Patent ID: 6461417
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: C09D

Abstract:
An ink composition comprised of (1) an ink vehicle of (a) alkyl alkyl ketones of the formula CH3(CH2)m CO (CH2)n CH3 where m and n represent the number of segments and wherein alkyl contains from about 1 to about 25 carbons, (b) alkyl aryl ketones where each alkyl contains from about 1 to about 20 carbons, and the aryl is anthracene, naphthalene or phenyl, or (c) arylaryl ketones where each aryl is benzyl, phenyl or naphthyl, (2) an ink viscosity component, (3) a conductive compound, (4) an antioxidant compound, (5) a lightfastness component, and (6) a colorant.