ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,735,593, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to KAO Corp. (Tokyo).
"Solvent-based inkjet inks" was invented by Yuta Matsumoto (Cincinnati) and Todd Tritcak (Cincinnati).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inkjet ink that includes (A1) a terpene resin, and (B) a solvent system containing (B1) a ketone solvent having a boiling point of less than 120deg C. and (B2) dioxolane, the inkjet ink being characterized by extended decap times and long throw distance. A printed article including the inkjet ink in dried form, and a method of forming a printed image with a thermal inkjet printhead are also provided."
The patent was filed on April 22, 2021,...