Inventors:
Loren E. Johnson - San Diego CA
Kenneth A. Norton - Houston TX
Norman E. Pawlowski - Corvallis OR
Margaret L. Wooding - Palo Alto CA
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Company - Palo Alto CA
International Classification:
B05D 500, C09D 1102
Abstract:
If a small amount of alcohol (about 0. 05 to 6 wt %) is added to water-based inks for thermal ink-jet printing, the resultant print has a rapid dry time and improved smear resistance. In addition, a high quality print is obtained, even on plain paper.