Ana L Flores

US Patent:

20030149134, Aug 7, 2003

Filed:

Dec 28, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/034004

Inventors:

Jitendra Modi - Wallington NJ, US
Edward Stone - Morris Plains NJ, US
Ana Flores - Jersey City NJ, US
Robert Catena - Belleville NJ, US
Robert Auerbach - Princeton NJ, US

International Classification:

C03C017/00
C09D005/00

US Classification:

523/161000, 523/160000

Abstract:

Solid, solvent-free inks are provided for use in hot melt flexographic printing. The ink is composed of a pigment; a thermoplastic binder which is an ethylene copolymer, a hydrocarbon resin, or a combination thereof; a wax which is a highly branched hydrocarbon wax, a polyethylene homopolymer wax, an oxidized polyethylene wax, an animal wax, a vegetable wax or combinations thereof; a solid linear alcohol; and, a dispersing agent. The ink may also contain a solid plasticizer. The solid ink has a melting point of about 75 C. or greater, and when heated to a temperature between about 90 C. and about 135 C., a molten ink is formed which has a viscosity between about 100 cps and about 1200 cps. The solid inks are used in melt flexographic printing by heating the ink to a temperature greater than about 90 C. to form a molten ink which has a viscosity between about 100 cps and about 1200 cps; applying the molten ink to the surface of a heated anilox roller in operational contact with a heated flexographic printing plate; and printing the applied molten ink from the printing plate onto a substrate such as conventional print stock, polymeric films, metal sheets, etc.

US Patent:

20060183813, Aug 17, 2006

Filed:

Dec 5, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/730213

Inventors:

Jitendra Modi - Wallington NJ, US
Edward Stone - Morris Plains NJ, US
Ana Flores - Jersey City NJ, US
Robert Catena - Belleville NJ, US
Robert Auerbach - Princeton Junction NJ, US

International Classification:

C03C 17/00
C08F 220/18

US Classification:

523160000, 524390000, 524386000

Abstract:

Solvent-free hot melt coating compositions composed of a solid linear alcohol, a thermoplastic binder, and a wax which are solid at room temperature, with a melting point of about 75 C. or greater, that when heated to a temperature between about 90 C. and about 135 C., forms a molten coating composition having a viscosity between 100 cps and 1200 cps and method for preparing same.

US Patent:

20070289486, Dec 20, 2007

Filed:

Dec 2, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/792098

Inventors:

Sabino Apostol - Bergenfield NJ, US
Robert Catena - Belleville NJ, US
Alexander Chudolij - Clifton NJ, US
Ana Maria Flores - Jersey City NJ, US
Mathew Mathew - Bloomfield NJ, US
Leda Mora - Little Ferry NJ, US

Assignee:

SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION - PARSIPPANY NJ

International Classification:

C09D 11/02
C09D 103/00
C09D 11/08
D21C 5/02
D21H 19/54

US Classification:

106031390

Abstract:

An aqueous printing ink and coating composition contains colorant, one or more high molecular weight starches and one or more water soluble acrylic polymers or co-polymers.