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Document | Title | Date |
20080211855 | Liquid droplet ejection apparatus, method for manufacturing electro-optic device, electro-optic device, and electronic equipment - A liquid droplet ejection apparatus performs a drawing operation on a workpiece set on a set table by driving the ejection of a functional liquid droplet ejection head in a head unit while moving the head unit in a main scanning direction relative to the set table. The liquid droplet ejection apparatus includes an ejection defect test unit for inspecting an ejection defect of the functional liquid droplet ejection head. The ejection defect test unit includes a drawn unit on which a predetermined test pattern is drawn by test ejection from the functional liquid droplet ejection head and ejection-defect determination means for determining the ejection defect by capturing an image of the test pattern drawn on the ejection-defect test unit and recognizing the image. The drawn unit is disposed on a scan moving axis offset from the set table towards the main scanning direction. | 09-04-2008 |
20080211856 | Liquid droplet ejection apparatus, method for manufacturing electro-optic device, electro-optic device, and electronic equipement - A liquid droplet ejection apparatus performs a drawing operation on a workpiece set on a set table by driving the ejection of a functional liquid droplet ejection head in a head unit while moving the head unit in a main scanning direction relative to the set table. The liquid droplet ejection apparatus includes an ejection defect test unit for inspecting an ejection defect of the functional liquid droplet ejection head. The ejection defect test unit includes a drawn unit on which a predetermined test pattern is drawn by test ejection from the functional liquid droplet ejection head and ejection-defect determination means for determining the ejection defect by capturing an image of the test pattern drawn on the ejection-defect test unit and recognizing the image. The drawn unit is disposed on a scan moving axis offset from the set table towards the main scanning direction. | 09-04-2008 |
20080211857 | Printhead Assembly Having A Tri-Layer Outer Shell Of A Hot Rolled Laminate Of Two Different Metals - A printhead assembly for an inkjet printer is provided. The assembly includes an outer shell of a hot rolled tri-layer laminate of two different metals, and a core element within the shell, the core element defining four separate ink reservoirs. Also included are a printhead constructed using MEMS techniques to provide the ink nozzles, chambers and actuators, and a micro molding for distributing ink from the ink reservoirs to the printhead. The tri-layer shell is configured such that the effective coefficient of thermal expansion of the shell as a whole is substantially equal to that of silicon. | 09-04-2008 |
20080225076 | METHOD OF FABRICATING PRINTHEAD HAVING HYDROPHOBIC INK EJECTION FACE - A method of fabricating a printhead having a hydrophobic ink ejection face is provided. The method comprises the steps of: (a) providing a partially-fabricated printhead comprising a plurality of nozzle chambers and a relatively hydrophilic nozzle surface, the nozzle surface at least partially defining the ink ejection face; (b) depositing a layer of relatively hydrophobic polymeric material onto the nozzle surface, the polymeric material being resistant to removal by ashing; and (c) defining a plurality of nozzle openings in the nozzle surface, thereby providing a printhead having a relatively hydrophobic ink ejection face. Steps (b) and (c) may be performed in any order. | 09-18-2008 |
20080225077 | METHOD OF FABRICATING PRINTHEAD USING METAL FILM FOR PROTECTING HYDROPHOBIC INK EJECTION FACE - A method of fabricating a printhead having a hydrophobic ink ejection face, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a partially-fabricated printhead comprising a plurality of nozzle chambers and a nozzle plate having relatively hydrophilic nozzle surface, the nozzle surface at least partially defining the ink ejection face of the printhead; (b) defining a plurality of nozzle openings in the nozzle plate; (c) depositing a hydrophobic polymeric layer onto the nozzle surface; (d) depositing a protective metal film onto the polymeric layer; (e) subjecting the printhead to an oxidizing plasma; and (f) removing the protective metal film, thereby providing a printhead having a relatively hydrophobic ink ejection face. Step (b) may be performed immediately after any of steps (a), (c) or (d). | 09-18-2008 |
20080246797 | Mobile Phone With An Internal Printer Having A Print Cartridge With A Media Drive Shaft - Provided is mobile phone having an internal printer. The phone includes a print cartridge having a housing with ink bearing structures and a printhead integrated circuit, and a capper fast with the housing to operatively cap the printhead integrated circuit. The cartridge also includes a lid and cover assembly for sealing engagement with the housing to protect the housing and capper, as well as a media drive shaft rotatably mounted to the housing for driving print media past the printhead. | 10-09-2008 |
20080252680 | Hybrid electro-photographic/ink-jet press print systems and primers - Electro-photographic press print systems, methods of disposing a fluid onto a substrate in an electro-photographic press print system, and electro-photographic ink primers, are disclosed. | 10-16-2008 |
20080252681 | Ink-jet ink sets - Ink-jet sets, printer systems, methods of printing, and printing materials are disclosed. | 10-16-2008 |
20080259113 | PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY WITH PRINTHEAD IC TILES - A printhead assembly for a pagewidth printer arrangement includes a channel shaped member. A number of printhead tiles are located in the channel shaped member. Each tile has a printhead integrated circuit (IC) carrier member for receiving a printhead IC and an ink ducting member that mates with the carrier member and defines ink ducts for supplying the printhead IC with ink via the carrier member. | 10-23-2008 |
20080284810 | LIQUID CONTAINER, CONTAINER HOLDER AND LIQUID CONSUMING APPARATUS - A liquid container that has a container body storing a liquid to be supplied to a liquid consuming apparatus and that is detachably mounted on a container mounting portion of the liquid consuming apparatus, wherein a liquid supply port for sending out the liquid to be supplied to the liquid consuming apparatus is formed on a front end surface in an insertion direction of the container body having a substantially rectangular shape, wherein a circuit board having a contact point with the liquid consuming apparatus is formed on one side surface perpendicular to one corresponding short side of the front end surface in the insertion direction, and wherein a container fixation structure for releasably regulating a movement of the container body in a direction opposite to the insertion direction thereof in cooperation with an apparatus fixation structure formed on the container mounting portion is formed on the other side surface perpendicular to the other corresponding short side of the front end surface in the insertion direction in a state where the container body is mounted on the container mounting portion against an urging force in the direction opposite to the insertion direction. | 11-20-2008 |
20080284811 | INK JET APPLICATOR - An ink jet applicator includes an ink jet head having nozzle via which liquid droplets are jetted, a seal mechanism sealing the nozzle using a pressure vessel; a solution supply mechanism supplying a solution to the nozzle at a predetermined pressure. | 11-20-2008 |
20080284812 | PAGEWIDTH PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY - Provided is a pagewidth printhead assembly. The assembly includes a plurality of printhead integrated circuits (ICs) each having a plurality of micro-electromechanical nozzle arrangements for operatively ejecting printing fluid onto a printing medium, each IC defining a plurality of discrete supply channels for supplying the nozzle arrangements with fluid. Each IC has a bonding surface with a plurality of trenches etched therein, the trenches having a width of less than 10 microns to attract a liquid adhesive by capillary action. The assembly also includes an ink manifold having a mounting surface, the bonding surface of each printhead IC bonded to the mounting surface with an adhesive tape comprising a liquid-based adhesive, the adhesive tape having a plurality of laser-drilled holes defined therein, said holes being positioned to coincide with the supply channels, and said adhesive is received, at least partially, in the plurality of etched trenches. | 11-20-2008 |
20080291234 | INK JET RECORDING HEAD - An ink jet recording head comprises a discharge port forming member that forms a discharge port used to discharge ink and a channel forming member that forms an ink channel communicating with the discharge port, at least either one of the channel forming member and the discharge port forming member comprising a substance having fluorine atoms and a rubber member composing a part of an ink passage continuous with the channel, the rubber member being cross-linked by an organic substance. | 11-27-2008 |
20080297556 | SOLID INK SET INCORPORATING NATURALLY DERIVED MATERIALS AND PROCESSES THEREOF - A solid phase change ink composition that includes an ink vehicle, a colorant, and at least one naturally derived material. At least one naturally derived material is a low melt material having an onset of melting from about 45° C. to about 120° C., and a melt transition width of from about 3° C. to about 30° C. Also provided is a method for producing a solid phase change ink composition that includes selecting at least one naturally derived material, forming an ink vehicle, and adding a colorant, wherein at least one naturally derived material is a low melt material having an onset of melting of from about 45° C. to about 120° C., and a melt transition width of from about 3° C. to about 30° C. An ink jet device that includes the solid phase change ink composition described in the present disclosure is also provided. | 12-04-2008 |
20080303855 | Compliant Sealing Materials and Methods For Sealing Nozzles For A Micro-Fluid Ejection Head - A compliant sealing structure suitable for sealing a micro-fluid ejection head, methods of sealing a micro-fluid ejection head, ejection heads sealed by the method and structure. The sealing structure includes an elastomeric pad suitable for sealing nozzles of the micro-fluid ejection head. A removable shrink wrap film is applied to the ejection bead and is configured for covering at least a portion of the elastomeric pad and for fixedly holding the elastomeric pad adjacent the nozzles. | 12-11-2008 |
20080303856 | PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY WITH REPLACEABLE PRINTHEAD MODULES - A printhead assembly includes a chassis, an ink reservoir secured on the chassis and printhead modules attached to the reservoir. Each printhead module includes a first molding defining a plurality of ink chambers and a plurality of clips. The clips are releasably engaged with receiving formations defined by the ink reservoir. A second molding is in engagement with the fist molding to cover the ink chambers. A sub-assembly is attached to the second molding. The sub-assembly includes an ink ejection integrated circuit which is supplied with ink from the ink chambers via the second molding and a Tape Automated Bond (TAB) film which is electrically connected to the integrated circuit. | 12-11-2008 |
20090002431 | INSTALLING FLUID CONTAINER IN FLUID EJECTION DEVICE - A fluid ejection device ejecting a fluid, the fluid ejection device includes: a fluid ejection unit; a fluid container; a delivery needle; and a guard cover. The fluid ejection unit ejects a fluid onto an ejection target. The fluid container includes a container portion and a withdrawal portion. The container portion contains a fluid for ejection, and the withdrawal portion allows withdrawal of the fluid contained in the container portion. The delivery needle sticks through the withdrawal portion to provide a flow passage which communicates with the fluid ejection unit. The guard cover projects over the delivery needle to prevent the withdrawal portion from approaching the delivery needle from a direction intersecting a center axis of the delivery needle. | 01-01-2009 |
20090027441 | COMPACT PRINTER WITH STATIC PAGE WIDTH PRINTHEAD - A compact printer is provided with a static page width printhead. An elongate support case defines a docking bay and has a personal computer (PC) interface connector protruding from one end thereof. A print media cartridge is configured to dock in the docking bay in a releasable manner. A page-width printhead assembly is mounted across an opposite end of the support case to said one end. The printhead assembly includes a static ink ejection printhead configured to eject ink upon print media supplied from the cartridge. | 01-29-2009 |
20090027442 | PRINT ENGINE WITH NESTED CRADLE, PRINTHEAD CARTRIDGE AND INK CARTRIDGES - The present invention relates to a print engine with a nested cradle, printhead cartridge and ink cartridges that form a stack. The print engine includes a printer cradle including an elongate chassis, a media drive assembly mounted at one end of the chassis, and a print media drive roller extending along the chassis and driven by the media drive assembly. A printhead cartridge is installed in the cradle to form a plurality of docking bays and includes an ink ejection printhead. Ink cartridges are installed in respective docking bays to supply respective types of ink to the ink ejection printhead. | 01-29-2009 |
20090066746 | Printer, printing program, and printing method - A printer includes a print head in which nozzles that form an image by discharging ink are arranged in a plurality of lines. The printer prints out an image on the basis of print form data in which information of layout contents of printing elements that form the content of print is set according to the attribute of each printing element. The printer includes a print form data storage unit, a printing element data storage unit, a print form data selection unit, a printing element data selection unit, and a printing element data insertion unit. | 03-12-2009 |
20090085957 | PATTERN FORMATION DEVICE - A pattern formation device includes a conveyance table, a pair of guide rails, a carriage, a plurality of droplet discharge heads, an inspection camera, a camera base, a linear motor, a motor housing case, a moving cable, and a cable housing case. The motor housing case is disposed along the guide rails to accommodate the linear motor and has a guide opening configured and arranged to guide the camera base. The cable housing case is disposed along the motor housing case to accommodate the moving cable and has a window section through which a distal end of the moving cable follows a reciprocal operation of the inspection camera. The cable housing case or one of the guide rails has an exhaust vent to discharge air around the carriage by suction through the window section of the cable housing case or the guide opening of the motor housing case. | 04-02-2009 |
20090085958 | ATTACHMENT STRUCTURES, LIQUID EJECTION HEAD UNIT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A LIQUID EJECTION HEAD UNIT - Bondage of an ink supply needle and a holder base is appropriately performed by ultrasonic welding. A filter is housed in a filter storing part from the upper side of the holder base, and a needle-side fitting part is fitted into a base-side fitting part from the upper side of the holder base. Then, when the ink supply needle and the holder base are welded by ultrasonic waves, the energy of ultrasonic oscillation is concentrated on a contact portion of a protruded part of a needle-side bondage part and a base-side bondage part, and the contact portion of the protruded part is melted out so as to weld the ink supply needle and the holder base. Thereby, the contact portion of the ink supply needle and the holder base is appropriately bonded by ultrasonic welding as a whole without any gap. | 04-02-2009 |
20090085959 | Liquid ejecting apparatus and raster line forming method - An increase in the width in the first direction of the head unit is controlled and deterioration in image quality is curbed as well. A liquid ejecting apparatus according to the invention is a liquid ejecting apparatus including: a head unit that has a plurality of heads along a first direction, in which a plurality of nozzles that eject a liquid onto a medium are lined up in the first direction, and that ejects the liquid while moving relative to the medium in a second direction, which intersects the first direction, the head unit having a width in the first direction that is greater than a width of the medium in the first direction, a movement mechanism that makes the head unit move relative to the medium a plurality of times alternately in the second direction and the first direction, and a control section that forms a raster line group by forming each raster line by making two or more different nozzles that are different eject the liquid, respectively while making the movement mechanism move the head unit relative to the medium a plurality of times alternately in the second direction and the first direction, makes the movement mechanism move the head unit relatively so that a total amount of movement of the head unit in the first direction when the head unit has moved relatively the plurality of times is less than an effective nozzle width of one of the heads in the first direction, and forms the raster line group so that a number of the raster lines formed by making the nozzles of only one of the heads eject the liquid is not greater than a number of the raster lines formed by making the nozzles of two or more of the heads eject the liquid. | 04-02-2009 |
20090102881 | Surface Metallization Of Metal Oxide Pre-Ceramic - Fine conductor lines (those having a width of ≦50 μM) are disposed on a flexible metal oxide containing substrate by masking portions of the substrate, and then surface metallizing unmasked portions of the substrate. Polymeric preceramic films are preferred, especially those having a glass temperature of at least 300° C. and those of the PZT family, or those containing BeO. All suitable reducing gasses are contemplated, including especially H2. All suitable masking materials are similarly contemplated, including especially titanium, titanium nitride, tungsten nitride, tantalum, and tantalum nitride. In especially preferred embodiments the conductor lines have a width of ≦25 μM, ≦15 μM, ≦5 μM, and even ≦1 μM. The lines can advantageously compose a circuit that is coupled to a piezoelectric or other mechanical actuator, which in turn can be fluidly coupled to a fluid reservoir. | 04-23-2009 |
20090102882 | MST DEVICE FOR ATTACHMENT TO SURFACE WITH ADHESIVE - A micro-systems technology (MST) device for attachment to a surface with adhesive is provided. The MST device has a body, an array of fluid inlet apertures in the body, and an array of recesses interspersed with the array of inlet apertures to hold adhesive displaced from between the body and the surface when the MST device is attached with the adhesive such that the displaced adhesive does not block fluid flow within the inlet apertures. | 04-23-2009 |
20090109256 | Liquid Ejecting Head and Liquid Ejecting Apparatus - A liquid ejecting head includes: a supply channel member including a plurality of supply channel plates, and the supply channel including supply holes provided through the respective supply channel plates and a supply groove formed by removing part of one of adjacent supply channel plates in terms of the direction of thickness thereof for communicating the respective supply holes; a pressure generating element that provides a pressure to the pressure generating chamber; a supply communication channel that connects a storage unit having the liquid stored therein and a reservoir, the supply communication channel being formed through a pressure chamber plate and the supply channel member in the direction of thickness thereof, the supply channel plates having the supply groove being formed with a recess having the substantially same depth as the supply groove at an area corresponding to the supply communication channel; and a filter unit having a plurality of filter holes provided on the bottom of the recess. | 04-30-2009 |
20090122100 | HEAD UNIT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A head unit includes a base, an inkjet head, a first bonding portion, and a second bonding portion. The inkjet head is attached to the base, and discharges ink droplets. The first bonding portion bonds the base to the inkjet head in a spot manner. The second bonding portion is disposed to surround the first bonding portion. The second bonding portion bonds the base to the inkjet head, and has resistance to ink. | 05-14-2009 |
20090122101 | PRINTHEAD CAPPING ARRANGEMENT WITH PIVOTABLE SHAFT MOUNTS - An inkjet printer comprises an elongate shaft adapted to rotate so as to move a capper for capping a pagewidth printhead out of and into capping position; a motor for driving the elongate shaft; a support frame; and first and second fixing plates mounted to the support frame. The first and second fixing plates each include first and second bearings for supporting the shaft at first and second longitudinal ends of the shaft so as to allow rotation of the shaft. The first and second bearings are configured to allow pivotal movement of the elongate shaft about first and second longitudinal ends thereof. The second fixing plate includes a seat for receiving the motor therein. | 05-14-2009 |
20090122102 | PRINTER ASSEMBLY HAVING A SUPPORT FRAME FOR SUPPORTING A PRINTHEAD ARRANGEMENT - Provided is a printer assembly for a pagewidth printer, said assembly having a support frame for supporting a printhead arrangement. The support frame includes an outer wall portion and an inner wall portion separated by an internal cavity. The support frame also includes a lower arm portion and an upper wall fast with the outer and inner wall portions. The upper wall portion defines a channel for receiving printhead tiles of the printhead arrangement. The upper wall portion and arm portion have a clipping arrangement configured to receive a printed circuit board (PCB) having electronics for controlling the printhead arrangement. The support frame is configured to minimize substantial dimensional changes due to environmental changes to retain a positional relationship between individual printhead tiles of the printhead arrangement. | 05-14-2009 |
20090128597 | Image forming apparatus - An image forming apparatus comprises a body, an engine part provided in the body and including a recording head that ejects droplets of a recording liquid, the engine part recording an image on a recording medium by the recording head while feeding the recording medium in a main scanning direction, a medium discharging part provided in the body at a side of the engine part, the medium discharging part feeding the recording medium to a medium take-up part after recording of the image with the engine, and a cartridge loading part that holds a cartridge of the recording liquid in a detachable manner, the cartridge loading part being provided in the body of the image forming apparatus and feeding the recording liquid to the recording head of the engine part, wherein the cartridge loading part is provided underneath the medium discharging part. | 05-21-2009 |
20090135222 | METHOD OF MAKING AN INKJET PRINTHEAD - A method of making an inkjet printhead comprises forming at least one ink ejection element | 05-28-2009 |
20090167812 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a method of manufacturing a liquid discharge head including: forming a first pattern for forming the flow path on the substrate; forming a first coating layer which covers the first pattern; forming a hole in the first coating layer, through which the first pattern is exposed; forming a second pattern for forming the flow path on the first coating layer, such that the second pattern contacts with the first pattern through the hole; forming a second coating layer for covering the second pattern; forming the discharge port in the second coating layer; and removing the first pattern and the second pattern to form the flow path. | 07-02-2009 |
20090189943 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus including: (a) a head assembly including (a-1) recording heads having respective nozzle opening surfaces and (a-2) a head frame supporting the recording heads; (b) annular protrusions each of which is to be brought into contact with the head assembly, so as to surround the plurality of nozzles opening in the corresponding nozzle opening surface; (c) a supporting tray elongated in a supporting-tray longitudinal direction and supporting the annular protrusions; (d) a movement mechanism configured to move the head assembly and/or the supporting tray, and (e) a positioning pin projecting from a pin-located portion of the supporting tray. The pin-located portion is outside the annular protrusions, and is located in a center of the supporting tray in the supporting-tray longitudinal direction. The head frame has a positioning hole, into which the positioning pin is to be introduced upon contact of each annular protrusion with the head assembly. | 07-30-2009 |
20090201332 | HEAD UNIT, LIQUID JET DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING POSITION OF LIQUID JET HEAD - A head unit for fixing a liquid jet head which ejects liquid includes a base component and movable component that slides on the base component and to which the liquid jet head is fixed. A fixing screw fixes the movable component to the base component. A locating member attached to the base component limits a movement direction in which the movable component moves. The movable component has a contact portion touching the locating member and first and second tapered surfaces formed thereon. A vector normal to the first tapered surface has a first component vector extending in the movement direction. A vector normal to the second tapered surface has a second component vector that is opposite the first component vector and extends in the movement direction. The base component has first and second pins accessible to the first and second tapered surfaces, respectively. | 08-13-2009 |
20090201333 | Palladium complexes for printing circuits - An ink-jettable composition including a palladium aliphatic amine complex solvated in a liquid vehicle can be used in formation of electronic devices. The ink-jettable composition containing a palladium aliphatic amine complex can be jetted onto a substrate in a predetermined pattern. A second composition can also be applied to the substrate using ink-jet printing or other printing techniques, wherein the second composition is applied onto at least a portion of the predetermined pattern. The second composition can include a reducing agent which is capable of reducing the palladium aliphatic amine complex to palladium metal, typically upon the application of heat. The described ink-jettable palladium complex compositions can be stable over a wide range of conditions and allow for the formation electronic devices on a variety of substrates. | 08-13-2009 |
20090231383 | DOUBLE LASER DRILLING OF A PRINTHEAD INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ATTACHMENT FILM - A method of fabricating an apertured polymeric film. The method comprising the steps of: (a) masking a polymeric film with a first mask having first laser transmission zones defined therein; (b) laser-ablating first apertures through the polymeric film using the first mask; (c) masking the film with a second mask having second laser transmission zones defined therein, each second zone being aligned with a corresponding first aperture, and each second zone having greater perimeter dimensions than the corresponding first aperture; and (d) reaming the first apertures by laser-ablating the polymeric film using the second mask, the reamed first apertures defining second apertures in the film. | 09-17-2009 |
20090231384 | PRINTHEAD INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ATTACHMENT FILM HAVING DIFFERENTIATED ADHESIVE LAYERS - A laminated film for attachment of printhead integrated circuits to an ink supply manifold. The film has a plurality of ink supply holes defined therein and film comprises: a central polymeric film; a first adhesive layer for bonding a first surface of the film to the ink supply manifold; and a second adhesive layer for bonding a second surface of the film to the printhead integrated circuits. The central polymeric film is sandwiched between the first and second adhesive layers. A first melt temperature of the first adhesive layer is at least 20° C. less than a second melt temperature of the second adhesive layer. | 09-17-2009 |
20090237441 | PAGEWIDTH PRINTHEAD WITH INK SUPPLY RESERVOIRS INTEGRATED INTO SUPPORT MEMBER - Provided is a pagewidth printhead for an inkjet printer. The printhead has a printhead integrated circuit, a molding for supporting the printhead integrated circuit and distributing ink along the printhead integrated circuit, a core element bonded to the molding, and, an outer shell with a first metal layer sandwiched between two second metal layers, so that an effective coefficient of thermal expansion of said shell is substantially equal to that of the printhead integrated circuit. The core element defines ink reservoirs in fluid communication with the molding. | 09-24-2009 |
20090256882 | Bonded structures formed by plasma enhanced bonding - An electronic device comprises a substrate comprising a first surface and a second surface, a substrate carrier comprising a first surface and a second surface, and an inorganic material bonding the second surface of the substrate and the second surface of the substrate carrier. | 10-15-2009 |
20090289986 | Ink Jetting - Among other things, for jetting ink droplets on a substrate during relative motion of an apparatus and the substrate along a process direction, a first and second jetting assemblies at least partially overlap in a direction perpendicular to the process direction so that some jets in the first jetting assembly align with some jets in the second jetting assembly along the process direction to form one or more pairs of aligned jets. A mechanism enables, in at least one pair of the aligned jets, one jet to jet a first ink drop that has a size smaller than a size of an ink drop the jet would otherwise be required to jet to form a desired pixel and the other jet to jet a second ink drop that has a size sufficient to form the desired pixel in combination with the first ink drop. | 11-26-2009 |
20090295860 | PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY HAVING SUPPORTING STRUCTURE OF ALTERNATING MATERIALS - A printhead assembly includes a support beam formed of two types of material having different coefficients of thermal expansion, the two materials being repeatedly alternated in segments over the length of the support beam to form the support beam; and a plurality of spaced apart printhead modules supported by the support beam. A first one of the materials has a coefficient of thermal expansion greater than that of silicon, and a second one of the materials has a coefficient of thermal expansion less than that of silicon. | 12-03-2009 |
20090303278 | INK JET PRINT HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing an ink jet print head capable of bonding the printing element substrate to the support surface with high precision in a reduced period of time is provided. For this purpose, raised flat portions are formed in the support surface of the supporting member to provide in an adhesive layer between the printing element substrate and the supporting member a portion of the thermosetting adhesive that is thinner than others. After the relative positions of the printing element substrate and the supporting member are adjusted, the thin portions of the adhesive layer are hardened. This enables the printing element substrate to be bonded to the supporting member in a relatively short period of time. As a result, if there are undulations on the support surface, the printing element substrate can be bonded to the supporting member with high precision, improving the mass productivity of the print head. | 12-10-2009 |
20090309915 | RECORDING HEAD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a recording head includes providing a recording element substrate and a circuit board having an inner lead connector, the recording element substrate including an energy generating element configured to generate energy used to discharge ink and an electrical connector to be electrically connected to the element, bonding the electrical connector of the recording element substrate to the inner lead connector of the circuit board, and applying a thixotropic sealant to the inner lead connector to seal the inner lead while exerting shear force on the sealant. | 12-17-2009 |
20090322823 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink-droplet detecting unit detects a spray state of an ink droplet sprayed from an ink-droplet spray head. The ink-droplet detecting unit includes a light-emitting element, a light-emitting element holder, a light-receiving element, a light-receiving element holder, and a base member. The light-emitting element holder is attached to the base member in a rotatable manner. The light-receiving element holder is attached to the base member in a slidable manner in a direction perpendicular to a rotation direction of the light-emitting element holder. The ink-droplet detecting unit is attached to a main body of the inkjet recording apparatus. | 12-31-2009 |
