Abstract: A thermographic substrate assembly includes a colorant and a flexible substrate.

Abstract: An ink, having a viscosity of 2.5 to 15 centipoise at 25° C., for textile printing includes pigment; a water dispersible anionic polymeric resin; a water soluble zero volatile organic compound solvent with a boiling point of 250° C. or greater; a crosslinking agent; and water. The water dispersible polymeric resin has particles with a median volume weighted size of less than 150 nm and a 95th percentile volume weighted size of less than 250 nm. The water dispersible polymeric resin has an acid number value of 5 to 40, a resin film elongation of 500 to 1200%, and a film tensile strength of 10 to 60 mPa.

Abstract: An ink, having a viscosity of 2.5 to 15 centipoise at 25° C., for textile printing includes pigment; a water dispersible anionic polymeric resin; a water soluble zero volatile organic compound solvent with a boiling point of 250° C. or greater; a crosslinking agent; and water. The water dispersible polymeric resin has particles with a median volume weighted size of less than 150 nm and a 95th percentile volume weighted size of less than 250 nm. The water dispersible polymeric resin has an acid number value of 5 to 40, a resin film elongation of 500 to 1200%, and a film tensile strength of 10 to 60 mPa.

Abstract: An ink, having a viscosity of 2.5 to 15 centipoise at 25° C., for textile printing includes pigment; a water dispersible anionic polymeric resin; a water soluble zero volatile organic compound solvent with a boiling point of 250° C. or greater; a crosslinking agent; and water. The water dispersible polymeric resin has particles with a median volume weighted size of less than 150 nm and a 95th percentile volume weighted size of less than 250 nm. The water dispersible polymeric resin has an acid number value of 5 to 40, a resin film elongation of 500 to 1200%, and a film tensile strength of 10 to 60 mPa.

Abstract: An inkjet ink for printing durable outdoor images with an inkjet printer includes an basic pH aqueous ink vehicle comprising water, a soluble base, and at least one water soluble organic solvent; a pigment dispersion; and a polymer comprising base neutralized carboxylic acid groups with a glass transition temperature between 0 and 150° C. and an acid number between 50 and 1000 mg KOH/g dissolved in the vehicle, wherein the carboxylic acid groups are base neutralized; a poly-electrophilic functionalized compound capable of crosslinking the neutralized carboxylic acidic groups on the polymer wherein the ratio of the poly-electrophilic groups on the functionalized compound to carboxylic acid groups on the polymer is 1:1 or less on an equivalent basis and the ink maintains a stable viscosity and pigment particle size distribution for 6 weeks at 60° C.; the water in the ink inhibiting the crosslinking reaction until after the ink is printed and the water is substantially removed from the ink by drying.

Abstract: An inkjet ink for printing durable outdoor images with an inkjet printer includes an basic pH aqueous ink vehicle comprising water, a soluble base, and at least one water soluble organic solvent; a pigment dispersion; and a polymer comprising base neutralized carboxylic acid groups with a glass transition temperature between 0 and 150° C. and an acid number between 50 and 1000 mg KOH/g dissolved in the vehicle, wherein the carboxylic acid groups are base neutralized; a poly-electrophilic functionalized compound capable of crosslinking the neutralized carboxylic acidic groups on the polymer wherein the ratio of the poly-electrophilic groups on the functionalized compound to carboxylic acid groups on the polymer is 1:1 or less on an equivalent basis and the ink maintains a stable viscosity and pigment particle size distribution for 6 weeks at 60° C.; the water in the ink inhibiting the crosslinking reaction until after the ink is printed and the water is substantially removed from the ink by drying.

Abstract: An inkjet ink for printing durable outdoor images with an inkjet printer includes an basic pH aqueous ink vehicle comprising water, a soluble base, and at least one water soluble organic solvent; a pigment dispersion; and a polymer comprising base neutralized carboxylic acid groups with a glass transition temperature between 0 and 150° C. and an acid number between 50 and 1000 mg KOH/g dissolved in the vehicle, wherein the carboxylic acid groups are base neutralized; a poly-electrophilic functionalized compound capable of crosslinking the neutralized carboxylic acidic groups on the polymer wherein the ratio of the poly-electrophilic groups on the functionalized compound to carboxylic acid groups on the polymer is 1:1 or less on an equivalent basis and the ink maintains a stable viscosity and pigment particle size distribution for 6 weeks at 60° C.; the water in the ink inhibiting the crosslinking reaction until after the ink is printed and the water is substantially removed from the ink by drying.

Abstract: A system and process for direct printing onto textiles utilizes an aqueous ink having a non-aqueous dispersed liquid phase; a continuous aqueous phase; a thermal initiator; and a colorant. The continuous aqueous phase is comprised of water, a water miscible organic solvent, and a surfactant. The non-aqueous liquid phase, dispersed in the continuous aqueous phase, includes a prepolymer liquid wherein the state of the prepolymer liquid irreversibly changes from a liquid to a solid in response to irradiation of electron beams and/or application of heat.

