Patent ID: 7056962

Claim:
A modified pigment product comprising a pigment having attached at least one aromatic or alkyl group X, wherein X is substituted with at least one group comprising the formula: -[polymer]R, wherein “polymer” represents a polycarbonate group, a polyether group, a polyimide group, a polyurethane group, poly(vinyl alcohol), or combinations thereof, optionally having at least one —′ group, wherein X′ comprises at least one aromatic group or at least one alkcyl group, and each X and X′ can be the same or different and are directly attached to the pigment, R represents hydrogen, a bond, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group, and the total amount of monomer groups of “polymer” is not greater than about 500 monomer repeating units, and when R represents a bond, R optionally bonds to said pigment.