Patent ID: 6797747
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: B41M

Abstract:
A solvent-based phenoxy-epoxy ink comprising one or more pigments, a blend of solid phenoxy-epoxy resins dissolved in methyl ethyl ketone/toluene combinations combined with a highly monomeric methyl-butyl coetherified melamine formaldehyde resin, and an amine neutralized acid phosphate catalyst in methanol/butanol or an amine neutralized p-toluene sulfonic acid catalyst in methanol for use as a latent heat curable dried coating (ink) that, upon drying and subsequent exposure to temperatures of 375Â° to 400Â° F. for less than one minute during the heat transfer process will develop outstanding adhesion, heat resistance, solvent resistance, caustic resistance, and abrasion resistance.