20100002041 | CONFIGURABLE SYSTEM FOR CREATING 3D OBJECT - A system is provided for creating a three-dimensional object. A plurality of printheads are provided with each printhead configured to print a respective portion of the object. The system is configured to enable a first printhead that is initially configured to print a first portion to be dynamically reconfigured to print a second portion, and if a second printhead initially configured to print the second portion fails, the first printhead is dynamically reconfigured to print the second portion. | 01-07-2010 |
20100002042 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND INKJET APPARATUS FOR DOUBLE-SIDE RECORDING - The inkjet apparatus for double-side recording, comprises: liquid ejection heads which are disposed on either side of a recording medium and face each other across the recording medium, the liquid ejection heads ejecting liquid onto recording surfaces of the recording medium; conveyance devices which hold the recording medium in such a manner that a normal of each of the recording surfaces is substantially horizontal, and convey the recording medium in a horizontal direction in such a manner that the recording surfaces face ejection surfaces of the liquid ejection heads; and end supporting devices which support an upper end and a lower end of the recording medium, as the conveyance devices convey the recording medium in a horizontal direction while holding the recording medium in such a manner that the normal of each of the recording surfaces is substantially horizontal. | 01-07-2010 |
20100026752 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - Provided is a method of manufacturing a liquid ejecting head where a head body is fixed in a frame, the head body having a plurality of nozzle rows in which a plurality of nozzles is disposed in rows. The method includes forming the nozzle rows by performing multiple times a process for forming the nozzles by punches while relatively moving the punches and a workpiece on which the nozzles are formed, and performing relative alignment of each of the plural head bodies on the basis of predetermined nozzles selected from among the nozzle rows in accordance with the forming sequence, when the head body is attached to the frame. | 02-04-2010 |
20100134555 | RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIN CURED PRODUCT, AND LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD - An epoxy resin composition, including: an epoxy resin (A) represented by Formula (1); an epoxy resin (B) having an epoxy equivalent of 220 or less and having twice or more epoxy groups in a molecule than epoxy groups of the epoxy resin (A); and a photocationic polymerization initiator (C), in which: the epoxy resins (A) and (B) constitute main components; and a weight of the epoxy resin (A) is 40% or more and a weight of the epoxy resin (B) is 30% or more with respect to a total weight of the epoxy resins (A) and (B): | 06-03-2010 |
20100141703 | METHOD FOR LASER DRILLING FLUID PORTS IN MULTIPLE LAYERS - A method includes attaching multiple layers to a back side of at least a portion of a fluid dispensing subassembly having at least one inlet port to form a fluid dispensing assembly, aligning a laser to a region of the fluid dispensing assembly, the region corresponding to the inlet port, and forming at least one hole in the region using a laser, the hole completing a path through the layers to the inlet port. A fluid dispensing assembly has a fluid dispensing subassembly having at least one inlet port, a fluid manifold having at least one outlet, at least two layers between the fluid dispensing subassembly and the manifold, and a fluid path in the at least two layers between the outlet and the inlet port, the fluid path having smooth walls and substantially uniform width. | 06-10-2010 |
20100171786 | COATING DEVICE - A coating device is provided with: a plurality of inkjet heads ( | 07-08-2010 |
20100194817 | Method and Device for Dispensing Data from a Tachograph - A method and to a device for dispensing data from a tachograph to an endless printing medium. A first division is plotted in the longitudinal direction of the printing medium, and a second division is plotted transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the printing medium. The first division represents a predetermined unit of time, in particular a day in generalized time coordinates, and the second division represents at least one variable recorded by the tachograph during the unit of time, the at least one variable is depicted by at least one graph. | 08-05-2010 |
20100201735 | BONDING METHOD OF SILICON BASE MEMBERS, DROPLET EJECTION HEAD, DROPLET EJECTION APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A bonding method of silicon base members is provided. The bonding method of silicon base members comprises: applying an energy to a surface of a first silicon base member having Si—H bonds on the surface to selectively cut the Si—H bonds so that dangling bonds of the silicon (Si) is exposed on the surface of the first silicon base member; and bonding the surface of the first silicon base member, on which the dangling bonds of the silicon has been exposed, and a surface of a second silicon base member on which dangling bonds of silicon are exposed so that the surface of the first silicon base member and the surface of the second silicon base member are bonded together through their dangling bonds. | 08-12-2010 |
20100207990 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a housing, a carriage, and a damping mechanism. The carriage includes an image forming mechanism and moves back and forth in a main scan direction. The damping mechanism generates an impact to suppress vibration caused by movement of the carriage. The damping mechanism suppresses vibration during at least one of acceleration and deceleration of the carriage, and is inactive during movement of the carriage at a constant speed. The damping mechanism suppresses vibration when acceleration of the carriage equals or exceeds a predetermined threshold acceleration. The damping mechanism includes a suppression member and a mass member that strikes the suppression member. The suppression member is at least one of a shock absorber and an elastic member. Shock absorbing characteristics of the shock absorber and elasticity of the elastic member are variable. | 08-19-2010 |
20100214349 | CLOTH PRODUCT PRINTING SYSTEM - A printing system for T-shirts applies a surface-treatment agent to a printing area of the surface of T-shirts set on a printing bed, by using a surface-treatment ink jet printer equipped with a spray nozzle of a valve-jet type. Next, white ink is applied to the printing area by an ink jet printer for the white ink, and a color image is then printed on the printing area by a color ink jet printer. The cloth-product printing operation needing the surface treatment can be efficiently performed by applying a surface treatment agent onto only the portion needing it with use of the spray nozzle of the valve-jet type. | 08-26-2010 |
20100214350 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD UNIT AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head unit includes: a plurality of liquid ejecting heads, each of which has a nozzle array in which nozzles ejecting liquid droplets are arrayed; a base plate to which the plurality of liquid ejecting heads are fixed in a state being positioned at predetermined positions thereof; and positioning pins which are fixed to the base plate and engaged with positioning holes formed in the liquid ejecting heads. Each of the positioning pins is held in a holding hole provided in a fixing plate fixed to the base plate. A reference plate is joined to a surface of each of the fixing plates. Further, in each of the reference plates, there are provided: an insertion hole in which the positioning pin is substantially inscribed; and a minute hole that serves as a reference for positioning the positioning pin to the base plate. | 08-26-2010 |
20100220142 | PRINTHEAD WITH INK DISTRIBUTION THROUGH ALIGNED APERTURES - An inkjet printhead that has an elongate chassis, first groups of apertures spaced along the elongate chassis, an ink distribution unit defining a plurality of ink distribution passages and second groups of apertures in fluid communication with respective ink distribution passages, the ink distribution unit being mounted to the elongate chassis so that the first group of apertures and the second group of apertures coincide and, a plurality of printhead modules for ejecting ink supplied through the ink distribution passages and the aligned first and second groups. | 09-02-2010 |
20100231639 | VARIABLE DATA IMAGING - According to some embodiments, a method for printing an image on a substrate includes applying a clear liftoff material to a surface of the substrate to form a sacrificial pattern, the clear liftoff material being substantially optically clear, and applying a first marking material to the surface of the substrate to form a first static pattern, a portion of the first static pattern arranged directly above a portion of the sacrificial pattern. The method further includes removing the portion of the first static pattern from the surface of the substrate, and removing the sacrificial pattern from the surface of the substrate. | 09-16-2010 |
20100238231 | Inkjet printer having a rolling mechanism for flattening ink droplets - An inkjet printer having a rolling mechanism for flattening ink droplets is disclosed. The inkjet printer includes a carriage track being connected to a work platform of the inkjet printer, a printing module slidably mounted upon the carriage track to allow lateral movement, and at least one rolling mechanism disposed on the sidewall of a inkjet printhead assembly of the printing module or independently mounted upon the carriage track, wherein the rolling mechanism can roll over the surface of print media and flatten the ink droplets thereon before drying, to form printed image layers with uniform thickness for increasing image quality and reliability of the inkjet printer. | 09-23-2010 |
20100245460 | Image Forming Apparatus And Foam Application Device - A disclosed image forming apparatus is capable of solving the problems of deterioration of a foam application function and driving systems caused by the dried and fixed foam remaining without being applied. The image forming apparatus includes a foam forming section forming foam, a reservoir section supplying foam formed by the foam forming section to an application roller, a discharge channel through which extra foam is collected from the reservoir section, and a heating unit for heating the extra foam to return the extra foam to a liquid form. The discharged liquid prepared by defoaming the foam discharged through the discharge channel is returned to a container containing the defoamed liquid. | 09-30-2010 |
20100283814 | MAGENTA INKJET INK AND AN INKJET INK SET CONTAINING SAME - The present invention pertains to a magenta inkjet ink and to an inkjet ink set for inkjet printing comprising the magenta ink and further comprising a yellow and cyan inkjet ink. The magenta ink and the other inks in the ink set are characterized by the presence of certain specific colorants. The magenta ink comprises a certain magenta dye defined in the specification and either one or both of Acid Red 52 and Acid Red 249. The yellow ink comprises Acid Yellow 79 and one or any combination of Direct Yellow 169, Direct Yellow 86 and Acid Orange 33. The cyan ink comprises Direct Blue 199. The magenta ink and the ink set are particularly advantageous for printing on plain and photo-glossy paper. | 11-11-2010 |
20100289848 | INK COMPOSITION FOR INK JET RECORDING - There is provided an ink composition that can realize high-quality images free from white streaks or roughness even in low resolution when printing paper for running-on such as art paper is used. The ink composition comprises at least a colorant, water, an alcohol solvent, and a surfactant, wherein the alcohol solvent comprises a sparingly water soluble alkanediol, a water soluble alkanediol, and a water soluble alkanetriol. | 11-18-2010 |
20100289849 | DISC DEVICE - According to the present invention, provided is a disc device including a disc mounting unit having a mounting surface, on which a disc-like recording medium is mounted; a print head for discharging ink towards a label surface of the disc-like recording medium mounted on the disc mounting unit; and a mist inducing unit for inducing the ink discharged from the print head when applied with a predetermined voltage. | 11-18-2010 |
20100295888 | SEALING TAPE FOR INK JET RECORDING HEAD AND INK JET RECORDING HEAD USING THE SAME - A sealing tape for an ink jet recording head, detachably adhered to the surface of a chip which is provided on an ink jet recording head and on which a discharge port for discharging ink is formed, includes: a base layer; and an adhesive layer on the base layer, the adhesive layer consisting of: (1) 70 to 100 wt % of (A)-(B)-(A) block copolymers which have no unsaturated carbon bond and consist of (a) vinyl aromatic compound units and (b) olefinic hydrocarbon units where (A) is a polymer block consisting of the (a) units and (B) is a polymer block consisting of the (b) units; and (2) 0 to 30 wt % of polyolefin, wherein the content of the (a) vinyl aromatic compound units in the (1) (A)-(B)-(A) block copolymers is 10 to 30 wt %. | 11-25-2010 |
20100295889 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS, LIQUID APPLICATION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE LIQUID APPLICATION MECHANISM - Even if a liquid is attached and solidified on a peripheral surface of a coating roller, application of the liquid on a medium is uniformly performed. At least a part of contacting member is separated from the coating roller and the coating roller is rotated in a second direction as a reverse direction to a first direction to pull out the liquid from a liquid retaining space onto the coating roller. Next, by interrupting the above separation and rotating the coating roller in the first direction, a liquid reservoir is formed in the periphery of a contacting portion between the coating roller and the contacting member. | 11-25-2010 |
20100302304 | DEVICE FOR PRINTING A COMPONENT BY MEANS OF A DIGITAL PRINTING METHOD - A device for printing at least one component using a digital printing method includes at least one print bar with a plurality of spray nozzles for electronically controlled spraying of coloring liquid and at least one holding device structured and arranged for holding the at least one component. Additionally, the device includes a transport device for generating a linear relative motion between the at least one print bar and the at least one holding device directed approximately perpendicular to a spray direction of the plurality of spray nozzles and a control device, with which the transport device and the plurality of spray nozzles can be controlled such that the at least one component is printed with a predetermined pattern. Further, the device includes a rotation device controllable by the control device, and structured and arranged to rotate the at least one component through about an axis, which is tilted to the spray direction of the spray nozzles. | 12-02-2010 |
20100302305 | INK SET, INKJET RECORDING METHOD AND RECORDED MATERIAL - To obtain an ink set capable of forming an image excellent in the light fastness and ozone fastness and reduced in the generation of a bronze phenomenon; an inkjet recording method; and a recorded material. | 12-02-2010 |
20100302306 | WATER-BASED PIGMENT DISPERSION, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, WATER-BASED PIGMENT INK, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, INK RECORD, INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS, AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - The object of the present invention is to provide a water-based pigment dispersion containing a pigment, a dispersing agent, a resin emulsion, and water, the water-based pigment dispersion is subjected to a heat treatment. The present invention also provides a water-based pigment ink containing the water-based pigment dispersion, a dispersing agent, a resin emulsion, and water. | 12-02-2010 |
20100309246 | TRISAZO COMPOUND, INK COMPOSITION, PRINTING METHOD AND COLORED PRODUCT - The present invention relates to a trisazo compound represented by the following formula (1): | 12-09-2010 |
20100309247 | INK JET RECORDING HEAD, PRODUCING METHOD THEREFOR AND COMPOSITION FOR INK JET RECORDING HEAD - The invention provides a method for producing an ink jet recording head having a high durability and a high ink resistance and enabling a high-quality image recording by employing a material capable of reducing the internal stress and having satisfactory patterning characteristics. It also provide a method of producing such ink jet recording head with a high precision. A cationically photopolymerizable resin composition containing a condensate of a hydrolysable organosilane compound, employed as a material for forming a flow path forming member, enables a reduction of internal stress and a highly precise pattern in the flow path forming member thereby providing an ink jet recording head having a high durability and a high ink resistance and capable of high-quality printing over a prolonged time, and a producing method therefor. | 12-09-2010 |
20100315462 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid discharge head includes a substrate having, on one side thereof, energy generating elements for generating energy used for discharging liquid, and a sealing member arranged in contact with at least a part of one or more end faces of the substrate, the sealing member being a cured product of a composition having an epoxy resin having a butadiene skeleton and an epoxy resin curing agent having a butadiene skeleton. | 12-16-2010 |
20110001777 | AZO COMPOUND, AZO PIGMENT, DISPERSION CONTAINING THE AZO COMPOUND OR AZO PIGMENT, COLORING COMPOSITION, INK FOR INKJET RECORDING, INK TANK FOR INKJET RECORDING, INKJET RECORDING METHOD AND RECORDED MATERIAL - To provide an azo pigment excellent in coloristic characteristics such as tinctorial strength and hue and at the same time, excellent in the durability such as light fastness and ozone resistance, a pigment dispersion containing the azo pigment, a coloring composition, and an ink for inkjet recording. | 01-06-2011 |
20110007110 | INK COMPOSITION AND TEXTILE PRINTING METHOD USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a reactive dye ink exhibiting excellent ejection stability when used in a printer having an inkjet head for commercial use which requires a high-viscosity ink. The reactive dye ink has excellent storage stability and excellent fixability to textiles. Specifically disclosed is an ink composition containing at least one reactive dye serving as a coloring matter, which also contains water and a compound represented by formula (1) and having an average molecular weight of 340-2,200. (1) | 01-13-2011 |
20110012954 | SOLVENT-BASED INKJET INK FORMULATIONS - Solvent-based inkjet ink formulations including an organic solvent, a resin, a surfactant, and a colorant are provided. The inks have many desirable attributes such as extended decap time. | 01-20-2011 |
20110018927 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a panel. According to the method, employing an ink containing particles of metal or particles of metal oxide allows transparent electrodes to be formed with high dimensional accuracy and little loss of productivity. Specifically, the transparent electrodes are formed in a manner that an ink containing particles of metal or particles of metal oxide is printed by inkjet printing as a plurality of ink dots with different diameters onto the front substrate. | 01-27-2011 |
20110018928 | INKJET INKS CONTAINING CROSSLINKED POLYURETHANES - Inkjet inks that have, as a principal component, a crosslinked polyurethane dispersoid binder additive with selected diols used to prepare the polyurethane. The diols include a polyether diol, an ionic diol and polycarbonate, polyamide and/or poly(meth)acrylate diols. These inks can be used for printing on different media, and are particularly suitable for printing on textiles. The printed textiles are particularly durable to wash fastness and crock. | 01-27-2011 |
20110018929 | NONAQUEOUS INK JET INK, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING NONAQUEOUS INK JET INK, AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - Disclosed is a nonaqueous ink jet ink that is suitable for printing (scratch resistance and resistance to alcohol wiping) on recording media of plastics such as polyvinyl chloride, is highly safe, can be used without posing any problem of odor, has excellent properties of ink ejection from an ink jet head, and can realize a good printed image quality. Also disclosed are a process for producing a nonaqueous ink jet ink and an ink jet recording method using the nonaqueous ink jet ink. The process for producing a nonaqueous ink jet ink is a process for producing a nonaqueous ink jet ink containing at least an organic solvent, a pigment, and a fixing resin. The process is characterized in that the fixing resin satisfies a b/a value of not more than 0.020 wherein a represents the tall of integrated values of areas of all of peaks derived from the fixing resin among all of peaks detected in a proton nuclear magnetic resonance analysis; and b represents the total of integrated values of areas of all of peaks derived from the compounds other than the fixing resin. | 01-27-2011 |
20110025752 | FABRICATION OF IMPROVED ALUMINUM ROLLERS WITH LOW ADHESION AND ULTRA/SUPER HYDROPHOBICITY AND/OR OLEOPHOBICITY BY ELECTROSPINNING TECHNIQUE IN SOLID INK-JET MARKING - Exemplary embodiments provide materials and methods for a printer member used in ink-jet marking systems that can include a layer electrospun over an aluminum roller to facilitate transport of a printable substrate having ink images thereon and to reduce ink offset from the printable substrate. | 02-03-2011 |
20110032302 | INK SET, RECORDING METHOD, AND COLORED OBJECT - An ink set is provided which, when used in color ink-jet printing, can give a full-color printed image having a satisfactory hue and brightness and excellent in various fastness properties. More specifically, an ink set for ink-jet recording is provided that is an ink set of at least two colors which includes at least two ink compositions, i.e., a cyan ink composition and a magenta ink composition. The cyan ink composition contains a cyan dye which is a dye represented by the following formula (7) or a salt thereof. The magenta ink composition contains a magenta dye which is a dye represented by the following formula (6) or a salt thereof. | 02-10-2011 |
20110032303 | FIXER INKS FOR USE WITH INK JET INKS - The disclosure provides an ink set comprising an ink jettable ink and an ink jettable fixer ink comprising: an aqueous colorant containing ink jettable ink; and a fixer ink comprising: (i) a multivalent metal salt, wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of divalent metal ions, trivalent metal ions, and mixtures thereof; and (ii) a salt stable, water soluble, predominantly non-ionic, polymeric binder selected from the group consisting of a polyurethane comprising an ethylene oxide unit, and a methoxylated carboxylated polyallylamine; wherein the polymeric binder is substantially non-reactive with the colorant. The colorant comprises a dye, a self dispersed pigment or a pigment dispersion. These inks have enhanced coloristic and durability properties. | 02-10-2011 |
20110037804 | INK SET, INK JET RECORDING METHOD, RECORDED MATTER, AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink set includes an oil-based ink composition containing a metallic pigment; and at least one oil-based ink composition selected from the group consisting of a chromatic color ink composition containing a chromatic color oil dye, a black ink composition containing a black oil dye, and a colorless and transparent ink composition that does not contain a colorant. | 02-17-2011 |
20110043565 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a liquid discharge head includes heating the surface portion of power line that is to be in contact with a member made of resin, thereby forming, from a precious metal layer and a nickel layer, an adhesion layer made of an alloy containing precious metal and nickel as major components. | 02-24-2011 |
20110043566 | INK COMPOSITION, INK SET AND IMAGE FORMATION METHOD - An ink composition includes a wetting agent and water-insoluble polymer particles including a colorant and a water-insoluble polymer, wherein the content of free polymer derived from the water-insoluble polymer is 1.0% by mass or less with respect to the total mass of the ink composition, and the wetting agent is at least one selected from the group consisting of urea, a urea derivative, a pyrrolidone derivative, an alkyl glycine represented by the following Formula 1, glycyl betaine and a sugar: (Formula 1) R | 02-24-2011 |
20110050781 | INKJET INK - According to one embodiment, an inkjet ink includes a pigment, an aqueous liquid, an oil liquid, and a dihydric alcohol soluble in the aqueous liquid and the oil liquid. The aqueous liquid accounts for 10 to 70% by weight of the inkjet ink, and the oil liquid accounts for 70 to 10% by weight of the inkjet ink. At least a part of the oil liquid is an aromatic alcohol represented by general formula AA, | 03-03-2011 |
20110050782 | INKJET INK - According to one embodiment, an inkjet ink includes a pigment, an aqueous liquid, an oil liquid, and a monohydric aliphatic alcohol that has 3 or fewer carbon atoms, and is soluble in the aqueous liquid and the oil liquid. The aqueous liquid accounts for 10 to 70% by weight of the inkjet ink, and the oil liquid accounts for 70 to 10% by weight of the inkjet ink. At least a part of the oil liquid is an aromatic alcohol represented by general formula AA, | 03-03-2011 |
20110050783 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus includes: a carriage mounting print head, executing scanning in a direction perpendicular to a transport direction of a printing medium, and being movable in a vertical direction in accordance with the thickness of the printing medium; an encoder scale having a predetermined pattern and extending in the direction perpendicular to the transport direction; a detection sensor detecting the pattern of the encoder scale and including a slit into which the encoder scale is inserted; and a frame shaft-supporting a transport roller transporting the printing medium. The encoder scale stretches in the frame and a predetermined portion of the encoder scale in the extension direction engages with the frame through an engagement section. | 03-03-2011 |
20110050784 | AQUEOUS INK COMPOSITION FOR INKJET RECORDING AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An aqueous ink composition for inkjet recording, including: a coloring material containing at least one selected from the group consisting of azo pigments represented by the following formula (1) and tautomers thereof, and salts and hydrates thereof; a dispersant; and a urethane-modified polyester resin | 03-03-2011 |
20110050785 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A liquid ejection head includes a member having a liquid ejection port, wherein a surface of the member on which the ejection port is open is formed by a curing reaction of a siloxane compound having a first group and a second group. The first group has a fluorine atom. The second group has at least one selected from the group consisting of a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, a carbonyl group, and a polyether structure. | 03-03-2011 |
20110050786 | INK COMPOSITION AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD - An ink composition includes a metal microparticle, a dispersion medium having water as a main ingredient, a dispersant for dispersing the metal microparticle into the dispersion medium, and a water-soluble polyhydric alcohol that is trivalent to hexavalent and solid under normal conditions, and whose concentration is 5 to 20 weight % relative to a total weight of the ink composition. | 03-03-2011 |
20110050787 | TRISAZO COMPOUND, INK COMPOSITION, RECORDING METHOD AND COLORED BODY - Disclosed is a dye compound for black ink which has high solubility in media composed mainly of water and which is stable even when a high-concentration aqueous solution and ink are stored over a long term. The density of printed images is very high, and even if a high-concentration solution is used for printing, no bronzing occurs in the images, and black recorded images are provided with which all aspects of printed image durability, particularly light resistance and ozone gas resistance, are excellent. Also disclosed is an ink composition thereof. Trisazo compounds represented by general formula (1) or tautomers thereof or salts thereof are used as said dye compound for black ink. | 03-03-2011 |
20110057981 | RECORDING INK AS WELL AS INK MEDIA SET, INK CARTRIDGE, INK RECORDED MATTER, INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - A recording ink containing at least a solid component which contains a colorant and a resin and is a solid at 25° C., a liquid component which has a higher boiling point than that of water and is a liquid at 25° C. and water, wherein the total content of the liquid component in the recording ink is 20% by mass or less, the total content of the solid component in the recording ink is 20% by mass or more, and the total content of a resin component in the solid component is 40% by mass to 95% by mass relative to a total amount of the solid component is provided. | 03-10-2011 |
20110057982 | INK COMPOSITION, INK SET, AND METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE - An ink composition, includes: water-insoluble polymer particles comprising a colorant and a water-insoluble polymer; and a compound represented by the following Formula (A), wherein the content of free polymer derived from the water-insoluble polymer is 1.0% by mass or less with respect to the total mass of the ink composition: | 03-10-2011 |
20110057983 | AQUEOUS INK COMPOSITION, INK SET, AND INKJET IMAGE FORMING METHOD - The invention provides an aqueous ink composition including: a) a water-based medium; b) a compound having an ethylenically unsaturated bond; and c) resin particles including a water-insoluble vinyl polymer and a water-insoluble photoinitiator. | 03-10-2011 |
20110057984 | AQUEOUS INK COMPOSITION AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An aqueous ink composition including a colorant, a polymer including a hydrophobic structural unit (a) represented by the following formula (1), a polymerization initiator, a polymerizable compound including an ethylenically unsaturated bond, and water: | 03-10-2011 |
20110063361 | INK-JET PRINT HEAD HAVING IMPROVED ADHESION WITH TIME, ITS PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING AND ITS USE IN COMBINATION WITH A WATER-BASED INK CONTAINING ACIDIC SPECIES - The present invention relates to an ink-jet print head for an ink-jet printer comprising at least a substrate and a photopolymer barrier applied onto said substrate, said photopolymer barrier comprising an adhesive first layer and a second layer made of a photopolymerisable material and applied above said first layer, characterized in that said adhesive first layer is made of a cationically polymerisable material partially polymerised that, when contacted ny a water-based ink containing acidic species, is able to further polymerise, thus improving the photopolymer barrier adhesion on said surface of said substrate with time, the present invention also relates to a process of manufacturing said ink-jet print head and to its use in combination with a water-based ink containing acidic species. | 03-17-2011 |
20110069106 | GLOSS COATED MULTIFUNCTIONAL PRINTING PAPER - The invention relates to a gloss coated multifunctional printing paper that can be used with a variety of office printing equipment including inkjet and electrophotographic and to processes of making and using the paper. a paper substrate; and a pigmented composition coated on at least one surface of the substrate, said pigmented coating composition comprising (1) a first pigment having a BET surface area in the range of from about 50 to about 750 m | 03-24-2011 |
20110069107 | Media Coating Formulation for Contact and Non-Contact Printing - A method to produce and use a coating which when applied to a media and used in the graphics industry with a contact or non-contact method of printing, will allow for efficient use of water, oil, or solvent based colors which at present requires 3 types of coating. The coating can be applied with any commercial or non-commercial method (such as but not limited to roller, spray, gravure, blade or by incorporating the coating into or onto the media during the manufacturing process of the media). The coating when applied increases the absorption of the color which will reduce the drying time and produces a smother print surface of the media. The coating will also result in a faster release of the color from the media in the case of transfer use. | 03-24-2011 |
20110069108 | AQUEOUS INK FOR INKJET PRINTING - An aqueous ink for inkjet printing which includes a pigment, a compound represented by formula (1) and/or a compound represented by formula (2): | 03-24-2011 |
20110074863 | Vent For An Inkjet Printhead - An inkjet printhead has been developed that includes an ink reservoir vent, which prevents ink from exiting the ink reservoir through the vent. The inkjet printhead includes a reservoir, an ink inlet, a vent opening, and a vent member. The reservoir contains a supply of ink and an air space above the supply of ink. The vent member extends from the vent opening and includes a first vent member opening positioned in an air space outside of the reservoir, a second vent member opening positioned in the air space above the supply of ink, and a vent channel configured to couple fluidly the first vent member opening to the second vent member opening. The second vent member opening is positioned within the reservoir to enable the second vent member opening to remain within the air space above the supply of ink regardless of a printhead orientation. | 03-31-2011 |
