Patent ID: 6359056
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: B41C

Abstract:
A fluid composition comprising:(a) an acidic polymeric compound selected from the group consisting of poly(acrylic acid), poly(methacrylic acid), poly(maleic acid), poly(fumaric acid), poly(styrene-co-acrylic acid), poly(styrene-co-maleic acid), poly(styrene-co-fumaric acid), and mixtures thereof; (b) a second compound which is a liquid crystalline compound which comprises a pyridyl group and optionally, a nitrostilbene moiety; and (c) a non-aqueous solvent, wherein the fluid composition is further characterized in that, upon imagewise ink jetting the fluid composition onto a substrate and volatilization of the solvent the remaining portion of the fluid composition comprises a liquid crystalline phase.