的基底,其可以是天然织物如棉花的织物。 通过选自两个化学基团中的每一个的化合物之间的反应提供彩色图像的结合和/或交联。 第一组包括具有能够与活性氢例如异氰酸酯或环氧基团反应的官能团的化合物。 第二组包括具有含有活性氢的官能团的化合物,或在转化过程之后具有含有活性氢的官能团的化合物。 一个或两个反应性化学基团的官能团通过用封闭剂的化学阻断或通过物理屏障例如包封剂来保护。 在将图像从第一衬底转移到最终衬底期间通过施加热来去除封闭剂。

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