20110074864 | INKJET PRINTER - An inkjet printer includes an ejector, a waveguide, an electromagnetic wave supplier, a rotating reflector, and a ventilator. The ejector ejects ink onto a medium. Through the waveguide, the medium onto which the ink was ejected passes. The waveguide has a starting end part and a terminal end part. The electromagnetic wave supplier is provided at the starting end part of the waveguide to supply an electromagnetic wave to the waveguide. The rotating reflector is provided at the terminal end part of the waveguide and rotatable to reflect the electromagnetic wave supplied by the electromagnetic wave supplier. The ventilator ventilates an inside of the waveguide. | 03-31-2011 |
20110074865 | INKJET RECORDING INK AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An inkjet recording ink which contains: a carbon black; a dispersant; resin emulsion; and water, in which the resin emulsion contains a resin which is at least one of a urethane resin and a styrene-acryl resin, and the ink satisfies the following relationship: 20≦B−A≦50, where A(nm) represents a particle diameter D90 of particles contained in dispersion containing the carbon black, the dispersant, and water, which is before added with the resin emulsion, and B(nm) represents a particle diameter D90 of particles contained in the ink. | 03-31-2011 |
20110090277 | Method and System for Printing Graphical Content onto a Plurality of Memory Devices and for Providing a Visually Distinguishable Memory Device - A method and system for printing graphical content onto a plurality of memory devices and for providing a visually distinguishable memory device are provided. In one embodiment, graphical content to be printed onto a plurality of memory devices is identified. A graphical image is then created from the identified graphical content, wherein the graphical image comprises a plurality of sub-areas, wherein each sub-area contains graphical content and corresponds to at least one memory device of the plurality of memory devices. The graphical image is then printed onto the plurality of memory devices, wherein the plurality of memory devices are positioned to substantially correspond with positions of the plurality of sub-areas in the graphical image. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 04-21-2011 |
20110090278 | Porphyrazine Coloring Matter, Ink Composition And Colored Product - The present invention relates to a porphyrazine coloring matter represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof (wherein, the rings A to D are each independently a benzene ring or a 6-membered ring nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic ring, the number of said heteroaromatic rings is more than 0 and less than 1, E is alkylene, X is an anilino group or the like having at least one sulfo group or the like as a substituent, Y is a substituted monoalkylamino group or the like, b is 0 to 3, c is 0.1 to 3, and the sum of b and c is more than 3 and less than 4). By the present invention, a copper porphyrazine coloring matter suitable for inkjet recording which has a good hue as an cyan ink, is excellent in light fastness, ozone fastness and moisture fastness and does not cause bronze phenomenon can be provided. | 04-21-2011 |
20110096120 | INKJET PRINTING METHOD AND INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS - An inkjet printing method and an inkjet printing apparatus are provided which can realize equal smoothness in both a printed area and in a non-printed area and produce a printed material having a uniform glossiness over the entire printed image. To this end, the clear ink is applied in two phases—a first phase that makes the print medium impenetrable by applying highly penetrative clear ink to the print medium stepwise or intermittently in a small volume at a time and a second phase that applies a greater volume of clear ink in a short period of time than does the first phase of clear ink application. With this process, a clear ink layer of a uniform thickness is formed in both the printed area and the non-printed area on the surface of the print medium made impenetrable by the first phase. | 04-28-2011 |
20110102492 | Solid Ink Jet Printhead Having a Polymer Layer and Processes Therefor - A printhead assembly includes a plurality of functional plates bonded together in a stack by polymeric adhesive(s). The surfaces of the functional plates that contact the polymeric adhesives are subjected to a coating process that includes providing a coating of an adhesion promoter, namely polydopamine, prior to application of the adhesive. The adhesive may be a crosslinkable acrylic adhesive or a thermoplastic polyimide. The polydopamine coating is applied by immersing the functional plate in a buffered dopamine solution for a period sufficient to produce a coating having a pre-determined thickness. The thickness of the coating is controlled by submerging the functional plate in the buffered dopamine solution while the pH value of the dopamine solution is maintained at a value sufficient for polymerization of the dopamine during that time period, and then transferring the plates to a solution having a pH value that is insufficient to sustain the polymerization reaction. | 05-05-2011 |
20110102493 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A liquid ejection head may comprise a plurality of plates which are laminated via an adhesive. At least one of the plurality of plates may comprise a plurality of holes which are configured to function as liquid channels. The plate may comprise a plurality of individual bonding margins which are formed on a surface of the plate, and individually surround the plurality of holes. The plate may comprise a bonding margin bridge which extends parallel to a direction connecting the plurality of holes to each other, and connect the plurality of individual bonding margins to each other. The plate may comprise a groove which defines outer edges of the plurality of individual bonding margins and the bonding margin bridge on the surface of the plate. | 05-05-2011 |
20110102494 | HEAD REPAIRING APPARATUS AND FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS - In the state in which a position of a movable member relative to the unit base portion is in a first displacement position, a first regulation portion provided in a seal member comes into contact with a unit base portion by the elastic force of a elastic member, whereby the posture of the seal member is regulated so that a sealing surface becomes parallel to a head surface of a liquid ejecting head, and wherein, in the state in which the position of the movable member relative to the unit base portion is in a second displacement position, a second regulation portion provided in the seal member comes into contact with the movable member, whereby the posture of the seal member is regulated so that the sealing surface is tilted with respect to the head surface. | 05-05-2011 |
20110102495 | EJECTION LIQUID, EJECTION METHOD, METHOD FOR FORMING LIQUID DROPLETS, LIQUID EJECTION CARTRIDGE AND EJECTION APPARATUS - There are provided an ejection liquid that contains at least one of proteins and peptides and can be ejected stably by an ink jet system, and a method and apparatus for ejecting a liquid containing at least one of proteins and peptides using the ejection liquid. A specific amine is added to an aqueous solution of at least one of proteins and peptides to thereby improve the applicability to ejection by the ink jet system. | 05-05-2011 |
20110102496 | AQUEOUS INK FOR INKJET RECORDING - An aqueous ink for inkjet printing which includes a pigment-containing polymer particle and/or a self-dispersible pigment, a compound represented by formula (1): | 05-05-2011 |
20110109686 | Utilizing A Printer To Customize Apparel In A Retail Facility - Customized articles of footwear are produced by providing options and graphics that are selected by a customer when submitting a custom order at a retail facility. The graphics are selected from a catalog while the options, such as a shoe model or a shoe size, are selected at an order interface rendered at a computing device. The computing device processes the order by uploading printing instructions associated with the customer-selected graphic or by converting specifications of the order into the printing instructions. The printing instructions are passed to a printer that is configured to move inkjet nozzles in a pattern and, concurrently, control a timed release of coloring agent from the inkjet nozzles based on the printing instructions. Releasing the coloring agent over the article of footwear physically applies a design thereto, which substantially resembles the customer-selected graphic. An oven typically cures the design via infrared heat over a timeframe. | 05-12-2011 |
20110109687 | INKJET EMULSION INK - According to one embodiment, an inkjet emulsion ink includes coloring material, an aqueous liquid, an oil liquid, and a polyvinyl alcohol. The aqueous liquid accounts for 10 to 40% by weight of the inkjet emulsion ink, the oil liquid accounts for 60 to 90% by weight of the inkjet emulsion ink. At least a part of the oil liquid is an aromatic alcohol represented by general formula A. The polyvinyl alcohol accounts for 0.1 to 3% by weight of the inkjet emulsion ink and is represented by general formula B. The viscosity of an aqueous solution containing 4% by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol at 20° C. is less than 10 mPa·s. | 05-12-2011 |
20110109688 | SILICON/GERMANIUM OXIDE PARTICLE INKS, INKJET PRINTING AND PROCESSES FOR DOPING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATES - Highly uniform silica nanoparticles can be formed into stable dispersions with a desirable small secondary particle size. The silican particles can be surface modified to form the dispersions. The silica nanoparticles can be doped to change the particle properties and/or to provide dopant for subsequent transfer to other materials. The dispersions can be printed as an ink for appropriate applications. The dispersions can be used to selectively dope semiconductor materials such as for the formation of photovoltaic cells or for the formation of printed electronic circuits. | 05-12-2011 |
20110115843 | APPARATUS FOR LABELING CONTAINERS, COMPRISING A PRINTER UNIT - The invention relates to an apparatus ( | 05-19-2011 |
20110122190 | INKJET RECORDING METHOD - An inkjet recording method, comprising: performing recording on an inkjet recording medium having an ink receiving layer, on a support, the ink receiving layer including at least inorganic fine particles, a water-soluble resin and a crosslinking agent, using an ink including at least a dye, water and a water-soluble organic solvent, wherein, in the ink, a content of water-soluble organic solvent, which gives a change ratio of a pore median diameter of the ink receiving layer of 13.0% or less when measured by a mercury intrusion method before and after the water-soluble organic solvent is applied at 6.6 g/m | 05-26-2011 |
20110134181 | Inkjet printer - An inkjet printer includes: a cartridge body provided with an ink chamber; a head unit coupled to a bottom surface of the cartridge body and provided with nozzles for jetting ink; and an energy irradiation unit coupled to the cartridge body so as to irradiate energy onto the ink jetted from the nozzles of the head unit. | 06-09-2011 |
20110134182 | INKJET HEAD PACKAGE - There is provided an inkjet head package including: an ink head having an actuator mounted thereon and ejecting ink to the outside by a driving force of the actuator; an intermediate substrate disposed between the ink head and an ink storage supplying ink to the ink head, and having a socket provided on a surface thereof; and a lead frame provided on an upper surface of the ink head such that the intermediate substrate and the actuator are electrically connected to each other. | 06-09-2011 |
20110141186 | INK SET, INK CARTRIDGE, INK JET RECORDING METHOD, AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink set having a cyan ink, a magenta ink and a yellow ink. A combination of a cyan, magenta and yellow dye respectively contained in the cyan, magenta and yellow ink is selected so as to satisfy the condition that optical density retentions of images formed by a cyan ink for evaluation containing the cyan dye, a magenta ink for evaluation containing the magenta dye and a yellow ink for evaluation containing the yellow dye, as determined before and after an ozone resistance test with an integral ozone concentration of 800 ppm·hr and before and after a xenon light resistance test with an integral irradiance of 43,800 klx·hr, are 70% or more for each of the inks for evaluation and are such that a maximum value of differences of the optical density retentions among the images formed by the respective inks for evaluation is 15 or less. | 06-16-2011 |
20110141187 | METHOD FOR FORMING INKJET IMAGE - Provide is a method for forming an inkjet image in which a high-resolution image can be formed by a stable ink ejection and an inkjet image exhibits excellent curability, wherein the inkjet image is formed by ejecting an ink composition onto a medium from a nozzle of an inkjet recording head comprising a plurality of pressure chambers, a plurality of nozzles in communication with the pressure chambers and an ink chamber in communication with a side of a plurality of the pressure chamber on which side is opposite to a side of the nozzle of the pressure chamber, and the ink chamber is filled with the ink composition, wherein the ink composition comprises an photo-initiator, a polymerizable compound and a gelling agent; and comprising steps of heat-keeping a temperature of the ink composition in the ink chamber at 70° C.-140° C. during an image recording including during standing-by, and flowing the ink composition in the ink chamber. | 06-16-2011 |
20110141188 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a recording method in which an image is first formed on an intermediate transfer medium by ejection of ink and is then transferred to a printing medium. The present invention solves a problem regarding insufficient transfer of the image to the printing medium, which is caused by roughness on a surface of the ink image formed on the intermediate transfer medium due to non-uniform application amounts of ink. A transferability improving agent is applied in a controlled manner to an ink image which has been formed on a transfer drum by application of ink. The transferability improving agent is applied in a larger amount to regions with a relatively small application amount of the ink as compared with regions with a relatively large application amount of the ink. | 06-16-2011 |
20110141189 | METALLIC INK JET PRINTING SYSTEM FOR GRAPHICS APPLICATIONS - A multi-phase system for creating a metallic effect on a substrate, comprising applying to the substrate a first ink jet ink comprising a dispersion of reflective metallic particles in a suitable carrier system, to form a reflective coating layer; and applying a second ink jet ink over the reflective coating layer to form a protective coating layer. Optionally, an undercoat layer is printed on the substrate prior to applying the first ink jet ink. The second ink jet comprises at least one crosslinkable polymer or is otherwise energy curable. The second ink jet ink optionally imparts a color to the metallic image. | 06-16-2011 |
20110148977 | INKJET EMULSION INK - According to one embodiment, an inkjet emulsion ink includes an aqueous liquid, a color pigment dispersed in the aqueous liquid, an oil liquid, a white pigment dispersed in the oil liquid, and polyvinyl alcohol. The aqueous liquid content of the inkjet emulsion ink is W | 06-23-2011 |
20110148978 | INKJET EMULSION INK - According to one embodiment, an inkjet emulsion ink includes a pigment, an aqueous liquid, an oil liquid, and a polyoxyethylene hydrogenated castor oil. The polyoxyethylene hydrogenated castor oil emulsifies the aqueous liquid and the oil liquid. The oil liquid is at least partly an aliphatic monoalcohol having 6 to 9 carbon atoms. | 06-23-2011 |
20110148979 | Curable Phase Change Inks - Disclosed is a radiation curable solid ink composition comprising:
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20110157274 | LIQUID SUPPLY APPARATUS AND PRINTER - A liquid supply apparatus, which supplies a liquid or liquids stored in liquid cartridges of a plurality of types, includes a plurality of cartridge installing sections to which the liquid cartridges of the plurality of types are detachably installable, wherein a plurality of connection ports, which correspond to supply ports formed for the liquid cartridges of the plurality of types respectively, are formed at mutually different positions of the respective cartridge installing sections. | 06-30-2011 |
20110169886 | FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A fluid ejecting apparatus, having a fluid ejecting head having a nozzle that ejects a fluid containing a solvent toward a target, includes a solvent holding member, disposed in a position that is opposite to a nozzle formation surface in which the nozzle of the fluid ejecting head is formed between the nozzle formation surface and the target but that is not opposite to the nozzle, that holds the solvent contained in the fluid. | 07-14-2011 |
20110169887 | INKJET INK AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - An ink composition comprising a solvent system, a pigment dispersed in the solvent system; and a surfactant present in an amount sufficient to impart to the ink composition a dynamic viscosity greater than 100 centipoise at a shear rate of 1 s | 07-14-2011 |
20110169888 | METALLIC INK JET PRINTING SYSTEM FOR GRAPHICS APPLICATIONS - A multi-phase system for creating a metallic effect on a substrate, comprising applying to the substrate a first ink jet ink comprising a dispersion of reflective metallic particles in a suitable carrier system, to form a reflective coating layer; and applying a second ink jet ink over the reflective coating layer to form a protective coating layer. Optionally, an undercoat layer is printed on the substrate prior to applying the first ink jet ink. The second ink jet comprises at least one crosslinkable polymer or is otherwise energy curable. The second ink jet ink optionally imparts a color to the metallic image. | 07-14-2011 |
20110169889 | INKJET RECORDING INKSET AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - The present invention provides an inkjet recording inkset including a black ink; and at least one color ink, wherein the black ink and the color ink respectively contains a coloring material, water, a water-soluble organic solvent and a surfactant, and wherein the black ink contains, as the coloring material, a water-dispersible carbon black having a hydrophilic group on its surface, which can be dispersed without using a dispersing agent, and only the color ink contains, as the surfactant, a fluorine surfactant expressed by Chemical Formula 1: Chemical Formula 1 where Rf represents a fluorine-containing alkyl group; R1 represents an anionic group; R2 represents a cationic group; and q represents a positive integer. | 07-14-2011 |
20110175964 | INK, INK-JET RECORDING METHOD, AND INK CARTRIDGE - An ink containing a plurality of polymers and carbon black, wherein the plurality of polymers include a polymer A having an acid value of 200 mgKOH/g or more and 300 mgKOH/g or less and a polymer B having an acid value of 80 mgKOH/g or more and 180 mgKOH/g or less, the weight average molecular weight of the polymer A is larger than the weight average molecular weight of the polymer B, the carbon black has a DBP oil absorption of 75 mL/100 g or less and a specific surface area of 200 m | 07-21-2011 |
20110175965 | INKJET RECORDING METHOD - An inkjet recording method, including: performing recording on an inkjet recording medium having an ink receiving layer, as an uppermost layer on a support, the ink receiving layer including at least a water-soluble resin, a crosslinking agent, and inorganic fine particles having a secondary particle diameter measured with an electron microscope of 45 nm or less, using an ink including at least a dye, water and a water-soluble organic solvent, wherein, in the ink, a content of water-soluble organic solvent, which gives a change ratio of the secondary particle diameter of the inorganic fine particles in the uppermost layer of 100% or less when measured before and after the water-soluble organic solvent is applied at 6.6 g/m | 07-21-2011 |
20110181653 | PRINTING DEVICE WITH RECYCLING PAN - A printing device for printing work pieces includes a main body, an ink jet mounted on the main body, a recycling pan below the ink jet, a driving assembly positioned on the main body for driving the recycling pan, a controller for controlling the driving assembly and a sensor for detecting a work piece and sending a result to the controller. The controller directs the driving assembly to move the recycling pan below the ink jet to receive ink from the ink jet when the work piece is no longer present. | 07-28-2011 |
20110181654 | CUSTOMIZED WRITING INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention provides, in at least one embodiment, a customizable writing instrument and a software technique for manufacturing such using self-adhesive pre-die cut sheets of printable paper, specialized software, standard or customized ink cartridges, and optional magnets. | 07-28-2011 |
20110181655 | AQUEOUS INK, INK JET RECORDING METHOD, INK CARTRIDGE, RECORDING UNIT AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - The invention provides an aqueous ink comprising a polymer having hydroxyl groups and a pigment, which can provide images excellent in scratch resistance and highlighter resistance and can inhibit the seeping out phenomenon of the polymer and the deterioration of storage stability and ejection characteristics even when it is stored for a long period of time. The aqueous ink comprises a polymer having hydroxyl groups and a pigment, wherein a proportion of a content of a polymer that is not adsorbed on the pigment out of the polymer having hydroxyl groups to the content of the pigment in the ink is 2.0 mass % or more, and a content (mass %) of the polymer that is not adsorbed on the pigment out of the polymer having hydroxyl groups is 0.20 mass % or less based on the total mass of the ink. | 07-28-2011 |
20110181656 | PIGMENT DISPERSION, INK COMPOSITION, INKSET, AND RECORDING DEVICE - A pigment dispersion containing a metal pigment, wherein the metal pigment contains plate-like particles, and in the case where the longitudinal diameter on the planar surface of the plate-like particle is X, the lateral diameter is Y, and the thickness is Z, the 50% average particle diameter R50 of a corresponding circle determined from the surface area in the X-Y plane of the plate-like particle is between 0.5 and 3 μm, and the condition R50/Z>5 is satisfied. | 07-28-2011 |
20110187786 | INK, INK CARTRIDGE, AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - An ink contains a plurality of pigments and a plurality of polymers. The plurality of pigments include C.I. pigment yellow | 08-04-2011 |
20110187787 | INK, INK CARTRIDGE, INK-JET RECORDING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING INK - An ink containing a plurality of organic pigments having hues forming an angle of 10 degrees or more with one another, wherein the bronze value B calculated by Formula 1 is 0.0 or more, and 12.0 or less, the saturation value C calculated by Formula 2 is 65.0 or more, and the 20-degree gloss value GB is 30.0 or more with respect to a predetermined recorded image recorded by the ink. | 08-04-2011 |
20110193912 | INK COMPOSITION AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An ink composition is disclosed which includes a pigment that is coated with a water-insoluble resin, particles of a water-insoluble polymer having a glass transition temperature of 100° C. or higher, a solid moistening agent, a water-soluble organic solvent, particles of a wax having a melting point of from 40° C. to lower than 100° C., and water. | 08-11-2011 |
20110199420 | AB BLOCK COPOLYMER DISPERSANTS HAVING AN INK VEHICLE SOLUBLE BLOCK - The present disclosure provides a aqueous colorant dispersion comprising a colorant and a polymeric dispersant, wherein the polymeric dispersant is a block copolymer comprising an A block and a B block, wherein the A block is a segment having a block size of about 5 to about 18 units, is substantially free of hydroxyethylmethacrylate, and comprises at least 50% by weight of a monomer, having the following structure: CH | 08-18-2011 |
20110205284 | Liquid Ejecting System And Liquid Accommodating Container - A liquid ejecting system includes: a liquid ejecting head which ejects liquid; a container holder to which a liquid accommodating container main body is detachably attached; a circuit substrate which is movably provided in a side face along an attachment direction of the liquid accommodating container main body; a connector terminal which is attached to a side face of the container holder, which is in parallel with an attachment direction; and a movement member which is provided in the container holder and moves the circuit substrate from a position at which the circuit substrate is separated from the connector terminal to a position at which the circuit substrate makes contact with the connector terminal when the liquid accommodating container main body is attached to the container holder. | 08-25-2011 |
20110205285 | INKJET RECORDING INK - An inkjet recording ink having a surface tension of 34 mN/m or more is provided. The inkjet recording ink contains an anionic self-dispersion pigment having an anionic functional group, a salt, and a water-soluble compound having a hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity coefficient of 0.26 or more. The ink contains a larger amount of cesium ion than the amount of the anionic functional group. The hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity coefficient is defined by equation (A). | 08-25-2011 |
20110205286 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BASE LAYER, INK FOR INKJET AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - A base layer is formed on the surface of metal plate, metal pipe, unbaked ceramic sheet, laminated ceramic green sheet, etc., the base layer causing a gelling reaction with inkjet-ink. The base layer improves ink acceptability for low viscosity inks such as inkjet-ink, and prevents oozing, draining, uneven thickness of an ink pattern and a resist pattern. Thus, the present invention enables to use an ink jet process for providing resist patterns for etching, etc., which has to fulfill stringent high precision requirements. | 08-25-2011 |
20110205287 | COMPOSITION AND PRINT MEDIUM - One or more surface treatment compositions and print mediums are disclosed. The surface treatment compositions may comprise at least one surface sizing agent and at least one monovalent and at least one, multivalent metallic salt. Also disclosed are methods for the production of the surface treatment composition and print media with the composition. | 08-25-2011 |
20110205288 | INKJET RECORDING INK, INKJET RECORDING INKSET, INK CARTRIDGE, INKJET RECORDING METHOD, AND RECORDED MATTER - An inkjet recording ink containing a colorant, a surfactant A, a surfactant B, a water soluble organic solvent, and water, wherein the surfactant A is expressed by any one of Structural Formula (1) and Structural Formula (2), and the surfactant B is expressed by Structural Formula (3): in Structural Formula (1), R1 represents hydrogen, an alkyl group, or an acyl group; Rf represents —CF | 08-25-2011 |
20110211012 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming method includes: applying an ink composition including a pigment having a volume average particle diameter of 70 nm to 130 nm, a polymerizable compound, and water, onto a recording medium using an inkjet under a condition that a maximum application amount of the ink composition is 15 ml/m | 09-01-2011 |
20110216121 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - There is provided an image recording apparatus including: a recording head; an ink storage section; a tube having one end thereof connected to the ink storage section; a channel member having an ink channel that communicates with the recording head formed therein; a joint connecting the other end of the tube and the ink channel in the channel member; a circuit board mounted on the recording head; and a cable electrically connected to the circuit board. The channel member, the cable, and the tube are disposed in this order from a lower side to an upper side in a vertical direction. | 09-08-2011 |
20110216122 | BLACK INK COMPOSITION - Provided is a black ink composition containing a pigment, wherein the value calculated from the average particle diameter and the particle size distribution width of the pigment and the ink viscosity is regulated within a certain range, and the number of coarse particles contained in the ink composition is regulated to a certain value or less. The ink composition is excellent in ink storage stability and can give an image realized with good balance between color development, in particular, in high-speed printing and inhibition of a time-dependent change in printing density due to pigment sedimentation. | 09-08-2011 |
20110216123 | INKJET RECORDING INK CONTAINING FLUORINE BASED SURFACTANT, INKJET RECORDING INK SET, AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS CONTAINING THE INKJET RECORDING INK - An inkjet recording ink including a water-soluble organic solvent, a colorant, at least one fluorine-based surfactant having a chemical structure represented by Structural Formula (I) below, and water, | 09-08-2011 |
20110216124 | ACTINIC ENERGY RADIATION CURABLE INKJET INK AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - Disclosed is an actinic energy radiation curable inkjet ink which can be printed on various types of recording media, has excellent printed image quality and excellent fixability particularly on coated printing paper, and is improved in storage stability and ejection stability. Also disclosed is an inkjet recording method using the actinic energy radiation curable inkjet ink. The actinic energy radiation curable inkjet ink is characterized by containing a compound represented by Formula (1) or a compound represented by Formula (2) in an amount of not less than 0.1% by mass and less than 20% by mass based on a total mass of the ink. | 09-08-2011 |
20110216125 | YELLOW PIGMENT DISPERSION - This invention pertains to an aqueous based dispersion of Pigment Yellow 74 which uses a certain class of polymeric dispersants which dispersant is particularly effective at dispersing the pigment and preventing pigment particle growth on storage. The classes of polymeric dispersants are based on random copolymers of an ionic momomer and a hydrophobic monomer chosen from benzyl(meth)acrylate or alkyl(meth)acrylate where the alkyl group has four to ten carbon atoms and (meth)acrylic acid. The invention also pertains to an inkjet ink comprising this Pigment Yellow 74 dispersion. | 09-08-2011 |
20110227990 | COMPOSITE PARTICLES, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE PARTICLES, AQUEOUS INK COMPOSITION, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD USING AQUEOUS INK COMPOSITION - A method of manufacturing composite particles is disclosed. The method includes preparing an aqueous dispersion of a polymer (a) by a phase inversion emulsification method, using water and a solution of the polymer (a), the polymer (a) containing at least one anionic structural unit and at least one hydrophobic structural unit; and forming composite particles through seed polymerization using at least one crosslinking monomer (b) in the presence of the aqueous dispersion of the polymer (a). Further, composite particles, an aqueous ink composition and an image forming method using the aqueous ink composition are disclosed. | 09-22-2011 |
20110227991 | INK COMPOSITION, INK SET AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - An ink composition includes: a pigment; water; a polymerizable monomer that is capable of being polymerized by an active energy ray; and an initiator that is capable of initiating polymerization of the polymerizable monomer by the active energy ray, wherein a number of particles contained in the ink composition having a particle diameter of 0.8 μm or more is 20,000 particles/μl or less. | 09-22-2011 |
20110234678 | Pressure damper, liquid jet head, liquid jet apparatus, and pressure damping method - Provided is a pressure damper, capable of reliably suppressing change in discharge amount of ink due to pressure fluctuation. The pressure damper includes: a recess portion ( | 09-29-2011 |
20110234679 | INK SET FOR INK JET AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - The present invention provides an ink set for ink jet containing a fixing agent liquid including an acidic precipitant and a cationic polymer that is a copolymer of epihalohydrin and amine; and an ink including a self-dispersing pigment and a first anionic polymer in an aqueous medium wherein the first anionic polymer is insoluble in the aqueous medium, and a method of forming an image using the ink set for ink jet. | 09-29-2011 |
20110234680 | RECORDING METHOD, RECORDING APPARATUS, AND INK SET - [Object] To provide a recording method by which the occurrence of bleeding and repelling in a cured layer can be suppressed during overprinting. | 09-29-2011 |
20110234681 | PHOTOCURABLE INK COMPOSITION FOR INK JET RECORDING, INK JET RECORDING, AND RECORDED MATERIAL - A photocurable ink composition for ink jet recording contains: a cholesteric liquid crystal polymer; a polymerizable compound; and a photopolymerization initiator. | 09-29-2011 |
20110234682 | AQUEOUS INK COMPOSITION AND PRINTING PROCESS BY INK JET RECORDING SYSTEM USING THE COMPOSITION - The aqueous ink composition according to the invention includes at least a water-insoluble coloring agent, a glycol ether having an HLB value calculated by a Davies' method in the range of 4.2 to 8.0, a 1,2-alkyldiol having 4 to 8 carbon atoms, resin particles, and water. | 09-29-2011 |
