WO2011008796A1 - Magenta inkjet ink having improved print quality with porous photo media - Google Patents

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WO2011008796A1
WO2011008796A1 PCT/US2010/041883 US2010041883W WO2011008796A1 WO 2011008796 A1 WO2011008796 A1 WO 2011008796A1 US 2010041883 W US2010041883 W US 2010041883W WO 2011008796 A1 WO2011008796 A1 WO 2011008796A1
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  • the present invention relates to InkJet inks, and, more particularly, to magenta InkJet inks having unproved print qnaluy with porous media,
  • Thermal inkjet printing ⁇ > which this invention relates, is a commonly practiced form of printing.
  • Thermal InkJet printing involves intense heating of an aqueous ink in a small amount in contact with a heating clement so the ink is vaporized.
  • the vaporized ink, including solids in the Ink, h then expelled through a n ⁇ &de and subsequently jetted to an intended substrate, such as, for example, paper,
  • composition of an mkjet ink is traditionally comprised ⁇ l ' dekmized water, a water- soluble organic solvent, and a colorant.
  • the colorant maybe a soluble dye or insoluble pigment.
  • pigment based inks may have some disadvantages as compared to dye based inks ; ⁇ traditional pigment based inks tend to have slightly higher ⁇ olkis and viscosity which may pose to be more difficult lor jetting through relatively smaller no&de printhead designs.
  • polymeric dtspersants and'or surfactants are typically added to Improve the dispersibility of the pigment.
  • a polymeric dispers&nt can increase the viscosity of an ink; and ⁇ viscous ink may be more difficult io jet in a printhead.
  • InkJet printers may use dye-based color inks or pigment-based color inks. Dye-based color inks tend to be more saturated and more robust Io inkjet pens. ! ⁇ contest, pigment-hased color inks lend to be more permanent and of the quality typically recognised with laser-like printers,
  • porous photo media are comprised of inorganic materials ihau in conjunction with ozone gasses and light, interact with dyes such that the dyes fade sod degrade.
  • f CH 10 What LS needed in the art is a magenta dye-basal inkjet ink that may be used with porous photo media with substantially minimal fading and degradation of the magenta dye.
  • Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide an inkjet ink comprised of a mixture of two or more magenta dyes, at least three co-solvents comprising about ⁇ M% to about 24% of the composition of the ink by weight, a penetrant at least one wetting agent, and water , f CM) 12]
  • Various other exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a method of printing ns t ng an mkjei ink.
  • the method is comprised of the steps of positioning a porous photo medium substantially adjacent to a printer having a print head retaining an inkjet ink, wherein the ini ⁇ l ink is comprised of a mixture of two or more magenta dyes, ai least three co-solvents comprising about 18% to about 24% of the composition of the ink by weight, a penetrant at least one wetting agent m ⁇ water.
  • the InkJet ink is then jetting from the print head onto the porous ph ⁇ io medium.
  • Porous photo media as opposed to traditional sweilahte polymer photo media, leads to allow for iaster drying, As such, it is desired to develop dye-based inks that allow greater permanence with the porous photo media.
  • porous photo media are comprised of inorganic materials that, in conjunction with o ⁇ >oe gasses and light, interact wnh dyes such that the dyes fade and degrade.
  • the inkjet ink may further he comprised of a hiocuie, such as, tor example, PROXF Lt GXL ⁇ available from Arch Chemicals, ⁇ nc, of N ⁇ rwalk, Connectieut),
  • a hiocuie such as, tor example, PROXF Lt GXL ⁇ available from Arch Chemicals, ⁇ nc, of N ⁇ rwalk, Connectieut
  • mixture of two or more magenta dyes of the ink j et ink comprises about 5,0% to about 6,0% of the composition of the ink by weight, In a preferred embodiment, the mixture of two more magenta dyes corapri&es about 4.0% of the composition of the ink by weight.
  • the mixture of two more magenta dyes may include dyes selected from the group eonsi & iing oi' Nippon Magenta JPD LM-I Liquid (an anthrapyridone disuifonie &cki available from Nippon Kayaku Co, Ltd of Tokyo, Japan) and a magenta dye as described in US Patent No. 3,254j ⁇ (available from Lexmark international inc. of Lexington, Kentucky ⁇ , the diemicai structure of which is:
  • amou t of each of Nippon Magenta JPD LM- ⁇ Liquid and a magenta dye as described in US Patent No. 5,254,160 are substantia Iy equal, in another exemplary embodiment, the amount of each dye in the mixture Ls about 2%.
