1. A phase change ink composition comprising:
an amorphous compound;
a crystalline compound;
a polyester polymer, wherein the polyester has a molecular weight of from about 500 to about 8,000 and a polydispersity index of from about 1.0 to about 8.0;
an optional synergist;
an optional dispersant; and
a colorant.
2. The phase change ink composition of claim 1, wherein the polyester is comprised of large monomers prepared from monomers selected from the group consisting of 1,2-propylene glycol, naphthalene dicarboxylic acid, 1,3-propanediol, azelaic acid, abietic acid, glycerol, isophthalic acid, hexanediol, DL-mandelic acid, lactic acid, succinic acid, citric acid, and mixtures and combinations thereof.
3. The phase change ink composition of claim 1, wherein the polyester is a bio-based polyester selected from the group consisting of poly(dimerized rosin-co-1,2-propylene glycol-co-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid-co-1,3-propanediol-co-azelaic acid-co-rosin fumarate) copolymer, poly(2-(2-hydroxy-2-((1R,4aR,4bR)-7-isopropyl-1,4a-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,4a,4b,5,6,10,10a-decahydrophenanthrene-1-carbonyl)oxy)ethyl) 6-(2-hydroxy-3-(((1R,4aR,4bR)-7-isopropyl-1,4a-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,4a,4b,5,6,10,10a-decahydrophenanthrene-1-carbonyl)oxy)propyl) naphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylate-co-isophthalic acid-co-1,6-hexanediol) co polymer, poly(mandelic acid-co-lactic acid) copolymer, and mixtures and combinations thereof.
4. The phase change ink composition of claim 1, wherein the polyester is a bio-based, branched polyester resin comprising:
(i) the condensation product of:
(a) a hydroxyl donor;
(b) a cyclic polyhydroxyl acceptor; and
(c) an optional catalyst, and
(ii) a polyacid,
wherein said bio-based, branched polyester resin is greater than about 90% bio-based.
5. The phase change ink composition of claim 1, wherein the polyester is a bio-based, branched polyester resin comprising:
(i) the condensation product of:
(a) a hydroxyl donor selected from the group consisting of glycerol, glycerol carbonate, trimethylolpropane, trimethylolethane and hexane triol;
(b) a cyclic polyhydroxyl acceptor selected from the group consisting of abietic acid, neoabietic acid, palustric acid, levopimaric acid, dihydroabietic acid, pimaric acid, isopimaric acid and combinations thereof;
(c) an optional catalyst; and
(ii) a polyacid selected from the group consisting of fumaric acid, maleic acid, succinic acid, itaconic acid, dodecylsuccinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pimelic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid, dodecane diacid and combinations thereof; wherein said bio-based, branched polyester resin is greater than about 90% bio-based.
6. The phase change ink composition of claim 1, wherein the polyester is a bio-based, branched polyester resin comprising:
(i) the polycondensation product of:
(a) glycerine carbonate andor glycerol; and
(b) a rosin acid selected from the group consisting of abietic acid, neoabietic acid, palustric acid, levopimaric acid, dihydroabietic acid, pimaric acid, isopimaric acid and combinations thereof; and
(ii) a polyacid selected from the group consisting of succinic acid, fumaric acid, maleic acid, itaconic acid, dodecylsuccinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pimelic acid, suberic acid and azelaic acid.
7. The phase change ink composition of claim 1, wherein the polyester is 1-decyl-12-methyl dodecanedioate of the formula
wherein n is an integer from 1 to 1,000.
8. The phase change ink composition of claim 1, wherein the polyester is polymer is a branched polyester comprising a compound of the formula:
wherein R is an alkylene group, and wherein the alkylene group can be selected from linear and branched, saturated and unsaturated, cyclic and acyclic, and substituted and unsubstituted alkylene groups, and wherein heteroatoms either may or may not be present in the alkylene group;
wherein R\u2032 is an alkylene group, and wherein the alkylene group can be selected from linear and branched, saturated and unsaturated, cyclic and acyclic, and substituted and unsubstituted alkylene groups, and wherein heteroatoms either may or may not be present in the alkylene group;
wherein all carbonyl carbons adjacent to R\u2032 are separated by at least two atoms if the two atoms are separated by a single bond; or
wherein all carbonyl carbons adjacent to R\u2032 are separated by at least 3 atoms covalently linked in series;
wherein m is an integer from about 1 to about 1,000; and
wherein n is an integer from about 1 to about 1,000.
