Abstract: In order to provide an ink composition which is excellent in color development, stability and fixability and, more particularly, an ink for ink jet recording which is excellent in color development, stability and fixability, is excellent as a textile ink for ink jet recording, and is excellent in ejection stability of the ink from an ink jet head, an ink composition includes a dispersion element having an average particle diameter of 50 nm to 300 nm, which allows a pigment to be dispersed in water; polymer fine particles synthesized using at least alkyl(meth)acrylate and/or cyclic alkyl(meth)acrylate as components thereof, having a glass transition temperature of ?10° C. or below and having an acid value of 100 mgKOH/g or less; and a reactant.

Abstract: There are provided an ink set including an ink composition having excellent color developability, ejection stability, and fixity and a pigment fixer having excellent abrasion resistance and dry-cleaning resistance; a method for producing an ink jet recorded matter with the ink set, the ink jet recorded matter having excellent color developability, ejection stability, abrasion resistance, and dry-cleaning resistance; and an ink jet recorded matter obtained by the method. An ink set includes an ink composition containing a water-dispersible pigment dispersoid and polymeric microparticles having a glass transition temperature of ?10° C. or lower, an acid value of 100 mg KOH/g or less, and prepared using at least alkyl (meth)acrylate and/or cyclic alkyl (meth)acrylate, and a pigment fixer containing a reaction agent.

Abstract: There are provided a liquid composition for making pigment fixed having a high resistance to rubbing and a good dry-cleanability; an ink set including the liquid composition for making pigment fixed and an ink composition excellent in terms of color intensity, discharge stability, and adhesiveness; and a method for producing ink-jet-recorded matter on a fabric having a high resistance to rubbing and good dry-cleanability using the liquid composition for making pigment fixed and the ink composition. The liquid composition for making pigment fixed according to the present invention contains at least a reactant and polymer fine particles synthesized from an alkyl (meth)acrylate and/or cyclic alkyl (meth)acrylate, the glass transition temperature and acid value of the liquid composition being equal to or lower than ?10° C. and equal to or lower than 100 mg KOH/g, respectively.

Abstract: In order to provide an ink composition which is excellent in color development, stability and fixability and, more particularly, an ink for ink jet recording which is excellent in color development, stability and fixability, and is excellent as a textile ink for ink jet recording, an ink composition includes a dispersion element having an average particle diameter of 50 nm to 300 nm, which allows a pigment to be dispersed in water; and polymer fine particles synthesized using at least alkyl(meth)acrylate and/or cyclic alkyl(meth)acrylate, and a reactive compound having an ethylene unsaturated group and a reactive group as components thereof, having a glass transition temperature of ?10° C. or less, and having an acid value of 100 mgKOH/g or less.

Abstract: A method of making an ink-printed fibrous web by applying onto at least one side of a coated fibrous web at least one ink layer of a planographic ink to form an image thereon to produce a printed fibrous web. The ink layer(s) has a total volatile content, as supplied, of less than 10% (preferably less than 5%). The printed fibrous web is then subjected to ambient temperatures without the use of a drying oven or by employing oven temperatures that have an exit web temperature that does not exceed 225° F. Subsequent processing of the printed fibrous web includes applying one or more coatings including a waterbased coating, a coating having a total volatile content of less than 10%, a coating that is cured with actinic radiation, and an anti-offset coating.

Abstract: A method of forming a composite fabric article includes interlacing yarns including multi-filament fibers to form a fabric body of knit construction, and forming a raised or fleece region upon an inner surface of the fabric body. The method also includes applying a non-continuous coating consisting of discrete coating segments of coating material upon yarn fibers at an outer surface of the fabric body to bind individual yarn fibers together in bound groupings and to enhance abrasion resistance of the outer surface. The non-continuous coating is applied such that the coating is without substantial effect on hand tactile and breathability of the knit construction of the fabric body.

