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Color ink jet recording method
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corp
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Filing: 1997-09-23
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Granted: 2000-06-13
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Expires: 2017-09-23
Abstract
Abstract An ink set and a recording method, especially an ink jet recording method, are provided which can realize a good color image having no significant feathering or bleeding, particularly bleeding derived from color-to-color intermixing. The ink set comprises a yellow ink, a magenta ink, a cyan ink, and optionally a black ink, the cyan ink comprising a resin emulsion, the yellow ink composition and the magenta ink composition comprising a reactant capable of breaking the state of dispersion and/or dissolution of a colorant and the resin emulsion in the cyan ink and the black ink.
Inventors
- 👤 Kiyohiko Takemoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 21:07
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09D; C09D11/00; C09D11/30; C09D11/40; C09D11/54
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
An ink set comprising a yellow ink composition containing a yellow colorant, a magenta ink composition containing a magenta colorant, and a cyan ink composition containing a cyan colorant, the magenta ink composition and the cyan ink composition each comprising a resin emulsion, an inorganic oxide colloid or both, the yellow ink composition comprising a reactant which breaks the state of dispersion or dissolution of the colorant and the resin emulsion in the magenta ink composition and the cyan ink composition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
81 words
An ink set comprising a yellow ink composition containing a yellow colorant, a magenta ink composition containing a magenta colorant, and a cyan ink composition containing a cyan colorant, the magenta ink composition and the cyan ink composition each comprising a resin emulsion, an inorganic oxide colloid or both, the yellow ink composition comprising a reactant which breaks the state of dispersion or dissolution of the colorant and the resin emulsion in the magenta ink composition and the cyan ink composition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The ink set according to claim 1, which further comprises a black ink composition.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
The ink set according to claim 2, wherein the black ink composition comprises a resin emulsion, an inorganic oxide colloid or both and the reactant can break the state of dispersion or dissolution of the colorant and the resin emulsion, the inorganic oxide colloid or both in the black ink composition.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The ink set according to claim 1, wherein the ink composition which comprises the reactant comprises a nonionic dispersant.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The ink set according to claim 4, wherein the ink composition which is free form the reactant comprises an anionic dispersant.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The ink set according to claim 1, wherein the colorant is a pigment and the reactant is a polyvalent metal salt or a polyallylamine or a derivative thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
A recording method comprising the step of: depositing an ink composition onto a recording medium to conduct printing, wherein an ink composition in the ink set according to claim 1 is used as the ink composition.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
The recording method according to claim 7, wherein the mass of the droplets of the ink compositions which comprise the reactant are less than 30 to 100% by weight of the mass of the droplets of the ink compositions which are free from the reactant.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
11 words
A record produced by the recording method according to claim 7.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
42 words
An ink jet recording method comprising the step of: ejecting and depositing droplets of an ink composition onto a recording medium to conduct printing, wherein an ink composition in the ink set according to claim 1 is used as the ink composition.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
50 words
The ink jet recording method according to claim 10, wherein the mass of the droplets of the ink compositions ejected are such that a pixel formed by the ink composition which comprises the reactant is smaller than a pixel formed by the ink composition which is free from the reactant.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
76 words
An ink set comprising a yellow ink composition containing a yellow colorant, a magenta ink composition containing a magenta colorant, and a cyan ink composition containing a cyan colorant, the cyan ink composition comprising a resin emulsion, an inorganic oxide colloid or both, the yellow ink composition and the magenta ink composition each comprising a reactant which breaks the state of dispersion or dissolution of the colorant and the resin emulsion in the cyan ink composition.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
76 words
An ink set comprising a yellow ink composition containing a yellow colorant, a magenta ink composition containing a magenta colorant, and a cyan ink composition containing a cyan colorant, the cyan ink composition comprising a resin emulsion, an inorganic oxide colloid or both, the yellow ink composition and the magenta ink composition each comprising a reactant which breaks the state of dispersion or dissolution of the colorant and the resin emulsion in the cyan ink composition.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
