Device and method for measuring ink levels in a container
    2.
    发明授权
    Device and method for measuring ink levels in a container 有权
    用于测量容器中墨水量的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07959245B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-14

    申请号:US11796322

    申请日:2007-04-27

    IPC分类号: B41J2/195

    摘要: An ink level sensing device and associated method. The ink level sensing device includes a near infrared illumination source that emits near infrared light, and a container configured to accommodate a supply of ink containing light absorption material. The device further includes a protruding chamber adjacent to the container. The protruding chamber is configured to accommodate a portion of the supply of ink accommodated by the container. The device also includes a sensor that is configured to receive a signal based on an amount of the light that passes through the protruding chamber. The method includes emitting a light from a near infrared illumination source and directing the light toward a protruding chamber of the ink supply. The method further includes sensing an amount of the light that passes through the protruding chamber in the ink supply.

    摘要翻译: 一种油墨液位感测装置及其相关方法。 墨水量检测装置包括发射近红外光的近红外照明源,以及容纳包含光吸收材料的墨水供应的容器。 该装置还包括与容器相邻的突出室。 突出室被配置为容纳由容器容纳的墨水供应的一部分。 该装置还包括被配置为基于穿过突出室的光量接收信号的传感器。 该方法包括发射来自近红外照明源的光,并将光引向墨源的突出室。 该方法还包括感测通过墨水供应源中的突出室的光量。

    Device and method for measuring ink levels in a container
    3.
    发明申请
    Device and method for measuring ink levels in a container 有权
    用于测量容器中墨水量的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080266565A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-10-30

    申请号:US11796322

    申请日:2007-04-27

    IPC分类号: G01F23/292

    摘要: An ink level sensing device and associated method. The ink level sensing device includes a near infrared illumination source that emits near infrared light, and a container configured to accommodate a supply of ink containing light absorption material. The device further includes a protruding chamber adjacent to the container. The protruding chamber is configured to accommodate a portion of the supply of ink accommodated by the container. The device also includes a sensor that is configured to receive a signal based on an amount of the light that passes through the protruding chamber. The method includes emitting a light from a near infrared illumination source and directing the light toward a protruding chamber of the ink supply. The method further includes sensing an amount of the light that passes through the protruding chamber in the ink supply.

    摘要翻译: 一种油墨液位感测装置及其相关方法。 墨水量检测装置包括发射近红外光的近红外照明源,以及容纳包含光吸收材料的墨水供应的容器。 该装置还包括与容器相邻的突出室。 突出室被配置为容纳由容器容纳的墨水供应的一部分。 该装置还包括被配置为基于穿过突出室的光量接收信号的传感器。 该方法包括发射来自近红外照明源的光,并将光引向墨源的突出室。 该方法还包括感测通过墨水供应源中的突出室的光量。

    High chroma color dye-set for use in ink-jet inks employing
polysaccharide-containing vehicles
    4.
    发明授权
    High chroma color dye-set for use in ink-jet inks employing polysaccharide-containing vehicles 失效
    用于使用含多糖载体的喷墨油墨的高色度染色剂

    公开(公告)号:US5108504A

    公开(公告)日:1992-04-28

    申请号:US737941

    申请日:1991-07-29

    CPC分类号: C09D11/32 C09D11/40

    摘要: A set of dyes is provided for use in vehicles employing high molecular weight saccharides. The dye-set comprises about 1 to 4% xanthene magenta, about 0.9 to 2% of a mixture of Acid Yellow 23 and Direct Yellow 86, and about 0.75 to 2.5 of Acid Blue 9 or a mixture of Acid Blue 9 and a copper phthalocyanine dye containing not more than about 25% copper phthalocyanine. The particular dye-set evidences the following properties: good crusting resistance, good stability, the proper viscosity, the proper surface tension, recognizable secondaries, high color saturation, little color-to-color bleed, rapid drytime, no negative reaction with the vehicle, be highly soluble in the vehicle, consumer-safe, and low strike-through.