Abstract: An identification label changes color in an irreversible manner once put into contact with water/humidity. The label has a water-absorbable paper-based substrate having a surface on which an ink zone formed by printing of water-repellent or hydrophobic ink thereon and an opposite second surface on which a coating layer is formed. The ink zone has a color substantially identical to color of the substrate. The coating layer contains water soluble substance, which dissolves into water to form a solution that, once being absorbed by the substrate, changes the color of the substrate, the color of the solution being different from that of the substrate. A layer of adhesive is formed below the coating layer. Alternatively, the coating layer is formed on a surface of a double-sided adhesive layer and is bonded to a surface of the substrate opposite to the surface on which the ink zone is formed.

Abstract: The present invention provides an innovating and unique oil painting method called “Flowing Colors”. The novel method blends painting oil with water-soluble materials to achieve accurate images as well as colorful dynamics.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an ink composition with which images with high quality without white streaks or roughness can be provided even when the images are printed at a low resolution on coated printing paper such as art paper. The ink composition for ink jet recording at least includes a colorant, water, an alcohol solvent, and a surfactant, wherein the alcohol solvent contains a slightly water-soluble alkanediol, a water-soluble 1,2-alkanediol, and a dialkylene glycol.

Abstract: A method of forming a printed image on an image receiving element is disclosed, comprising: providing an image receiving element comprising at least one activatable stiffening and/or thickening layer which comprises a polymer matrix and an activatable material; printing an image over a designated area of said image receiving element, and substantially uniformly and non-imagewise activating said activatable stiffening and/or thickening layer over the designated area of said image receiving element after step (b) to produce a printed image receiving element with an activated stiffened and/or thickened layer.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a xerographic print comprising a substrate having a printed image thereon comprising a low melt temperature toner, and a polyolefin wax coating formed over the printed image having a dry thickness in the range of about 0.5 to about 5 microns. The wax coating substantially prevents toner offset at temperatures up to at least 70° C. A printing system and coating method also are disclosed. The prints, printing system and method are useful for making brochures and books that will be subjected to high temperatures, pressures, and/or humidity levels, such as manuals stored in automobile glove compartments.

Abstract: A small home/office tactile printing system comprises a print head assembly and a paper feed assembly. The print head assembly includes a print head for printing with ink and an applicator for applying a liquid. The paper feed assembly moves paper (or any other medium suitable for printing) relative to the print head assembly and its components for printing the ink on the paper, applying the liquid to the medium and curing the liquid. The liquid is ultraviolet (UV) curable glue and curing is exposure of the UV liquid to UV light. The present invention also includes a variety of methods including a method for printing tactile information, a method for copying a document having tactile printing, a method for binding sheets of a media, a method for scratch-off printing and method for copying a bound document.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a material for removing dye released from laundry into the wash water, and for removing limescale, comprising a substrate made of natural and/or synthetic fabric, natural and/or synthetic non-woven fabric and paper, at least one “dye scavenging” additive selected from: cationic heterocyclic polymers, proteins, chitin, chitosan, polyvinylamine (PVA), polyethylenimine (PEI), acrylic polymers, vinyl polymers, polyamine-N-oxide and at least one calcium and magnesium ion sequestrant additive selected from: polyacrylate, polyphosphonate and an EDTA salt. The invention also relates to a process for obtaining said material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a packaging material in the form of a composite comprising at least one paper or cardboard support applied atop which there are at least one paper coating slip layer, if appropriate a print layer, if appropriate one or more thermoplastic layers and if appropriate one or more further layers, wherein at least one of the applied layers comprises microencapsulated latent heat storage material and the capsule wall of the microencapsulated latent heat storage material is constructed from 10% to 100% of one or more C1-C24-alkyl esters of acrylic by weight acid and/or methacrylic acid (monomers I), 0% to 80% of a difunctional or polyfunctional monomer by weight (monomers II) which is insoluble or sparingly soluble in water, and 0% to 90% of other monomers (monomer III), by weight based in each case on the total weight of the monomers, to a process for producing it, and to its use for packaging foodstuffs.

