Patents Examined by Alexander D Chenderov
  • Patent number: 9920211
    Abstract: An inkjet ink includes a) an aqueous medium; and b) capsules composed of a polymeric shell surrounding a core; wherein the capsules are dispersed in the aqueous medium using a dispersing group covalently bonded to the polymeric shell; the dispersing group is selected from the group consisting of a carboxylic acid or salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or salt thereof, a phosphoric acid ester or salt thereof, a phosphonic acid or salt thereof, an ammonium group, a sulfonium group, and a phosphonium group; the core contains one or more chemical reactants capable of forming a reaction product upon application of heat and/or light; and the capsules have an average particle size of no more than 4 ?m as determined by dynamic laser diffraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: AGFA NV
    Inventors: Johan Loccufier, Luc Decoster