Global Patent Index - EP 1092143 A1

EP 1092143 A1 20010418 - METHOD OF DETERMINING INK RECEPTIVITY ON SURFACES

Title (en)

METHOD OF DETERMINING INK RECEPTIVITY ON SURFACES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR BESTIMMUNG DER TINTENAUFNAHMEFÄHIGKEIT VON OBERFLÄCHEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE DETERMINATION DE LA RECEPTIVITE DE SURFACES A L'ENCRE

Publication

EP 1092143 A1 20010418 (EN)

Application

EP 99921387 A 19990413

Priority

  • US 9908271 W 19990413
  • US 7150798 A 19980501

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9957539A1] A method for determining ink receptivity on surfaces is disclosed. The method may be used to predictably and reliably screen suitable substrate coating compositions (and/or substrates) or alternately suitable ink compositions in printing applications. The method relies on determining the response of a surface to ink(s) in terms of the force needed to immerse and remove a sample of the surface from an ink. Preferably, the force is expressed in terms of a contact angle of the ink with respect to the surface. By adjusting the composition of the substrate coating composition (and/or substrate) or of the ink to result in the inks behaving in a similar fashion to the coated or uncoated substrate, predictable printed image characteristics may be obtained relating to such properties as image density and definition.

IPC 1-7

G01N 11/10

IPC 8 full level

G01N 13/02 (2006.01); G01N 33/32 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G01N 13/02 (2013.01); G01N 33/32 (2013.01); G01N 2013/0208 (2013.01)

Citation (examination)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9957539 A1 19991111; AU 3861499 A 19991123; AU 758245 B2 20030320; BR 9910163 A 20010213; CN 1300363 A 20010620; CZ 20004053 A3 20020116; EP 1092143 A1 20010418

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9908271 W 19990413; AU 3861499 A 19990413; BR 9910163 A 19990413; CN 99805742 A 19990413; CZ 20004053 A 19990413; EP 99921387 A 19990413