Abstract: The present invention provides a curable composition including: a compound having a single partial structure containing a cyclic ether group, and at least one linear alkyl group having 5 or more carbon atoms; and a compound that generates acid when irradiated with radiation. The present invention also provides an ink composition containing the curable composition, an inkjet-recording method by using the ink composition, and a planographic printing plate obtained by using the ink composition.

Abstract: A single phase curable composition for use in inkjet printing, comprising at least one cationically curable material, at least one cationic photoinitiator and water together with a method of inkjet printing such compositions is provided.

Abstract: A method for embedding information on a substrate including converting information to machine readable code, wherein the code comprises a set of intended printed markings, wherein each intended printed marking of the set has a predetermined height on a substrate and represents a predetermined value, wherein intended printed markings having a same predetermined height represent a same data value, and wherein intended printed markings representing different data values have different heights; and printing the machine readable code on the substrate by depositing an ultra-violet curable phase change ink comprising an optional colorant and a phase change ink vehicle comprising a radiation curable monomer or prepolymer; a photoinitiator; a reactive wax; and a gellant and curing the deposited ink, such that each of the intended printed markings is formed as a printed marking with the predetermined height.

Abstract: A method for forming tactile images or a combination of tactile images and regular images, on a flexible packaging substrate comprising depositing an ultraviolet curable phase change ink composition comprising an optional colorant and a phase change ink vehicle comprising a radiation curable monomer or prepolymer; a photoinitiator; a reactive wax; and a gellant directly onto a flexible packaging substrate or depositing the ink onto an intermediate transfer member, in an image area to form a tactile image area or a combination of tactile image area and regular image; forming the tactile image by depositing multiple layers of the ink in locations of the tactile image or portion thereof; when an intermediate transfer member is used, transferring the deposited ink from the intermediate transfer member to the flexible packaging substrate; and curing the ink.

Abstract: A curable ink composition for digitally printing onto plastic substrates that can be formed into three-dimensional objects is provided. Generally, the ink composition comprises a pigment, an acrylic polymer or copolymer, a diluent, and a mono-functional monomer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a low viscosity photocurable composition including (i) a cationically curable component (ii) a free radically active component (iii) an antimony-free cationic photoinitiator (v) a free radical photoinitiator, and (vi) a toughening agent. The photocurable composition can be cured using rapid prototyping techniques to form three-dimensional articles which can be used in various aerospace and investment casting applications.

Abstract: An ink-jet ink composition containing the following components of (a), (b), and (c), and having a viscosity at 25° C. in the range of from 5 mPa·s to 100 mPa·s, (a) a polymerizable compound, (b) a photopolymerization initiator, and (c) a sensitizer represented by the following formula (i): in the Formula (i), X represents O, S or NR; n represents an integer of 0 or 1; R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an acyl group; each of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent, provided that any neighboring two of R1, R2, R3 and R4 may be bonded to each other to form a ring, and R5 and R7 or R8, or R6 and R7 or R8, may be bonded to each other to form an aliphatic ring but do not form an aromatic ring.

Abstract: The actinic ray curable composition has a radically, photopolymerizable compound, and a non-reactive compound having a viscosity at 25° C. of from 0.1 to 20 mPa·s and a boiling point of not less than 150° C.

Abstract: This invention relates to an ink-jet ink comprising at least one monofunctional (meth)acrylate monomer; at least one monofunctional N-vinyl amide monomer; at least one radical photoinitiator; and at least one colouring agent. The ink has a viscosity of less than 100 mPas at 250° C., and the ink contains no more than 15 wt % of multifunctional monomers based on the total weight of the ink.

Abstract: The invention relates to an environmentally friendly, solvent-free printing ink, particular for printing single-pane safety glass, and also to its use in the form of a process for producing this printing, for example as an alternative way of achieving an in-line coloration of flat glass.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods of forming a printed circuit pattern and forming a guide, and a guide-forming ink. The method of forming a printed circuit pattern in accordance with the present invention includes forming a guide by using guide-forming ink having a slip property, curing the formed guide by in-situ UV, and forming a printed circuit pattern on the inside of the cured guide by using metal ink.