    Thermal ink-jet inks having reduced black to color and color to color
bleed
    5.
    发明授权
    Thermal ink-jet inks having reduced black to color and color to color bleed 失效
    热喷墨油墨具有减少的黑色到颜色和颜色到颜色的流失

    公开(公告)号:US5536306A

    公开(公告)日:1996-07-16

    申请号:US501262

    申请日:1995-07-11

    IPC分类号: C09D11/00 C09D11/02

    CPC分类号: C09D11/38 C09D11/40

    摘要: A set of thermal ink-jet inks and method for formulating the same are provided in which the cyan, magenta, and yellow inks contain a combination of surfactants and inorganic salts designed to reduce both color to color bleed as well as black to color bleed. In general, the present cyan, magenta, and yellow inks each comprise about 0.1 to 4 wt. % of at least one dye; about 3 to 20 wt. % of at least one diol; 0 to about 5 wt. % of at least one glycol ether; about 3 to 9 wt. % of 2-pyrrolidone; up to about 4 wt. % of at least one component selected from the group consisting of biocides and buffers; and water. To achieve a reduction in color to color and black to color bleed, the cyan, magenta, and yellow inks are formulated to further comprise the following combination of surfactants and inorganic salts: (a) a surfactant component comprising about 1 to 4 wt. % of a first surfactant consisting essentially of at least one secondary alcohol ethoxylate surfactant predominantly having 4 to 8 ethoxylated units and an aliphatic chain having about 12 to 18 carbon atoms; and (b) about 3 to 6 wt. % of at least one inorganic salt component.

    摘要翻译: 提供一组热喷墨油墨及其配制方法,其中青色,洋红色和黄色油墨含有表面活性剂和无机盐的组合,其设计用于减少颜色到颜色渗色以及黑色到颜色渗色。 通常,本发明的青色,品红色和黄色油墨各自包含约0.1至4wt。 至少一种染料的%; 约3至20wt。 %的至少一种二醇; 0至约5wt。 %至少一种二醇醚; 约3〜9重量% %的2-吡咯烷酮; 高达约4wt。 %的至少一种选自杀生物剂和缓冲剂的组分; 和水。 为了实现颜色降低到颜色和黑色到颜色渗色,配制青色,品红色和黄色油墨以进一步包含以下表面活性剂和无机盐的组合:(a)包含约1至4wt。 基本上由至少一种仲醇乙氧基化物表面活性剂主要具有4至8个乙氧基化单元和具有约12至18个碳原子的脂族链组成的第一表面活性剂的% 和(b)约3至6wt。 %的至少一种无机盐组分。

    Increased solubility of carbon black
    8.
    发明授权
    Increased solubility of carbon black 失效
    增加炭黑的溶解度

    公开(公告)号:US4670059A

    公开(公告)日:1987-06-02

    申请号:US828424

    申请日:1986-02-11

    IPC分类号: C09D11/00 C09C1/56 C09C3/12

    摘要: A process for increasing the solubility of carbon black in desired solvents is provided. The process comprises (a) forming a suspension of the carbon black in a non-reactive medium, such as an aromatic hydrocarbon, (b) adding a silylating agent, such as an organosilane, (c) removing the reaction product of the silating agent and the carbon black, and (d) forming a dispersion of the reaction product in a solvent for use as an ink-jet printing fluid.The increased dispersibility of the carbon black of the invention results in a more non-settling suspension of the carbon black "molecules" than otherwise obtained.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种提高炭黑在所需溶剂中的溶解度的方法。 该方法包括(a)在非反应性介质如芳烃中形成炭黑的悬浮液,(b)加入甲硅烷基化试剂如有机硅烷,(c)除去硅化剂的反应产物 和碳黑,和(d)在用作喷墨印刷液的溶剂中形成反应产物的分散体。 本发明的炭黑的分散性的增加导致炭黑“分子”的非沉降悬浮液比其它方式获得。