Abstract: A recording medium including a base paper, a first layer containing a binder, and a second layer containing a white pigment and an acid, formed in this order, wherein the base paper having the first layer provided thereon has a Cobb water absorbency of 2.0 g/m2 or below at the surface of the first layer as determined under a contact time of 120 seconds by a water absorbency test in accordance with JIS P8140, the recording medium has a water absorption amount of from 2 mL/m2 to 8 mL/m2 at the surface of the second layer as determined under a contact time of 0.5 seconds in accordance with the Bristow method, and the pH at the surface of the second layer is 5.5 or below.

Abstract: To provide an ideal inkjet recording method capable of full-color printing and of inexpensively providing prints that have a texture similar to those of commercial prints and that offer excellent print quality, image density, image fidelity and smear resistance, by combining a specific recording media and a specific pigment-based inkjet ink. The inkjet recording method uses an ink containing particulate coloring material for printing on a media that includes a substrate composed primarily of cellulose pulp and one or more coated layers formed on at least one surface of the substrate, wherein the media has an air permeability of 0.1 ml/min to 30 ml/min as measured using a Parker Print-Surf.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a colorant composition comprising (i) an oxonol dye of general formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 are each independently of the other linear or branched C2-C6alkyl residues; R3, R4 and R5 are each independently of the other hydrogen, a C2-C14alkyl residue which may be unsubstituted or hydroxy- or amino-substituted and optionally interrupted by an oxygen atom and R6 is a C2-C14alkyl residue, which may be unsubstituted or hydroxy- or amino-substituted and optionally interrupted by an oxygen atom; and (ii) at least one cellulose nitrate binder.

Abstract: Dye of the formula (I) where Ra is —C6H5-substituted C1-C4-alkyl, Rb is methoxy or ethoxy Rc is methyl or ethyl, its preparation and also the use of this dye in dye mixtures.

Abstract: A mixture comprising an expandable graphite and a polymer resin is described wherein the polymer resin-expandable graphite mixture has a volume increase and structural integrity after exposure to heat. Methods are described for increasing the thermal protective performance (TPP) of textiles and laminates while optionally maintaining comfort, flexibility, and liquid protective properties.

Abstract: The present invention provides an intermediate transfer member having higher transferability and higher cleaning properties and durability, an apparatus for producing an intermediate transfer member which does not require the provision of any large equipment such as vacuum equipment, and an image forming apparatus comprising the intermediate transfer member. The intermediate transfer member contains a support and, provided on the support, a first inorganic compound layer containing carbon atoms and a second inorganic compound layer as a surface layer, the second inorganic compound layer not containing any carbon atom or containing carbon atoms in a smaller amount than the carbon atoms in the first inorganic compound layer.

Abstract: Woven or knitted textile printed support covered over all or part of the printed surface with a scratchable ink, characterized in that the scratchable ink is applied directly on all or part of the printed surface.

Abstract: Housings for electrical or electronic components made using braid or woven fabric sheets having multiple sections treated with different materials as well as processes and materials for making such housings are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a yellow ink for inkjet printing and, in particular, to a yellow ink comprising a combination of specific yellow colorants, namely Direct Yellow 169 and Acid Yellow 79. The present invention further pertains to an ink set comprising this yellow ink. The ink and ink set are particularly advantageous for printing on plain and photo glossy paper.

Abstract: A method of making an improved glove including the steps of: knitting a glove having a back portion, a palm portion, and a thumb portion, the thumb portion having first and second opposing surfaces; placing the glove over a hand-shaped form having a palm portion and a thumb portion; rotating the thumb portion of the glove about the thumb portion of the hand-shaped form to form a rotated thumb portion; depositing a multiplicity of dots of a polymer emulsion on the palm portion and the rotated thumb portion of said glove to form an uncured first precursor; curing the dots of polymer emulsion to form a cured precursor; and removing the cured precursor from the form.

