Image forming method, ink-jet recording method and instruments used in such methods
US6238045A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 18, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/2114
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An image forming method to apply an ink to a printing medium includes applying a liquid composition having a polarity different from a polarity of the ink to an image forming region formed by the ink and the vicinity of the image forming region on the printing medium prior to the application of the ink, wherein a surface tension of the liquid composition is higher than that of the ink.
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