公开(公告)号：US09790388B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-17

申请号：US14887188

申请日：2015-10-19

Applicant: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： Jiangping Wang ,  Matthew Tennis ,  Mark Zavada ,  Huilei Zhang ,  Paul Edwards ,  Loius Justus Fage

IPC: B41J2/14 ,  C09D11/38 ,  C09D4/00 ,  C09D7/12 ,  C09D11/101

CPC classification number: C09D11/38 ,  B41M5/0047 ,  B41M5/0058 ,  B41M5/007 ,  B41M7/009 ,  C09D4/00 ,  C09D7/61 ,  C09D11/101 ,  C09D11/322 ,  C08F220/18 ,  C08F222/10

Abstract: A radiation-curable ink composition for application to glass, ceramic, or metal by an inkjet printer. The ink composition can be applied to a glass, ceramic, or metal substrate to decorate, protect, etc. the substrate. In some embodiments, the ink composition includes a glass frits component, a chromophore component, and a UV-curable component. The glass frits component facilitates the fusing of the ink component with a glass, ceramic, or metal substrate to which the ink composition is applied. The chromophore component is the primary colorant of the ink composition. The UV-curable component facilitates activation of polymerization upon exposure to ultra-violet (UV) radiation, which causes the ink composition to cure and fix/pin to the underlying substrate. After the ink composition is applied to a substrate and cured by exposure to UV radiation, the substrate is heated to a temperature that causes the ink composition to fuse with the substrate.

公开(公告)号：US10668742B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-02

申请号：US15390101

申请日：2016-12-23

Applicant: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： Paul Edwards

IPC: B41J11/00 ,  B41M7/00 ,  B41M5/00

Abstract: Systems and methods of applying a gaseous inhibitor into a printing region to hinder the curing process of ink on the print heads caused by the presence of stray light in the printing environment.

公开(公告)号：US20170106669A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-20

申请号：US15390101

申请日：2016-12-23

Applicant: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： Paul Edwards

IPC: B41J11/00

Abstract: Systems and methods of applying a gaseous inhibitor into a printing region to hinder the curing process of ink on the print heads caused by the presence of stray light in the printing environment.

公开(公告)号：US20190224990A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-25

申请号：US15876075

申请日：2018-01-19

Applicant: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： David Weber ,  Mark Zavada ,  Louis Justus Fage ,  Ursula Good ,  Robert Roggers ,  Alexander Meranto ,  Matthew Tennis ,  Paul Edwards

IPC: B41J11/00 ,  C09D11/54 ,  C09D11/322 ,  C04B41/89 ,  B41J2/04

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a decorative fired substrate such as ceramic, glass, brick, metal or metal enamel. The process includes a step of digitally applying a primer ink composition comprising a metal or metalloid ion component dissolved in a liquid matrix on selective locations of the substrate. The primer ink composition can be applied before or after the application of a color ink. By applying a primer ink composition, the color of the substrate is improved after the substrate is fired, and the manufacture cost is reduced compared with current industrial decorative ceramic tile processes.