Ink-jet ink sets

• US 7,833,335 B2
• Filed: 04/12/2007
• Issued: 11/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Thornberry, Matthew, Adamic, Raymond, Shields, James P., Lauw, Hiang P.
• Primary Examiner(s): KLEMANSKI, HELENE G
• Application Number:
  US11/786,706
• Publication Number:
  US 20080252681A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,314 Days
• Field of Search: 106/31.27, 106/31.52, 106/31.5, 106/31.48, 106/31.51, 347/100, 428/195.1
• US Class Current: 106/31.27
• CPC Class Codes: C09D 11/40 Ink-sets specially adapted for multi-colour inkjet printing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24802 Discontinuous or differential coating, impregnation or bond [e.g., artwork, printing, retouched photograph, etc.]

Abstract

Ink-jet sets, printer systems, methods of printing, and printing materials are disclosed.

Claims

1. An ink-jet ink set, comprising:

a first ink and a second ink, wherein the first ink and the second ink are different dye colors, wherein each of the first ink and the second ink include at least a first respective sulfonated non-metalized azo dye with a SO₃H molecular weight percent of from about 10 to 27%, wherein said first dye is capable of complexing with a multivalent salt associated with a paper substrate when said inks are deposited on a print medium containing said paper substrate with associated multivalent salt,

said first and second inks having enhanced waterfastness when disposed on said print medium, compared to a print medium without said multivalent salt.

2. The ink-jet ink set of claim 1, wherein the first dye is a black dye selected from the group consisting of:

3. The ink-jet ink set of claim 1, wherein the first dye is a magenta dye selected from the group consisting of:

4. The ink-jet ink set of claim 1, wherein the first dye is a yellow dye selected from the group consisting of:

5. The ink-jet ink set of claim 1, wherein at least one said ink further comprises a respective second sulfonated non-metalized azo dye with a SO₃H molecular weight percent of from 10 to 27%.

6. The ink-jet ink set of claim 5, wherein the first dye is a magenta dye, and the second dye is a yellow dye or a black dye.

7. The ink-jet ink set of claim 6, wherein the second dye is a black dye selected from the group consisting of:

8. The ink-jet ink set of claim 6, wherein the first dye is a magenta dye selected from the group consisting of:

9. The ink-jet ink set of claim 6, wherein the second dye is a yellow dye selected from the group consisting of:

10. The ink-jet ink set of claim 5, wherein each of the first dye and the second dye is a respective sulfonated non-metalized azo dye with a SO₃H molecular weight percent of from 15 to 27%.

11. The ink-jet ink set of claim 5, wherein each of the first dye and the second dye is a respective sulfonated non-metalized azo dye with a SO₃H molecular weight percent of from 18 to 27%.

12. The ink-jet ink set of claim 1, wherein at least the first dye is a sulfonated non-metalized azo dye with a SO₃H molecular weight percent of from 15 to 27%.

13. The ink-jet ink set of claim 1, wherein at least the first dye is a sulfonated non-metalized azo dye with a SO₃H molecular weight percent of from 18 to 27%.

14. The ink-jet ink set of claim 1,

wherein said first or second ink further comprises a cyan dye that is waterfast when disposed on said print medium.

15. A printer system, comprising:

a dispensing system including a paper substrate and at least one printhead,

wherein the paper substrate includes a multivalent salt associated with the paper substrate, wherein the multivalent salt comprises a metal selected from the group consisting of Group II metals, Group III metals, and multivalent transition metals, and

wherein the printhead includes an ink-jet ink set comprising;

a first ink and a second ink, wherein the first ink and the second ink are different dye colors, wherein each of the first ink and the second ink include at least a first respective sulfonated non-metalized azo dye with a SO₃H molecular weight percent of from about 10 to 27%, wherein said first dye is capable of complexinq with said multivalent salt associated with said paper substrate when said inks are deposited on a said paper substrate with associated multivalent salt, and

wherein said first and second inks have enhanced waterfastness when disposed on the paper substrate containing said multivalent salt, compared to a paper substrate without said multivalent salt.