    Fuel supply for a fuel cell
    9.
    发明授权
    Fuel supply for a fuel cell 有权
    燃料电池的燃料供应

    公开(公告)号:US06808833B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-10-26

    申请号:US10056175

    申请日:2002-01-22

    申请人: Loren E. Johnson

    发明人: Loren E. Johnson

    IPC分类号: H01M818

    CPC分类号: H01M8/04082

    摘要: A fuel supply for a fuel cell is provided. The fuel supply comprises a fuel storage area, a fuel outlet configured to pass fuel from the fuel storage area, and a backpressure regulator configured to maintain a lowered pressure within the fuel storage area relative to atmospheric pressure outside of the fuel storage area when fuel is not being transferred to the fuel cell.

    摘要翻译: 提供燃料电池的燃料供给。 燃料供应包括燃料储存区域,配置成从燃料储存区域传递燃料的燃料出口,以及背压调节器,其构造成当燃料为燃料时,将燃料储存区域内的压力相对于燃料储存区域外的大气压维持在压力下 不被转移到燃料电池。

    Mitigation of dye crystallization in images on transparencies and glossy
media
    10.
    发明授权
    Mitigation of dye crystallization in images on transparencies and glossy media 失效
    减少透明胶片和光泽介质中图像中的染料结晶

    公开(公告)号:US5609674A

    公开(公告)日:1997-03-11

    申请号:US566247

    申请日:1995-12-01

    IPC分类号: C09D11/00 C09D11/02

    CPC分类号: C09D11/328

    摘要: A method and ink-jet ink composition are provided for reducing crystallization of Acid Yellow 23 anionic dye in ink-jet ink compositions printed on transparencies and glossy media, both film- and paper-based. The method comprises formulating the yellow ink-jet ink composition in accordance with at least one of the following three conditions: (a) a first condition, wherein the yellow ink-jet ink composition includes about 6 to 9 wt % ethylhydroxypropanediol, about 3 to 9 wt % 2-pyrrolidone, and about 3 to 9 wt % diethylene glycol; (b) a second condition, wherein the vehicle of the yellow ink-jet ink includes a buffer in amount sufficient to maintain the pH of the ink-jet ink within the range of about 5 to 7; and (c) a third condition, wherein the cation of the inorganic salt component of the ink-jet ink comprises calcium ions to the substantial exclusion of magnesium ions. While any or all of the foregoing conditions may be implemented to reduce crystallization in the yellow ink, a combination of the three is particularly efficacious. A narrower embodiment also incorporates two alternative techniques, namely reducing the dye load of the yellow ink to no more than about 3.5 wt % and increasing the thickness of the clear polymeric surface coating of the transparency or glossy media to at least about 12 .mu.m from its typical 10 .mu.m. The solution offered by the present method and ink-jet ink composition is easily and inexpensively implemented and does not sacrifice overall print quality.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种方法和喷墨油墨组合物,用于减少印刷在透明胶片和光面介质上的喷墨油墨组合物中酸性黄23阴离子染料的结晶,基于纸和纸。 该方法包括根据以下三个条件中的至少一个配制黄色喷墨油墨组合物:(a)第一条件,其中黄色喷墨油墨组合物包含约6至9重量%的乙基羟基丙二醇,约3至 9重量%的2-吡咯烷酮和约3至9重量%的二甘醇; (b)第二条件,其中黄色喷墨油墨的载体包括足以将喷墨油墨的pH保持在约5至7范围内的缓冲剂; 和(c)第三条件,其中喷墨油墨的无机盐组分的阳离子包括钙离子以基本排除镁离子。 尽管可以实施任何或所有上述条件以减少黄色油墨中的结晶,但三者的组合是特别有效的。 较窄的实施方案还包括两种替代技术,即将黄色油墨的染料负载降低至不超过约3.5重量%,并将透明或光泽介质的透明聚合物表面涂层的厚度增加至至少约12μm 其典型10亩。 本方法提供的方案和喷墨油墨组合物容易且廉价地实现,并且不牺牲整体打印质量。