  • the color of the Nippon Magenta JPD LIVi -1 liquid may be toned by being further combined with one or more of dyes selected from Acid Red 33, Acid Red 52 , Acid Red 81 , Arid Red 92, Acid Red 249, Acid Red 289, Direct Red 2S9, Direct Red 22?..
  • Direct Violet 107 available commer ⁇ ally as PROJET® Magenta 2 from Fujifiim of Tokyo , Japan
  • PROJET ⁇ Magenta 3BOA available commercially from Fujifjlm of Tokyo , Japan
  • DI J ASY NS?' Magenia NM-Sf available ⁇ jmmt ⁇ ciaJly from Clariitnt of Coventry, Rhode Island
  • ILFORD* M3?7 available commercially from Ofbrd of MaHy, S ⁇ v j t?.erland
  • the at least three co- solvent* are selected from the group consisting of 1 ,3 -propanediol; ! ,2-alkanediok l,S-penianediol; methylene glycol; and dipropyieae glycol J00221
  • at least two of the three co-solvents are alkajuxiiois and the third cQ-soiv ⁇ h a glycol
  • the penetrant is preferably about 1.0% to about 3.5% of the composition of the ink by weight.
  • a exemplary penetrant is ) ,24iexaned ⁇ )l.
  • the wetting agent be of about 0.5% to about L5% by weight of the inkjet ink, in a more preferred embodiment, the non-ionic silicone surfactant ?s about 0,75% by weight of the i ⁇ kjei ink.
  • the polymeric dispers&oi is preferably about US% io about 2.0% by weight of the mkjet ink, and assists in stabsHzing the carbon black pigment and buffering the pK of the inkjet ink,
  • An optional polymeric dispexsant can be added to assist in stabilizing the compat ⁇ biHty with a carbon black pigment ink in a Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Black t €MYK) inset
  • CMYK inks arc printed m sub&iantially close proximity to each other, eaeh ink needs to be compatible an ⁇ not destabilize ad j acent inks, t ⁇ the present exemplary embodiments, the CMY dye inks r ⁇ ay be pfmia ⁇ along with a black pigmented ink withoiU destabilizing any of the CMY dye inks or the black pigmenusd ink due to the presence of the polymeric dispersant m the CMY ⁇ ya inks.
  • the polymeric di ⁇ persa «t may be seSecte t i from dispmants set forth in. for example, any of US Patent Nos. S,? l «U04; 5 , 994 , 42T;
  • One or more buffers may also be included m the inkj ⁇ t ml composition.
  • Exemplary embodiments of the one or -morn buffers include tnetlianoiar ⁇ me (TF, A), N,N-bis ⁇ 2- hydroxycthybtuarine or N,N f ⁇ is(2 ⁇ hydroxyethyl ⁇ ami ⁇ >ethane sulfonic acid (BKS), or combinations thereof.
  • magenta-dye based mkjet snk shows an trnprove-ment in permanence when ex poised to ozone &ur times greater than that or. corriTnercially available magenta-dye inkjet inks undergoing the same exposure.
  • magenta inkjet mk of the present invention showed a per ⁇ ianence 1 14% greater than that of a commercially available rnagenta-tlye inkjet ink.
  • iODXIj While this snvenHon has been described with respect to at least one embodiment the preset*! invention can be further modified within the spirit and scope of tte disclosure.
  • Tins application Ls therefore intended ?o cover any variations, uses, or adaptations o! the bvention using its general principles. Further, this application is intended to cover such departures from the present diselosure as come within known or customary practice in the art to which this invention, pertains and which fall within the H ⁇ utf, of the appended claims.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to magenta dye-based inkjet inks having improved permanence when jetted onto porous photo media. The inkjet ink includes a mixture of at least two magenta dyes, at least three co-solvents comprising about. 18 to about 24% of the composition of the ink by weight, a penetrant, at least one wetting agent, and water.

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BACKGROUND OF IlIE INVENTION
L Field of the I«ve»Uo»
The present invention relates to InkJet inks, and, more particularly, to magenta InkJet inks having unproved print qnaluy with porous media,
2, Deserif>tfo» of the Related Art
{00051 Thermal inkjet printing, κ> which this invention relates, is a commonly practiced form of printing. Thermal InkJet printing involves intense heating of an aqueous ink in a small amount in contact with a heating clement so the ink is vaporized. The vaporized ink, including solids in the Ink, h then expelled through a nø&de and subsequently jetted to an intended substrate, such as, for example, paper,
|00061 The composition of an mkjet ink is traditionally comprised αl'dekmized water, a water- soluble organic solvent, and a colorant. The colorant maybe a soluble dye or insoluble pigment. Traditionally, pigment based inks may have some disadvantages as compared to dye based inks ;κ traditional pigment based inks tend to have slightly higher ^olkis and viscosity which may pose to be more difficult lor jetting through relatively smaller no&de printhead designs. For example, due to the msolubility of pigments in water, polymeric dtspersants and'or surfactants are typically added to Improve the dispersibility of the pigment The addition of a polymeric dispers&nt can increase the viscosity of an ink; and α viscous ink may be more difficult io jet in a printhead.