Abstract: An ink composition set including an ink composition. A containing at least a colorant and an interior curable photopolymerization initiator, and an ink composition B containing at least a polymerizable compound, a surface curable photopolymerization initiator and a polymerization accelerator, and an ink-jet recording method using the ink composition set.

Abstract: A photocurable ink composition includes a dendritic polymer, a monomer expressed by CH2?CR1—COO—R2—O—CH?CH—R3 (R1 denotes a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 denotes an organic residue having a carbon number of 2 to 20, and R3 denotes a hydrogen atom or an organic residue having a carbon number of 1 to 11), and a photo-polymerization initiator.

Abstract: An intaglio printing ink, curing by free radical acrylate chemistry, which does not fluoresce in at least the visible region under ultraviolet light is prepared by using an acylphosphine oxide as the photoinitiator.

Abstract: Ink jet printing on a non-absorbent substrate involves a wet primer having a primer viscosity. The wet primer is applied on the non-absorbent substrate. An ink jet ink having an ink jet viscosity lower than the primer viscosity is jetted over the wet primer while the primer is still wet. The wet primer and ink are simultaneously cured on the substrate.

Abstract: An inkjet ink composition is provided that includes at least one type of organic pigment exhibiting an orange, violet, or green color, at least one type selected from the group consisting of polymer compounds derived from a monomer represented by specific Formulae and a polymer represented by a specific Formula, and an actinic radiation-curable compound.

Abstract: Radiation curable ink compositions that include a curable component having a functionality that is greater than two, is present in the ink composition in an amount greater than 30 percent by weight, and has a molecular weight in the range of about 400 g/mole to about 10,000 g/mole; a component that has a functionality that is less than or equal to 2; and an initiator component. A solvent component, pigment, a surface tension modifier and other materials also can be included. The radiation curable inks are employed in ink jet printers and are particularly suited for use in printing on large-scale substrates. The printed images described herein have good adhesion to polymeric substrates such as styrene-based, polycarbonates, polyolefins, polyethylene terephthalate glycol ester, acrylic and others.

Abstract: There is proposed an inkjet ink composition comprising a pigment component to which a resin having a basic terminal is adsorbed, a photo-acid generating agent containing an onium salt, and at least one kind of solvent which can be polymerized under the presence of an acid. The content of multivalent salt included in the onium salt is not more than 20% by weight based on a total weight of onium salt, and the content of the pigment component is confined within the range of 3 to 41% by weight based on the ink composition.

Abstract: A stamp for patterning onto a receiving surface of an object (101) according to a defined pattern (P) comprises a stamping surface (21) of a resilient diaphragm (20). The stamping surface is planar at rest. The pattern is reproduced on the stamping surface and the diaphragm is affixed to a rigid body (13) along a peripheral edge, so that a middle part of the diaphragm can move along a direction perpendicular to the stamping surface. The diaphragm (20) is more flexible near the peripheral edge than in the middle part. Then, the pattern (P) printed on a pseudo-spherical receiving surface (103) using the stamp exhibits few distortion.

Abstract: An ink composition is provided that includes (A) a compound having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond and a silicone chain, (B) a polymerizable monomer, and (C) a radical polymerization initiator, at least 75 wt % of the polymerizable monomer being a monofunctional polymerizable monomer selected from the group consisting of a monofunctional acrylate, a monofunctional methacrylate, a monofunctional vinyloxy compound, a monofunctional N-vinyl compound, a monofunctional ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid compound, a monofunctional acrylamide, and a monofunctional methacrylamide. There are also provided an inkjet recording method that includes (i-1) a step of discharging the ink composition onto a recording medium and (i-2) a step of curing the ink composition by irradiating the discharged ink composition with actinic radiation, a printed material formed by employing the inkjet recording method, and a molded printed material formed by subjecting the printed material to molding.