123 words
An ink set comprising a yellow ink composition containing a yellow colorant, a magenta ink composition having a lower color density containing a magenta colorant, a magenta ink composition having a higher color density containing a magenta colorant, a cyan ink composition having a lower color density containing a cyan colorant, and a cyan ink composition having a higher color density containing a cyan colorant, the magenta ink composition having a lower color density, and the cyan ink composition having a lower color density each comprising a reactant which breaks the state of dispersion or dissolution of the colorant in the yellow ink composition, the magenta ink composition having a higher color density and the cyan ink composition having a higher color density.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
123 words
An ink set comprising a yellow ink composition containing a yellow colorant, a magenta ink composition having a lower color density containing a magenta colorant, a magenta ink composition having a higher color density containing a magenta colorant, a cyan ink composition having a lower color density containing a cyan colorant, and a cyan ink composition having a higher color density containing a cyan colorant, the magenta ink composition having a lower color density, and the cyan ink composition having a lower color density each comprising a reactant which breaks the state of dispersion or dissolution of the colorant in the yellow ink composition, the magenta ink composition having a higher color density and the cyan ink composition having a higher color density.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
61 words
The ink set according to claim 13, wherein the yellow ink composition, the magenta ink composition having a higher color density and the cyan ink composition having a higher color density each comprising a resin emulsion, an inorganic oxide colloid or both, the reactant breaking the state of dispersion or dissolution of the resin emulsion, the inorganic oxide colloid or both.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
123 words
An ink set comprising a yellow ink composition containing a yellow colorant, a magenta ink composition having a lower color density containing a magenta colorant, a magenta ink composition having a higher color density containing a magenta colorant, a cyan ink composition having a lower color density containing a cyan colorant, and a cyan ink composition having a higher color density containing a cyan colorant, the yellow ink composition, the magenta ink composition having a lower color density, and the cyan ink composition having a lower color density each comprising a reactant which breaks the state of dispersion or dissolution of the colorant in the magenta ink composition having a higher color density and the cyan ink composition having a higher color density.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
123 words
An ink set comprising a yellow ink composition containing a yellow colorant, a magenta ink composition having a lower color density containing a magenta colorant, a magenta ink composition having a higher color density containing a magenta colorant, a cyan ink composition having a lower color density containing a cyan colorant, and a cyan ink composition having a higher color density containing a cyan colorant, the yellow ink composition, the magenta ink composition having a lower color density, and the cyan ink composition having a lower color density each comprising a reactant which breaks the state of dispersion or dissolution of the colorant in the magenta ink composition having a higher color density and the cyan ink composition having a higher color density.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
56 words
The ink set according to claim 15, wherein the magenta ink composition having a higher color density and the cyan ink composition having a higher color density each comprising a resin emulsion, an inorganic oxide colloid or both, the reactant breaking the state of dispersion or dissolution of the resin emulsion, and/or the inorganic oxide colloid.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
87 words
An ink set comprising a yellow ink composition containing a yellow colorant, a magenta ink composition containing a magenta colorant, a cyan ink composition containing a cyan colorant, and a black ink composition containing a black colorant, the black ink composition comprising a resin emulsion, an inorganic oxide colloid or both, the yellow ink composition, the magenta ink composition, and cyan ink composition each comprising a reactant which breaks the state of dispersion or dissolution of the colorant and the resin emulsion in the black ink composition.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
87 words
An ink set comprising a yellow ink composition containing a yellow colorant, a magenta ink composition containing a magenta colorant, a cyan ink composition containing a cyan colorant, and a black ink composition containing a black colorant, the black ink composition comprising a resin emulsion, an inorganic oxide colloid or both, the yellow ink composition, the magenta ink composition, and cyan ink composition each comprising a reactant which breaks the state of dispersion or dissolution of the colorant and the resin emulsion in the black ink composition.
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