Solid ink pastilles

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2009-07-23

2011-12-20

Martin, Laura (Department: 2853)

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Fluid or fluid source handling means

C347S099000, C347S088000, C106S031130

Reexamination Certificate

active

08079696

ABSTRACT:
A particulate composition of solid phase change ink includes sub-granular size pastilles composed of at least a salt, an ink vehicle compound, a viscosity modifying amide compound and a colorant, and each sub-granular size pastille of the particulate composition is at most the size of very coarse sand, and has a diameter of at most 2 mm on the Wentworth-Udden particle-sizing scale for increasing a melting rate thereof at a melting temperature of the solid phase change ink.

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