Abstract: The present invention relates to dyes of formula (1), wherein Pc is a phthalocyanine of formula (2), Me is a metal, [MePc] is a phthalocyanine-metal complex of formula (3), M+ is an inorganic or organic cation, R1 is hydrogen, unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted aralkyl or unsubstituted or substituted aryl, and R2 is hydrogen, unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted aralkyl or unsubstituted or substituted aryl, and n and m are each independently of the other 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, the sum of (n +m) being a number 5, 6, 7 or 8, and also to mixtures thereof, to processes for the preparation thereof and to the use thereof in dyeing or printing natural, semi-synthetic or synthetic material.

Abstract: The present invention provides a raised fabric having a three-dimensional pattern, of which an uneven pattern formed on the surface of the raised fabric shades when viewed from any direction, and which is suitable as an interior material that can enhance the appearance of the interior of cars and houses having a more three-dimensional design. That is, the present invention relates to a raised fabric having a three-dimensional pattern, of which the cross sectional areas in plurality of cross sections parallel to each other are different from each other.

Abstract: A method of printing an IR-absorbing dye onto a substrate whilst minimizing visible coloration of the substrate. The method comprises: (i) preselecting the dye from a metal-cyanine of formula (I): Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 are the same or different and are independently selected from a C3-20 arylene group or a C3-20 heteroarylene group; M is selected from Si(A1)(A2), Ge(A1)(A2), Ga(A1), Al(A1), Mn(A1), Fe(A1), Sn(A1)(A2), Pb(A1)(A2); A1 and A2 may be the same or different and are axial ligands comprising a group for reducing {tilde over (?)}? interactions between adjacent dye molecules; and (ii) printing the dye onto the substrate.

Abstract: A printed article prepared by a flexographic printing process by applying a coating or ink that contains materials that are highly reactive with hydroxyl groups to an article substrate using a flexographic roller or plate made of non-polar polymers and optionally impregnated with silicone. In addition, a flexographic process for preparing a printed article by pattern applying more than one type of coating onto an article substrate. Unique patterns are laser engraved onto non-polar polymeric flexographic rollers/plates that may be impregnated with silicone, to preferably each coat different portions of the article substrate surface.

Abstract: The present invention provides a recording medium which contains a base paper, a first layer containing a binder, and a second layer containing a white pigment, the first layer and second layer being laid in this order on the base paper, wherein the base paper provided with the first layer on its surface has a Cobb water absorption degree, measured according to a water absorption test prescribed in JIS P8140 with a contact time of 15 seconds, of 5.0 g/m2 or lower, and the second layer has an amount of water absorbed therein, measured by the Bristow's method with a contact time of 0.5 seconds, of 2 mL/m2 to 8 mL/m2.

Abstract: A shelf liner (10) with a natural appearance includes a skid-resistant first major surface and a decorative second major surface. The shelf liner includes a scrim (12) and a foamed resin (14), which is in contact with the scrim. The resin leaves at least a portion of the scrim exposed on the second major surface.

Abstract: A belt for use in a long nip press having an arcuate pressure shoe. The belt has at least one layer having a polymer resin coating on at least one surface thereof. The resin coating has a plurality of grooves arranged therein and wherein a number of the grooves has a length less than a length of the arcuate pressure shoe to reduce ingoing nip spray.

Abstract: A process for treating a substrate comprises utilizing at least one aqueous formulation comprising (A) at least one acrylate-based binder without interpolymerization of any comonomer capable of detaching, per mole, one equivalent of formaldehyde on exposure to a temperature in the range from 100 to 250° C., (B) at least one carbodiimide, (C) at least one diol, triol or polyol.

Abstract: Inkjet inks are described that have, as a principal component, a crosslinked polyurethane dispersoid binder additive. These inks can be used for printing on different media, and are particularly suitable for printing on textiles.

