Patent ID: 8507584

Claim:
A phase change ink comprising a colorant, an initiator, and a phase change ink carrier, said carrier comprising at least one radically curable monomer compound and a compound of the formula wherein R 1 and R 1′ can be the same or different, and wherein R 1 and R 1′ each, independently of the other is selected from the group consisting of (i) an alkyl group having at least one ethylenic unsaturation therein, (ii) an arylalkyl group having at least one ethylenic unsaturation therein, (iii) an alkylaryl group having at least one ethylenic unsaturation therein, and (iv) an aromatic group, provided that at least one of R 1 and R 1′ is an aromatic group; and provided that neither of R 1 or R 1′ is a photoinitiator group; wherein R 2 and R 2′ are the same or different, and wherein R 2 and R 2′ are each independently selected from (i) alkylene groups, (ii) arylene groups, (iii) arylalkylene groups, and (iv) alkylarylene groups; and wherein R 3 is an alkylene group, an arylene group, (iii) an arylalkylene group, or (iv) an alkylarylene group.