16. The printer system of claim 15, wherein at least one said ink further comprises a second sulfonated non-metalized azo dye with a SO₃H molecular weight percent of from 10 to 27%.

17. The printer system of claim 15, wherein one of the first and second inks is black and comprises a sulfonated non-metalized azo dye selected from the group consisting of:

18. The printer system of claim 15, wherein one of the first and second inks is magenta and comprises a sulfonated non-metallized azo dye selected from the group consisting of:

19. The printer system of claim 15, wherein one of the first and second inks is yellow and comprises a sulfonated non-metallized azo dye selected from the group consisting of:

20. The printer system of claim 15, wherein said first or second ink further comprises a cyan dye that is waterfast when deposited on said print medium.

21. The printer system of claim 15, wherein the multivalent salt includes a metal selected from the group consisting of calcium, magnesium, copper, nickel, zinc, barium, iron, aluminum, and chromium.

22. A printing material, comprising:

a print medium that includes a multivalent salt associated with a paper substrate, wherein the multivalent salt comprises a metal selected from the group consisting of Group II metals, Group III metals, and multivalent transition metals; and

a first ink and a second ink, wherein the first ink and the second ink are different dye colors, wherein each of the first ink and the second ink include at least a first respective sulfonated non-metalized azo dye with a SO₃H molecular weight percent of from about 10 to 27%, wherein said first dye is capable of complexinq with a multivalent salt associated with a paper substrate when said inks are deposited on said print medium containing said paper substrate with associated multivalent salt, and

wherein the first ink and the second ink are disposed on the print medium and said sulfonated non-metalized azo dyes are complexed with said multivalent salt to decrease solubility of said deposited dyes, compared to a print medium without said multivalent salt.

23. The printing material of claim 22, wherein at least one said ink further comprises a second sulfonated non-metalized azo dye with a SO₃H molecular weight percent of from 10 to 27%.

24. The printing material of claim 22, wherein the first dye is a black dye selected from the group consisting of:

25. The printing material of claim 22, wherein the first sulfonated non-metalized azo dye is a magenta dye selected from the group consisting of:

26. The printing material of claim 22, wherein the first sulfonated non-metalized azo dye is a yellow dye selected from the group consisting of:

27. The printing material of claim 22,

wherein said first or second ink further comprises a waterfast cyan dye disposed on said print medium.

28. The printing material of claim 22, wherein the multivalent salt includes a metal selected from the group consisting of calcium, magnesium, copper, nickel, zinc, barium, iron, aluminum, and chromium.

29. A method of printing, comprising:

providing a print medium that includes a multivalent salt associated with a paper substrate, wherein the multivalent salt comprises a metal selected from the group consisting of Group II metals, Group III metals, and multivalent transition metals;

providing a first ink and a second ink, wherein the first ink and the second ink are different dye colors, wherein each of the first ink and the second ink include at least a first respective sulfonated non-metalized azo dye with a SO₃H molecular weight percent of from about 10 to 27%, wherein said first dye is capable of complexing with said multivalent salt associated with said paper substrate when said inks are deposited on said print medium;

depositing the first ink and the second ink on the print medium, and causing said sulfonated non-metalized azo dyes to complex with said multivalent salt to decrease solubility of said dyes, to provide a printing material with improved waterfastness, compared to a printed medium without said multivalent salt.

30. The method of printing of claim 29, wherein one of said first and second inks further comprises a second sulfonated non-metalized azo dye with a SO₃H molecular weight percent of from 10 to 27%.

31. The method of printing of claim 29, wherein the first dye is a black dye selected from the group consisting of:

32. The method of printing of claim 29, wherein the first dye is a magenta dye selected from the group consisting of:

33. The method of printing of claim 29, wherein the first dye is a yellow dye selected from the group consisting of:

34. The method of printing of claim 29, wherein said first or second ink further comprises a cyan dye that is waterfast on said printing medium.

35. The method of printing of claim 29, wherein the multivalent salt includes a metal selected from the group consisting of calcium, magnesium, copper, nickel, zinc, barium, iron, aluminum, and chromium.