A glass or ceramic dishware item with an image disposed thereon is provided. The image is transferred, at ambient temperature, to the surface of the dishware from an ink composite by using a silicone transfer substrate. The ink composite is dispensed by an inkjet head. Methods and systems for producing ink composites and dishware using ink composites are also provided.

An ink composition is provided, a method of metalizing a surface of an insulation substrate and an article obtainable by the method are also provided. The ink composition may comprise a metal compound and an ink vehicle, the metal compound is at least one selected from a group consisting of a compound of formula I and a compound of formula II, TiO.sub.2-σ (I), M.sup.1M.sup.2.sub.pO.sub.q (II), 0.05≦σ<1.8, M.sup.1 is at least one element selected from a group consisting of groups 2, 9-12 of the periodic table according to IUPAC nomenclature, M.sup.2 is at least one element selected from a group consisting of groups 3-8, 10 and 13 of the periodic table according to IUPAC nomenclature, and 0<p≦2, and 0<q<4.

An ink composition is provided, a method of metalizing a surface of an insulation substrate and an article obtainable by the method are also provided. The ink composition may comprise a metal compound and an ink vehicle, the metal compound is at least one selected from a group consisting of a compound of formula I and a compound of formula II, TiO.sub.2-σ (I), M.sup.1M.sup.2.sub.pO.sub.q (II), 0.05≦σ<1.8, M.sup.1 is at least one element selected from a group consisting of groups 2, 9-12 of the periodic table according to IUPAC nomenclature, M.sup.2 is at least one element selected from a group consisting of groups 3-8, 10 and 13 of the periodic table according to IUPAC nomenclature, and 0<p≦2, and 0<q<4.

An aqueous dispersion of particles comprising a resin having at least one repeating unit of formula I, II and/or III and which is obtainable by contacting in a liquid comprising water, a compound A comprising at least 2 functional groups selected from the group of functional groups —X—C(═O)—CHR1-C(═O)—R2, —X—C(═O)—C≡C—R2; or —X—C(═O)—CR1=CR2-NR11R12, the functional groups are linked by a linking group comprising a polyester, polyether, polyolefin, polydimethylsiloxane or polycarbonate chain with a compound B comprising at least two —NH.sub.2, —NH.sub.3.sup.+ or —N═C═O, wherein X, R1, R2, R3, R11 and R12 have the same meaning as that defined in the claims and w. The invention also includes a method of producing the aqueous dispersion.

##STR00001##

An aqueous dispersion of particles comprising a resin having at least one repeating unit of formula I, II and/or III and which is obtainable by contacting in a liquid comprising water, a compound A comprising at least 2 functional groups selected from the group of functional groups —X—C(═O)—CHR1-C(═O)—R2, —X—C(═O)—C≡C—R2; or —X—C(═O)—CR1=CR2-NR11R12, the functional groups are linked by a linking group comprising a polyester, polyether, polyolefin, polydimethylsiloxane or polycarbonate chain with a compound B comprising at least two —NH.sub.2, —NH.sub.3.sup.+ or —N═C═O, wherein X, R1, R2, R3, R11 and R12 have the same meaning as that defined in the claims and w. The invention also includes a method of producing the aqueous dispersion.

##STR00001##

To provide a non-aqueous photopolymerizable composition, which contains: a polymerizable monomer; a polymerization initiator; and a polyether-modified polysiloxane compound represented by the following general formula (1): <General Formula (1)> (CH.sub.3).sub.3Si—O—[Si(CH.sub.3).sub.2—O].sub.a—[Si(CH.sub.3)(X)—O].sub.b—Si(CH.sub.3).sub.3 where X represents R(C.sub.2H.sub.4O).sub.c(C.sub.3H.sub.6O).sub.d—R′, R is a single bond or an alkylene group, R′ is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and a to d each denote an average polymerization degree including a case where either c or d is 0.

A decorative sheet manufacturing method of the present invention is for manufacturing a frosted glass-like decorative sheet using an inkjet printer including a head unit provided with a plurality of nozzles for jetting liquid droplets of an ultraviolet curable ink and an ultraviolet irradiation unit that moves together with the head unit in a main scanning direction of the head unit and irradiates the liquid droplets jetted from the nozzles and landed on a main surface of a transparent base material with ultraviolet rays, the frosted glass-like decorative sheet having the transparent base material and a plurality of dots formed in a print region on the main surface of the transparent base material and formed of a cured product of the ultraviolet curable ink by carrying out inkjet printing having predetermined printing conditions in a multi-pass manner.

A nonaqueous ink jet ink composition according to the invention includes a solvent including at least one compound represented by the following formula (1), and a pigment including a pigment orange 43 (PO-43), in which a Na amount included in the ink is 5 ppm to 500 ppm.
R.sup.1O—(R.sup.2O).sub.m—R.sup.3  (1) (wherein, in formula (1), R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 each independently represent hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms. However, either R.sup.1 or R.sup.3 is an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms. R.sup.2 represents an alkylene group having 2 or 3 carbon atoms. m represents an integer of 1 to 6.)

A nonaqueous ink jet ink composition according to the invention includes a solvent including at least one compound represented by the following formula (1), and a pigment including a pigment orange 43 (PO-43), in which a Na amount included in the ink is 5 ppm to 500 ppm.
R.sup.1O—(R.sup.2O).sub.m—R.sup.3  (1) (wherein, in formula (1), R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 each independently represent hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms. However, either R.sup.1 or R.sup.3 is an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms. R.sup.2 represents an alkylene group having 2 or 3 carbon atoms. m represents an integer of 1 to 6.)

An ink includes a plurality of silver nanoparticles, an aminomethylsilane viscosifier, and a hydrocarbon solvent. A method includes providing an ink including a plurality of silver nanoparticles, an aminomethylsilane viscosifier, and a hydrocarbon solvent, the method including printing an image on a substrate with the ink, and annealing the image on the substrate. An ink includes organoamine-stabilized silver nanoparticles, a viscosifier comprising N-(6-aminohexyl)aminomethyltriethoxysilane, and a hydrocarbon solvent.