9. The phase change ink of claim 1, wherein the amorphous compound comprises a first ester of tartaric acid of the formula
wherein each of R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 is independently selected from an alkyl group, wherein the alkyl is straight, branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted, having from about 1 to about 40 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic or heteroaromatic group; and
wherein the crystalline compound comprises a second ester of tartaric acid of the formula
wherein each of R6 and R7 is independently selected from an aryl or a heteroaryl optionally substituted with a lower alkyl group, an alkoxy group, or a combination thereof, and wherein each n is independently selected from an integer from 0 to 3.
10. The phase change ink of claim 1, wherein the crystalline compound is selected from the group consisting of dibenzyl L-tartrate, diphenethyl L-tartrate, bis(3-phenyl-1-propyl) L-tartrate, bis(2-phenoxyethyl) L-tartrate, diphenyl L-tartrate, bis-4-methylphenyl) L-tartrate, bis(4-methoxylphenyl) L-tartrate, bis(4-methylbenzyl) L-tartrate, bis(4-methoxybenzyl) L-tartrate, and stereoisomers and mixtures thereof; and wherein the amorphous compound is selected from the group consisting of bis(2-isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexyl) L-tartrate, (4-t-butylcyclohexyl)(cyclohexyl)-L-tartrate, stereoisomers and mixtures thereof.
11. The phase change ink of claim 1, wherein the amorphous compound is a compound of the formula
12. The phase change ink of claim 1, wherein the crystalline compound is a compound of the formula
13. A process comprising:
(1) incorporating into an ink jet printing apparatus a phase change ink composition comprising an amorphous compound; a crystalline compound; a polyester polymer, wherein the polyester has a molecular weight of from about 500 to about 8,000 and a polydispersity index of from about 1.0 to about 8.0; an optional synergist; an optional dispersant; and a colorant;
(2) melting the ink; and
(3) causing droplets of the melted ink to be ejected in an imagewise pattern onto a substrate.
14. The process of claim 13, wherein the polyester is a bio-based, branched polyester resin comprising:
(i) the condensation product of:
(a) a hydroxyl donor selected from the group consisting of glycerol, glycerol carbonate, trimethylolpropane, trimethylolethane and hexane triol;
(b) a cyclic polyhydroxyl acceptor selected from the group consisting of abietic acid, neoabietic acid, palustric acid, levopimaric acid, dihydroabietic acid, pimaric acid, isopimaric acid and combinations thereof;
(c) an optional catalyst; and
(ii) a polyacid selected from the group consisting of fumaric acid, maleic acid, succinic acid, itaconic acid, dodecylsuccinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pimelic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid, dodecane diacid and combinations thereof;
wherein said bio-based, branched polyester resin is greater than about 90% bio-based.
15. The process of claim 13, wherein the polyester wherein the polyester is 1-decyl-12-methyl dodecanedioate of the formula
wherein n is an integer from 1 to 1,000.
16. An ink jet printer stick or pellet containing a phase change ink composition comprising an amorphous compound; a crystalline compound; a polyester polymer, wherein the polyester has a molecular weight of from about 500 to about 8,000 and a polydispersity index of from about 1.0 to about 8.0; an optional synergist; an optional dispersant; and a colorant.
17. The ink jet printer stick or pellet of claim 16, wherein the polyester is a bio-based, branched polyester resin comprising:
(i) the condensation product of:
(a) a hydroxyl donor selected from the group consisting of glycerol, glycerol carbonate, trimethylolpropane, trimethylolethane and hexane triol;
(b) a cyclic polyhydroxyl acceptor selected from the group consisting of abietic acid, neoabietic acid, palustric acid, levopimaric acid, dihydroabietic acid, pimaric acid, isopimaric acid and combinations thereof;
(c) an optional catalyst; and
(ii) a polyacid selected from the group consisting of fumaric acid, maleic acid, succinic acid, itaconic acid, dodecylsuccinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pimelic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid, dodecane diacid and combinations thereof;
wherein said bio-based, branched polyester resin is greater than about 90% bio-based.
18. The ink jet printer stick or pellet of claim 16, wherein the polyester wherein the polyester is 1-decyl-12-methyl dodecanedioate of the formula
wherein n is an integer from 1 to 1,000.
