ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,797, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to KAO Corp. (Tokyo).
"Inkjet inks for metallic printed images" was invented by Yuta Matsumoto (Cincinnati) and Eric Miller (Cincinnati).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inkjet ink that includes (A) metal nanoparticles (e.g., silver nanoparticles); (B) trimethylene glycol; and (C) 1,2-hexanediol; the inkjet ink being characterized by extended decap times, long running stability, quick drying properties, and the ability to form metallic printed images with high metallic luster (high gloss). Also provided are a printed article which includes a metallic film formed from the inkjet ink disposed on a s...