Abstract: To provide an ink for inkjet recording containing water, water-soluble organic solvent, water-dispersible resin, fluorochemical surfactant or derivative thereof, and coloring agent containing pigment, wherein the ink has a surface tension of 20-35 mN/m and viscosity of 5 mPa·s or more at 25° C., total amount of the water-dispersible resin and the coloring agent in the ink is 5-40% by mass, and mass ratio A/B of the water-dispersible resin A to the coloring agent B is 0.5-4, wherein the ink is applied for a recording medium for inkjet recording containing a support containing cellulose pulp, and one or more barrier layers disposed on at least one face of the support, and wherein the barrier layer contains 30% by mass or more of inorganic pigment having refractive index of 1.5 or more, excluding aluminum hydrate, and 10% by mass or less of inorganic pigment having a refractive index of less than 1.5.

Abstract: A plate making method comprising the steps of: (1) ejecting a plate making ink onto a printing plate material via an ink-jet recording method, (2) irradiating actinic energy rays onto the ejected plate making ink, and (3) forming an image via evaporating of an ink solvent followed by drying, wherein the plate making ink comprises water and an actinic energy ray curable polymer, having a plurality of side chains with a main chain, and cross-linking can be induced among the side chains by irradiation of actinic energy ray radiation, and having a polymerization degree of 200-4000, in a range of 0.8%-5.0 weight % based on the total weight of the ink.

Abstract: A photocurable composition is provided that includes a polymerizable compound, a photopolymerization initiator, a compound represented by Formula (I) below, and an amine compound, the photopolymerization initiator comprising an acylphosphine oxide compound and/or an ?-aminoacetophenone compound in Formula (I) above, X denotes O, S, or NR, n denotes 0 or 1, R denotes a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an acyl group, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 independently denote a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent, and two of R1, R2, R3, and R4 that are adjacent may be bonded to each other to form a ring.

Abstract: A method designed for printing a durable, abrasion-resistant image on a non-porous, non-planar polymer surface. The method includes providing a substantially non-planar, polymer substrate having a non-porous surface onto which an image is to be printed with an inkjet printer, activating the polymer surface so as to promote cohesive and chemical bonding interactions between the polymer surface and at least one inkjet ink, applying a layer of an opaque, white, UV-polymerizable primer ink to the polymer surface with the inkjet printer, overlaying an inkjet image on top of the layer of opaque, white primer ink with the inkjet printer, wherein the image comprises a mosaic of dots of a plurality of UV-polymerizable inkjet inks applied by the inkjet printer, and finally, the inkjet inks are cured or “dried” by polymerizing with a UV light source. Activating increases the surface tension of the polymer surface such that the inks are able to bond to the surface.

Abstract: An ink that may be used in ink jet devices is a photochromic ink comprising an ink vehicle that includes at least one radiation curable component, at least one photochromic material and at least one photoinitiator. The ink is cured via exposure to radiation that cures the at least one radiation curable component of the ink. A radiation curable ink capable of exhibiting photochromatic color changes, which may be used to indicate a document's authenticity, is thus achieved.

Abstract: An ink-jet ink comprising water, a pigment dispersion, a water-soluble polymerizing or cross-linking substance having an ethylenic unsaturated group, and a water-soluble photo-initiator, wherein the pigment dispersion is anionic, and the photo-initiator is anionic and a cleaving-type photo-initiator selected from a benzylketal type photo-initiator, a benzoine type photo-initiator, an ?-hydroxyacetophenone type photo-initiator, and an oxime ester type photo-initiator.

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: An inkjet recording ink composition, including polymerizable compounds including a monofunctional polymerizable monomer and a polyfunctional polymerizable monomer, and a radical polymerization initiator, wherein the polymerizable compounds include a polymerizable compound having, in a molecule thereof, a polymerizable unsaturated bond and an amino group, and a content ratio of the monofunctional polymerizable monomer with respect to the total amount of the polymerizable compounds is from 90% by mass to 99.9% by mass, and a content ratio of the polyfunctional polymerizable monomer with respect to the total amount of the polymerizable compounds is from 0.1% by mass to 10% by mass.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions derived from a polycarboxylic acid, a polyhydroxy compound, a dye and a basic crosslinking agent. The compositions can be used to prepare cross-linked films that exhibit low solvent-swell characteristics. The cross-linked films can be used to prepare color filter elements via thermal transfer processes.

Abstract: Methods for manufacturing a patterned surface on a substrate are described. Generally, the patterned surface is defined by a residual layer having a thickness of less than approximately 5 nm.