20110234683 | INK JET RECORDING METHOD AND RECORDED MATTER - An ink jet recording method includes discharging droplets of an aqueous ink composition containing a coloring agent onto a non- or low-ink-absorbent recording medium as a first process and discharging droplets of a clear ink composition containing glycol ether at a content ratio in the range of 3 mass % to 10 mass %, inclusive, and a resin component but containing no coloring agent onto the recording medium as a second process. The first and second processes are performed in a single operation, and the droplets of the aqueous ink composition discharged in the single operation and those of the clear ink composition discharged in the same operation come into contact on the recording medium. | 09-29-2011 |
20110234684 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD - Provided is an image forming method including applying an ink that forms an image by inkjetting an ink composition containing coloring particles, a water-soluble polymerizable compound, a polymerization initiator and water onto a recording medium in which a base paper, a first layer containing a binder, and a second layer containing a white pigment are layered in this order, and a Cobb water absorption degree on a surface of the first layer placed on the base paper is 5.0 g/m | 09-29-2011 |
20110234685 | INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink jet recording apparatus including an ink jet head for ejecting a water-based ink from a nozzle onto a recording medium, wherein the water-based ink contains a fatty acid and a fatty acid potassium or sodium salt with which the fatty acid is emulsified and dispersed in water. | 09-29-2011 |
20110234686 | INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink jet recording apparatus including an ink jet head for ejecting a water-based ink while moving at a speed of 0.5 m/s or more relative to a recording medium, wherein the water-based ink contains a fatty acid and a volatile alcohol, the volatile alcohol being used to emulsify the fatty acid and disperse the fatty acid in water and having a higher vapor pressure than water at 20° C. | 09-29-2011 |
20110234687 | Azaphthalocyanines and Their Use in Ink-Jet Printing - Azaphthalocyanine compounds of Formula (1) and salts thereof: wherein: MAzPc represents a azaphthalocyanine nucleus of formula (A): M is 2H, Cu or Ni; each P is independently CH or N; R | 09-29-2011 |
20110242189 | Method for Forming Image, Method for Producing Fabric Having Image, and Treatment Agent - Provided is an image forming method for forming an image on fabric including a treatment step of applying a treatment agent on fabric, an image printing step of printing an image on a treatment agent-applied area with an ink, and a heat-fixing step of heat-fixing the ink on the fabric. The treatment agent used in the treatment step includes at least one of the following component A and the following component B: | 10-06-2011 |
20110242190 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID EJECTING HEAD UNIT, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTING HEAD - The circuit board holding section between the first and second holding members is sealed by an adhesive in an area other than an area where a connection wiring is connected to the circuit board, the first and second holding members are fixed to each other by engaging engaging claws, which are provided in two or more side surfaces at the outer circumference of one of the first and second holding members, with the other holding member, and the first and second holding members are fixed to each other by screw members. | 10-06-2011 |
20110242191 | INK COMPOSITION, INKJET RECORDING METHOD AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MOLDED PRINTED MATERIAL - An ink composition is provided that includes (Component a) an open-chain and/or cyclic ether bond-containing monofunctional (meth)acrylate, (Component b) one or more monofunctional ethylenically unsaturated compounds selected from the group consisting of a polycyclic aliphatic group-containing monofunctional (meth)acrylate and N-vinyl-2-caprolactam, (Component c) a polymerization initiator, (Component e) a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate at no greater than 10 wt % relative to the ink composition, and (Component f) a fluorine-substituted hydrocarbon group- or siloxane structure-containing polymer, the ratio by weight of (Component a)/(Component b) being 0.7 to 1.9. There are also provided an inkjet recording method that includes (a | 10-06-2011 |
20110242192 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD - The present invention provides an image forming method including ejecting an ink composition, using an ink jet apparatus, onto a recording medium thereby forming an image, the ink composition comprising a pigment, a water-soluble polymerizable monomer which is polymerized by actinic energy rays, and water, and the recording medium being composed of a base paper, a first layer including a binder, and a second layer including a white pigment and an acidic substance, which are disposed in this order, wherein a surface of the first layer is disposed on the base paper and has a Cobb water absorption capacity of 2.0 g/m | 10-06-2011 |
20110242193 | INKJET IMAGE FORMING METHOD - There is disclosed an inkjet image forming method. The method includes recording an image on a recording medium by an inkjet method; supplying a liquid including powder particles having a volume-average particle diameter of 1 μm or more to a surface of a heating roller; and applying the powder particles onto the recording medium via the heating roller. | 10-06-2011 |
20110242194 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head includes a main liquid ejecting head body, a head holder, and a sealing member, disposed between the main liquid ejecting head body and the head holder, that has a communication opening that communicates between a first liquid flow channel and a second liquid flow channel. The sealing member further has a close-contact portion provided at the circumferential edge of the communication opening; a first contact portion, provided in correspondence with the external circumferential portion of the main liquid ejecting head body, that protrudes toward the main liquid ejecting head body and makes contact with the main liquid ejecting head body; and a second contact portion that protrudes toward the head holder and makes contact with the head holder. | 10-06-2011 |
20110242195 | Ink-Jet Recording Apparatus - An ink-jet recording apparatus may include a recording head comprising an ejection surface, a first wall configured to oppose the ejection surface, and a second wall configured to enclose surroundings of the ejection surface. The ink-jet recording apparatus may include a first wall moving unit which is configured to move the first wall between a first position and a second position. The ink-jet recording apparatus may include a second wall moving unit which is configured to move the second wall between a third position and a fourth position. An attitude of the first wall positioned at the second position and an attitude of the first wall at the first position are different. The first wall positioned at the first position and the second wall positioned at the third position form a closed space which covers the ejection port. | 10-06-2011 |
20110242196 | INK JET RECORDING METHOD - An ink jet recording method includes ejecting at least two color ink compositions onto a recording medium so as to be deposited one on another. When one ink composition is deposited to form a first image and then another ink composition is deposited to form a second image on the first image, the ink composition forming the second image has a higher yield value than the ink composition forming the first image. | 10-06-2011 |
20110242197 | Magenta Dyes and Inks for Use in Ink-Jet Printing - A compound of Formula (1) and salts thereof: | 10-06-2011 |
20110242198 | Porphyrazine Coloring Matter, Ink Composition Containing The Same And Colored Product - The present invention relates to a porphyrazine coloring matter or a salt thereof represented by the following formula (1): | 10-06-2011 |
20110249054 | Fixing structure for print head carriage rod and fixing method thereof - A fixing structure for print head carriage rod and a fixing method thereof. The fixing structure is simplified and is able to minimize the flexure of the print head carriage rod. The fixing structure includes a frame body disposed in a printing machine, and a carriage rod mounted on the frame body for a print head carriage to reciprocally travel on the carriage rod for printing operation. The frame body has sidewalls and support sections formed on the sidewalls for supporting two ends of the carriage rod. The fixing structure further includes retainers for securing the carriage rod to the frame body. The retainers are positioned on two sides of the support sections of the sidewalls to together with the support sections prevent the carriage rod from being flexed so as to avoid deterioration of printing quality. | 10-13-2011 |
20110249055 | INK COMPOSITION, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, INK SET, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - The present invention provides an inkjet ink composition, which has excellent ink-ejection reliability over a long time and capability of forming an image without defects such as white spots, and which includes: a pigment coated with a dispersant polymer; a water soluble polymerizable compound; a polymerization initiator; and water, the dispersant polymer being formed from a water soluble dispersant by crosslinking with a crosslinking agent. | 10-13-2011 |
20110249056 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MULTICOLORED SURFACE ON GLASS - The invention relates to a method for producing a multicolored surface on a ceramic element or glass by means of the drop-like application of variously colored primary ceramic process color inks containing a carrier fluid onto at least one portion of a surface of the ceramic element or glass, wherein mixed colors are produced by printing on top of one another at least two primary process color inks, and the subsequent firing of the applied ink drops. At least one (photo)oligomerizable or (photo)polymerizable additive is added to the primary ceramic process color inks. Prior to printing over an ink drop with another ink drop the ink drop is hardened at least partly or its viscosity is increased. | 10-13-2011 |
20110249057 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING A PRINCIPAL SUBSTANCE AND PRINTING SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for transferring a principal substance applies the principal substance onto a surface and deposits drops of a gating agent onto a first portion of the principal substance applied to the first surface. The depositing of each drop of gating agent is individually controlled. A second portion of the principal substance not covered by the gating agent is transferred from the first surface to a second surface. A printing system adapted to transfer principal substance from a first surface to a second surface is also disclosed. | 10-13-2011 |
20110254891 | Fixing structure for print head carriage rod - A fixing structure for print head carriage rod is disclosed. The fixing structure is simplified and is able to minimize the flexure of the carriage rod, whereby a print head carriage can smoothly travel along the carriage rod. The fixing structure includes a frame body disposed in a printing machine, and a carriage rod mounted on the frame body for the print head carriage to reciprocally travel on the carriage rod for printing operation. The frame body has sidewalls and support sections for supporting the carriage rod in a predetermined position. The fixing structure further includes retainers, which are passed through the sidewalls of the frame body and inserted into fixed ends of the carriage rod in an axial direction thereof so as to secure the carriage rod to the frame body. The retainers and the support sections of the frame body together prevent the carriage rod from being flexed. | 10-20-2011 |
20110254892 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID EJECTING HEAD UNIT AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head includes a head main body, an ink supply needle, a cartridge case, a filter which is nipped between the first ink supply path and the second ink supply path, an integral molding portion which integrally molds and bonds the ink supply needle and the cartridge case, and a rib which is arranged so as to extend into the second ink supply path continuously from a wall of the cartridge case along a line passing through a center of the filter in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which warpage of the integral molding portion is larger. | 10-20-2011 |
20110261106 | Carriage unit, liquid ejection recording device, and method of affixing carriage unit - Provided is a carriage unit which enables easy attachment/detachment of a liquid jet head ( | 10-27-2011 |
20110261107 | AQUEOUS INKJET INK - According to one embodiment, an aqueous inkjet ink includes water and a pigment. The pigment is contained in the aqueous inkjet ink in an amount of less than 5 wt %. The queous inkjet ink has viscosities (mPa·s) measured at 25° C. using a cone-plate type viscometer and satisfying the following relationships: | 10-27-2011 |
20110261108 | DECOLORIZABLE WATER-BASED INKJET INK - According to one embodiment, a decolorizable water-based inkjet ink includes a color material, a solvent, and a nonionic surfactant. The color material contains a color developable compound and a color developing agent, and the solvent contains water and a water-soluble organic solvent. The nonionic surfactant is contained in the ink in an amount of 5 wt % or more of the total amount of the solvent. | 10-27-2011 |
20110267397 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A PRINTED SHEET OUTPUT OR A PRINTED WEB OF A PRINTING PRESS - A method of producing a printed sheet output of a printing press uses an aqueous solution, an ink, and an input sheet. The method applies aqueous solution to the input sheet to form a non-image area and an image area thereon, and contacts the non-image and image areas of the input sheet with ink. Ink is transferred substantially only to the image area to produce the printed sheet output of the printing press. A method of producing a printed web of a printing press is also disclosed. | 11-03-2011 |
20110267398 | INKJET INK, INK CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMED MATTER - To provide an inkjet ink containing C4-6 diol; and trimethylglycine. | 11-03-2011 |
20110273508 | AQUEOUS INKJET INK - According to one embodiment, an aqueous inkjet ink includes water in an amount of from 35 to 60% by mass of the total amount, an ether in an amount of from 5 to 50% by mass of the total amount, 2,5,8,11-tetramethyl-6-dodecine-5,8-diol in an amount of from 0.2 to 2% by mass of the total amount, and a pigment in an amount of from 3 to 10% by mass of the total amount. The ether includes at least one of polyoxyethylene diglyceryl ether having a weight average molecular weight of not more than 1,000 and polyoxypropylene diglyceryl ether having a weight average molecular weight of not more than 1,000. | 11-10-2011 |
20110273509 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording apparatus for recording an image by jetting inks in a plurality of colors includes a plurality of recording-head modules for jetting inks in the plurality of colors, and a carriage for mounting the plurality of recording-head modules, wherein each recording-head module includes a plurality of recording heads for jetting ink in the same color and constructs a unit capable of integrally attaching and detaching the plurality of recording heads to and from the carriage. | 11-10-2011 |
20110279514 | AQUEOUS INKJET INK - According to one embodiment, an aqueous inkjet ink includes water in an amount of from 15 to 50% by mass of the total amount of the ink, a glycol mixture in an amount of from 34 to 80% by mass of the total amount of the ink, and a pigment in an amount of from 2 to 20% by mass of the total amount of the ink. The glycol mixture contains 40 to 70% by mass of propylene glycol, with the remainder being isoprene glycol. | 11-17-2011 |
20110279515 | AQUEOUS INKJET INK - According to one embodiment, an aqueous inkjet ink includes a color material, water as a first liquid, propylene glycol as a second liquid, and a compound represented by the following general formula (PEG) or a compound represented by the following general formula (PGC) as a third liquid. The aqueous inkjet ink has a water activity of 0.85 or less. | 11-17-2011 |
20110285781 | REACTIVE DYES, THEIR PREPARATION AND THEIR USE - Reactive dyes of formula | 11-24-2011 |
20110292113 | INK JET RECORDING INK COMPOSITION - An Ink jet recording ink composition contains a dispersion containing a pigment dispersible in water therein and having an average particle size in the range of 20 to 300 nm, water, and a polyurethane resin containing a compound expressed by formula (I) and/or a compound expressed by formula (II): | 12-01-2011 |
20110292114 | INK COMPOSITION FOR INK JET TEXTILE PRINTING AND INK JET TEXTILE PRINTING PROCESS - An ink composition for ink jet textile printing at least includes a disperse dye and a solvent represented by the following Formula (1): | 12-01-2011 |
20110292115 | Liquid jet head and liquid jet apparatus - To increase yields of a connection process, the following structure is employed in which first electrode terminals ( | 12-01-2011 |
20110304669 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SUBSTRATE WITH A PRINTED PATTERN - A machine ( | 12-15-2011 |
20110310161 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND ASSEMBLY METHOD OF LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD - An assembly method of a liquid discharge head is provided. The liquid discharge head includes an element substrate, an electrode portion, a flexible wiring member which has the element substrate at one end and the electrode portion at another end, and includes a plurality of bent portions, wherein, each edge line of at least two bent portions are not parallel and a housing. The assembly method includes a step for providing the flexible wiring member and the housing in which the element substrate is fixed on a first surface of the housing, a step for fixing the flexible wiring member on a second surface of the housing while holding the electrode portion at a position on a third surface of the housing where the electrode portion to be fixed, and a step for fixing the electrode portion to the position. | 12-22-2011 |
20110310162 | INK JET RECORDING METHOD AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An object of the present invention is to provide an ink jet recording method which gives an ink excellent anti-sticking properties and can suppress the occurrence of undertrapping when recording surfaces of recording media which each have an ink-receiving layer are overlapped with each other, and to provide an ink jet recording apparatus. The ink jet recording method of forming an image on the recording medium having the ink-receiving layer by ejecting an ink from an ink jet recording head, the method including performing at least one of drying the recording medium which has the image formed thereon and humidifying a gap between the recording head and the recording medium, wherein the ink to be used for forming the image is an ink which contains water, a water-soluble organic solvent and a specific compound. | 12-22-2011 |
20110310163 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid discharge head includes a recording element substrate including an energy generation element for generating energy used to discharge a liquid and a terminal electrically connected to the energy generation element, and an electric wiring board including an electrode electrically connected to the terminal via a wire to transmit an electric signal supplied from outside to the energy generation element, wherein the terminal has an area twice or more larger than a contact area between the terminal and the wire and the electrode has an area twice or more larger than a contact area between the electrode and the wire. | 12-22-2011 |
20110310164 | INK JET RECORDING METHOD AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink jet recording method includes an image formation step of forming an image on a recording medium having an ink-receiving layer by ejecting an ink from an ink jet recording head and a humidification step of humidifying a gap between the recording head and the recording medium, in which in the image formation step, at least a cyan ink containing a specific dye and a magenta ink containing a specific dye are used. | 12-22-2011 |
20110310165 | MAGENTA INK COMPOSITION, INK CARTRIDGE, AND RECORDING SYSTEM AND RECORDED MATTER USING THE SAME - This invention provides a magenta ink composition that, when recorded, is excellent in color development, graininess, and gloss, is less likely to cause clogging in an ink jet recording head, and is excellent in color reproduction in a high-chroma and high-lightness red region. The magenta ink composition has an L* value of not less than 60 and a b* value of not more than −17 when the a* value in CIE standard calculated from a visible absorption spectrum in a not more than 10000-fold diluted aqueous solution is 80. | 12-22-2011 |
20110316926 | Organic Phase Change Carriers Containing Nanoparticles, Phase Change Inks Including Same and Methods for Making Same - Disclosed is an organic phase change carrier and a method for forming same, and a phase change ink including same. The organic phase change carrier comprises a colloidal dispersion of nanoparticles exhibiting a substantially uniform distribution of said nanoparticles discretely distributed therewithin, at least one curable monomer; a phase change inducing component, and an initiator. The organic phase change carrier exhibits a substantially uniform distribution of the nanoparticles so that they are discretely distributed therewithin, and are substantially resistant to the aggregation of the nanoparticles distributed therewithin. | 12-29-2011 |
20110316927 | Ink-Jet Textile Printing/Recording Process - Provided is an ink-jet textile printing/recording process, by which it is possible to form high-quality prints which do not suffer from bleeding, lowering in the density of developed color, contamination of non-printed white areas, or other faults. Thus, the ink-jet textile printing/recording process enables the expression of colorful designs. The ink-jet textile printing/recording process comprises applying a functional ink by an ink-jet system to at least portions of a textile where printed areas with the maximum density are to be formed, and then applying a recording ink to the resulting textile by an ink-jet system, wherein the functional ink contains both a water-soluble polymer and a water-soluble organic solvent, and the recording ink contains a disperse dye, a binder resin, and a water-soluble organic solvent. | 12-29-2011 |
20120001979 | METHOD OF NON-AQUEOUS INKJET COMPOSITE PRINTING AND INK SET - A method of forming a dense image in non-aqueous inkjet composite printing wherein a black ink and at least one color ink are ejected in the same printing scan, comprising the step of:
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20120001980 | INK JET INK, INK JET RECORDING METHOD, AND INK CARTRIDGE - An ink jet ink containing a pigment and a polyurethane polymer, wherein the polyurethane polymer has units derived from a polyol having no acid group and having the carbon number of 13 or more and 250 or less, a diol having an acid group and having the carbon number of 1 or more and 7 or less, a polyol having a siloxane structure, and a polyisocyanate, and an acid value of the polyurethane polymer is 40.0 mgKOH/g or more and 80.0 mgKOH/g or less. | 01-05-2012 |
20120001981 | VARIABLE PRINTING MEDIUM HAVING HIGH GLOSSINESS, AND RECORDING METHOD - A printing medium including at least base paper and a coating layer, wherein the coating layer is directly formed on the base paper by a cast coating method using a coating liquid, which contains kaolin and amorphous silica and contains the amorphous silica in an amount of 3% by mass to 20% by mass. | 01-05-2012 |
20120007911 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD UNIT AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - Provided is a liquid ejecting head unit including: a liquid ejecting head which includes a nozzle ejecting a liquid; and a head fixing member to which a plurality of the liquid ejecting heads is positioned and fixed, wherein the head fixing member includes a head holding unit to which the liquid ejecting head is fixed and a body to which the head holding unit is fixed, and wherein the rigidity of the body is lower than that of the head holding unit and the specific weight of the body is smaller than that of the head holding unit. | 01-12-2012 |
20120007912 | INK JET RECORDING METHOD AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink jet recording method uses an ink jet recording apparatus including a plurality of heads arranged in parallel in a first direction, each of which ejects droplets of a different radiation-curable ink composition onto a recording medium, and first light sources provided for corresponding heads so as to be disposed at a predetermined side of the corresponding heads. The first light sources emit active radiation to irradiate the droplets on the recording medium. The method includes ejecting droplets of the ink compositions from the heads onto the recording medium, and performing a first irradiation by irradiating the droplets of each ink composition with the active radiation from the corresponding first light source at an irradiation energy within 500 ms after the droplets have landed. The irradiation energy is in the range of 5% to 10% of the energy E | 01-12-2012 |
20120007913 | NANO GRAPHENE PLATELET-BASED CONDUCTIVE INKS AND PRINTING PROCESS - A nano graphene platelet-based conductive ink comprising: (a) nano graphene platelets (preferably un-oxidized or pristine graphene), and (b) a liquid medium in which the nano graphene platelets are dispersed, wherein the nano graphene platelets occupy a proportion of at least 0.001% by volume based on the total ink volume and a process using the same. The ink can also contain a binder or matrix material and/or a surfactant. The ink may further comprise other fillers, such as carbon nanotubes, carbon nano-fibers, metal nano particles, carbon black, conductive organic species, etc. The graphene platelets preferably have an average thickness no greater than 10 nm and more preferably no greater than 1 nm. These inks can be printed to form a range of electrically or thermally conductive components or printed electronic components. | 01-12-2012 |
20120013675 | MULTILAYER INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention provides an apparatus for fabricating a multi-layer information recording medium including a substrate, plural information recording layers placed on the aforementioned substrate, resin intermediate layers placed between adjacent information recording layers and a resin protective layer placed on all the information recording layers at the side opposite from the aforementioned substrate, the apparatus including an ejecting unit including ink jet nozzles operable to drip minute resin liquid drops onto the aforementioned substrate or the aforementioned information recording layers; and a control unit operable to control the aforementioned ejecting unit, whereby resin layers which form said resin intermediate layers or said resin protective layer are formed on the aforementioned substrate or the aforementioned information recording layers. | 01-19-2012 |
20120013676 | AQUEOUS INKJET INK - According to one embodiment, an aqueous inkjet ink includes a pigment in an amount of 2 to 20% by mass of the total amount of the aqueous inkjet ink, and a dispersion medium in which the pigment is dispersed. The dispersion medium contains water in the amount of 53 to 94% by mass, with the remainder of the dispersion medium being a compound represented by the following general formula 1. The water accounts for 50 to 80% by mass of the total amount of the aqueous inkjet ink. | 01-19-2012 |
20120013677 | Thermal ink jet ink composition - An inkjet ink includes an organic solvent, a resin, a surfactant, and a colorant. The ink has a decap time of at least about 1 minute. | 01-19-2012 |
20120013678 | Porphyrazine Coloring Matter, Ink Composition Containing The Same And Colored Product - The present invention relates to a porphyrazine coloring matter or a salt thereof represented by the following formula (1) [wherein, the rings of A to D are each independently a benzene ring or a 6-membered nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic ring, E is alkylene, X is a sulfo-substituted anilino group or the like which may further have a substituent, R | 01-19-2012 |
20120019587 | Coated printable substrates providing higher print quality and resolution at lower ink usage - An article in the form of a paper substrate having a water-swellable substrate coating on at least one of the first and second surfaces at a thickness of less than about 10 microns and. The substrate coating has an amount of a coating pigment sufficient to impart a Parker Print Smoothness value of at least about 4 to the at least one surface and is dispersed in a water-swellable coating pigment binder matrix in a coating pigment to binder matrix weight ratio of at least about 2:1. The coating pigment has larger porous coating pigment particles, and smaller coating pigment particles in a weight ratio of at least about 0.2:1. The substrate coating provides an ink-receptive porous surface. Also, a method for preparing such coated paper substrates, as well as a method for printing an image on the coated paper substrate with an inkjet printer using a lower ink usage level. | 01-26-2012 |
20120019588 | FIXER FLUID COMPOSITION AND INKJET INK SETS INCLUDING THE SAME - A fixer fluid composition, for inkjet printing, and ink set containing it. A disclosed example fixer fluid composition includes up to about 1.5 wt % of surfactants, from about 1 to about 20 wt % of humectants, from about 3 to about 16 wt % of a metal carboxylate salt as fixer agent, and an acid in view of adjusting the pH of said composition to a pH between about 5.0 and about 7.0. A disclosed example of ink set includes, at least, an ink composition including a colorant dispersed in an ink vehicle and said fixer fluid. | 01-26-2012 |
20120026234 | ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATINGS FOR MICRO-FLUID APPLICATIONS - Micro-fluid ejection heads have anti-reflective coatings. The coatings destructively interfere with light at wavelengths of interest during subsequent photo imaging processing, such as during nozzle plate imaging. Methods include determining wavelengths of photoresists. Layers are applied to the substrate and anodized. They form an oxidized layer of a predetermined thickness and reflectivity that essentially eliminates stray and scattered light during production of nozzle plates. Process conditions include voltages, biasing, lengths of time, and bathing solutions, to name a few. Tantalum and titanium oxides define further embodiments as do layer thicknesses and light wavelengths. | 02-02-2012 |
20120026235 | INKJET INK COMPOSITION, INKJET RECORDING METHOD, AND PRINTED MATERIAL - An inkjet ink composition is provided that includes (Component 1-A) an N-vinyllactam, (Component 1-B) a compound represented by Formula (1), and (Component 1-C) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a bisacylphosphine compound, a thioxanthone compound, a thiochromanone compound, and an α-aminoketone compound, the inkjet ink composition either not comprising a silicone-based surfactant or a fluorine-based surfactant or comprising a silicone-based surfactant and a fluorine-based surfactant at a total content of greater than 0 wt % but no greater than 0.03 wt % relative to the entire weight of the inkjet ink composition. | 02-02-2012 |
20120026236 | INKJET RECORDING METHOD, AND PRINTED MATERIAL - An inkjet recording method is provided that includes an image formation step of forming an image on a recording medium by discharging an ink composition containing a polymerizable compound and a polymerization initiator and having a surface tension at 25° C. in a range of 34.0 to 40.0 mN/m using an inkjet head having a nozzle plate with a face on the ink discharge side treated so as to have affinity for an ink, and a curing step of curing the ink composition by irradiating the discharged ink composition with actinic radiation. There is also provided a printed material recorded by the inkjet recording method. | 02-02-2012 |
20120026237 | PIGMENT DISPERSION LIQUID, INKJET INK, INK CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, RECORDING METHOD , AND IMAGE FORMED MATTER - The present invention provides an inkjet pigment dispersion liquid including a carbon black, a dispersant, and water, wherein the total number of coarse particles having a particle diameter of 0.5 μm or greater contained in the inkjet pigment dispersion liquid is 1,000,000/5 μL or less, and provides an inkjet ink using the inkjet pigment dispersion liquid. | 02-02-2012 |
20120026238 | INKJET INK COMPOSITION INCLUDING LATEX POLYMERS - An inkjet ink composition includes latex polymer particles. The latex polymer particles are present in the ink composition in an amount ranging from about 0.5 wt % to about 40 wt %. The latex polymer particles have: a T | 02-02-2012 |