IiHH)I] InkJet printers may use dye-based color inks or pigment-based color inks. Dye-based color inks tend to be more saturated and more robust Io inkjet pens. !π contest, pigment-hased color inks lend to be more permanent and of the quality typically recognised with laser-like printers,
I Of)I)Sl There is a very limited choice of pigments lor use with pigment-based color inks, whereas ihe number of dyes to be used with dye-hased color inks oonumsously grows.
[0ft09| Λ current challenge in the industry is to develop faster drying dye-based inks for use with porous photo medύu rather than for use with traditional swell able polymer photo media.
However, porous photo media are comprised of inorganic materials ihau in conjunction with ozone gasses and light, interact with dyes such that the dyes fade sod degrade. f CH) 10] What LS needed in the art is a magenta dye-basal inkjet ink that may be used with porous photo media with substantially minimal fading and degradation of the magenta dye.
SUMMARY OF Tȣ JNVENTIQIN
jOOlt I Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide an inkjet ink comprised of a mixture of two or more magenta dyes, at least three co-solvents comprising about ΪM% to about 24% of the composition of the ink by weight, a penetrant at least one wetting agent, and water, f CM) 12] Various other exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a method of printing nstng an mkjei ink. The method is comprised of the steps of positioning a porous photo medium substantially adjacent to a printer having a print head retaining an inkjet ink, wherein the iniφl ink is comprised of a mixture of two or more magenta dyes, ai least three co-solvents comprising about 18% to about 24% of the composition of the ink by weight, a penetrant at least one wetting agent mύ water. The InkJet ink is then jetting from the print head onto the porous phøio medium.
DETAjLED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
f0013| Porous photo media, as opposed to traditional sweilahte polymer photo media, leads to allow for iaster drying, As such, it is desired to develop dye-based inks that allow greater permanence with the porous photo media. However, as noted above, porous photo media are comprised of inorganic materials that, in conjunction with oκ>oe gasses and light, interact wnh dyes such that the dyes fade and degrade.
!§0!4J Permanence, as used herein, reiers in part l.o the ability of a dye to resist the interactions with kgiit, oxone, temperature, and humidity that cause fading and degradation of the dye associated with the media.
[OOlSl it has been found &at a color inkjet ink having a mixture of two or more magenta dyt:s, three co-sdvrats, a penetrant, and a wetting agent has an increased permanence when used wsth porous photo media,
ICI(II 6| In exemplary embodiments, the inkjet ink may further he comprised of a hiocuie, such as, tor example, PROXF Lt GXL {available from Arch Chemicals, ϊnc, of Nαrwalk, Connectieut),
HMJ 17) in the various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, tht; mixture of two or more magenta dyes of the inkjet ink comprises about 5,0% to about 6,0% of the composition of the ink by weight, In a preferred embodiment, the mixture of two more magenta dyes corapri&es about 4.0% of the composition of the ink by weight.
|θ»l 8| The mixture of two more magenta dyes may include dyes selected from the group eonsi&iing oi' Nippon Magenta JPD LM-I Liquid (an anthrapyridone disuifonie &cki available from Nippon Kayaku Co, Ltd of Tokyo, Japan) and a magenta dye as described in US Patent No. 3,254jάϋ (available from Lexmark international inc. of Lexington, Kentucky}, the diemicai structure of which is:
Figure imgf000005_0001
wherein M is K, Lu Na, or K, Although the color is visually more appealing with the a magenta dye as described in US Patent No. 5,254,160, the Nippon Magenta JPO LM-I Liquid is more Sightfast on porous media.
|0βI9| in an exemplary embodiment the amou t of each of Nippon Magenta JPD LM- ϊ Liquid and a magenta dye as described in US Patent No. 5,254,160 are substantia Iy equal, in another exemplary embodiment, the amount of each dye in the mixture Ls about 2%.