Abstract: A method for drying printed material operates with the aid of a one-dimensional or two-dimensional array of radiation sources which can be driven individually or in groups. At the same time, the high-resolution image data describing the printing image or a content of printing forms for individual color separations is transformed into image data of lower resolution. Position data which describes the position of the printed image in the transport direction is also obtained from a device for transporting the printing material. Control data for modulation of an intensity of the radiation sources or groups of radiation sources of the array are generated from the image data of lower resolution and the position data, so that the printing material is swept over in the transport direction with time-modulated radiation points which in each case include a plurality of image points of the higher-resolution printed image.

Abstract: To provide an active energy ray curable aqueous ink composition exhibiting excellent curing performance by including a water-soluble polymerizable substance with high reactivity and a water-soluble polymerization initiator having high initiation efficiency; and an inkjet recording method, ink cartridge, recording unit, and inkjet recording apparatus all using the active energy ray curable aqueous ink composition. The active energy ray curable aqueous ink composition includes at least water; a polymerizable substance which undergoes radical polymerization by active energy rays; and a polymerization initiator which generates radicals by active energy rays, in which the polymerizable substance is a water-soluble compound having 2 to 6 (meth)acrylic groups; and the polymerization initiator is a water-soluble acylphosphine oxide compound.

Abstract: An actinic ray curable composition comprising a radical polymerizing monomer, wherein the radical polymerizing monomer contains a mono-functional monomer, a content of which is not less than 5 weight % and not more than 30 weight %, and further contains a silicone-containing compound or a fluorine-containing compound.

Abstract: An embossed release sheet includes a support sheet, an embossed layer which is arranged on the support sheet and contains a resin that is embossed and cured by ionizing radiation or ultraviolet radiation, and a release layer which is arranged on the surface of the embossed layer and contains addition-polymerized silicone.

Abstract: A method for debinding and sintering a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) electrode includes depositing a first paste comprising a binder material and a first electrode precursor material onto a first side of a ceramic SOFC electrolyte; and irradiating the first paste with microwave radiation to sinter and debind the first electrode.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a latent thermosetting ink formulation for ink jet applications comprising a phenolic resin, an amino resin and a polyol. The formulation is characterized as having a viscosity of lower than 50 Cps at a shear rate of 10 to 100,000 sec-1 at a temperature lower than 100 C and a surface tension lower than 40 dynes/cm.

Abstract: An ink composition is provided that includes a perfluoroalkyl group-containing polymer, a polymerizable monomer, and a radical polymerization initiator, in which at least 80 wt % of the polymerizable monomer is a monofunctional polymerizable monomer selected from the group consisting of a monofunctional acrylate, a monofunctional methacrylate, a monofunctional vinyloxy compound, a monofunctional N-vinyl compound, a monofunctional acrylamide, and a monofunctional methacrylamide.

Abstract: An ink composition is provided that includes compound A represented by Formula (I) below, compound B represented by Formula (II) below, and a polymerizable compound, wherein, in Formula (I), X denotes O, S, or NRa, n1 denotes 0 or 1, Ra, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, and R10 independently denote a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent, and two of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 that are adjacent may be linked to each other to form a ring, and in Formula (II), X denotes O, S, or NRb, n2 denotes 0 or 1, Rb, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, and R18 independently denote a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent, and two of R11, R12, R13, and R14 that are adjacent may be linked to each other to form a ring. There is also provided an inkjet recording method comprising (a) a step of discharging the ink composition onto a recording medium, and (b) a step of curing the ink composition by irradiating the discharged ink composition with actinic radiation.

Abstract: A white ink composition for inkjet recording is provided that includes an acylphosphine-based photopolymerization initiator, a monomer having a heterocyclic skeleton, and a white colorant, the acylphosphine-based photopolymerization initiator having a content of 10 to 18 wt % relative to the ink composition. There are also provided an inkjet recording method that includes a step of discharging the white ink composition for inkjet recording onto a recording medium and a step of curing the white ink composition by irradiating the discharged white ink composition with actinic radiation, and a printed material formed by the inkjet recording method.

