Patent ID: 6860928

Claim:
An ink composition comprising a colorant and a phase change ink carrier comprising a compound of the formulae wherein Z is a group of the formula —OR 1 , a group of the formula —SR 1 , or a group of the formula —NR 1 R 2 , Y is a group of the formula —OR 3 , a group of the formula —SR 3 , or a group of the formula —NR 3 R 4 , n is an integer representing the number of repeat —(CH 2 )— or —(CH 2 CH 2 O)— units, wherein, provided that at least one of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 is a hydrogen atom, provided that at least one of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 is other than a hydrogen atom, and provided that at least one Z or Y within the compound is a group of the formula —NR 1 R 2 or a group of the formula —NR 3 R 4 , R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , and R 7 each, independently of the others, is (i) a hydrogen atom, (ii) an alkyl group, (iii) an aryl group, (iv) an arylalkyl group, or (v) an alkylaryl group, and wherein R 7 can also be (vi) an alkoxy group, (vii) an aryloxy group, (viii) an arylalkyloxy group, (ix) an alkylaryloxy group, (x) a polyalkyleneoxy group, (xi) a polyaryleneoxy group, (xii) a polyarylalkyleneoxy group, (xiii) a polyalkylaryleneoxy group, (xiv) a silyl group, (xv) a siloxane group, (xvi) a polysilylene group, (xvii) a polysiloxane group, or (xviii) a group of the formula wherein r is an integer representing a number of repeat —CH 2 — groups, wherein s is an integer representing a number of repeating —CH 2 — groups, and wherein X is (a) a direct bond, (b) an oxygen atom, (c) a sulfur atom, (d) a group of the formula —NR 40 — wherein R 40 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an arylalkyl group, or an alkylaryl group, or (e) a group of the formula —CR 50 R 60 — wherein R 50 and R 60 each, independently of the other, is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an arylalkyl group, or an alkylaryl group, and wherein R 6 can also be,