19. The ink jet printer stick or pellet of claim 16, wherein the amorphous compound comprises a first ester of tartaric acid of the formula
wherein each of R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 is independently selected from an alkyl group, wherein the alkyl is straight, branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted, having from about 1 to about 40 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic or heteroaromatic group; and
wherein the crystalline compound comprises a second ester of tartaric acid of the formula
wherein each of R6 and R7 is independently selected from an aryl or a heteroaryl optionally substituted with a lower alkyl group, an alkoxy group, or a combination thereof, and wherein each n is independently selected from an integer from 0 to 3.
20. The ink jet printer stick or pellet of claim 16, wherein the polyester is wherein the polyester is comprised of large monomers prepared from monomers selected from the group consisting of 1,2-propylene glycol, naphthalene dicarboxylic acid, 1,3-propanediol, azelaic acid, abietic acid, glycerol, isophthalic acid, hexanediol, DL-mandelic acid, lactic acid, succinic acid, citric acid, and mixtures and combinations thereof.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A recordingreproducing apparatus for recordingreproducing data tofrom a recording medium having a data area in which music data are stored and a management data area in which management data for managing a plurality of music data are stored, comprising:
selecting means for selecting, in accordance with a user operation, album management data to be stored in said recording medium, said album management data stored in said management data area managing said plurality of music data as album data, and said album management data includes a send album counter and a send music counter;
reading means for reading said selected album management data and said album data managed thereby; and
transfer means for transferring said read album management data and said read album data managed thereby to an external device, wherein when said album management data and said read album data are transferred, said album management data including said send album counter and said send music counter are rewritten.
2. The recordingreproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:
said management data area of said recording medium stores list management data for managing a plurality of said album management data, album management data for managing a plurality of music management data, and said plurality of music management data for managing said plurality of music data; and
said data area of said recording medium stores said plurality of music data managed by said plurality of music management data.
3. The recordingreproducing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein:
said album counter indicates a number of times said album data managed by said album management data have been transferred to said external device, said album data are said plurality of music data managed by said plurality of music management data; and
said recordingreproducing apparatus further comprises:
control means for controlling, in accordance with said album counter, said transfer means so as to transfer said read album data to said external device and increment said album counter.
4. The recordingreproducing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein:
said transfer means transfers each of said plurality of music data managed by said read album management data to said external device,
said music counter indicates a number of times each of said plurality of music data managed by said album management data has been transferred to said external device, and
said control means controls, in accordance with said music counter, said transfer means so as to transfer each of said plurality of music data to said external device and increment said music counter.
5. The recordingreproducing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein:
said control means controls, in accordance with said album counter, said transfer means so as not to transfer said read album data to said external device.
6. The recordingreproducing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein:
said control means controls said transfer means so as not to transfer said read album data to said external device when a value of said album counter is greater than a predetermined value.
7. The recordingreproducing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein:
said control means controls, in accordance with said music counter, said transfer means so as not to transfer each of said plurality of music data to said external device.
8. The recordingreproducing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein:
said control means controls said transfer means so as not to transfer each of said plurality of music data to said external device when a value of said music counter is greater than a predetermined value.
9. The recordingreproducing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein:
said control means controls said transfer means so as not to transfer said read album data to said external device in accordance with said music counter corresponding to said plurality of music management data managed by said album management data.
10. The recordingreproducing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein:
said control means controls said transfer means so as not to transfer said read album management data to said external device when a value of at least one of said music counter corresponding to said plurality of music management data managed by said album management data is greater than a predetermined value.
11. The recordingreproducing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein:
said controls means controls said transfer means so as to transfer, to said external device, each of said plurality of music data corresponding to said plurality of music management data managed by said album management data when said music counter of each of said plurality of music data is lower than a predetermined value.
12. A data transfer method for transferring data from a recording medium having a data area in which said data are stored and a management data area in which management data for managing said data are stored, comprising the steps of:
selecting, in accordance with a user operation, album management data to be stored in said recording medium, said album management data stored in said management data area managing a plurality of music data as album data, and said album management data includes a send album counter and a send music counter;
reading said selected album management data and said album data managed thereby; and
transferring said read album management data and said read album data managed thereby to an external device, wherein when said album management data and said read album data are transferred, said album management data including said send album counter and said send music counter are rewritten.