Abstract: Paper compositions are provided that include an amine group-containing cationic polymeric material and a binder material. The paper compositions are particularly useful as receiver materials for images formed by electrophotographic imaging methods utilizing liquid developers. Also described are imaging methods that utilize the paper compositions as receiver materials and methods for manufacturing the paper.

Abstract: A process for producing a recording material printable with an ink jet printer and having a gel layer for that purpose comprises a) coating a support with a dispersion or solution of an organic gel former that is chemically crosslinkable by polycondensation or poly adduct formation, b) then effecting gel formation by polycondensation or poly adduct formation, and c) finally drying the gel.

Abstract: The leather-like sheet of the invention comprises a napped part of ultrafine fibers and a grainy part of nonporous elastic polymer randomly existing in the surface of a substrate prepared by infiltrating a porous polymer elastomer into a three-dimensionally intermingled nonwoven fabric of ultrafine fibers of not more than 0.5 dtex, and this is characterized in that the nonporous elastic polymer is infiltrated into the substrate to a depth thereof of from 5 to 20 ?m from the surface of the substrate. The production method of the invention is for producing a nubuck-type leather-like sheet of good surface abrasion resistance. A grainy part of resin and ultrafine fibers and a part of the ultrafine fibers are mingled on the surface of the substrate, and the sheet has an elegant and three-dimensional appearance like natural leather.

Abstract: An ink set for ink-jet recording is characterized in that, when a patch of each of an yellow dye ink, a magenta dye ink, a cyan dye ink and a black dye ink is subjected to an ozone resistance test, the OD value reduction ratios of the patches upon the ozone resistance test are such that the order of the OD value reduction ratios of the yellow, magenta and cyan components in the black dye ink patch is the reverse of the order of the OD value reduction ratios of the yellow component of the yellow dye ink patch, the magenta component of the magenta dye ink patch and the cyan component of the cyan dye ink patch.

Abstract: An ink set for ink-jet recording contains a yellow ink, a magenta ink, and a cyan ink. Ink sets capable of forming composite black images having good color deterioration properties and ozone resistance may be prepared by selecting an appropriate combination of a yellow ink, a magenta ink, and a cyan ink.

Abstract: A gravure method for applying a discrete patch (12) of uniform coating to a moving web (14) includes defining a nip area (20) between a gravure roller (16) and a backing roller (22), moving the gravure roller to the nip to a precise lengthwise location on the web, and moving the gravure roller from the nip. The method is improved by controlling the speed of movement of the gravure roller to the nip, and controlling the speed of movement of the gravure roller from the nip thereby producing a discrete patch.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a composition useful as an additive to a printing ink. In one embodiment a composition is used that includes a biologically derived base material formed from one or more saturated or unsaturated straight or branched chain triglycerides or combinations thereof, wherein the triglycerides are partially to fully hydrogenated and have a viscosity between about 50 and about 200,000 centipoise at temperatures about 72 degrees Fahrenheit. In another embodiment, the composition further includes a finely divided additive selected from the group consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene or hydrogenated triglycerides in an intimate admixture with the base material. Other aspects relate to a method of making an ink additive and method for printing paper stock by letter press or lithography.

Abstract: A cloth having partially different cloth-stretchability comprises a portion having relatively high cloth-stretchability and a portion having relatively low cloth-stretchability, in which the portion having a relatively high cloth-stretchability is composed of a fiber having fiber-stretchability and a fiber having non-fiber-stretchability and has a higher extension percentage than that of the portion having a relatively low cloth-stretchability.

Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide a white ink composition for ink jet textile printing by which even if printing is carried out without discoloring the dye of textile piece, the whiteness degree of a dyed article obtained is high and the dyed article superior in coating film durability and laundering fastness is further obtained without losing the drape of the textile piece. The invention is directed to a white ink composition for ink jet textile printing including a white pigment, a polymer dispersant, an anionic resin emulsion and an aqueous medium, wherein the polymer dispersant is a polymer dispersant (A) obtained by neutralizing a anionic water-soluble resin having a glass transition temperature of 0 to 80° C., an acid value of 100 to 300 mgKOH/g and a mass average molecular weight of 5000 to 30000 with a basic compound, and the anionic resin emulsion is an anionic resin emulsion (B) with a glass transition temperature of at most 0° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to a document of value, in particular a bank note, with at least one pair of luminescent substances associated to each other having a first and a second luminescent substance, which emit in a joint emission region located outside the visible spectral region. According to the invention the emission spectra of the first and second luminescent substance overlap each other in at least a partial area of the said emission region in such a way, that the emission spectrum of the first luminescent substance is complemented by the emission spectrum of the second luminescent substance.

Abstract: A pretreatment liquid for ink-jet recording by applying the pretreatment liquid to a predetermined portion of a recording medium to form a pretreatment layer on the pretreatment portion in advance of dispensing at least one ink onto the pretreatment layer by an inkjet method, the pretreatment liquid includes fine particles and a solvent. Specifically, a contact angle between a surface of the pretreatment layer and the at least one ink is between about 12 degrees and about 25 degrees.

Abstract: A pretreatment liquid for ink-jet recording by applying the pretreatment liquid to a recording medium, the pretreatment liquid including fine particles and a solvent. Specifically, a contact angle between the pretreatment liquid and a surface of the recording medium is greater than or equal to about 75 degrees.

Abstract: A dyestuff according to formula (1) or a salt thereof wherein the substituents have the definitions as defined in claim 1. The dyestuffs are useful for dyeing or printing nitrogen-containing or hydroxy-group-containing organic substrates and for the production of (ink-jet) printing inks.

Abstract: A method of preparing a thermally printable sheet which comprises providing a substrate comprising a base sheet having at least one surface coated with a layer containing a pigment in solid porous particulate form, and, using a printer, printing onto the coated surface of said substrate, a thermal ink which comprises a colour former, a colour developer and a sensitizer, characterised in that the sensitizer comprises dimethyl terephthalate, and that the ink also comprises at least one pigment. A novel thermally printable sheet suitable for use in such method is also provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a skin contacting product and a method of making same wherein the skin contacting product is formed of a laminated material having at least two distinct layers including a fabric layer and a film layer. The laminated material also has a film-like surface on a selected surface portion of the fabric layer which is formed by applying heat to the selected surface portion. The heat is applied at a temperature and for a period of time sufficient to form the film-like surface wherein the temperature and the period of time are dependent upon the physical characteristics of the laminated material.

Abstract: Process for forming an image on a substrate comprising applying an ink thereto by means of an ink-jet printer wherein the ink comprises a liquid medium and a phthalocyanine dye fraction obtainable by the fractionation of a solution and/or suspension of a mixture of phthalocyanine dyes of Formula (1), and salts thereof, by cross-flow filtration: wherein: M is 2H, copper or nickel; Pc represents a phthalocyanine nucleus; R1 and R3 independently are H or optionally substituted C1-4alkyl; R2 and R4 independently are H or optionally substituted hydrocarbyl; or R1 and R2, and, R3 and R4, independently, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached represent an optionally substituted aliphatic or aromatic ring system; x is 0 to 3.9; y is 0 to 3.9; z is 0.1 to 4; and the sum of (x+y+z) is 2.4 to 4.5.

Abstract: The invention includes an article for use in preparing a visual presentation having a paper or paper display item with ruled lines pre-printed thereon, and a reducing fluid source. The user can apply the reducing fluid from the reducing fluid source to the ruled lines to chemically reduce the ruled lines on at least a portion of the paper or paper display item to thereby render that portion free of visual ruled lines. Also included is a method of preparing a visual presentation comprising providing a paper or paper display item having ruled lines pre-printed thereon, writing on the paper or paper display using the pre-printed lines for guidance, and applying a reducing fluid to the lines to render the ruled lines substantially invisible without rendering invisible the writing disposed on the paper or paper display.