16021)] In particular, the color of the Nippon Magenta JPD LIVi -1 liquid may be toned by being further combined with one or more of dyes selected from Acid Red 33, Acid Red 52, Acid Red 81 , Arid Red 92, Acid Red 249, Acid Red 289, Direct Red 2S9, Direct Red 22?.. Direct Violet 107 (available commerøally as PROJET® Magenta 2 from Fujifiim of Tokyo, Japan), PROJETΦ Magenta 3BOA (available commercially from Fujifjlm of Tokyo, Japan),
DIJASY NS?' Magenia NM-Sf (available αjmmtτciaJly from Clariitnt of Coventry, Rhode Island), ILFORD* M3?7 (available commercially from Ofbrd of MaHy, S\vjt?.erland), and combinations thereof.
|i)0211 The at least three co- solvent* are selected from the group consisting of 1 ,3 -propanediol; ! ,2-alkanediok l,S-penianediol; methylene glycol; and dipropyieae glycol J00221 In exemplary embodiments, at least two of the three co-solvents are alkajuxiiois and the third cQ-soivαϋ h a glycol
f0023| The penetrant is preferably about 1.0% to about 3.5% of the composition of the ink by weight. A exemplary penetrant is ) ,24iexanedκ)l.
|0ø24i & ϊs preferred thai the wetting agent be of about 0.5% to about L5% by weight of the inkjet ink, in a more preferred embodiment, the non-ionic silicone surfactant ?s about 0,75% by weight of the iαkjei ink.
fOO2S| Exemplary welling agents include polvoxy ethylene dimethyl siϊoxaπes, ZOMYLK' tiυorosurfαctαnfe, and combinations thereof, A commercially available wetting agent $s, for example, S (1.AVET=I- L-7600 (polyatkylene oxide grafted poiydimcthyisiloxane from Moments vt>
Performance),
|0026| The polymeric dispers&oi is preferably about US% io about 2.0% by weight of the mkjet ink, and assists in stabsHzing the carbon black pigment and buffering the pK of the inkjet ink,
100271 An optional polymeric dispexsant can be added to assist in stabilizing the compatϊbiHty with a carbon black pigment ink in a Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Black t€MYK) inset When
CMYK inks arc printed m sub&iantially close proximity to each other, eaeh ink needs to be compatible anά not destabilize adjacent inks, tπ the present exemplary embodiments, the CMY dye inks røay be pfmiaά along with a black pigmented ink withoiU destabilizing any of the CMY dye inks or the black pigmenusd ink due to the presence of the polymeric dispersant m the CMY ύya inks.
ΪOO28| In exemplary embodiments o f the present i αvention, the polymeric diϋpersa«t may be seSecteti from dispmants set forth in. for example, any of US Patent Nos. S,? l«U04; 5,994,42T;
6,063,834; 6.267,807; 63%,?24; and 6,984 JOl , all incorporated by reference. |(HJ29j One or more buffers may also be included m the inkjεt ml composition. Exemplary embodiments of the one or -morn buffers include tnetlianoiarαme (TF, A), N,N-bis{2- hydroxycthybtuarine or N,NfΦis(2~hydroxyethyl}~^amiϊκ>ethane sulfonic acid (BKS), or combinations thereof.
|0030] Several exemplary InkJet inks according to the present invention were formulated and evaluated using a standard printhead and porous photo paper in the form of Perfectfunsb Glossy Photo Paper (available from Lexmark International, Inc. of Lexington. Kentucky). 'The same printing was conducted using a commercial !y available magenta dye-basod tnkjet ink. Each mk was evaluated for its permanence- against the effects of ozone and xenon light.
f(HJ3ϊ ) In Table I , Oi e peπnanence of each dye-based ink on porous photo media is compared. The numbers shown represents the number of years of permanence according to the criteria of 40% density ksss and assuming ihe exposure level of 78 ppra-hr/yr for ozone and I . I Miux-hr/yr for light fade.
TABLE i
Figure imgf000007_0001
|00321 As clearly illustrated above, the present magenta-dye based mkjet snk shows an trnprove-ment in permanence when ex poised to ozone &ur times greater than that or. corriTnercially available magenta-dye inkjet inks undergoing the same exposure. When exposed to xenon HghK the magenta inkjet mk of the present invention showed a perøianence 1 14% greater than that of a commercially available rnagenta-tlye inkjet ink. iODXIj While this snvenHon has been described with respect to at least one embodiment the preset*! invention can be further modified within the spirit and scope of tte disclosure. Tins application Ls therefore intended ?o cover any variations, uses, or adaptations o! the bvention using its general principles. Further, this application is intended to cover such departures from the present diselosure as come within known or customary practice in the art to which this invention, pertains and which fall within the Hπutf, of the appended claims.

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WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:
L An ϊnkjct ink comprising:
a mixture of at least two magenta dyes;
at least three co-solvents comprising about 1 B'K. to about 24% of the composition of the ink by weight;
a penetrants
at least one wcumg agent; and
water.
