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Recording method, ink cartridge, printing device and information recording apparatus

US6676254B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 19, 2001
Grant dateJan 13, 2004
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Expiry dateMay 14, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2002/14475
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A recording method including the step of providing an ink from a recording head to a recording medium through a gap provided between the recording head and the recording medium, the ink being supplied to the recording head from an ink tank including an ink contact member and the ink contacting the ink contact member, wherein the ink includes:(i) a fluorescent coloring material;(ii) a nonionic surfactant;(iii) a compound which is not compatible with (ii); and(iv) a liquid medium for dissolving or dispersing (i), (ii) and (iii),and wherein the ink contact member comprises at least one compound selected from the group consisting of polyacetate and polyolefin.

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