Abstract: An offset lithographic printing process comprising printing at a relative humidity of 75-90% utilizing a water-based, single fluid, fountain solution free, printing ink containing (a) a macromolecular binder composed of binders soluble in water regardless of the pH of the water; resin rosin salt binders soluble in water at a pH from 7.5 to 10; and aqueous emulsion binders; (b) pigment and; (c) a re-wetting agent.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 13, 1996
Date of Patent:
July 14, 1998
Assignees:
Sun Chemical, Heidelberg Harris
Inventors:
Ramasamy Krishnan, Marilyn C. Yamat, Hugo Babij, Roland T. Palmatier, Robert R. Murray