2. The mkjet ink according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two magenta dyes comprise about 3.0% to about 6.0% of the composition of the ink by weight,
3, The tttkjet ink according ω claim 11 the mixture of at least two magenta dyes includes
Nippon Magenta JPD LM-I Liquid and a magenta dye having the chemical structure:
Figure imgf000009_0001
wh.erc.tn M Is H, Li, Na, or K,
4. The inϊcjel ink according to claim 3, wherein the amount of each of the Nippon Magenta IPD LM- ! Liquid and the magenta dye having the identified chemical structure is substantially equal.
5. Tfle InkJet ink according to claim 3, wherein the Nippon Magenta JPD LM- 1 Liquid us toned with one or more of Acid Red 35, Acid Red 52, Acid Red S I , Acid Red 92, AckJ Red 249, Acid Red 2^9» Direct Red 289, Direct lied 227, Direct Violet 107 PROJETΦ Magaita 3B0A, DUASYN^ Magenta NM-SF, or ILFORIM) MB??. h. The inkjct ink according to claim 1 , wherein the at least three co-solvents are selected !τom the group consisting of 1,3 -propanediol; \ ,2-dkanediok l>-pentafiedu}i; Methylene glycol: and di propylene glycol.
7, The inkjei ink according to claim L wherein wo of the at least three co-solvents are
ojkaneciiols and the third αvsolvαit is a glycol
8, The inkje? ink according to claim 1 , wherein the wetting agent is about 0.5% to about 1.5% of the composition of the ink by weight.
9, The inkjct ink according Io claim L wherein the wes.ti.ng agent is selected from the group consisting of polyαxyethylene dimethyl sitoxanes, 2ONYL$ lluorosuriactanis, and combinations iherco f.
10, The lakjei ink according to claim L further comprising one or more buffers seketed frαtn the group consisting of trieihanokmine (TEA), N,N-bis(2~hydroxyethyl)tuarine or N,N-bi$(2- hydroxycthyi)-2-affiir>oelhane sulfonic acid (BHS). or combinations thereof.
1 1 , Tlie iαkje-t ink according to claim I, further comprising a hiocide.
j 2. The inkjet ink according to claim \ , wherein the penetrant is a ! ,2-alkane4iol.
! 3 , The i nkjei ink according to claim ! . further comprising » dispersant as about 0.5% to shout
2X)% by weight of the inkjet ink
14, A method of printing using an inkjet ink, the method being comprised oi'the steps of:
positioning a print medium substantially adjacent to a printer having a prsni head retaining an inkjet ink, wherein the inkjet ink ts comprised of
a mixture- of si least two magenta dyes;
at least three eo-sui vents comprising sboui 18% to about 24% of the composition of the ink by weight;
a penetrant; at Sea&i one wetting agent; and
wafer;
letting the iakjet ink from the print head onto a porous, photo medium.
5 S. The method of printing using an ink jet uik according to claim 14, wherein the mixture- of at least two magenta dyes comprises about 3.0% to about 6,0% of the composition of the ink by weigh L
16. The method of printing using an inkjet ink according to claim 14, the mixture of at least two magenta dyes includes Nippon Magenta JP0 LM- 1 Liquid and a magenta dye having the chemical structure
Figure imgf000011_0001
wherein M is Ii, Li, Na, or K.
17. The method en" printing using an inkjet ink according to claim 16, wherein tb« amount of each of the Nippon Magenta IPD LM-I Liquid and the magenta dye having the identified chemical structure is substantially equal
1 S, The method of printing using an inkjet ink according to claim 14, wherein the at least three c(>~ solvents are selected from the group consisting of I J-propanedioh 1,2-alkaoed.ioh 1,5- pentaiwHot; methylene glycol, and dinropylene glycol.
19. The method of printing using an inkjet ink according to claim 14, wherein the wetting agent is about 05% to about 15% of the composition of the ink by weight. 20 The oieihod of printing using an inkjct ink according to claim 14, wherein the wetting agent is selected iioni the group consisting of pυiycϊxyctlivtene dimethyl siioxanes, ZONY L# iiuoro&υrfaeumt^ and combinations thereof.
2 \ . The method of printing usuig an inkjet ink according to claim 14, further comprising one or more buffers selected from the group consisting of tvicthanoiaminc (TEA), N.N-bis{2- liydroxyethyDruarine or N,N-bis(2~hydroxyeihy!)-2-atniαoetliatie sulfonic acki (BES), or conibinatjons thereof.
22. The method of printing using an inJkjet ink according to claim 14, wbc.rt-.in the inkjet ink is further eonφtised of a tlsspeπant as &bo\n 0.5% to about 2.0% by weight of the iπkjet ink.
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