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Water-based ink for ink-jet recording and ink-jet recording method

US7686444B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 13, 2006
Grant dateMar 30, 2010
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Expiry dateJul 10, 2028

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

Abstract

A water-based ink for ink-jet recording and an ink-jet recording method allow the formation of sharp text and lines in high density black, and the formation of a high quality gradation image in which the graininess is reduced in a black image of a medium lightness to a high lightness (e.g., an achromatic image in dark gray to light gray) in ink-jet recording. The water-based ink combination for ink-jet recording comprises a black ink, and a color ink (A) and a color ink (B) that satisfy a color relationship of the following expression (I):about 120°≦|α−β|≦about 240°  (I)wherein α is the hue angle of the color ink (A) and β is the hue angle of the color ink (B).

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