20120033008 | ACIDIC GROUP-CONTAINING SOLID INKS - A microfluidic device includes a first substrate, and a phase change ink deposited on a surface of the first substrate. The phase change ink includes an ink vehicle including a polymeric material having one or more acidic groups, and an optional colorant, wherein the phase change ink is solid at room temperature but is liquid at a jetting temperature of from about 60 to about 150° C., and an acidic group mass percentage, measured as a total mass of acid groups to an entire weight of the ink, is from about 1% to about 35%. | 02-09-2012 |
20120033009 | INK, INK CARTRIDGE AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - Disclosed herein are an ink containing a self-dispersible pigment and a salt, wherein the self-dispersible pigment is a pigment to the surface of a particle of which a functional group containing at least a group having a hydrogen bonding property and two phosphonic acid groups is bonded, counter ions of the two phosphonic acid groups containing one of K | 02-09-2012 |
20120033010 | AQUEOUS INKJET INK - According to one embodiment, an aqueous inkjet ink includes a color material in an amount of 2 to 20% by mass of the total amount of ink, water in an amount of 41 to 70% by mass of the total amount, and a water-soluble organic solvent in an amount of 20 to 53% by mass of the total amount. The solvent contains a compound represented by the following general formula 1 which accounts for 20 to 50% by mass of the total amount of ink. When the amount of compound is equal to the amount of solvent, the total amount of solvent is the compound, and the sum of the amounts of the color material, the water, and the solvent is 100% by mass or less of the ink. | 02-09-2012 |
20120033011 | INKJET INK AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - Provided is an inkjet ink comprising at least water, a pigment, a resin, a water-soluble organic solvent, and a surfactant, wherein the resin comprises a copolymer resin synthesized from a monomer that includes a (meth)acrylic monomer, and the copolymer resin has an acid value of not less than 50 mgKOH/g and not more than 200 mgKOH/g, a glass transition temperature (Tg) not less than 20 and not more than 100° C., and a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) not less than 20,000 and not more than 100,000, and as a result, a high-quality image is formed in that abrasion resistance and adhesiveness on a non-absorptive recording medium are high, glossiness is high, and there is no ink mixing, and ejection performance is good and recovery through maintenance is excellent. Also provided is an inkjet recording method that uses the same. | 02-09-2012 |
20120038701 | METHOD FOR THE COLOUR-IMPARTING INSCRIBING OF SURFACES - The invention relates to a reactive ink-jet printing method for implementation on substrates such as paper, board, corrugated cardboard, films, injection or compression moulded plastics parts, metal, ceramic surfaces, paint coats or corrosion protection layers, characterized in that the substrates are coated with a polyphenol, and a reactive ink composed of at least one dissolved metal salt selected from the group consisting of the compounds of iron, molybdenum, tungsten and titanium is reacted by ink-jet printing on or in the surface of the stated substrates, to form a stable colour complex which is immediately perceptible to the human eye, and the invention also relates to suitable coated materials and to a writing system for the implementation of the method. | 02-16-2012 |
20120038702 | INK JET PRINTING METHOD, INK SET, AND PRINTED MATTER - Provided is an ink jet printing method of discharging glitter ink, of which glitter pigment is dispersed in water, onto a non-ink-absorption or low-ink-absorption printing medium in an ink jet method. The ink jet printing method includes: a foundation layer formation process of forming a foundation layer by providing resin ink, of which a resin component is dispersed or dissolved in a dispersion medium, onto at least a portion of the printing medium on which the glitter ink is intended to be discharged; and a glitter ink printing process of discharging the glitter ink onto the foundation layer. | 02-16-2012 |
20120038703 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS AND INKJET PRINTING METHOD - A clear ink layer is formed by a first application of the clear ink. After a film of the clear ink is formed, a second application of the clear ink is performed onto the layer thereof. Thereby, a permeation speed of the clear ink which is applied at the second time after the clear ink is applied once becomes low, and becomes a substantially uniform one in the printed matter. That is, when the clear ink is applied at the second time onto the surface of the clear ink which is once formed into the film, the clear ink permeates therein at a substantially uniform permeation speed and is fixed thereto. As a result, the clear ink which is applied at the second time does not generate unevenness since the permeation speed thereof has no difference thereon, and can form a smooth printed matter surface. | 02-16-2012 |
20120038704 | INKJET RECORDING LIQUID AND INKJET RECORDING DEVICE USING THE LIQUID - The inkjet recording liquid according to the present disclosure contains water, pigment and pigment dispersion resin. The pigment dispersion resin is alkali soluble, and is dissolved in recording liquid. The mass ratio of pigment dispersion resin to pigment (resin content/pigment content) is 0.1 to 0.3. The mass ratio of pigment dispersion resin not adhering to pigment to pigment (unattached resin/pigment content) is 0.01 to 0.1. The acid value of the pigment dispersion resin is 150 to 250 mg KOH/g. The molecular weight of the pigment dispersion resin is preferably 10,000 or more. | 02-16-2012 |
20120038705 | Method and Apparatus for Delivering Ink Material from a Discharge Nozzle - The disclosure relates to a method for loading ink material into discharge nozzle having a non-discharge surface and a plurality of micropores. The, method includes the steps of providing a quantity of liquid ink material defined by a carrier fluid containing dissolved or suspended film material; delivering the quantity of liquid ink onto the discharge nozzle and directing a portion of the delivered ink into at least one micropore; flowing a pressurized gas over the surface to drive the delivered ink material into the least one nozzle; evaporating the carrier fluid from the delivered ink to form a substantially carrier-free ink material at the micropore; and dispensing the substantially carrier-free ink material from the nozzle. The surface can be configured to reject the ink and the plurality of nozzles are configured to receive the ink. | 02-16-2012 |
20120056929 | INK JET RECORDING-TARGETED NON-AQUEOUS INK COMPOSITION, INK SET, AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - An ink jet recording-targeted non-aqueous ink composition contains pigment, polyvinyl chloride, and a solvent represented by the formula 1, | 03-08-2012 |
20120056930 | ACTIVE ENERGY RAY-CURABLE INK COMPOSITION, INKJET RECORDING METHOD, AND INKJET PRINTED ARTICLE - An active energy ray-curable ink composition is disclosed which includes a colorant, a dispersant, a polymerizable compound and water. The dispersant includes a hydrophobic repeating unit including a residue obtained by removing one hydrogen atom from a compound selected from the group consisting of a benzene ring-containing compound, an aromatic hydrocarbon ring-condensed polycyclic compound, a heteromonocyclic compound and a hetero ring-condensed heteropolycyclic compound; a hydrophilic repeating unit including an ionic group; and a hydrophilic repeating unit including a nonionic group. | 03-08-2012 |
20120056931 | MAGENTA COLORING MATTER, INK COMPOSITION, AND COLORED BODY - As an ink composition which is highly soluble in water and has a hue and clarity suitable for inkjet recording, an ink composition containing at least one pigment represented by formula (1) or a salt thereof as a pigment is provided. In formula (1), X | 03-08-2012 |
20120062644 | AQUEOUS INKJET INK - According to one embodiment, an aqueous inkjet ink includes a color material, water in an amount of 50-70% by mass of the total amount of the ink, and a water-soluble organic solvent in an amount of 29-49% by mass of the total amount. The soluble organic solvent contains a compound represented by the following general formula 1 which accounts for 10-36% by mass of the total amount of ink. When the amount of the compound is equal to the amount of the solvent, the total amount of the solvent is the compound. The sum of the amounts of the color material, the water, and the water-soluble organic solvent is 100% by mass or less of the ink. | 03-15-2012 |
20120062645 | AQUEOUS INKJET INK - According to one embodiment, an aqueous inkjet ink includes a color material, water in an amount of from 50-70% by mass of the total amount of the ink, and a water-soluble organic solvent in an amount of from 29-49% by mass of the total amount. The water-soluble organic solvent contains a compound represented by the following general formula 1, and the compound represented by the following general formula 1 accounts for 10-35% by mass of the total amount of the ink. The sum of the amounts of the color material, the water, and the water-soluble organic solvent is 100% by mass or less of the ink. | 03-15-2012 |
20120062646 | INKJET RECORDING INK SET, INK CARTRIDGE, AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording ink set containing at least a black pigment ink and a color pigment ink which has a color selected from one or more colors, wherein the black pigment ink contains a first anionic self-emulsifying ether polyurethane resin having an acid value of 65 mgKOH/g to 85 mgKOH/g, and the at least one color pigment ink of every color contains a second anionic self-emulsifying ether polyurethane resin having an acid value 10 mgKOH/g to 40 mgKOH/g lower than those of the first anionic self-emulsifying ether polyurethane resin contained in the black pigment ink. | 03-15-2012 |
20120069080 | INKJET PRINTER - The present invention relates to an inkjet printer for printing an image on a medium. The inkjet printer comprises an inkjet head for discharging at least one of a plurality of visible color inks and at least one fluorescent ink onto a medium when printing an image onto the medium. The plurality of visible color inks reflect light at respective wavelength ranges of the visible color inks. The at least one fluorescent ink reflects light at a wavelength range that is the same as a wavelength range of at least one of the plurality of visible color inks discharged from the inkjet head. | 03-22-2012 |
20120069081 | CONVEYING DEVICE OF RECORDING MEDIUM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, the image forming apparatus has an endless device with a circumferential surface, a laminated cover which is disposed at the circumferential surface of the endless device, a rotation mechanism which rotate the endless device, a supply mechanism which supplies a recording medium to the endless device, a charging roller, a recording head unit, and a discharge mechanism. The laminated cover includes a metal layer and a dielectric layer. The metal layer has both end portions in the circumferential direction, and both side portions. The dielectric layer also has both end portions in the circumferential direction and both the side portions. At least a part of both the end portions and both the side portions of the dielectric layer has extended regions which protrude from a circumferential edge of the metal layer. | 03-22-2012 |
20120069082 | INKJET RECORDING METHOD - An inkjet recording method is provided in which image formation is carried out by employing an ink set, the inks of each color including a polymerizable compound and a polymerization initiator, and discharge of the inks being repeated 2 to 16 times for the same area. | 03-22-2012 |
20120075379 | PRINTING APPARATUS - There is provided a printing apparatus capable of mounting common print heads, and capable of preventing color mixture of inks in a configuration in which a plurality of ink supply mechanisms is provided. The same print heads can be mounted on the first head mounting unit and the second head mounting unit, and the print head has a storage region, in which color information of the head mounting unit is stored, when the print head is mounted on the first head mounting unit or the second head mounting unit. | 03-29-2012 |
20120075380 | INK SET AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD USING THE INK SET - An ink set used for an ink jet recording method, in which a reactive solution and a color ink composition are adhered to a recording medium to realize recording, contains a reactive solution containing a polyvalent metal salt, and a first color ink composition at least containing a coloring material, a sparingly water-soluble 1,2-alkanediol, a surfactant and water. | 03-29-2012 |
20120075381 | INK COMPOSITION FOR INK JET RECORDING AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD USING THE SAME - An ink composition for ink jet recording with excellent ink storage stability, which makes it possible to solve the problems concerning blurring or strike through and perform printing with high density and high image quality, is provided. An ink jet recording method which makes it possible to carry out printing with high density and image quality while causing little strike through, using the ink composition, is also provided. | 03-29-2012 |
20120081452 | WATER-BASED INK SET FOR INK-JET RECORDING, INK-JET RECORDING METHOD, AND INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS - A water-based ink set for ink jet recording, includes: a water-based black ink which contains a black colorant, water, and a water-soluble organic solvent, the black colorant containing self-dispersible carbon black; and a water-based magenta ink which contains a magenta colorant, water, and a water-soluble organic solvent, the magenta colorant containing a dye represented by the general formula ( | 04-05-2012 |
20120081453 | WATER-BASED INK SET FOR INK-JET RECORDING, INK-JET RECORDING METHOD, AND INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS - There is provided a water-based ink set for ink-jet recording, including: a water-based yellow ink which contains water, a water-soluble organic solvent and a yellow colorant containing a yellow dye (Y-1) and a yellow dye (Y-2) indicated below; a water-based magenta ink which contains water, a water-soluble organic solvent and a magenta colorant containing a magenta dye (M-1) and a magenta dye (M-2) indicated below; a water-based cyan ink which contains water, a water-soluble organic solvent and a cyan colorant containing a cyan dye (C-1) indicated below; and a water-based black ink which contains water, a water-soluble organic solvent and a black colorant containing carbon black. | 04-05-2012 |
20120081454 | WATER-BASED INK SET FOR INK-JET RECORDING, INK-JET RECORDING METHOD AND INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS - A water-based ink set for ink-jet recording includes: a water-based black ink containing a black colorant, water, and a water-soluble organic solvent; and a water-based cyan ink containing a cyan colorant, water, and a water-soluble organic solvent; wherein the black colorant includes a self-dispersible carbon black modified by at least one of a carboxyl group and a sulfo group; and the cyan colorant includes a dye represented by general formula (1): | 04-05-2012 |
20120081455 | Method And Device For Printing On Heated Substrates - A printing device for dispending material on a heated substrate is provided. The device may include a printing head having one or more nozzles and a heat shield that partially masks a side of the printing head that faces the heated substrate when printing so as to reduce heat transfer from the substrate to the printing head. The shield includes a slot aligned with the one or more nozzles to enable passage of material from the one or more nozzles to the heated substrate. | 04-05-2012 |
20120081456 | Magenta Dyes and Inks for Use in Ink-Jet Printing - An oligomerised dye compound, and salts thereof, obtainable by a process which comprises reacting a compound of Formula (1) and salts thereof with a compound of Formula (2) and salts thereof | 04-05-2012 |
20120081457 | PORPHYRAZINE COLORING MATTER, INK COMPOSITION, RECORDING METHOD, AND COLORED OBJECT - Provided is a porphyrazine dye suitable for use in ink-jet recording, the porphyrazine dye giving a cyan ink with a satisfactory hue, having various excellent fastness properties, in particular, ozone resistance, and attaining a high color density. Also provided is an ink composition containing the dye. The porphyrazine dye is a porphyrazine dye represented by formula (1) or a salt thereof. In formula (1), rings A to D each independently represents a benzene ring, a nitrogenous heteroaromatic ring, etc.; E represents an alkylene; X represents sulfoanilino, etc.; R represents a hydrogen atom, sulfo, carboxy, etc.; group F represents phenyl, a nitrogenous heteroaromatic ring, etc.; a is an integer of 1-6; b is 0.00-3.90, excluding 3.90, on average; c is 0.10-4.00, excluding 4.00, on average; and the sum of b and c is 1.00-4.00, excluding 4.00, on average. | 04-05-2012 |
20120086750 | INK JET RECORDING HEAD AND METHOD OF PRODUCING INK JET RECORDING HEAD - Provided is an ink jet recording head, including multiple ejection orifices for ejecting droplets to a recording medium, in which a normal of a plane formed of the following straight lines is tilted with respect to an axis line of each of the ejection orifices: a straight line obtained by connecting points, which are positioned on peripheries of the respective ejection orifices and are at shortest distances from a face plane, in a longitudinal direction of an ejection orifice array; and a straight line obtained by connecting points, which are positioned on the peripheries of the respective ejection orifices and are at longest distances from the face plane, in the longitudinal direction of the ejection orifice array. | 04-12-2012 |
20120086751 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid ejection head, wherein recessed portions are formed in an ejection face such that, where, in the one direction, a distance D | 04-12-2012 |
20120092410 | SOLVENT RESISTANT PRINTHEAD - A solvent resistant printhead having a barrier deposited and intercalating into the various polymeric materials on the printhead is disclosed. The deposition process may be performed at the various level of production depending on what material or surface requires protection from the solvent. The barrier may include a base coating and an outer coating. The base coating may include an intercalate layer deposited on the printhead and intercalating into the various polymeric materials and a tie layer deposited on the intercalate layer. The outer coating may be a self-assembled monolayer deposited on the base coating. | 04-19-2012 |
20120092411 | INK FOR INK JET RECORDING, INK JET RECORDING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND IMAGE RECORDED MEDIUM - Ink for ink jet recording containing a coloring agent, water, an aqueous organic solvent, and a polyacrylic acid ester-based polymer represented by the following chemical structure 1: | 04-19-2012 |
20120092412 | INK-JET INKS INCLUDING SELF CROSS-LINKABLE LATEX PARTICLES - The present disclosure includes compositions, methods, and systems including an ink-jet ink comprising a liquid vehicle, a colorant dispersed or dissolved in a liquid vehicle, and self cross-linkable latex particles dispersed in the liquid vehicle. The self cross-linkable latex particle can have at least 0.1 wt % of the self cross-linkable monomer on the surface of the self cross-linkable latex particle providing cross-linking sites on the surface of the self cross-linkable latex particle, and can form an intra- and inter-particle cross-linked latex polymer film after printing the ink-jet ink on a substrate and upon at least partial depletion of the liquid vehicle or a liquid vehicle component. | 04-19-2012 |
20120105534 | INKJET PRINTING OF MICROFLUIDIC CHANNELS - A mechanism for fabricating microfluidic channels uses a three-dimensional inkjet printing unit to print the channels layer-by-layer on a substrate. In one embodiment, for each layer, an inkjet head deposits droplets of a hydrophobic material on a surface the substrate in a pattern lying outside a two-dimensional layout of the channels, and another inkjet head deposits droplets of a mixture of poly(tetrahydropyranyl methacrylate) PTHPMA (or another hydrophobic material which hydrolyzes to form a hydrophilic material) and a photoacid generator (PAG) on the surface of the substrate in a pattern lying inside the two-dimensional layout of the channels. After all layers are printed, flood exposure of the entire substrate to UV radiation releases acid from the PAG which hydrolyzes PTHPMA to form hydrophilic poly(methacrylic acid) PMMA, thereby rendering the PTHPMA regions hydrophilic. The layers of these now-hydrophilic patterned regions together define the microfluidic channels. | 05-03-2012 |
20120105535 | AQUEOUS INKJET PRINTING FLUID COMPOSITIONS - An aqueous inkjet printing fluid composition for use in an inkjet printer comprising a silicon-based material which contacts the aqueous printing fluid composition, comprising in a concentration sufficient to inhibit corrosion of the silicon-based material when contacted by the aqueous printing fluid composition a soluble metal ligand complex of Formula (I): | 05-03-2012 |
20120105536 | FEEDING APPARATUS AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A feeding apparatus includes a pressing plate movable up and down configured to allow recording media to be stacked thereon, a feeding roller configured to feed recording media stacked on the pressing plate, an urging unit configured to urge the pressing plate in a direction to come close to the feeding roller, and a moving-away unit configured to cause the pressing plate to move away from the feeding roller against an urging force from the urging unit. The moving-away unit causes the pressing plate to move so that a distance between the uppermost recording medium being stacked and the feeding roller becomes approximately constant regardless of an amount of recording media stacked on the pressing plate. | 05-03-2012 |
20120113185 | Water-Based Ink for Ink-Jet Recording, Ink-Jet Recording Method and Ink-Jet Recording Apparatus - A water-based ink for ink jet recording includes water; a water-soluble organic solvent; alcoholamine which is contained at 0.2% by weight to 0.75% by weight in the water-based ink for ink-jet recording; an anionic surfactant having a sulfate structure which is contained at 0.02% by weight to 0.2% by weight in the water-based ink for ink jet recording; and a colorant including a dye represented by general formula (1). | 05-10-2012 |
20120113186 | COATING DEVICE AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - Provided are a coating device and an ink jet recording apparatus which are capable of stably coating process liquid in a good state. In a coating device that draws up process liquid reserved in a process liquid vessel by a drawing-up roller to supply the process liquid to a coating roller, the inside of the process liquid vessel is divided into a reservoir and a recovery chamber by a partition plate, and the process liquid is circulated and supplied so as to always overflow to the recovery chamber side. Thereby, the liquid level thereof can be always maintained constant, and the process liquid can be stably coated. In addition, since the process liquid is circulated and supplied, the liquid concentration and the liquid temperature can be easily controlled. | 05-10-2012 |
20120120145 | INK SET AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR PHASE CHANGE INKS - Curable phase change inks contain an ink vehicle, a pigment and a dispersant. A base ink set is of colored phase change inks that utilize the same dispersant, and also desirably contain the same amount of the dispersant. This allows the different color curable phase change inks to be mixed together while avoiding incompatibilities between each other, resulting in custom colors and a reliable expanded color gamut for the base ink set. Also, a method of forming images with the custom color curable phase change inks is disclosed. | 05-17-2012 |
20120120146 | Encapsulated Reactive Ink And Method For Forming Images Using Same - An ink including at least one first reactive component, at least one second component comprising a triggerable component, at least one third reactive component, and an optional colorant; wherein the at least one first reactive component and the at least one third reactive component are capable of reacting with one another to form a solid ink on a substrate; wherein the at least one first reactive component is encapsulated in a microcapsule; wherein the ink can be jetted onto a substrate and treated whereby the treatment causes the at least one triggerable component to trigger the rupture of the microcapsule thereby releasing the at least one first reactive component from the microcapsule so that the at least one first reactive component and the at least one third reactive component come into contact, react, and polymerize thereby curing the ink. | 05-17-2012 |
20120120147 | Ink Jet Printer, Ink Jet Recording Method, and Recorded Matter - The present invention provides an ink jet printer having storage for storing ink, a recording head including a nozzle for ejecting ink, and a passage between the storage and the recording head for conducting the ink. At least one of these components comprising an ink-contacting member that comprises an antioxidant of the following formula (1) of a concentration of 100 ppm or less: | 05-17-2012 |
20120120148 | COLORING MATTER CONSISTING OF TRISAZO COMPOUND, INK COMPOSITIONS, RECORDING METHOD, AND COLORED BODY - Provided are a coloring matter for black ink which is highly soluble in water-based media, and ink compositions containing the same. A high-concentration aqueous solution and ink that contain the coloring matter are stable even when have been stored for a long period, and can produce printed images having extremely high density. Even when printing is conducted using the high-concentration aqueous solution, no bronzing occurs in the resulting printed images. The ink compositions can produce black recorded images which exhibit various excellent fastnesses, particularly excellent light fastness and ozone gas fastness. The coloring matter consists of at least one substance selected from among trisazo compounds represented by general formula (1), tautomers thereof, and salts of both. In general formula (1), R | 05-17-2012 |
20120120149 | INKJET RECORDING MATERIAL - An inkjet recording material which comprises an extruded mixture of thermoplastic polymers and non-chlorinated polyolefin materials. The mixture contains from 0.5 wt % to 30 wt % of non-chlorinated polyolefin materials based on the total weight of the polymers constituting the material. | 05-17-2012 |
20120127233 | INK JET INK, INK CARTRIDGE, AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - An ink jet ink contains a resin A, a resin B, and a pigment, in which the pigment is a halogenated metal phthalocyanine pigment being dispersed by the resin B, the resin A is a random copolymer having a carboxy group, the resin B is a block copolymer having a carboxy group, the acid value of the resin A is less than the acid value of the resin B, and the ink further includes a polybasic acid having a functional group whose pKa is 4.3 or less and a functional group whose pKa is 5.0 or more and 6.6 or less. | 05-24-2012 |
20120127234 | AQUEOUS INK - The present invention relates to an aqueous ink having a surface tension of 34 mN/m or less including a self-dispersion pigment and water. In the aqueous ink, the self-dispersion pigment has a plurality of pKa values that are 8.0 or less. Assuming that the lowest pKa value among the plurality of pKa values is pKa | 05-24-2012 |
20120127235 | METHOD OF PREPARING DISPERSIONS - A process for preparing dispersions of particles, especially aqueous dispersions is described. The process relates to a dispersion process where a polar solvent is added during the dispersion process such that the hydrogen bonding solubility parameter component, δ | 05-24-2012 |
20120127236 | CARBON NANOTUBE INK COMPOSITION - A carbon nanotube ink composition that exhibits excellent storage stability and superior printability during printing using a printing device. The carbon nanotube ink composition includes at least carbon nanotubes, a solvent, and an acetylene glycol compound represented by general formula (1) shown below. In general formula (1), m represents an integer of 0 to 5, n represents an integer of 0 to 5, each of R | 05-24-2012 |
20120133702 | INK JET RECORDING METHOD AND LIQUID DISPERSANT - An ink jet recording method including attaching a liquid dispersant in which an amphoteric polymer containing a core portion having a cation group and a shell portion having an anion group that covers the core portion is dispersed in a dispersing medium to a recording medium and discharging and attaching cationic ink containing a coloring material and water to the surface of the recording medium to which the liquid dispersant is attached. | 05-31-2012 |
20120147083 | SYNTHESIS METHOD FOR SELF-DISPERSIBLE PIGMENT, SELF-DISPERSIBLE PIGMENT, INK JET INK, INK CARTRIDGE, AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - Provided is a synthesis method for a self-dispersible pigment, including performing ring-opening addition of a lactone-based compound to an acidic group bonded to a surface of a pigment particle directly or via another atomic group to bond a functional group including an ester group to the surface of the pigment particle. | 06-14-2012 |
20120147084 | INK COMPOSTION, RECORDING METHOD USING THE SAME AND RECORDED MATERIAL - Disclosed are an ink composition at least containing a porphyrazine compound or a salt thereof and an aromatic compound having a carboxy group and/or a salt thereof, an ink jet recording method using the ink composition and a recorded material recorded by the recording method. | 06-14-2012 |
20120147085 | INK JET RECORDING METHOD AND RECORD - An ink jet recording method includes forming a first image by applying by an ink jet method a glitter ink in which a glitter pigment is dispersed to a first region of a recording medium in which the glitter first image is to be formed, and forming a second image by applying by an ink jet method a color ink containing a coloring material to a second region of the recording medium in which the colored second image is to be formed, the amount per unit area of the glitter ink ejected in an overlapping region in which the first region overlaps the second region being smaller than the amount per unit area of the glitter ink ejected in the first region excluding the overlapping region. | 06-14-2012 |
20120147086 | HYPERBRANCHED POLYMERIC DISPERSANTS AND NON-AQUEOUS PIGMENT DISPERSIONS - A polymeric dispersant having a hyperbranched polyurethane architecture obtained by reacting a polyisocyanate core with a mixture of: | 06-14-2012 |
20120147087 | THERMAL INK JET INK COMPOSITION - A thermal ink jet ink composition includes one or more volatile organic solvents, one or more humectants, one or more binder resins, one or more dyes, and one or both of a surfactant and a plasticizer. The one or more volatile organic solvents are selected from C | 06-14-2012 |
20120154479 | SOLID INKS CONTAINING KETONE WAXES AND BRANCHED AMIDES - A solid ink includes an ink vehicle that is solid at room temperature, including a ketone wax and at least one resin selected from a branched amide resin, a branched urea resin, and a branched urethane resin, a colorant, and optional additives. | 06-21-2012 |
20120154480 | OIL-BASED INK JET INKS - The present disclosure is drawn to an oil-based ink jet ink comprising a non-aqueous, oil-based liquid vehicle having a conductivity of less than less than 50 pS/cm; from 3 wt % to 12 wt % of a pigment; from 0.5 wt % to 6 wt % of a dispersant; and from 0.001 wt % to 0.5 wt % of a high molecular weight polymer that is partially or fully solubilized in the liquid vehicle, and having a weight average molecular weight from 50,000 to 5,000,000 Mw. | 06-21-2012 |
20120154481 | INK JET INK, INK CARTRIDGE, AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - An ink jet ink includes a pigment and a polyurethane polymer having units derived from a polyisocyanate, a polyol, and a diol having an acid group, and in the ink jet ink described above, an acid value of the polyurethane polymer is 20 mgKOH/g or more and 100 mgKOH/g or less, the unit derived from the polyisocyanate includes a unit derived from a compound represented by the following general formula (I), and the proportion of the unit derived from the compound represented by the general formula (I) in the unit derived from the polyisocyanate is 90 percent by mole or less. | 06-21-2012 |
20120162305 | PRINT HEAD FOR USE IN FUSED DEPOSITION MODELING SYSTEM - A print head for use in a fused deposition modeling system, the print head includes a cartridge assembly and a liquefier pump assembly retained by the cartridge assembly. | 06-28-2012 |
20120162306 | Phase Change Magnetic Ink And Process For Preparing Same - An in situ process for preparing a phase change magnetic ink including combining a phase change ink composition with a reducing agent; wherein the phase change ink composition comprises a carrier, an optional colorant, and an optional dispersant, and wherein the reducing agent has at least one alcohol functionality; heating the combined phase ink composition and reducing agent to a first temperature sufficient to provide a melt composition; adding a metal salt to the melt composition under an inert atmosphere to provide a metal salt-melt composition; heating the metal salt-melt composition to a second temperature sufficient to effect a metal reduction reaction to reduce the metal salt to metal nanoparticles thus forming in situ a phase change magnetic ink including the metal nanoparticles; optionally, filtering the phase change magnetic ink while in a liquid state; cooling the phase change magnetic ink to a solid state. | 06-28-2012 |
