Patent ID: 6383274
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: C09D

Abstract:
An ink jet ink composition comprising water, a colorant, and at least one water-soluble or ink-compatible anti-intercolor bleed agent containing at least one fluorine atom, wherein said anti-intercolor bleed agent is of the formula:â€ƒ{[(Rf)mâ€”(G)b]n(A)}s(X)pâ€ƒâ€ƒ(I)whereina) (Rf) is a C1 to C7 perfluoroalkyl group; b) (G) is a C3 to C20 saturated cycloalkyl group; c) (A) is an acid finctional group, or a water compatible group selected from the group consisting of ethyleneoxide, propyleneoxide, polyethyleneoxide, polypropyleneoxide and poly(ethylene)oxide-co-propyleneoxide; d) (X) is a monovalent or multivalent metal cation, or an ammonium group of the general formula: â€ƒwherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, or cycloalkyl, or any of R1, R2, R3, or R4 may form a cyclic alkyl group with another of R1, R2, R3, or R4, and hydroxyalkyl groups; or a hydrogen, amine, hydroxyl, or alkoxyl group when (A) is a water compatible group; and e) m is a number in the range of about 1 to 10, b is 0 or 1, n is 1 or 2, s is 1 or 2, and p is 1 or 2.