Abstract: A system and process for direct printing onto textiles utilizes an aqueous ink having a non-aqueous dispersed liquid phase; a continuous aqueous phase; a thermal initiator; and a colorant. The continuous aqueous phase is comprised of water, a water miscible organic solvent, and a surfactant. The non-aqueous liquid phase, dispersed in the continuous aqueous phase, includes a prepolymer liquid wherein the state of the prepolymer liquid irreversibly changes from a liquid to a solid in response to irradiation of electron beams and/or application of heat.

Abstract: A system and process for direct printing onto textiles utilizes an aqueous ink having a non-aqueous dispersed liquid phase; a continuous aqueous phase; a thermal initiator; and a colorant. The continuous aqueous phase is comprised of water, a water miscible organic solvent, and a surfactant. The non-aqueous liquid phase, dispersed in the continuous aqueous phase, includes a prepolymer liquid wherein the state of the prepolymer liquid irreversibly changes from a liquid to a solid in response to irradiation of electron beams and/or application of heat.

Abstract: A thermographic substrate assembly comprised of a colorant and a flexible substrate. This assembly also contains a thermosensitive layer, and the thermosensitive layer contains a binder, a multiplicity of hollow sphere organic pigments, and a thermal solvent.

Abstract: A thermographic substrate assembly comprised of a colorant and a flexible substrate. This assembly also contains a thermosensitive layer, and the thermosensitive layer contains a binder, a multiplicity of hollow sphere organic pigments, and a thermal solvent.

Abstract: Disclosed in this specification is a decal assembly comprising a decal support, a releasable covercoat, a heat activatable layer, and an ink layer. The ink layer forms a digital image. The heat activatable layer has a high adhesion to a ceramic substrate at high temperatures and a low adhesion to the substrate at lower temperatures. Thus the adhesive properties of the decal are activated by heat. The resulting image has excellent adhesion to the substrate and resists the effects of washing.

Abstract: A thermal transfer assembly that comprises a thermal transfer ribbon and a covercoated transfer sheet. The thermal transfer ribbon includes a support and a ceramic ink layer. The ceramic ink layer is present at a coating weight of from about 2 to about 15 grams per square meter, and it includes from about 15 to about 94.5 percent of a solid carbonaceous binder, and at least one of a film-forming glass frit, an opacifying agent and a colorant (at a combined level for the film forming glass frit, the opacifying agent and the colorant of at least 0.5 weight percent).

Abstract: A thermal transfer assembly that comprises a thermal transfer ribbon and a covercoated transfer sheet. The thermal transfer ribbon includes a support and a ceramic ink layer. The ceramic ink layer is present at a coating weight of from about 2 to about 15 grams per square meter, and it includes from about 15 to about 94.5 percent of a solid carbonaceous binder, and at least one of a film-forming glass frit, an opacifying agent and a colorant (at a combined level for the film forming glass frit, the opacifying agent and the colorant of at least 0.5 weight percent).

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermal printing assembly comprised of a first flexible section and a second flexible section joined to such first flexible section. The first section of such assembly is a thermally sensitive media that contains either a thermal transfer ribbon or a direct thermal sensitive substrate (such as thermal paper); the thermally sensitive media is adapted to change its concentration of ink upon the application of heat. The second section of such assembly is a flexible support with two sides, at least one of which has a smoothness of less than 50 Sheffield Units and contains particles with a Knoop hardness of less than about 800.

Abstract: A versatile core has a tubular body with opposing ends and includes a circumferential wall for receiving the sheet roll. A plurality of circumferentially spaced apart crush ribs project radially inward from the annular inner surface and extend axially between the ends for nesting in corresponding slots in the spindle. The crush ribs are defined by a plurality of cut outs, which are provided at each of the opposing ends and are defined by the circumferential wall. The cut outs accept and engage various configurations of ribs of a spindle assembly, with the ribs of the spindle located between the crush ribs of the core. The exterior surface of the tubular body may have a texture selected to provide the desired adhesion between the tape (attaching the sheet roll to the core) and the body surface of the cylindrical body.

Abstract: A thermal printing assembly comprised of a first flexible section and a second flexible section joined to such first flexible section. The first section of such assembly is a thermally sensitive media that contains either a thermal transfer ribbon, a dye sublimation ribbon, or a direct thermal sensitive substrate (such as thermal paper); the thermally sensitive media is adapted to change its concentration of ink upon the application of heat. The second section of such assembly is a flexible support with two sides, at least one of which has a smoothness of less than 50 Sheffield Units and contains particles with a Knoop hardness of less than about 800 and the other side has an adhesive coating designed to remove dirt and debris from surfaces it contacts during use.

Abstract: A ceramic decal assembly containing a ceramic substrate, a layer of adhesive contiguous with the substrate, and a ceramic decal contiguous with the layer of adhesive.