Abstract: There is provided an ink composition for ink jet recording, including (A) N-vinyllactam, (B) a compound having a partial structure represented by the following formula (I) and a polymerizable unsaturated bond,and (C) a radical polymerization initiator. In formula (I), R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and R2 to R5 each independently represent a methyl group or an ethyl group.

Abstract: A display panel has a resin substrate and a printed layer formed on at least a part of the resin substrate through inkjet printing. The printed layer is formed from cured products of UV-curable inks each containing UV-curable monomers which are polymerized and cured by UV irradiation, and the printed layer has at least two such cured products having different pencil hardness values.

Abstract: An active ray curable composition comprising a compound represented by Formula (X):

Abstract: A photocurable ink composition set includes ink composition A and ink composition B. Ink composition A contains a dendritic polymer and an monomer expressed by general formula (1): CH2?CR1—COO—R2—O—CH?CH—R3. Ink composition B contains a coloring agent and a monomer expressed by general formula (1). In the formula (1), R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 represents an organic moiety having a carbon number in the range of 2 to 20, and R3 represents a hydrogen atom or an organic moiety having a carbon number in the range of 1 to 11.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a printing method, a printing apparatus, and a printed document by which an ink offset can be prevented while securing a sufficient adhesion force of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. Ink is applied so that, when ink applied to a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet cures, a convex section of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer exposed out of the curried ink, thereby printing an image.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of coating a metallic substrate comprising the steps of: (a) applying a liquid coating composition which comprises a thermally curable organic binding agent to at least part of the metallic substrate, and (b) curing the applied coating composition by irradiation with laser infrared light to form a cured coating on the substrate; and to coated metallic article obtainable thereby.

Abstract: Printed images with excellent image quality, adhesion and durability are prepared by applying an ink to a printable surface which contains one or more components containing reactive groups followed by exposing the surface with the applied ink to ultra-violet light, high intensity visible light, or electron beam radiation. The surfaces of typically non-adherent substrates, such as polyolefins and PET are rendered adherent using this method without plasma, corona or flame treatment. The reactive groups include ethylenically unsaturated groups such as vinyl, vinyl ether, allyl, methacrylate, acrylate etc, epoxides, hydroxyl, amines, acidic groups, basic groups and free radical generating groups. The images exhibit good resolution, edge acuity and permanence.

Abstract: An ink composition is provided that includes (A) an N-vinyllactam, (B) another polymerizable compound, (C) a polymerization initiator, and (D) a basic compound, the content of the N-vinyllactam (A) being less than 15 wt % of the total weight of the ink composition. There is also provided an inkjet recording method that includes (a1) a step of discharging the ink composition onto a recording medium and (b1) a step of curing the ink composition by irradiating the discharged ink composition with actinic radiation. There is also provided a printed material recorded by the inkjet recording method.

Abstract: An economical method of manufacturing a plastic glazing assembly having a decorative marking and/or opaque border printed from a thermally curable ink is presented. This method includes the steps of forming a substantially transparent plastic panel; printing an opaque pattern from an ink, the printed pattern being in contact with the plastic panel; pre-drying the ink of the printed pattern to a tack-free condition; applying a weather resistant layer on the printed pattern and on the plastic panel; curing the ink of the printed pattern and the weather resistant layer; and depositing an abrasion resistant layer on the weather resistant layer. In this process the drying of the ink substantially removes the solvent from the ink without substantially curing the ink.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) where: {R1 is methyl, ethyl, cycloalkyl or optionally substituted aryl; Z is arylene or a group of formula —(CHR4)n-, where R4 is hydrogen, hydroxy or alkyl, and n is a number from 0 to 6; Y is carbonyl or a —CH2— group; Q is a residue of a mono- or poly-hydroxyl compound having from I to 6 hydroxy groups; and x is a number from I to 6; and esters thereof} are useful as sensitizers for use in radiationcurable compositions.

Abstract: Compositions for conductive inks are described which are based on conductive (co)polymers and conductive mineral fillers, as well as processes for printing conductive elements. The printed compositions can be then subjected to the action of light beams produced by a coherent light source in order to obtain printed portions having a desired conductivity level.