Abstract: An ink with improved lightfastness suitable for thermal ink jet printing contains at least an aqueous vehicle, a dye and a light stabilizer to protect the dye in the ink during exposure to light. Different additives as light stabilizer for individual inks were described herein. A UV Glossy substrate was found to reinforce the lightfastness of print.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 28, 2000
Date of Patent:
November 4, 2003
Assignee:
American Ink Jet Corporation
Inventors:
Fengying Shi, Paul Doll, Walter Wnek, Michael Andreottola