Patent · US Expired

Ink, and ink-jet recording method and instrument using the same

US5482545A · kind A · utility

47Cited by
25References
16Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateDec 23, 1994
Grant dateJan 9, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 23, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41M1/42
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an ink comprising a dye having at least one anionic group, an amino acid type polyamine or a polyethyleneimine containing at least 7 nitrogen atoms in its molecule, and water, wherein the dye is either a metallized azo dye or a nonmetallized azo dye satisfying the following conditions (x) and (y) at the same time: PA1 (x) no anionic group is situated at an ortho position to the azo bond, and at least one anionic group exists at another position than the ortho position to the azo bond; and PA1 (y) at least one aromatic residue is bonded to the azo bond, and the aromatic ring of the aromatic residue is a benzene or naphthalene ring, with the proviso that the aromatic rings situated on both sides of the azo bond are not naphthalene rings at the same time if present.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.