Abstract: An aqueous ink jet ink composition including a pigment, a polymer latex containing at least one halogenated vinyl monomer, at least one surfactant, and a humectant. An ink and receiver combination for a non-absorbing substrate is also disclosed.

Abstract: An ink jet printing method, including the steps of: A) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading said printer with an ink jet recording element, having a non-absorbing substrate; C) loading said printer with an ink jet ink composition having an aqueous ink jet ink composition comprising: a pigment; a heat sensitive ionomer; at least one surfactant; and a humectant; wherein the ionomer is a charged polymer having at least 5 mol % of the recurring units negatively or positively charged, and D) printing on said ink jet recording element accompanied by a heating step using said ink jet ink composition in response to said digital data signals.

Abstract: An aqueous inkjet ink including: a pigment; a water-soluble heat sensitive ionomer; at least one surfactant; and a humectant; wherein the ionomer is a charged polymer having at least 15 mole % of the recurring units negatively or positively charged.

Abstract: An aqueous inkjet ink and receiver combination wherein the aqueous inkjet ink comprises: a pigment; a polymer binder containing less than 25% of a hydrophilic monomer by weight of the total polymer; the binder being dispersible but insoluble in aqueous media; at least one surfactant; a humectant; and wherein the receiver comprises a non-absorbing substrate.

Abstract: An aqueous inkjet ink comprising: a pigment; a heat-sensitive ionomer, at least one surfactant; and a humectant; wherein the ionomer is a charged polymer having at least 5 mole % of the recurring units negatively or positively charged.

Abstract: An ink jet printing method, comprising the steps of: A) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading said printer with an ink jet recording element comprising a non-absorbing substrate; C) loading said printer with an ink jet ink composition comprising an aqueous ink jet ink composition comprising: a pigment; a heat sensitive ionomer; at least one surfactant; and a humectant; wherein the ionomer is a charged polymer having at least 5 mol % of the recurring units negatively or positively charged, and D) printing on said ink jet recording element accompanied by a heating step using said ink jet ink composition in response to said digital data signals.

Abstract: This invention relates to an ink jet ink composition comprising polymer dye particles, said polymer dye particles comprising a polymer phase associated with a water-insoluble dye, wherein said polymer phase comprises at least one halogenated vinyl monomer. It further relates to methods of printing using the ink jet ink composition.

Abstract: An ink jet printing method, comprising the steps of: A) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading the printer with an ink jet recording element comprising a non-absorbing substrate; C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition comprising an aqueous ink jet ink composition comprising: a pigment, a polymer binder containing less than 25% of hydrophilic monomer by weight of the total polymer, which is dispersible but insoluble in aqueous media, at least one surfactant, and a humectant; and D) printing on the ink jet recording element accompanied by a heating step using the ink jet ink composition in response to the digital data signals.

Abstract: An ink jet printing method, comprising the steps of A) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading the printer with an ink jet recording element; C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition including an aqueous ink jet ink composition including: a pigment, a polymer latex containing at least one halogenated vinyl monomer, at least one surfactant, and a humectant; and D) printing on the ink jet recording element accompanied by a heating step using the ink jet ink composition in response to the digital data signals.

Abstract: An aqueous inkjet ink and receiver combination wherein the aqueous inkjet ink comprises: a pigment; a polymer binder containing less than 25% of a hydrophilic monomer by weight of the total polymer; the binder being dispersible but insoluble in aqueous media; at least one surfactant; a humectant; and wherein the receiver comprises a non-absorbing substrate.

Abstract: An ink jet printing method, comprising the steps of: A) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading the printer with an ink jet recording element comprising a non-absorbing substrate; C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition comprising an aqueous ink jet ink composition comprising: a pigment, a polymer binder containing less than 25% of hydrophilic monomer by weight of the total polymer, which is dispersible but insoluble in aqueous media, at least one surfactant, and a humectant; and D) printing on the ink jet recording element accompanied by a heating step using the ink jet ink composition in response to the digital data signals.

Abstract: An ink jet printing method, comprising the steps of A) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading the printer with an ink jet recording element; C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition comprising an aqueous ink jet ink composition comprising: a pigment, a polymer latex containing at least one halogenated vinyl monomer, at least one surfactant, and a humectant; and D) printing on the ink jet recording element accompanied by a heating step using the ink jet ink composition in response to the digital data signals.

Abstract: An aqueous ink jet ink composition including a pigment, a polymer latex containing at least one halogenated vinyl monomer, at least one surfactant, and a humectant. An ink and receiver combination for a non-absorbing substrate is also disclosed.

Abstract: A thermal dye transfer assemblage comprising:(I) a dye-donor element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a dye dispersed in a polymeric binder, the dye being a deprotonated cationic dye which is capable of being reprotonated to a cationic dye having a N--H group which is part of a conjugated system, and(II) a dye-receiving element comprising a support having thereon a polymeric dye image-receiving layer, the dye-receiving element being in a superposed relationship with the dye-donor element so that the dye layer is in contact with the polymeric dye image-receiving layer, the polymeric dye image-receiving layer comprising a mixture ofa) a polymer having a Tg of less than about 19.degree. C. and having no or only slight acidity; andb) an acidic material containing at least 0.0007 meq/m.sup.