20120162307 | PIGMENT INK, INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS, AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - A pigment ink includes an acetylene glycol or 2-ethyl-1,3-hexanediol, and an unsaturated fatty acid, an amino acid, an alkali metal hydroxide and an amine. | 06-28-2012 |
20120162308 | INK COMPOSITION, INKJET RECORDING METHOD, AND PRINTED MATERIAL - An ink composition is provided that includes (Component A) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of bis(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phenylphosphine oxide and 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyldiphenylphosphine oxide, (Component B) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of 2-methyl-1-(4-methylthiophenyl)-2-morpholinopropan-1-one, 2-(dimethylamino)-2-[(4-methylphenyl)methyl]-1-[4-(4-morpholinyl)phenyl]-1-butanone, and 2-benzyl-2-dimethylamino-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-1-butanone, (Component C) a thioxanthone compound, (Component D) a polymerization inhibitor, and (Component E) a polymerizable compound, Component C having a content of 0.01 to 5 wt % relative to the total weight of the ink composition, Component D having a content of 0.01 to 5 wt % relative to the total weight of the ink composition, the sum of the content of Component A and the content of Component B being 6.0 to 9.5 wt % relative to the total weight of the ink composition, and the ratio by weight ((A)/(B)) of the content (A) of Component A and the content (B) of Component B being 0.8 to 2.0. | 06-28-2012 |
20120169806 | KEY LABELING METHOD - A method for printing a label on a keypad, including the steps of providing a substrate plate, spraying ink on the substrate plate to form a label layer, solidifying the label layer, spraying ink around the label layer to form a primer layer, and solidifying the primer layer. | 07-05-2012 |
20120169807 | PRINTING DEVICE - There is provided a printing device configured to eject a dispersed body containing a solid particle and a liquid. The printing device includes a film and an acoustic head. The film has a first major surface and a second major surface on an opposite side of the first major surface. The first major surface is provided with a first recess accommodating the liquid and a second recess provided on a bottom face of the first recess and accommodating the solid particle. The acoustic head focuses an acoustic wave from a side of the second major surface toward the first recess and the second recess. Thus, even in the case of discharging a dispersed body containing solid particles, it is possible to uniformize the amount of solid particles contained in ejected droplets and it is possible to uniformly make a print. | 07-05-2012 |
20120176440 | OILY INK AND METHOD OF INKJET PRINTING - An oily ink, wherein the oily ink comprises a pigment, a pigment dispersant, and an organic solvent, said oily ink comprising:
| 07-12-2012 |
20120176441 | INK COMPOSITION, RECORDED MATERIAL, RECORDING METHOD, AND RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink composition includes a polyurethane resin and at least one selected from a metal compound and hollow resin particles as a colorant, and in the ink composition described above, the polyurethane resin is a polycarbonate-based or a polyether-based anionic polyurethane resin. | 07-12-2012 |
20120176442 | THERMAL INK JET INK COMPOSITION - A thermal ink jet ink composition includes one or more volatile organic solvents, one or more solvent dyes, and one or more humectants. The one or more volatile organic solvents are selected from C | 07-12-2012 |
20120176443 | THERMAL INK JET INK COMPOSITION - A thermal ink jet ink composition include a volatile organic solvent, a binder resin, a dye, a humectant in an amount less than 40% by weight of the thermal ink jet ink composition, and an additive for extending the decap time. The additive is present in an amount greater than 0.1% by weight of the thermal ink jet ink composition. The additive is selected from plasticizers, surfactants, aliphatic hydrocarbons, drying oils and mixtures thereof. The additive does not phase separate from the ink jet composition during application of the ink to a substrate in thermal ink jet printing. | 07-12-2012 |
20120182348 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD UNIT AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A recording head which ejects ink and a sub carriage, which has a head insertion opening where the recording head is inserted and the recording head is fixed to an opening edge portion of the head insertion opening, are provided and a box beam section is provided in the opening edge portion. The box beam section is configured from a first wall section which has a side surface which faces the head insertion opening, a second wall section which is positioned further to the outside than the first wall section and opposes the first wall section, and a third wall section which connects the first wall section and the second wall section. | 07-19-2012 |
20120188305 | INK JET RECORDING METHOD - An ink jet recording method according to this invention includes an ejection process of ejecting liquid droplets of a white ink composition to a swelling type target recording medium, in which the white ink composition contains a fluorene resin, a styrene acrylic resin, titanium dioxide particles, and water, the fluorene resin is contained in a proportion of 1% by mass or more and 16% by mass or lower based on the total mass of the white ink composition, the target recording medium has a resin layer containing a hydrophilic resin, and the liquid droplets of the white ink composition are ejected to the resin layer in the ejection process. | 07-26-2012 |
20120188306 | OILY INK AND METHOD OF INKJET PRINTING - An oily ink comprising a pigment, a pigment dispersant, and an organic solvent, the oily ink further comprising 0.5 to 7% by mass of resin particles, which are swollen by the organic solvent, wherein
| 07-26-2012 |
20120194602 | ASSEMBLY METHOD OF INKJET PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY AND INKJET PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to an assembly method of an inkjet printhead assembly and an inkjet printhead assembly using the same, and more particularly, to an assembly method of an inkjet printhead assembly capable of securing a relative position between nozzles within a small error range in an inkjet printhead assembly having a side shooting head structure in which two or more head chips are bonded to a single bezel, and an inkjet printhead assembly using the same. | 08-02-2012 |
20120200633 | INK JET RECORDING METHOD AND INK USED FOR THE SAME - An ink jet recording method includes forming an image on a print medium by discharging a specific ink; and transporting the print medium, wherein the forming and the transporting are alternatively performed for printing; in the forming an image, while a print head is moved relative to the print medium that stops in the printing area, scanning for discharging the ink from the print head to the print medium is performed a plurality of times, and the specific ink discharged to the print medium is fixed to the print medium by being supplied with energy; the print medium is a non-ink-absorptive or low-ink-absorptive print medium; and the specific ink contains 60% by mass or more of one or more kinds of organic solvent that have a boiling point of 120° C. to 240° C. and are selected from a group consisting of glycol ether-based solvents and non-protonic polar solvents in the ink. | 08-09-2012 |
20120200634 | NON-AQUEOUS PIGMENT DISPERSIONS USING DISPERSION SYNERGISTS - Non-aqueous pigment dispersions exhibiting improved dispersion quality and/or stability were prepared for a specific selection of quinacridone pigments, diketopyrrolo-pyrrole pigments and azo pigments by using specific naphthol AS dispersion synergists. The non-aqueous pigment dispersions can be advantageously used in inkjet inks inkjet printing methods. | 08-09-2012 |
20120206533 | INK COATING COMPOSITION - An ink coating composition is disclosed herein. The ink coating composition includes a polymer latex and an adhesion promoting agent. A non-ionic surfactant is also included in the ink coating composition. The non-ionic surfactant has an HLB value ranging from about 6 to about 15. The ink coating composition also includes a balance of water. | 08-16-2012 |
20120206534 | PRINTING INK, APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention provides an inkjet ink comprising at least 30% by weight of organic solvent based on the total weight of the ink, a radiation curable material, a photoinitiator and optionally a colourant. The invention also provides an apparatus for printing the ink wherein the apparatus comprises at least one printhead, a means for evaporating solvent from the printed ink and a source of actinic radiation. Furthermore, the invention provides a method of inkjet printing comprising i) inkjet printing the inkjet ink as defined above on to a substrate; ii) evaporating at least a portion of the solvent from the printed ink; and iii) exposing the printed ink to actinic radiation to cure the radiation curable material. | 08-16-2012 |
20120206535 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD - A method for manufacturing a liquid discharge head provided with a substrate which has a layer made of silicon nitride and with a discharge port forming member which is disposed above the layer made of silicon nitride and has a discharge port for discharging liquid. The method includes providing a photosensitive layer that is to be the discharge port forming member above the layer made of silicon nitride, and forming the discharge port by exposing the photosensitive layer to i-line. The layer made of silicon nitride has a refractive index of 2.05 or more to light of a wavelength of 633 nm and irradiation with the i-line is performed in the exposure. | 08-16-2012 |
20120212538 | Printing Process - A process for printing an image on a substrate comprising the steps of: (a) applying an ink comprising polymer-encapsulated pigment particles and an aqueous medium to a substrate by means of an ink jet printer, wherein (i) the said particles are dispersed in the aqueous medium, and (ii) the said particles comprise a carboxy-functional dispersant crosslinked around a pigment core by a first crosslinking agent; and (b) crosslinking the polymer-encapsulated pigment particles with a second crosslinking agent. The process is particularly useful for printing polymeric substrates which come into contact with rubbing and/or moisture. | 08-23-2012 |
20120218341 | Vacuum Platen Mechanism and Fluid Droplet Discharge Device - Mechanism for producing vacuum pressure and air flow for drawing recording paper of various widths to the platen surface of a printer enables such pressure and air flow to be held in a suitable range without adjusting the suction. A first suction area of specified width is disposed width-wise in the middle of the platen surface that opposes the inkjet head of the printer, and second suction areas are disposed on the left and right sides of the first suction area, the front edge of which is offset from the front edge of the second suction areas. The first suction area is divided to form first chambers, each having a first suction hole that communicates with a vacuum channel. The second suction areas are segmented to form second chambers, some, but not all, of which are formed with second suction holes that are spaced from the first suction holes. | 08-30-2012 |
20120218342 | AQUEOUS INK FOR INKJET AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - Disclosed is an aqueous ink for inkjet that contains water, pigment, organic or inorganic acid (A) and ammonia or amines (B) or ammonium salts of organic or inorganic acids, a resin having anionic groups (C), and an amphoteric resin having both anionic and cationic groups (D). The aqueous ink for inkjet is characterized by fulfilling the relationship pKa(A)08-30-2012 | |
20120218343 | MIXTURES OF CYAN DYES AND INKS THEREOF FOR USE IN INK-JET PRINTING - A mixture of dyes and salts thereof comprising:
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20120223998 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A head unit that ejects ink and a control unit that forms a metallic image by ejecting metallic ink that includes metallic particles from the head unit onto a medium are provided, wherein the control unit changes the amount of the metallic ink that is ejected per unit area of the medium based on information that represents the angle between the line of view of a user and an image when the user views the formed metallic image. | 09-06-2012 |
20120223999 | SMEAR RESISTANT INKJET INKS - Inkjet inks are provided, in particular to smear resistant inkjet inks, and even more particularly to smear resistant pigmented aqueous inkjet inks comprising polyurethane dispersions and self-dispersing pigments. The polyurethane dispersions have a glass transition temperature T | 09-06-2012 |
20120229554 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD - A liquid discharge head includes a recording element substrate having a discharge-port surface having a discharge port discharging a liquid, side surfaces on sides of the discharge-port surface, and a back surface of the discharge-port surface having an opening of an ink supplying port supplying ink to the discharge port; a supporting member having a depression accommodating the recording element substrate, the depression including a supporting part disposed at a bottom surface of the depression and supporting the recording element substrate with an adhesive and an opening of an ink channel communicating with the ink supplying port; and an electric wiring substrate disposed on a surface of the supporting member having the depression and having an electric connecting part connecting with a side of the discharge-port surface of the recording element substrate. | 09-13-2012 |
20120229555 | NON-AQUEOUS PIGMENT DISPERSIONS USING DISPERSION SYNERGISTS - Non-aqueous pigment dispersions exhibit improved dispersion quality and/or stability for a specific selection of naphthol AS pigments and azo pigments by using specific quinacridone dispersion synergists. The non-aqueous pigment dispersions can be advantageously used in inkjet inks inkjet printing methods. | 09-13-2012 |
20120229556 | PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STRUCTURAL BODY, AND LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD - A photosensitive resin composition includes: a cation polymerizable compound; a photoacid generator having an anion portion represented by the formula 1 and a cation portion, | 09-13-2012 |
20120236064 | Solvent Based Magnetic Ink Comprising Carbon Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles And Process For Preparing Same - A magnetic ink including an organic solvent; an optional dispersant; an optional synergist; an optional antioxidant; an optional viscosity controlling agent; an optional colorant; an optional binder; and a carbon coated magnetic nanoparticle comprising a magnetic core and a carbon shell disposed thereover. | 09-20-2012 |
20120236065 | Magnetic Curable Inks - Disclosed is a curable magnetic ink comprising (a) an ink carrier which comprises at least one curable monomer, oligomer, or prepolymer; (b) at least one initiator; and (c) carbon-coated magnetic nanoparticles, said ink being curable upon exposure to radiation. Also disclosed is a process for printing with the ink. | 09-20-2012 |
20120236066 | INKJET RECORDING INK, INK CARTRIDGE AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - An inkjet recording ink including: a colorant; surfactant A; surfactant B; a water-soluble organic solvent; and water, wherein the surfactant A is represented by General Formula (1), and the surfactant B is at least one selected from compounds represented by General Formulas (2 | 09-20-2012 |
20120236067 | DROPLET-DISCHARGING-HEAD MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, DROPLET-DISCHARGING-HEAD MANUFACUTRING METHOD, DROPLET DISCHARGING HEAD, DROPLET DISCHARGING DEVICE, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A droplet-discharging-head manufacturing apparatus that manufactures a droplet discharging head that includes a piezoelectric element formed by a laminated body of ferroelectric layers includes: a film forming unit that forms a ferroelectric precursor film on a silicon wafer having a conductive layer; a heating layer that heats and bakes the ferroelectric precursor layer to form the ferroelectric layer; a cooling unit that cools the ferroelectric layer; a conveying unit that conveys the silicon wafers one by one; and a control unit that controls the film forming unit, the heating unit, the cooling unit, and the conveying unit so as to repeat a series of processes including formation of the ferroelectric precursor layers by the film forming unit, heating of the ferroelectric precursor layers by the heating unit, and cooling of the ferroelectric layers by the cooling unit, for a predetermined number of times for each of the silicon wafers. | 09-20-2012 |
20120236068 | INK COMPOSITION - An ink composition of the present invention includes a pigment (a), a water-soluble solvent (b), a surfactant (c), a compound represented by the following general formula (I) and/or a compound represented by the following general formula (II) (d), and water (e), wherein the content of the compound represented by the general formula (I) and/or the compound represented by the general formula (II) (d) in the ink composition is 0.15% by mass or less: | 09-20-2012 |
20120236069 | INK JET TEXTILE PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING PRINTED TEXTILE - An ink jet textile printing apparatus includes a textile printing head having a nozzle line for discharging a coating solution containing an abrasion resistance-improving resin in a content of A and a textile printing head having a nozzle line for discharging an ink containing the abrasion resistance-improving resin in a content of B, wherein the content A and the content B satisfy a relationship of A>B. | 09-20-2012 |
20120236070 | INK SET AND IMAGE PRINTING METHOD - An ink set includes a first ink that contains a white material and a first resin; and a second ink that contains a color material other than the white material and a second resin, wherein the first resin includes a component (A) causing cracks when resin of 0.5 g is dropped onto a slide glass and is dried at a temperature of 50° C. and a humidity of 0% RH for 10 minutes, and wherein the second resin includes a component (B) of at least one of polyolefin wax and ethylene vinyl acetate resin. | 09-20-2012 |
20120242740 | PRINTING METHOD - A printing method including: ejecting an ink which includes a designated compound is ejected from a first nozzle row which is relatively move in an intersection direction intersecting a direction along the nozzle row with respect to a medium, ejecting the ink while relatively moving in the intersection direction to the medium, from the end portion of a second nozzle row which is overlapped with the end portion of the first nozzle row in a direction along the nozzle row direction, wherein when nozzles of the nozzle rows which are partly overlapped with each other in a direction along the nozzle row share with each other to form a common dot line, the amount of ink ejected per unit area in the partly overlapping region is larger than the amount of ink ejected per unit area in a non-overlapping region. | 09-27-2012 |
20120242741 | INKJET RECORDING INK SET AND INK CARTRIDGE, AND RECORDING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND IMAGE-FORMED ARTICLE USING SUCH INK SET - An inkjet recording ink set, which contains at least: a black pigment ink; and a color pigment ink, wherein the black pigment ink contains a black pigment treated with an anionic surfactant, and a black pigment coated with a resinous polymer, and water, and the black pigment ink is a pigment dispersion liquid where the black pigment treated with the anionic surfactant and the black pigment coated with the resinous polymer are dispersed in the water, and wherein the color pigment ink contains a color pigment, a nonionic surfactant, and water, and the color pigment ink is a pigment dispersion liquid where the color pigment is dispersed in the water with assistance of the nonionic surfactant. | 09-27-2012 |
20120249659 | CIRCUITS AND METHODS USING A NON-GOLD CORROSION INHIBITOR - A circuit can include a die configured to electronically control particular elements and a flex circuit having copper leads coated with a non-gold corrosion inhibitor, the flex circuit being electrically connected to the die by the copper leads. | 10-04-2012 |
20120249660 | PRINTING CONDUCTIVE LINES - An apparatus ( | 10-04-2012 |
20120249661 | INKJET INK COMPOSITION CONTAINING ANTI-KOGATION AGENTS - Ink compositions and methods of using the same are disclosed. An example ink composition includes an inkjet vehicle, from about 0.1 wt % to about 10 wt % of colorants, from about 0.01 wt % to about 10 wt % of anti-kogation agents, and from about 0.01 wt % to about 6 wt % of a water soluble component represented by formula (I). | 10-04-2012 |
20120249662 | INK JET INK, INK CARTRIDGE, AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - An ink jet ink contains a polyurethane polymer and a pigment. The polyurethane polymer has units derived from a polyisocyanate, a polyether polyol having no acid group, and a diol having an acid group. The pigment is dispersed using a polymer other than the polyurethane polymer. The ratio of the percentage of the urethane bond in the polyurethane polymer to the percentage of the urea bond in the polyurethane polymer is 85.0/15.0 or more and 98.5/1.5 or less. | 10-04-2012 |
20120249663 | INK JET INK, INK CARTRIDGE, AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - An ink jet ink contains a polyurethane polymer and a pigment. The polyurethane polymer has units derived from a polyisocyanate, a polyether polyol having no acid group, and a diol having an acid group. The pigment is dispersed using a polymer other than the polyurethane polymer. The molar ratio of the percentage of the urethane bond in the polyurethane polymer to the percentage of the urea bond in the polyurethane polymer is 85.0/15.0 or more and 100.0/0 or less. | 10-04-2012 |
20120249664 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD - A pattern forming method includes: performing a first droplet ejection step by ejecting droplets containing 0.1%-2% polysiloxane by mass onto a substrate; performing a first layer forming step by solidifying the droplets ejected onto the substrate so that a first layer is formed; performing a second droplet ejection step by ejecting more droplets over the first layer; and performing a second layer forming step by solidifying the droplets ejected onto the first layer so that a second layer is formed. | 10-04-2012 |
20120249665 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting unit that ejects a liquid onto an ejection target medium, a housing that houses the liquid ejecting unit, and a wall that is disposed at a position above the liquid ejecting unit and extends from the housing in the vertical direction so that the liquid adheres thereto. | 10-04-2012 |
20120249666 | NONAQUEOUS INK COMPOSITION FOR INK JET RECORDING AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD USING NONAQUEOUS INK COMPOSITION - A nonaqueous ink composition for ink jet recording contains a glitter pigment and a solvent represented by the following formula: | 10-04-2012 |
20120249667 | INK JET RECORDING METHOD AND RECORD - An ink jet recording method includes forming a first image by applying by an ink jet method a glitter ink in which a glitter pigment is dispersed to a first region of a recording medium in which the glitter first image is to be formed, and forming a second image by applying by an ink jet method a color ink containing a coloring material to a second region of the recording medium in which the colored second image is to be formed, the amount per unit area of the glitter ink ejected in an overlapping region in which the first region overlaps the second region being larger than the amount per unit area of the glitter ink ejected in the first region excluding the overlapping region. | 10-04-2012 |
20120249668 | INK JET RECORDING METHOD, INK SET, AND RECORDED ARTICLE - An ink jet recording method includes forming a glittering image on a recording medium by ejecting a glittering ink containing silver onto the recording medium by an ink jet method, applying a protective ink containing a resin and substantially no coloring material onto the glittering image, and forming a color image by ejecting a color ink containing a coloring material to the glittering image by an ink jet method. The protective ink is applied between the glittering image and the color image. | 10-04-2012 |
20120256984 | INK JET INK, INK CARTRIDGE, AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - An ink jet ink contains a self-dispersing pigment and a polyurethane polymer. The polyurethane polymer has units derived from a polyisocyanate, a polyol having no acid group, and a diol having an acid group. The polyurethane polymer has a cross-linked structure and an acid value of the polyurethane polymer is 60 mgKOH/g or more and 100 mgKOH/g or less. | 10-11-2012 |
20120262516 | INK JET RECORDING AQUEOUS PIGMENT INK - An ink jet recording aqueous pigment ink contains a self-dispersing pigment, a quaternary amino acid, a non-polymeric, nonionic material having a melting point of 40° C. or more, and at least one of trialkylamine and trialkanolamine. The content of the non-polymeric, nonionic material is 3% to 15% by mass relative to the total mass of the ink jet recording aqueous pigment ink. | 10-18-2012 |
20120262517 | INK JET INK AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - In an ink jet ink containing a pigment, a binder resin, water, an organic solvent, and a surfactant, the surface tension of the ink is in a region defined by γ | 10-18-2012 |
20120268517 | INK FOR INK-JET RECORDING, INK-JET RECORDING METHOD, AND INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS - There is provided an ink for ink-jet recording including: water; a water-soluble organic solvent; a water-soluble N-hydroxy cyclic imide compound; a self-dispersible pigment; and a surfactant of sulfuric acid ester salt type. | 10-25-2012 |
20120268518 | Ink, Ink Cartridge and Ink Jet Recording Method - The present invention preferably provides an ink including an organic pigment, a water-soluble resin and a surfactant that allows images having high color developability to be obtained independently of the type of recording medium, even when a small amount of ink is applied. Preferably, the organic pigment is a phosphonic acid-type self-dispersible pigment, the acid value of the water-soluble resin is 100 mg KOH/g to 160 mg KOH/g, the surfactant is an ethylene oxide adduct of a higher alcohol selected from the group consisting of a linear primary alcohol, a linear secondary alcohol and an isoalkyl alcohol, the HLB value of the surfactant as determined by the Griffin method is 13.0 or more, and the mass ratio of the content (% by mass) of the surfactant in the ink to the content (% by mass) of the water-soluble resin in the ink is 0.07 to 0.70. | 10-25-2012 |
20120268519 | WATER-BASED INK JET INK AND RECORDING METHOD - This invention provides a water-based ink jet ink and a method to use the ink. The ink yields high-quality and highly-fast images, is stably ejected, is stably printed for a long period of time, and, at the same time, provides easy recovery in maintenance. The water-based ink jet ink has a pigment, 2-10% by mass of an ink soluble resin, 20-45% by mass of a solvent having a surface tension of 25-40 mN/m, and a silicone-type or fluorine-type surfactant. The ink soluble resin contains a carboxyl or sulfonic acid group as an acidic group and has an acid value of 80-300. | 10-25-2012 |
20120274698 | Phase Change Ink - A phase change ink including at least one crystalline component of the formula | 11-01-2012 |
20120274699 | SOLID INK COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING CRYSTALLINE-AMORPHOUS MIXTURES - A solid ink composition comprising an amorphous component, a crystalline material, and optionally, a colorant, which are suitable for ink jet printing, including printing on coated paper substrates. In embodiments, the solid ink formulation comprises a blend of an amorphous and crystalline components which provides a solid ink with excellent robustness when forming images or printing on coated paper substrates. | 11-01-2012 |
20120274700 | SOLID INK COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING CRYSTALLINE-AMORPHOUS MIXTURES - A solid ink composition comprising an amorphous component, a crystalline material, and optionally, a colorant, which are suitable for ink jet printing, including printing on coated paper substrates. In embodiments, the solid ink formulation comprises a blend of amorphous and crystalline components which provides a solid ink with excellent rheological properties and robustness when forming images or printing on coated paper substrates. | 11-01-2012 |
20120287199 | High Reactivity Curable Paste Ink Compositions - A radiation curable paste ink composition including at least one curable wax that is curable by free radical polymerization; at least one curable liquid component that is a liquid at a temperature of from about 20 to about 25° C., present in an amount of less than about 20 percent by weight based upon the total weight of the curable paste ink composition; optionally, at least one non-curable wax; at least one free-radical photoinitiator or photoinitiating moiety; at least one curable gellant; and optionally, a colorant; wherein the components form a curable ink composition that is a paste at a first temperature, wherein the first temperature is from about 20 to about 25° C.; and wherein the components form a liquid composition at a second temperature, wherein the second temperature is greater than about 40° C. | 11-15-2012 |
20120287200 | INK JET RECORDING METHOD, RECORDED MATERIAL, AND INK SET - An ink set is used in one or more recording media selected from a non-ink-absorbing or low ink-absorbing medium, a medium having an arithmetic surface roughness Ra of 20 μm or more, fabric, and plain paper. The ink set contains a glitter ink which is recorded by an ink jet head and contains a glitter pigment and a polymerizable ink which contains an active energy line polymerizable compound and does not substantially contain a coloring material. | 11-15-2012 |
20120287201 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING A DISPERSION OF A PARTICULATE SOLID - A process for preparing a dispersion of a particulate solid is described, which comprises dispersing a particulate solid with a dispersant and a liquid medium, wherein the dispersant is a random copolymer obtained from the copolymerisation of a composition comprising: i) optionally one or more monoethylenically unsaturated hydrophilic monomers, ii) one or more monoethylenically unsaturated hydrophobic monomers, iii) one or more di- and/or higher-ethylenically unsaturated monomers, and iv) one or more chain transfer agents wherein at least one of the chain transfer agents has one or more hydrophilic anionic groups. | 11-15-2012 |
20120293581 | METHOD FOR PRINTING NON-AQUEOUS INK AND PRINTING SUBSTRATE FOR NON-AQUEOUS INK - A method for printing a non-aqueous ink onto a printing substrate, using a non-aqueous ink comprising a coloring material and a non-aqueous solvent is provided, wherein the non-aqueous ink has a total surface free energy, calculated from the Kaelble-Uy theoretical formula, of 25 to 30 mN/m, and a dispersive component ratio of 0.55 to 0.75, and the printing substrate has a coating layer comprising inorganic particles, has a total surface free energy, calculated from the Kaelble-Uy theoretical formula, of 30 to 50 mN/m, has a dispersive component ratio of 0.80 to 1.0, and exhibits a liquid absorption property for the inorganic particles of 0.30 or greater. The method for printing a non-aqueous ink enables roller transfer staining to be suppressed while maintaining high image density. | 11-22-2012 |
20120293582 | PIGMENT DISPERSION, RECORDING INK, INK CARTRIDGE, INK-JET RECORDING METHOD AND INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording ink containing a pigment dispersion, a surfactant, a water-dispersible resin, a humectant and water. The pigment dispersion contains a pigment dispersant, which is an anionic surfactant or a nonionic surfactant having an HLB value of 10 to 20. The pigment dispersion also contains a polymer dispersion stabilizer, which is an alpha-olefin/maleic anhydride copolymer expressed by the formula (1) below, where R is an alkyl group having 6 to 25 carbon atoms, and where the mass average molecular weight of the copolymer is 5000 to 20000. An ink cartridge, an inkjet recording method, an inkjet recording apparatus, and an ink recorded matter, each employing the recording ink, are also provided. | 11-22-2012 |
20120306960 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING RECORDING HEAD FOR EJECTING LIQUID DROPLETS - An image forming apparatus includes a recording head, a head holder, a carriage, a guide member, a reference member, and a pressing unit. The recording head has a plurality of nozzles to eject liquid droplets. The head holder holds the recording head. The carriage is reciprocally movable in a main scanning direction and holds the head holder. The guide member is disposed along the main scanning direction to guide the carriage along the main scanning direction. The reference member is disposed parallel to the guide member in the carriage to rotatably hold the head holder. The pressing unit presses the head holder toward the carriage. The head holder is pressed against the reference member and the carriage by the pressing unit. | 12-06-2012 |
