Abstract: An ink set for ink-jet printing includes a medium cyan ink-jet ink, a magenta ink-jet ink, and a gray ink-jet ink. Each of the medium cyan ink-jet ink, the magenta ink-jet ink, and the gray ink-jet ink are configured to have a lightness at a predetermined/given number of drops per unit area of an image-receiving medium such that the lightness of each of the inks are substantially matched.

Abstract: An inkjet ink including a polymer-attached pigment formulated to exhibit a compact configuration and an elongated configuration, which provides the polymer-attached pigment with a variable particle size. The polymer-attached pigment may include a pigment having at least one polymer attached to its surface. The at least one polymer may be formed from a hydrophobic segment and a hydrophilic segment, where the hydrophilic segment is soluble in an aqueous environment and the hydrophobic segment is insoluble in the aqueous environment. The polymer-attached pigment may be dispersed in an ink vehicle to provide a low viscosity inkjet ink. The inkjet ink may optionally include at least one binder formed from a hydrophobic segment and two hydrophilic segments. A method of producing a printed image having good durability and gloss is also disclosed.

Abstract: In a four pen ink jet printer comprising cyan, yellow, magenta, and black inks, a clear liquid is applied to printed ink on a print medium via a fifth pen, thereby fixing the colorants, which in turn improves the durability of the printed ink. The clear fixer fluid comprises at least one organic acid and, optionally, a salt of at least one polymeric acid.

Abstract: A battery is made by drop on demand printing a first electrode pattern and a second electrode pattern, and applying an electrolyte region over a portion of the first electrode pattern and a portion of the second electrode pattern.

Abstract: A battery is made by drop on demand printing a first electrode pattern and a second electrode pattern, and applying an electrolyte region over a portion of the first electrode pattern and a portion of the second electrode pattern.

Abstract: An ink-jet ink composition and a method of printing with the ink composition comprising at least one colorant and an aqueous vehicle comprising at least one refractory or noble metal-reactive component.

Abstract: An aqueous inkjet ink and an ink set using such ink, the ink comprising as colorant, a Copper Phthalocyanine (CuPc) dye compound having formula II: wherein (x,y,z)=4.

Abstract: An aqueous inkjet ink and an inkset using such ink, the ink comprising as colorant, a Copper Phthalocyanine (CuPc) dye compound having formula II: 1

Abstract: In a four pen ink jet printer comprising cyan, yellow, magenta, and black inks, a clear liquid is applied to printed ink on a print medium via a fifth pen, thereby fixing the colorants, which in turn improves the durability of the printed ink. The clear fixer fluid comprises at least one organic acid and, optionally, a salt of at least one polymeric acid.

Abstract: In a four pen ink jet printer comprising cyan, yellow, magenta, and black inks, a clear liquid is applied to printed ink on a print medium via a fifth pen, thereby fixing. the colorants, which in turn improves the durability of the printed ink. The clear fixer fluid comprises at least one organic acid and, optionally, a salt of at least one polymeric acid.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to aqueous based ink compositions for ink jet printing on offset media and offset ink comprising various combinations of nonionic surfactants. Such formulations include effective amounts of an ink colorant and a nonionic surfactant having an HLB value from about 4 to 14. Optionally, additional nonionic surfactants, solvents, and binders can be added. In another formulation, an effective amount of an ink colorant, at least two nonionic surfactants, each being present at from about 0.01% to 10% by weight (preferably 0.01% to 2% by weight) and an effective amount of at least one binder (such as an acrylate binder) is disclosed.

Abstract: A method of applying a fixer fluid overcoat to a porous or semi-porous medium printed in an ink jet printer is provided. The method includes: (a) providing at least one ink including a colorant and contained in at least one ink-printing pen maintained within the ink jet printer; (b) providing the fixer fluid in a fixer fluid pen maintained within the ink jet printer; (c) printing the ink(s) on the print medium; and (d) overprinting the ink(s) with the fixer fluid by advancing the print medium a few dot rows per print swath and either (i) applying the fixer fluid to the ink(s) on an Nth pass where the fixer fluid pen trails the ink-printing pen(s), or (ii) printing an additional swath without an advance of the print medium with the fixer fluid where the fixer fluid pen leads the ink-printing pen(s).

Abstract: Disclosed herein are surfactant complexes and methods for using them. The complexes contain nonionic surfactants in low concentrations. The surfactants are complexes with associative polymeric thickeners. These complexes can be formulated for use as laundry pre-spotters, hard surface cleaners, and insecticides. They can also be used in other applications.