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Pigment-dispersed ink-jet ink, ink set, ink tank, recording unit, ink-jet recording apparatus, ink-jet recording process and production process of pigment-dispersed ink-jet ink

US7378459B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 5, 2004
Grant dateMay 27, 2008
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Expiry dateJul 12, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09D11/40
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a pigment-dispersed ink-jet ink comprising a pigment and a resinous dispersing agent, wherein the resinous dispersing agent is a vinyl copolymer having an acid value of 50 mg KOH/g or higher and a solubility of at most 3% by mass in an alkaline solution containing KOH in an amount 1.5 times as much as the acid value, and the viscosity characteristic of the ink as measured by means of a viscoelastometer satisfies the following relationship:1.1≦(Viscosity of an ink as measured under conditions of 20° C. and a shear rate of 0.5 sec−1)/(Viscosity of an ink as measured under conditions of 20° C. and a shear rate of 100 sec−1)≦2.0.

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