20120306961 | NEGATIVE PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, PATTERN FORMATION METHOD, AND LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD - A photosensitive resin composition includes a cationically polymerizable compound, a photoacid generating agent having an anion portion and a cation portion, and a salt having a cation portion having either one of a quaternary ammonium structure and a quaternary phosphonium structure and an anion portion, wherein the anion portion of the salt is exchanged with the anion portion of a first acid derived from the anion portion of the photoacid generating agent to form a second acid having acid strength that is lower than acid strength of the first acid. | 12-06-2012 |
20120306962 | INKS - An ink composition comprising:
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20120313996 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, MEDIA DRYING DEVICE USABLE THEREWITH AND METHOD THEREOF - An image forming system, a media drying device usable therewith and a method are disclosed. The image forming system, media drying device and method include application of heat in a form of heated air to liquid ink disposed on media to remove water from the liquid ink in a form of vapor. The image forming system, media drying device and method also include recovery of at least a portion of the heat from the media. | 12-13-2012 |
20120313997 | Ink Jet Ink and Ink Jet Recording Method - The invention provides an ink jet ink including a coloring material, a polymer particle, a crosslinking agent and an aqueous medium. The polymer particle has a unit derived from a compound represented by the following general formula (1) and a glass transition temperature of 25° C. or less. The crosslinking agent has a functional group capable of forming a crosslinked structure with a ketone group derived from the compound represented by the general formula (1) by a dehydration reaction. The mass ratio of a content (% by mass) of the coloring material based on the total mass of the ink to a content (% by mass) of the polymer particle based on the total mass of the ink is 0.2 times or more and 2.5 times or less. | 12-13-2012 |
20120313998 | IMAGE RECORDING METHOD - An image recording method has a feature such that a first ink, a second ink, and a third ink satisfy both the following relationships (1) and (2): (1) the film thickness of dots of the inks formed when one drop of each ink is applied to the recording medium is as follows: First ink>Second ink>Third ink; and (2) the penetration time of the clear ink when applying the inks to the recording medium, and then further applying one drop of the clear ink to the region to which each ink is applied is as follows: First ink≧Second ink≧Third ink. | 12-13-2012 |
20120313999 | HIGH SPEED PRINTING SYSTEM FOR PRINTING MAGNETIC INK - High speed printing system for printing magnetic ink systems and associated methods are disclosed. A color of the magnetic ink may be designed to resemble one of the non-magnetic inks so that instead of ejecting the one non-magnetic ink, the printing system ejects the magnetic ink. Nozzles in a printhead may also be arranged to be adjacent to each other and may be appropriately spaced without causing the inks to be mixed in the printhead. Additionally, a color transform system may be provided to transform a sheet image in accordance with ejecting at least the magnetic and the non-magnetic ink from the printhead. | 12-13-2012 |
20120320121 | INK SET AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An ink set is provided in which an image with suppressed roughness may be formed. The ink set includes an ink composition containing resin particles and a pigment, and a process liquid containing an organic acidic compound including a compound represented by General Formula (I). | 12-20-2012 |
20120320122 | INKJET PRINTER - An inkjet printer may include a print head carriage for displacing at least one print head unit in a transverse feed direction, a print head unit with at least one print head being provided for every color to be printed, each print head having at least one nozzle row oriented in a forward feed direction of a print medium. The nozzles of the at least one nozzle row are disposed offset from one another by a nozzle distance D by reference to the forward feed direction. Another print head unit is provided, which has nozzles in at least one nozzle row disposed offset from one another by a second nozzle distance d by reference to the forward feed direction, the ratio derived from the nozzle distance D and the second nozzle distance d being a rational number and greater than 1. | 12-20-2012 |
20120327156 | INKJET TEXTILE PRINTING METHOD AND INKJET TEXTILE PRINTING APPARATUS - The inkjet textile printing method includes: printing onto a first fabric with a first textile printing colored liquid using a step for ejecting a first penetrant liquid from a first nozzle onto a first surface of the first fabric and a step for ejecting the first textile printing colored liquid from a second nozzle onto the first surface; printing onto a second fabric with a second textile printing colored liquid using a step for ejecting a second penetrant liquid from the first nozzle onto a first surface of the second fabric and a step for ejecting the second textile printing colored liquid from the second nozzle onto the first surface; and discharging at least one of the first penetrant liquid and the second penetrant liquid from the second nozzle between printing with the first textile printing colored liquid and printing with the second textile printing colored liquid. | 12-27-2012 |
20120327157 | PRINTED MATTER PRODUCTION PROCESS, PRINTED MATTER AND ACTINIC RAY CURABLE INKJET INK - Disclosed is a printed matter production process comprising ejecting droplets of an actinic ray curable inkjet ink in a heated state through a head to supply the droplets onto a recording medium, thereby forming an image, the actinic ray curable inkjet ink containing a polymerizable compound, a photopolymerization initiator and a gelling agent, having a viscosity of from 60 to 200 mPasecond at 25° C. and at a shear rate of 1000/second and showing a phase transition at a temperature of not lower than 25° C., characterized in that the actinic ray curable inkjet ink contains a bifunctional polymerizable compound with a molecular weight of not lower than 400 and with a viscosity at 25° C. of not more than 100 mPasecond in an amount of not less than 75% by mass of the total amount of the polymerizable compound. The process excels in ink ejection properties, enables high speed printing, and provides a printed matter having an image with high precision image quality, excellent stability and reduced deformation. | 12-27-2012 |
20130002753 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED EPOXY LAYER ADHESION - A microfluidic device includes a substrate; at least one inorganic layer provided on the substrate; a patterned epoxy layer formed over the at least one inorganic layer, the patterned epoxy layer including a wall that defines a location for a fluid in the microfluidic device; and an alkoxysilane material containing a primary or secondary amine for promoting adhesion between the at least one inorganic layer and the patterned epoxy layer. | 01-03-2013 |
20130016155 | INK SETAANM Tom; Howard S.AACI San JoseAAST CAAACO USAAGP Tom; Howard S. San Jose CA USAANM Chun; Doris Pik-YiuAACI Santa ClaraAAST CAAACO USAAGP Chun; Doris Pik-Yiu Santa Clara CA USAANM Ganapathiappan; SivapackiaAACI Los AltosAAST CAAACO USAAGP Ganapathiappan; Sivapackia Los Altos CA USAANM Ng; Hou T.AACI CampellAAST CAAACO USAAGP Ng; Hou T. Campell CA US - An ink set includes a first ink and a second ink, where each of the inks has a conductivity that is less than 200 pS/cm. The first ink includes a first pigment of a first color; a carrier fluid; and a concentration of a dispersant. The second ink includes a second pigment of a second color that is different from the first color; the same carrier fluid as the first ink; and substantially the same concentration of the dispersant as the first ink. | 01-17-2013 |
20130021405 | SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE FOR EJECTION CHIP AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a substrate structure for an ejection chip that includes a first substrate layer, a second substrate layer disposed beneath the first substrate layer, and an intermediate layer configured between the first substrate layer and the second substrate layer. The substrate structure also includes a plurality of fluid channels configured within the second substrate layer. Further, the substrate structure includes a plurality of fluid ports configured within the first substrate layer. At least one fluid port of the plurality of fluid ports is configured in alignment with a corresponding fluid channel of the plurality of fluid channels. Furthermore, the substrate structure includes a plurality of slots configured within the intermediate layer such that the at least one fluid port is in fluid communication with the to corresponding fluid channel. Further disclosed is a method for fabricating the substrate structure and an ejection chip employing the substrate structure. | 01-24-2013 |
20130021406 | INK COMPOSITION CONTAINING POLYURETHANE VINYL HYBRID LATEXES - Ink compositions and method of making the same are disclosed. A disclosed example ink composition includes a liquid vehicle, a colorant system and polyurethane vinyl hybrid latexes. Also disclosed is a method of using such ink composition containing polyurethane vinyl hybrid latexes. | 01-24-2013 |
20130027462 | DIRECT INKJET IMAGING LITHOGRAPHIC PLATES, METHODS FOR IMAGING AND PRE-PRESS TREATMENT - Wet lithographic printing members for imaging by an inkjet printer using pigment-based aqueous ink and method for calibrating the amount of the inkjet ink to be injected in solid areas of an image are disclosed. An exemplary printing member can comprises a base substrate and a top hydrophilic coating layer having a thickness in the range of 2 to 10 microns above the base substrate. A volume of less than 10 nl/mm2 of inkjet ink is used in order to image areas in which the image is solid. Areas of the top hydrophilic coating layer, which are imagewise covered by aqueous pigmented inkjet ink, become hydrophobic. In some embodiments after imaging, the surface of the imaged printing member can be treated with acidic colloidal silica solution. Exemplary treatment can comprise wiping the surface of the imaged printing member with the acidic colloidal silica solution. | 01-31-2013 |
20130027463 | INK CARTRIDGE AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - An ink cartridge including a housing formed with a resin and an ink stored in the housing, wherein the resin includes a white mica composition; the ink includes a salt and a self-dispersible pigment having a functional group that contains two phosphonic acid groups and is bonded to the particle surface thereof; the salt includes a specific cation and a specific anion; and an amount of calcium in the ink after the ink is preserved in the housing at 60° C. for 2 months is 10.0 ppm or less. | 01-31-2013 |
20130033539 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head includes: a head main body having a manifold in which ink is retained, a compliance section absorbing a pressure change inside the manifold and a compliance space provided opposite to the compliance section, and discharging liquid from nozzles communicating with the manifold; an air chamber communicating with the compliance space and outside; and a liquid reservoir communicating with a liquid flow path supplying liquid to the manifold and volume of which is larger than the manifold, wherein the air chamber and the ink reservoir are divided by a resin adhesive where water vapor is capable of penetrating. | 02-07-2013 |
20130033540 | LINER-FREE LABEL PRINTER WITH LABEL ADHESIVE ACTIVATION - An apparatus for printing and activating an adhesive upon labels with fluid activatable adhesive having a print head and a path along which a label travels to the print head for printing on a front surface of the label. The path after printing reverses the orientation of the label to present the back surface of the label to the print head for applying a fluid for activating a layer of adhesive material on back surface of the label prior to the label exiting the apparatus. | 02-07-2013 |
20130038658 | NON-AQUEOUS INK AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME - A non-aqueous ink comprising a carbon black and a non-aqueous solvent is provided, wherein the carbon black comprises:
| 02-14-2013 |
20130038659 | INKJET INK AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - Provided is an inkjet ink which can form high-quality images with high abrasion resistance and adhesiveness on a non-absorptive recording medium and which exhibits high ejection properties and excellent storage stability. Also provided is an inkjet recording method. An inkjet ink which comprises water, a pigment, a water-soluble resin, a water-soluble organic solvent and a surfactant, characterized in that: the water-soluble resin comprises a water-soluble resin consisting of a copolymer resin which has an acid value of 50 to 130 mgKOH/g, a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 30 to 100° C., and a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of 20,000 to 80,000, said copolymer resin being a resin which is synthesized from a monomer component that comprises methyl methacrylate, an alkyl acrylate or methacrylate, and an acid monomer and in which the total mass of methyl methacrylate and the alkyl acrylate or methacrylate is 80 to 95% relative to the total mass of all of the monomers constituting the copolymer resin; and the surfactant comprises a fluorochemical surfactant and a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether. | 02-14-2013 |
20130038660 | INKJET RECORDING INK AND INKJET RECORDING DEVICE USING THE SAME - An inkjet recording ink, which contains: carbon black; a surfactant; water; a water-soluble organic solvent; and particles formed of an anionic self-emulsifying poly(ether urethane) resin, wherein the carbon black contains first carbon black whose surface has been treated with an anionic surfactant and second carbon black which has been coated with a resinous polymer, where a mass ratio of the first carbon black to the second carbon black is 10/90 to 90/10, and wherein the anionic surfactant is a naphthalenesulfonic acid-formaldehyde condensate. | 02-14-2013 |
20130063517 | SOLID PRINTING INK COMPOSITION FOR TEMPORARILY MARKING OPTICAL GLASSES - The present invention relates to a solid printing ink composition, comprising
| 03-14-2013 |
20130063518 | PIGMENT PARTICLE, INK, INK CARTRIDGE, AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - Provided is a pigment particle suitable for an ink capable of recording an image that is excellent in color developability and lightfastness, and has a yellow hue. The pigment particle is a pigment particle having a structure represented by the following formula (1), in which a maximum absorption wavelength of an absorption spectrum in a wavelength region of 200 nm or more and 800 nm or less is present in a range of 340 nm or more and 360 nm or less. | 03-14-2013 |
20130070017 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND INKJET RECORDING DEVICE USING THE SAME - An image forming method including applying a processing fluid for inkjet recording to both sides of a recording medium and, after applying the processing fluid, discharging ink onto at least one side of the recording medium to form an image thereon. The processing fluid for inkjet recording comprises water and a hydrosoluble organic solvent. | 03-21-2013 |
20130076828 | INKJET PRINTING USING LARGE PARTICLES - A method of producing a print on paper includes drying a selected region of the paper to a moisture content not to exceed that of the paper equilibrated to 20% RH. Hydrophilic liquid is deposited in a selected fluid pattern on the selected region of the paper within 15 seconds after the completion of drying. The paper is charged so that a charge pattern of charged and discharged areas is formed on the paper, and the discharged areas correspond to the selected fluid pattern. Charged dry ink having charge of the same sign as the charge in the charged areas is on the paper is deposited onto the paper in a dry ink pattern corresponding to the selected fluid pattern in the selected region. The dry ink is fixed to the paper. | 03-28-2013 |
20130083116 | Water-Based Ink for Ink-Jet Recording, Ink Cartridge, and Ink-Jet Recording Apparatus - A water-based ink for inkjet recording includes a self-dispersible pigment modified by phosphate group; water; a water-soluble organic solvent; a N-hydroxy cyclic imide compound; and at least one selected from the group consisting of boric acids, a chelate agent, a reducing sugar and a sugar alcohol. | 04-04-2013 |
20130083117 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD - The present invention provides an image forming method including an ink applying process that applies a water-based ink containing at least polymer particles, wax particles having a ratio of from 0.5% by mass to less than 8% by mass with respect to the total amount of the ink, colorant, and water, by an inkjet method (inkjetting), onto a recording base material which is an assembly of a non-absorptive or low-absorptive fiber material. | 04-04-2013 |
20130083118 | METHOD FOR RECORDING GLITTER IMAGE - A method for recording a glitter image includes attaching an ink composition to a recording medium using an ink jet method, attaching an adhesive composition to the ink composition which is attached to the recording medium using an ink jet method, bringing a sheet where a glitter film is formed into contact with the recording medium so that a surface where the adhesive composition is attached and a surface where the glitter film is formed are opposed, heating the adhesive composition, and peeling off the recording medium and the sheet. | 04-04-2013 |
20130083119 | METALLIC INK JET PRINTING SYSTEM FOR GRAPHICS APPLICATIONS - A multi-phase system for creating a metallic effect on a substrate, comprising applying to the substrate a first ink jet ink comprising a dispersion of reflective metallic particles in a suitable carrier system, to form a reflective coating layer; and applying a second ink jet ink over the reflective coating layer to form a protective coating layer. Optionally, an undercoat layer is printed on the substrate prior to applying the first ink jet ink. The second ink jet comprises at least one crosslinkable polymer or is otherwise energy curable. The second ink jet ink optionally imparts a color to the metallic image. | 04-04-2013 |
20130088542 | EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION - An epoxy resin contains at least a bisphenol-F-type epoxy resin, a latent hardener, and a thixotropic agent. When the amount of the bisphenol-F-type epoxy resin is 100 parts by mass, the amount of the thixotropic agent is in the range of 3.0 parts by mass to 5.0 parts by mass. | 04-11-2013 |
20130106942 | METHODS OF FORMING PATTERNS ON A SUBSTRATE | 05-02-2013 |
20130106943 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING METHOD, AND PRINTING PROGRAM | 05-02-2013 |
20130106944 | SEALANT FOR INKJET HEAD | 05-02-2013 |
20130106945 | AQUEOUS INKJET INK AND METHOD FOR FORMING INKJET IMAGE | 05-02-2013 |
20130113860 | INKJET INK, INK CARTRIDGE, INKJET RECORDING METHOD, INKJET RECORDING DEVICE, AND INKJET RECORDED MATTER - To provide an inkjet ink, which contains: water; a wetting agent; a surfactant; and a colorant, wherein the wetting agent contains at least an amide compound represented by the following structural formula (I): | 05-09-2013 |
20130120492 | NONAQUEOUS INK COMPOSITION FOR INK JET RECORDING AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - The nonaqueous ink composition for ink jet printing contains a compound represented by General Formula (1) below, and a heterocyclic compound selected from lactones and lactams. | 05-16-2013 |
20130127947 | Treatment for Printing a Surface with a Reversible Ink - The invention relates to a treatment for printing a surface with an ink that comprises a compound that exhibits a change of electronic spin state as a function of temperature, imparting optical properties such that the ink is visible in a temperature range that includes an ambient temperature of around 20° C. and is transparent in the visible spectrum when the ink is brought to a temperature above said range and then brought back down to a temperature within the range. | 05-23-2013 |
20130135382 | INK SET AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An ink set includes a white ink jet pigment ink and a non-white ink jet pigment ink containing a diene copolymer. | 05-30-2013 |
20130135383 | INK JET RECORDING METHOD FOR RECORDING PATTERN LAYER AND WHITE OVERLAYING LAYER ON LONGITUDINAL SHEET - The present invention relates to an ink jet recording method for recording a white overlaying layer and a non-white pattern layer to a recording medium, printed matters obtained by the recording method, and systems for realizing the recording method thereof. | 05-30-2013 |
20130135384 | PHOTOCURABLE INK COMPOSITION FOR INK JET RECORDING - A photocurable ink composition for ink jet recording includes a metallic pigment, a polymerizable compound, and a polymerization initiator. The metallic pigment is a plate-like particle composed of a laminate including a metal or alloy layer and at least one selected from a resin layer and a silicon oxide layer. | 05-30-2013 |
20130141488 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL CREATION OF A PRINT MASTER USING A MULTIPLE PRINTHEAD UNIT - A relief print master is created by a printhead that jets droplets of a polymerisable liquid on a cylindrical sleeve. The droplets follow a spiral path on the cylindrical sleeve. In a multiple printhead unit, there are different spiral paths associated with the different constituting printheads. The distance between these spiral paths is not even in a prior art system. By rotating the printhead under a specific angle, the distance between these spiral paths becomes even. The invention can also be used for the creation of other types of print plates, such as for example offset print plates. | 06-06-2013 |
20130141489 | INKJET INK WITH POLYURETHANE ADDIIVE DERIVED FROM ALKOXY AROMATIC DIOLS INKS - The invention provides an ink for inkjet printing, comprising colorant and certain polyurethane ink additives which is derived from alkoxy aromatic diol derived from alkoxy aromatic diols which enhances fastness of the print towards highlighter and finger smudge without compromising jetting performance and storage stability of the ink. The inks may be jetted from both thermal and piezo ink jet systems. | 06-06-2013 |
20130147876 | INKJET RECORDING INK - An inkjet recording ink including: water; a first pigment dispersion; a second pigment dispersion; and a penetrating agent, wherein the first pigment dispersion includes oxidized carbon black CB-1 dispersed therein with a pH of the first pigment dispersion adjusted to 6 to 8 with an alkali metal hydroxide, where the oxidized carbon black CB-1 is oxidized with ozone and has a volatile content of 10% to 20% and a BET specific surface area of 90 m | 06-13-2013 |
20130155143 | INK FOR INKJET RECORDING APPARATUSES, AND METHOD FOR FORMING IMAGE - An ink for inkjet recording apparatuses is provided in which an adsorbed resin proportion calculated from a total resin mass and a free resin mass in the ink is at least 0.95 and less than 1.00, the ink containing in specific amounts, respectively: water; a pigment dispersion including a resin with a molecular weight in the range of 35,000 to 140,000 and a specific amount of pigment; glycerin and 1,3-propanediol as humectants; and 1,2-octanediol, which has 8 carbon atoms, as a high penetrating agent, and further containing a C2-C4 monoalkyl ether of a polyhydric alcohol as a penetrating agent. | 06-20-2013 |
20130155144 | INKJET RECORDING METHOD - An inkjet recording method includes applying a pigment-containing first black ink to a recording medium to record an edge region of an image, and applying a pigment-containing second black ink to the recording medium to record an inner region of the image. A dynamic surface tension γ | 06-20-2013 |
20130176358 | PRINTED SEAMLESS CAN AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - [Problems] To provide printed seamless cans in small lots having many kinds of designs, the printed seamless cans excellently reproducing the density of the area solidly printed all over the surface and forming vivid images. | 07-11-2013 |
20130182032 | AQUEOUS INKJET INKS CONTAINING POLYURETHANE BINDERS WITH COMPONENTS TO INTERACT WITH CELLULOSE - Disclosed are aqueous inkjet inks containing a polyurethane ink additive as a binder. The binder contains a component capable of interacting with cellulose. Certain heterocycles having similar Hansen solubility parameters as cellulose were incorporated into the polyurethane binders. Prints from these inks have better durability and optical properties than similar additives that do not have the components capable of interacting with cellulose. | 07-18-2013 |
20130187977 | PRINTING PAPER AND METHOD FOR FORMING PRINTED IMAGES - The present invention provides plain printing paper comprising
| 07-25-2013 |
20130194342 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a liquid ejection head formed by performing bonding and fixing operations speedily and highly accurately when a recording element board is bonded to a supporting member, the liquid ejection head having a high liquid-landing accuracy and achieving a high printing quality. A method of manufacturing the liquid ejection head is also provided. | 08-01-2013 |
20130194343 | INKJET RECORDING METHOD - The inkjet recording method includes ejecting an inkjet ink toward a recording medium to form an ink image on the recording medium. The inkjet ink includes a pigment, water, a surfactant, and at least one of 3-methoxy-N,N-dimethylpropionamide and 3-n-butoxy-N,N-dimethylpropionamide. When Dp represents the diameter of a pigment portion in a dot image formed by dropping a droplet of the inkjet ink with a volume of 0.5 μl on the recording medium, and Dv represent the diameter of a vehicle portion in the dot image, the ratio Dv/Dp is from 1.4 to 1.7. | 08-01-2013 |
20130194344 | INKJET RECORDING METHOD - The inkjet recording method includes ejecting an inkjet ink toward a recording medium to form an ink image on the recording medium. The inkjet ink includes a pigment, water, a surfactant, and a compound having a formula (1) CH | 08-01-2013 |
20130201249 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid ejection head includes: a chip including a substrate having an energy generating element, an ejection orifice member, and an electrode terminal; an electric wiring board; a support member for supporting the wiring board, the support member having an opening surrounding the chip; a chip periphery sealing member which fills a gap between the chip and the opening; and an electrically connecting portion sealing member disposed in contact with the chip periphery sealing member and which covers an electrically connecting portion between the chip and the electric wiring board. The electrically connecting portion sealing member is a cured product of a material containing filler. The chip periphery sealing member is a cured product of a material containing at least one of specific siloxanes. The chip periphery sealing member and the electrically connecting portion sealing member has a difference in coefficient of linear expansion of 50 ppm/° C. or more. | 08-08-2013 |
20130201250 | POLYURETHANE DISPERSANTS BASED ON ASYMMETRIC BRANCHED TRISUBSTITUTED ISOCYANATE REACTIVE COMPOUNDS. - Polyurethane dispersants are provided based on asymmetric branched trisubstituted isocyanate reactive compounds. These polyurethane dispersants are used to disperse pigments and/or disperse dyes and inks containing pigments and/or disperse dyes dispersed with these polyurethane ionic dispersants. The polyurethane dispersants can have nonionic hydrophilic substituents. The pigments dispersed with these polyurethane dispersants can be used in the formulation of inks, especially ink jet inks. | 08-08-2013 |
20130201251 | PHOTO MEDIA - A photo media may comprise a substrate, the substrate having an image receiving side and a non-image receiving side, an extruded barrier layer disposed on the non-image receiving side of the substrate, and a laminate layer disposed on the image receiving side of the substrate after an ink layer is printed. The photo media may further comprise an image receiving layer disposed on the image receiving side of the substrate between the substrate and the laminate layer. | 08-08-2013 |
20130208045 | INK COMPOSITION, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND PRINTED ARTICLE USING THE SAME - Provided is an ink composition that can form an image in which bleeding caused when the image is recorded by an ink jet method is inhibited and which has excellent toughness and glossiness and shows excellent adhesiveness with respect to various substrates, even when being dried at a low temperature. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208046 | INK SET HAVING MIX COLOR GLOSS UNIFORMITY - The present disclosure provides ink sets and related methods mix color gloss uniformity. The ink set can include a black ink with a black pigment having a particle size of about 14 nm to about 16 nm, a DBP absorption of about 80 ml/100 g to about 350 ml/100 g, and a BET surface area of about 160 m | 08-15-2013 |
20130215184 | ABSORBENT PLASTIC PIGMENT WITH IMPROVED PRINT DENSITY AND RECORDING SHEET CONTAINING SAME - A core/shell particle is provided, comprising: a water-absorbent, dye-fixing polymeric core, comprising: (a) a multivalent cation and a polymerization product of a monoethylenically unsaturated carbonyl-group containing monomer; (b) a nitrogen-containing polymer; or (c) a combination of (a) and (b); and a water-insoluble, porous polymeric shell, surrounding all or a portion of said core. A paper sizing or coating composition which incorporates the core/shell particles is provided. Recording sheets which include the composition, methods of making the composition and recording sheets, and methods for making an image are provided. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215185 | LASER TRANSMISSION LAMINATING OF MATERIALS FOR INK JET PRINTHEADS - A method for assembling a printhead such as an ink jet printhead can include the use of a laser to bond two or more printhead layers together. In an embodiment, a laser beam is directed through a transparent layer to an energy-absorbing layer, where the energy-absorbing layer is melted such that after removal of the laser beam the melted layer solidifies to adhere the energy-absorbing layer to the transparent layer. In another embodiment, heating the energy-absorbing layer melts the transparent layer to adhere the energy-absorbing layer to the transparent layer after removal of the laser beam. The laser transmission lamination process described can result in a fluid-tight seal which requires less processing time and materials over an adhesive-based process. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215186 | ULTRASONIC LAMINATING OF MATERIALS FOR INK JET PRINTHEADS - A method for assembling a printhead such as an ink jet printhead can include the use of an ultrasonic bonding process to bond two or more printhead layers together. In an embodiment, an ultrasonic frequency is directed to an interface between a first layer and a second layer to generate heat at the interface. In an embodiment, the heat melts at least one of the first layer and the second layer, and the layers are cooled to cure the melted layer. In another embodiment, the heat generated using the ultrasonic frequency cures an adhesive layer between the first layer and the second layer. The ultrasonic lamination process described can result in a fluid-tight seal which requires less processing time and materials over an adhesive-based process. | 08-22-2013 |
20130222462 | INK JET IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An ink jet image forming method for forming an image including applying ink to a printing paper sheet using a recording head of an ink jet system. The ink contains a self-dispersion pigment, a polymer particle having a glass transition temperature of 25° C. or lower, and water and has a surface tension of 34 mN/m or less. When recording a line image having a recording density of 600 dpi or more and 4,800 dpi or less and a width of adjacent four pixels or more by conducting one scanning of the recording head, an amount of an ink droplet applied from the recording head is 0.6 pL or more and 6.0 pL or less, and an average ink application amount per unit area in the line image is 0.3 μL/cm | 08-29-2013 |
20130222463 | INKJET HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INKJET HEAD - An inkjet head including a substrate configured to discharge ink including a supporting surface formed of a resin material and configured to support the substrate, the supporting substrate including a portion continuing to a surface intersecting the supporting surface and forming a corner portion, the portion forming the corner portion including a non surface treated area which is not surface treated, the supporting surface including a portion adjacent to the non surface treated area being surface treated areas which is surface treated, wherein the substrate and the supporting surface are bonded via an adhesive agent disposed in the non surface treated area and the surface treated area. | 08-29-2013 |
20130222464 | INK FOR INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUSES AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An ink for ink-jet recording apparatuses, includes water, a pigment dispersion, and a super-penetrating agent and a high SP organic solvent respectively having a predetermined solubility parameter (SP value). All of differences (ΔSPs) between SP values of the neighboring organic solvents are from 0.5 to 5.0 in order of SP values thereof, and the difference of SP | 08-29-2013 |
