Patent ID: 6309060
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A combination of hotmelt inks which contains at least two hotmelt inks for two different colors selected from the group of colors formed by C, M, Y or K, said hotmelt inks containing an infrared-absorbent substance which is active primarily in a wavelength range of from 700-1700 nm and being suitable for use in an inkjet printing device, whereinthe quantity of infrared-absorbent substance of the first hotmelt ink for at least one first color differs from the quantity of infrared-absorbent substance of the second hotmelt ink for at least a second color, in such a manner thatafter a simultaneous heating of both the first and second hotmelt inks applied image-wise to a receiving material, by means of the same radiation energy and for the same period of time, the at least first and second hotmelt inks penetrate equally at least partially into the receiving material without visible feathering occurring.