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Ink for recording, and ink cartridge, ink recorded matter, inkjet recording apparatus and inkjet recording method using the same

US8044114B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 22, 2006
Grant dateOct 25, 2011
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Expiry dateJul 1, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31504
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

There is provided an ink for recording, which contains: a coloring agent; a water-dispersible resin; a wetting agent; a surfactant; and water, wherein a total solid content of the coloring agent and the water-dispersible resin is 10% by mass to 30% with respect to a total mass of the ink, a ratio B/C is 0.1 to 1.6 where B is a solid content of the coloring agent in the ink, and C is a solid content of the water-dispersible resin in the ink, a viscosity of the ink is 5 mPa·s to 20 mPa·s at 25° C., and a surface tension of the ink is 35 mN/m or less.

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