Patent ID: 7214261

Claim:
A printing ink composition comprising: (a) at least one component selected from the group consisting of pigments and binders; and (b) a solvent comprising: (1) an ester based on linear aliphatic fatty acid; (2) an ester based on branched saturated and/or mono- or polyolefinically unsaturated fatty acids; (3) an ester based on branched fatty acids containing an alicyclic group; and (4) an ester based on branched fatty acids containing an aryl group, wherein the fatty acid constituents of esters (1), (2), (3), and (4) each contain a total of 12 to 22 carbon atoms and wherein the alcohol constituents are saturated and/or mono- or polyolefinically unsaturated monoalcohols each containing a total of 1 to 22 carbon atoms.