20130222465 | Ink For Inkjet Textile Printing And An Inkjet Textile Printing Method Using The Same - The present invention has an object to provide an ink for inkjet textile printing which has excellent fastnesses and causes less bleeding on a textile and to provide a low cost method for inkjet textile printing by using said ink; and relates to an ink for inkjet textile printing wherein the ink contains at least one kind disperse dye, a dispersing agent, water and at least one kind (referred to as A compound) of the compounds represented by the following formula (1): | 08-29-2013 |
20130235116 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RECORDED MATTER, MANUFACTURING DEVICE OF RECORDED MATTER AND RECORDED MATTER - Provided is a method of manufacturing a recorded matter including applying a first ink including a volatile first liquid to an intermediate transfer medium having ultraviolet transmittance; applying, using an ink jet method, second ink including a coloring agent and a polymerizable compound polymerized by irradiation of ultraviolet to locations on the intermediate transfer medium where first ink is applied; partially polymerizing the polymerizable compound by irradiating surface side of the intermediate transfer medium to which the second ink is applied with ultraviolet rays from the opposite side surface; transferring the second ink irradiated by ultraviolet in the polymerizing of the polymerizable compound to a recording medium; and curing the polymerizable compound configuring the second ink transferred to the recording medium. | 09-12-2013 |
20130235117 | Ink Composition, Recording Method Using the Same, and Recorded Matter - An ink composition comprises at least a coloring agent coated with a water-insoluble polymer and resin particles. The water-insoluble polymer is a polymer obtained by a solution polymerization process using at least a polymerizable unsaturated monomer and a polymerization initiator. The coloring agent coated with the water-insoluble polymer is a coloring material obtained by a phase inversion emulsification process in which, after the water-insoluble polymer is dissolved in an organic solvent, at least the coloring agent and water are added thereto, followed by mixing. The organic solvent is removed to perform dispersion in an aqueous system. The resin particles are a polymer obtained by an emulsion polymerization process using at least a crosslinking agent. The average particle size of the resin particles is from 20 to 80 nm. | 09-12-2013 |
20130235118 | SURFACE SIZING COMPOSITION FOR PRINT MEDIA IN DIGITAL PRINTING - A size press (SP) surface sizing composition provides a SP surface sizing for a print medium that is used in a digital printing system. The surface sizing composition includes an aqueous mixture including a macromolecular material in an amount from about 25% to about 75% dry weight; an inorganic metallic salt in an amount from about 3% to about 20% dry weight; and an amount of inorganic pigment ranging from at least 16% to about 60% dry weight, such that a total dry weight equals about 100%. | 09-12-2013 |
20130235119 | PHOTOSENSITIVE NEGATIVE RESIN COMPOSITION - The invention provides a photosensitive negative resin composition containing (a) an epoxy-group-containing compound, (b) a first onium salt containing a cation portion structure represented by (b1) and an anion portion structure represented by (b2), and (c) a second onium salt containing a cation portion structure represented by (c1) and an anion portion structure represented by (c2). | 09-12-2013 |
20130241990 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, LIQUID-JET HEAD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE LIQUID-JET HEAD - A liquid-jet head includes a thin film member having a thin part and a thick part, and at least a part of the thin film member is formed of an electroformed film. In the liquid-jet head, the thin film member includes a metallic film forming the thin part, a first electroformed film formed on the metallic film, the first electroformed film forming the thick part, and a second electroformed film covering a connecting part between the metallic film and the first electroformed film. | 09-19-2013 |
20130241991 | INK JET RECORDING METHOD - An ink jet recording method using a recording apparatus including a plurality of ink jet heads, comprising performing printing by depositing droplets of an ink composition ejected from the ink jet heads on a recording medium, wherein the ink jet heads are aligned in a direction cross to a transporting direction of the recording medium and the ink composition has a yield value of 0.50 to 2.00 mPa. | 09-19-2013 |
20130249994 | INK SET FOR INKJET RECORDING, RECORDING METHOD, AND COLORED BODY USING SAME - A dye ink set for ink jet recording, which has a wide color gamut, particularly for the hue range of magenta, blue, and cyan, and which has good ejection stability properties. The ink set includes ink compositions of two colors, a magenta ink composition and a cyan ink composition which contain a dye, water, and a water-soluble organic solvent, and the magenta ink composition contains a compound represented by formula (1) below or a salt thereof. | 09-26-2013 |
20130257974 | INK COMPOSITION, INKJET RECORDING METHOD AND COLORED BODY - An aqueous black ink composition that produces a black recorded image that is stable even when stored for a long time period, exhibits a neutral black to gray color with low color saturation and no tinge, has a high printed image density and exhibits excellent fastness properties of the recorded image, particularly ozone-gas resistance. The ink composition contain at least one kind of coloring matter (I), which a coloring matter represented by formula (1) below, a tautomer thereof, or a salt of the coloring matter or the tautomer; at least one kind of coloring matter (II), which is a coloring matter represented by formula (2) below or a salt thereof; and coloring matter (III), which is a coloring matter having an azo group other than coloring matters (I) and (II), or a salt thereof. | 10-03-2013 |
20130265363 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD UNIT, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, AND LIQUID EJECTING HEAD SET - A liquid ejecting head unit includes: a liquid ejecting head that has a fixing face to be used for attachment and that ejects a liquid from a nozzle; a head fixing member that has stiffness higher than that of the fixing face and that is secured to the fixing face on the liquid ejecting head; and a support member that has an attachment face to which the liquid ejecting head is attached through the head fixing member. | 10-10-2013 |
20130271523 | INK, INK CARTRIDGE AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - The invention provides an ink containing a first coloring material and a second coloring material, wherein the first coloring material is a compound represented by a general formula (1), and the second coloring material is a compound represented by a general formula (2). | 10-17-2013 |
20130271524 | INK SET AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - An ink set, used in an inkjet recording apparatus equipped with a recording head including: a plurality of nozzle arrays, each including a plurality of nozzles; and a sucking-and-covering unit for covering the recording head, wherein the black ink is supplied to one of the plurality of the nozzle arrays of the recording head, and the color ink is supplied to the other plurality of the nozzle arrays of the recording head, wherein the black ink includes resin-coated carbon-black particles, surfactant-treated carbon-black particles and water, wherein the color ink includes resin-coated color-pigment particles, surfactant-treated color-pigment particles and water, and wherein the ink set satisfies Expression (1), Expression (2) and Expression (3) below: | 10-17-2013 |
20130271525 | INKS FOR INKJET PRINTERS - Method for decorating green or fired ceramic bodies by inkjet printing comprising the use of a ceramic inkjet ink which is prepared by milling a ceramic inorganic pigment in an organic medium in the presence of a dispersant which is the reaction product of a polyethyleneimine and a ricinoleic acid polyester, until the average particle size of the pigment is between 0.1 and 0.8 μm. | 10-17-2013 |
20130271526 | BICOMPONENT REACTIVE INK FOR INK JET PRINTING - The present invention relates to (i) a reactive ink for ink jet printing comprising a two-component system, the first component comprising a polymerizable monomer, and the second component comprising a polymerization catalyst, wherein the monomer is able to form a polymeric film at low temperature within thirty minutes, preferably within ten minutes, from contacting the catalyst, (ii) a process of making an image on a non-porous substrate using such a reactive ink, and an ink jet print head including a two component ink-system. | 10-17-2013 |
20130278671 | INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - An ink jet recording apparatus includes a printer head that ejects ink and a platen. The ink includes an organic solvent, a surfactant, and 60% by mass or less of water. The platen is composed of a material containing a conductive resin. A solubility parameter A [(J/cm | 10-24-2013 |
20130286081 | INKS AND INK SETS FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AND IMAGE QUALITY - Ink sets can include a plurality of aqueous inks. In one embodiment, a first ink can include a magenta dye and a magenta pigment. A second ink can include a cyan pigment, and a third ink can include a yellow pigment, wherein the second and third inks are substantially devoid of dye. The inks can independently include 2-pyrrolidone or 2-hydroxyethyl-2-pyrrolidone and an additional solvent selected from a glycol, a second pyrrolidone, and mixtures thereof. In another embodiment, an aqueous ink-jet ink can comprise a pigment and a liquid vehicle including water, 2-pyrrolidone, 2-hydroxyethyl-2-pyrrolidone, tetraethylene glycol, and 1,6-hexanediol. | 10-31-2013 |
20130286082 | SETS OF IDLE ROLLERS IN CIRCUMFERENTIAL AND STAGGERED ARRANGEMENT AND INCLUDING IDLE ROLLERS SPACED APART FROM EACH OTHER TO TRANSPORT SUBSTRATE - A diverter assembly to transport a substrate along a transport path includes a plurality of sets of idle rollers and at least one support member. Each set of idle rollers may include a longitudinal axis and a plurality of respective idle rollers disposed along the respective longitudinal axis. Each idle roller of adjacent sets of idle rollers may be in a staggered arrangement with each other. The at least one roller support member may rotatably support the respective sets of idle rollers. The plurality of sets of idle rollers may be in a circumferential arrangement with each other. | 10-31-2013 |
20130286083 | FLUID EJECTION DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME - A method of forming a fluid ejection device includes providing a substrate having a first side supporting an oxide layer and a conductive layer over the oxide layer; and patterning the conductive layer to define an area for an actuator of the fluid ejection device, including shaping the area with first and second ends each having a first width and at least one portion between the first and second ends having a second width less than the first width. | 10-31-2013 |
20130286084 | INK FOR INK JET RECORDING AND RECORDING METHOD - Ink for ink jet recording includes a coloring material and alkylpolyols, wherein the alkylpolyols include two or more types of first alkylpolyols having a log P value of greater than or equal to −0.7 and less than or equal to 0.01, and a normal boiling point of greater than or equal to 180° C. and lower than or equal to 250° C., and the content of the alkylpolyols is greater than or equal to 5% by mass and less than or equal to 30% by mass. | 10-31-2013 |
20130286085 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - There is provided a printing apparatus including: a transport unit which transports a medium in a transport direction, a first head, a first light source which is provided further to the downstream side in the transport direction than the first head, a second head which is provided further to the downstream side in the transport direction than the first head and the first light source, and a second light source which is provided further to the downstream side in the transport direction than the second head and which irradiates light with a stronger irradiation energy than the irradiation energy of the first light source, in which the first head ejects ink of one color of any among magenta ink, cyan ink, and black ink onto a medium, and the second head ejects yellow ink onto the medium. | 10-31-2013 |
20130286086 | Ink-Jet Recording Apparatus - There is provided an ink-jet recording apparatus, including: a water-based ink which contains glycol ether and water; and an element which is configured to contact with the water-based ink, is formed of a polyacetal resin, and contains aliphatic amide in an amount of less than 29 ppm by weight. | 10-31-2013 |
20130286087 | INKJET INKS WITH POLYURETHANE ADDITIVE WITH A LIMITED AMOUNT OF BRANCHING - Ink for inkjet printing is provided, comprising colorant and certain polyurethane ink additives which are derived from asymmetrically branched polyurethane additives which enhance fastness of the print towards highlighter and finger smudge without compromising jetting performance and storage stability of the ink. | 10-31-2013 |
20130293626 | METHOD OF PRINTING BLINDS WITH A FIXED BED INKJET PRINTER - A method of producing a set of blinds with a custom printed graphic image disclosed. The set of blinds have slats which are not connected and thus the set of blinds can be assembled easily after having been printed on. | 11-07-2013 |
20130293627 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD UNIT AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head unit includes a liquid ejecting head that ejects liquid through a nozzle formed in a nozzle surface, and a holding member to which the liquid ejecting head is attached. Further, in the liquid ejecting head unit, the holding member includes a holder that supports the liquid ejecting head in a predetermine direction which is different from a direction of the nozzle surface of the liquid ejecting head, and a base portion that sticks out from the holder to a side which is parallel to the predetermined direction. | 11-07-2013 |
20130293628 | PRINTHEAD - A printhead is disclosed herein. The printhead includes a die substrate having a surface. A trench is defined in the die substrate surface, and a support is positioned in the trench. A compliant membrane is attached to the die substrate surface, and a gap is defined between a distal end of the support and the compliant membrane. | 11-07-2013 |
20130300796 | NOVEL GELLANT COMPOSITIONS WITH AROMATIC END-CAPS AND OLIGOMERIC MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTIONS - Disclosed herein are amide gellant compositions with aromatic end-caps consisting of a blend of oligomers (dimer, trimer, tetramer and pentamer) that may be optimized to stable gelling viscosity and controlled showthrough of printed inks. | 11-14-2013 |
20130300797 | INK JET RECORDING METHOD, INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS, AND RECORDED MATTER - An ink jet recording method using ink selected from a group including (A) black ink containing black pigment, (B) mixed color black ink containing black and color pigments, and (C) color ink containing color pigment, in which an ink glossiness at 60° is increased in the order of black ink (A), mixed color black ink (B), and color ink (C), the target recording surface glossiness at 60° in a target recording medium is 40 or more, and at least one of the following is satisfied: (1) A black image is formed using at least a plurality of types of the color ink of (C) and a color image is formed using the color ink of (C), and (2) A black image is formed using the mixed color black ink of (B) and a color image is formed using the color ink of (C). | 11-14-2013 |
20130307898 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOAD-LOCKED PRINTING - The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for preventing oxidation or contamination during a circuit printing operation. The circuit printing operation can be directed to OLED-type printing. In an exemplary embodiment, the printing process is conducted at a load-locked printer housing having one or more of chambers. Each chamber is partitioned from the other chambers by physical gates or fluidic curtains. A controller coordinates transportation of a substrate through the system and purges the system by timely opening appropriate gates. The controller may also control the printing operation by energizing the print-head at a time when the substrate is positioned substantially thereunder. | 11-21-2013 |
20130314469 | PRINTHEAD MOUNTING AND ADJUSTING MECHANISM FOR INKJET PRINTER - The mechanism include a bottom bracket and a base plate, the bottom bracket is mounted on the base plate to provide accurate Y-axis movement and adjustment, wherein also include a top bracket which is mounted on the bottom bracket for providing angle adjustment of the print head. Micrometer screw head is used as the adjustment mechanism for fine precision adjustment. The print head and the adjustment mechanism are two separate parts, so exchanging or adjusting it will not damage the print heads. Remounting a print head requires a slight adjustment to reach the desired position reducing labor intensity and making for easier maintenance to the print heads. | 11-28-2013 |
20130314470 | METHOD FOR PRINTING METAL-TONE PRINTED MATTER AND METAL-TONE PRINTED MATTER - In a method for printing a metal-tone printed matter, a metallic ink which includes metal particles dispersed in a solvent is applied onto a smooth printing surface of a printing medium to provide a metallic ink layer containing a metal layer having the metal particles accumulated on a printing surface side closer to the smooth printing surface in the metallic ink layer. The printing medium is reversed to transfer the metallic ink layer onto a material to be transferred while making a smooth surface of the metal layer as a display surface. | 11-28-2013 |
20130321518 | PRINTER - A printer includes a top plate, a stabilizer bar, a screw, and a positioning member. The top plate is adapted for a piece of paper located thereon and defines a locking hole. The stabilizer bar is slidably attached to the top plate and defines a through hole and a step-shaped hole. The screw is screwed into the locking hole from the through hole. The positioning member includes a threaded portion. The threaded portion is mounted in the step-shaped hole. A part of the threaded portion extends out of the step-shaped hole, and the part of the threaded portion abuts the top plate. | 12-05-2013 |
20130321519 | INKJET PEN ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING PEN MODULE IN PRINTER - An inkjet pen assembly includes a mounting bracket, a pen module, a magnet, a wheel, and a driving member. The mounting bracket includes a supporting board and a driving board. The pen module is rotatably mounted to the supporting board. The magnet is located on the pen module. The wheel and the driving member are rotatably mounted to the pen module. A plurality of individually-activated electromagnets is located on an outer edge of the wheel. At least one of the plurality of electromagnets is activated to drive the driving member to rotate by attracting or repelling the magnet. When the driving member is rotated, the driving member pushes the driving board to adjust a distance or an angle of the pen module, relative to the supporting board. | 12-05-2013 |
20130321520 | INK JET INK COMPOSITION, INK ACCOMMODATION BODY AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - An ultraviolet curing ink jet ink composition includes a trifunctional or tetrafunctional (meth)acrylate having a pentaerythritol skeleton; and inorganic metal-based fine particles as a color material, in which the viscosity is 8 to 22 mPa·s at 20° C. | 12-05-2013 |
20130321521 | COMPOUND HAVING XANTHENE STRUCTURE, COLORING COMPOSITION, INK FOR INKJET RECORDING AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - There is provided a coloring composition containing a compound represented by Formula (1): | 12-05-2013 |
20130321522 | INK FOR INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUSES AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An ink for ink-jet recording apparatuses containing water and a pigment dispersion is provided in which a penetrating agent containing an alkane diol having 8 or 9 carbon atoms and a surfactant consisting of a compound represented by the following general formula (I) are blended in predetermined amounts. | 12-05-2013 |
20130321523 | AZO COMPOUND, INK COMPOSITION, RECORDING METHOD AND COLORED MATERIAL - A coloring matter which exhibits excellent (ozone) gas resistance, high print density, low color rendering properties, low color saturation, and high-quality black hue when is recorded on a paper only for inkjet exclusive use, i.e., an azo compound represented by formula (1), a tautomer of the azo compound, or a salt of the azo compound or the tautomer; and an ink composition containing the coloring matter, particularly a black ink composition for inkjet recording applications. | 12-05-2013 |
20130328964 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRODUCT - Disclosure is related to an apparatus for producing a three-dimensional product. Apparatus is configured to print a 3D image onto a flat surface of grating film. The grating film has the flat surface and a grating textural surface. In an exemplary example, the apparatus includes an image capturing unit for generating an object image by photographing an object. A control unit is also included for extracting the object from the object image and regarding it as a foreground object image. Afterward, the foreground object image is combined with a background image, and a 3D picture is formed. The background image is stored in a background image storing unit. A printing unit is included for printing the combined three-dimensional image onto a flat surface of grating film. A bottom-layer forming unit is used to form an opaque layer onto the grating film printed with the three-dimensional image. | 12-12-2013 |
20130335477 | Phase Change Magnetic Ink And Process For Preparing Same - An in situ process for preparing a phase change magnetic ink including heating a phase change ink composition to a first temperature sufficient to provide a melt composition; wherein the phase change ink composition comprises a carrier, an optional colorant, and an optional dispersant; placing the melt composition under inert atmosphere; heating the melt composition to a second temperature sufficient to effect decomposition of a metal carbonyl; adding the metal carbonyl to the melt composition under inert atmosphere at this second temperature to form metal nanoparticles thus forming in situ a phase change magnetic ink including the metal nanoparticles; optionally, filtering the phase change magnetic ink while in a liquid state; and cooling the phase change magnetic ink to a solid state. | 12-19-2013 |
20130335478 | LIQUID EJECTION DEVICE - A liquid ejection device includes a first rolled medium accommodation unit, a second rolled medium accommodation unit and a liquid ejection head. The first rolled medium accommodation unit is configured to accommodate a rolled medium. The second rolled medium accommodation unit is configured to accommodate the rolled medium, the second rolled medium accommodation unit being movable. The liquid ejection head is configured to eject an ink as a liquid onto a medium supplied by unwound from the rolled medium accommodated in one of the first rolled medium accommodation unit and the second rolled medium accommodation unit. | 12-19-2013 |
20130335479 | ACTIVE RAY-CURABLE INKJET INK, AND IMAGE FORMATION METHOD - The active ray-curable inkjet ink comprises a gelling agent, photopolymerizable compounds and a photoinitiator, and reversibly transitions into a sol-gel phase according to the temperature. Therein: (1) a (meth)acrylate compound having a molecular weight of 300-1,500 and having 3.44 (—CH | 12-19-2013 |
20130342604 | INK SET AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - An ink set for an aqueous ink jet includes a first ink and a second ink, in which the first ink satisfies requirement 1 and requirement 2 described below:
| 12-26-2013 |
20140002539 | INKJET INK, INKJET RECORDING METHOD, AND INKJET RECORDING DEVICE | 01-02-2014 |
20140009528 | PRINTER - A printer includes a first printing unit configured in printing a code image to form first dots on respective pixels of the code image and a second printing unit configured in printing the code image to form second dots between the first dots in a width direction of a region with a width of two or more pixels having the first dots formed by the first printing unit. | 01-09-2014 |
20140015893 | LARGE-PARTICLE INKJET DISCHARGED-AREA DEVELOPMENT PRINTING - A method of producing a print on a recording medium includes receiving image data for the print to be produced. A selected region of the recording medium is discharged. Charged fluid is deposited in a selected charged-fluid pattern corresponding to the image data on the selected region of the recording medium. Charged dry ink having charge of the opposite sign as the charge in the deposited charged-fluid pattern is deposited onto the recording medium. The deposited dry ink is repelled by the charged-fluid pattern and adheres to the recording medium outside the charged-fluid pattern. | 01-16-2014 |
20140015894 | IN-LINE AQUEOUS COATING SOLUTION FOR SOLID INK JET WEB PRINTING - Coating compositions and their systems for protecting solid ink jet (SIJ) ink images printed on a substrate are provided by incorporating surfactants and colloidal silicas in overprint coating compositions for reducing or eliminating wetting defects of the coating compositions and for providing adhesion of dried coating compositions with the printed substrate having a low surface tension. | 01-16-2014 |
20140022299 | INK COMPOSITION AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An ink composition includes: a graft polymer having a graft main chain having at least one selected from the group consisting of a urethane structure and a urea structure, and a graft side chain including the following Structure Gs; a polymerizable compound; and a polymerization initiator, wherein the polymerizable compound comprises a monofunctional polymerizable compound, and a total content of the monofunctional polymerizable compound in the ink composition is 50% by mass or more with respect to a total content of the polymerizable compound, and wherein the Structure Gs comprises a structure having three or more repeating units, each of which is formed from an atomic group selected from the group consisting of a carbon atom, a hydrogen atom, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom and a halogen atom, and in which an SP value of the repeating units is from 17 (MPa) | 01-23-2014 |
20140035994 | Phase Change Ink Compositions Containing Lignosulfonate Compounds - A phase change ink composition includes a carrier; an optional colorant; and a lignosulfonate compound of the formula | 02-06-2014 |
20140035995 | AEROSOL JET PRINTABLE METAL CONDUCTIVE INKS, GLASS COATED METAL CONDUCTIVE INKS AND UV-CURABLE DIELECTRIC INKS AND METHODS OF PREPARING AND PRINTING THE SAME - Provided are aerosol jet uncoated and coated (e.g., glass-coated) metal conductive ink compositions that can be deposited onto a substrate using, for example, aerosol jet printing and direct-write methods such as Aerosol Jet (e.g., Optomec M | 02-06-2014 |
20140043392 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a housing and a movement region of a carriage including a liquid ejecting head, an ink tank positioned at the outer side of the movement region of the carriage, an ink supply tubes connecting the ink tank and an adapter on the carriage, and a fixing portion fixing a portion of the ink supply tubes. In the housing, a containing unit of a sheet feeding cassette is formed to project to a discharge direction of a sheet and an operation panel unit is configured to have a housing portion having an inclined surface whose lower side further projects to the discharge direction than the upper side. The ink supply tubes have a deformable moving unit performing a movement of the carriage on a portion of a liquid ejecting head side rather than a fixing portion using a fixing tool. | 02-13-2014 |
20140063113 | INKJET PRINTING SYSTEM - An inkjet printing system including an inkjet printer having a printhead and an inkjet ink in an ink tank supplying the inkjet ink to the printhead, wherein the ink tank includes a free ink compartment and a capillary media compartment vented to the atmosphere and in fluid communication with ink in the free ink compartment, and wherein the inkjet ink includes water, a self-dispersing carbon black pigment having greater than 11 weight % volatile surface functional groups, and a surfactant at a concentration of 0.10 weight percent or less, and having a static surface tension of 37.5 dynes/cm or less at 25° C. The system provides high print density and text sharpness when printed onto an ink receiving medium, and provides good performance in a bubbler-type ink tank which reduces the amount of ink trapped in the ink tank. | 03-06-2014 |
20140063114 | WATER-BASED INK, INK JET RECORDING METHOD, INK CARTRIDGE, RECORDING UNIT, INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A water-based ink of the present invention includes water, a plurality of different water-soluble organic solvents, and a water-insoluble coloring material, wherein the water-soluble organic solvents consist of a good solvent to the water-insoluble coloring material and a poor solvent to the water-insoluble coloring material, and the total amount (% by mass) of the good solvents in the ink is represented by A and the total amount (% by mass) of the poor solvent in the ink is represented by B, the ratio of A to B ranges from 10:5 to 10:30 both inclusive, and when the respective Ka values of the above water-soluble organic solvents are determined by the Bristow method and compared with each other, a water-soluble organic solvent having the largest Ka value is the poor solvent. The pigment ink has a sufficiently large area factor even with a small amount of ink. | 03-06-2014 |
20140071198 | METHOD OF FABRICATING LOW-COST TRANSFIX DRUMS FOR SOLID INK TRANSFER - A printer has a print head arranged to jet molten ink onto a surface, a transfix surface arranged to provide the surface for the print head, the transfix surface having a core and an outer shell of a predetermined grade of aluminum arranged on the core, the outer shell forming the surface for the print head. The printer also has a transport subsystem to transport a print substrate past the transfix surface such that the molten ink transfers from the transfix surface to the print substrate. | 03-13-2014 |
20140078214 | INK SET AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - An ink set for ink jet includes a combination of a first ink and a second ink. The first ink contains a self-dispersible type carbon black and a specified particle A. The content of the particle A in the first ink is 0.05% by mass or more and 0.50% by mass or less, and the mass ratio of the content of the particle A to that of the self-dispersible pigment in the first ink is 0.056 times or more and 0.250 times or less. The second ink contains a specified particle B. The acid value a of the particle A and the acid value b of the particle B satisfy the relation of a≦b. | 03-20-2014 |
20140078215 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A LIQUID JET HEAD AND A LIQUID JET APPARATUS - A method of manufacturing a liquid jet head includes depositing a lower electrode film on a passage forming substrate and patterning the lower electrode film into a predetermined pattern, forming a piezoelectric layer on the passage forming substrate, forming an intermediate film made of a conductive material on the piezoelectric layer, forming a protective film on the intermediate film and, using the protective film as a mask, patterning by etching the piezoelectric layer together with the intermediate film into a predetermined pattern, peeling off the protective film, and depositing an upper electrode film on the passage forming substrate and patterning the upper electrode film into a predetermined pattern. | 03-20-2014 |
20140078216 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes a supporting member on which a plurality of suction holes for sucking a recording medium are formed on a supporting face for supporting the recording medium, a transportation device which transports the recording medium along the supporting face, a recording head which ejects fluid on the recording medium supported by the supporting face so as to perform printing, and a control device which makes the recording head execute the printing when a front end of the recording medium in the transportation direction reaches to a position at which the front end of the recording medium covers the suction holes formed at downstream-most positions in the transportation direction on the supporting face. | 03-20-2014 |
20140085373 | ACCESSORY TO BE APPLIED TO ANY PRINTING-LINE FOR PROVIDING AN UNIVOCAL PATTERN BY MEANS OF SPRINKLING MARKING PARTICLES OF GLITTER, MICRODROPLETS OR OF OTHER MATERIALS HAVING DIFFERENT COLORS AND SIZES, AND METHOD THEREOF - An accessory for a printing line provided with a surface ( | 03-27-2014 |
20140085374 | Process for Printing and Substrates - A process for printing an ink onto a substrate wherein: the ink comprises an encapsulated particulate solid and a liquid vehicle; the encapsulated particulate solid comprises a particulate solid encapsulated with a cross-linked dispersant shell; and the ink is printed onto a substrate which is or comprises corrugated paper. | 03-27-2014 |
20140092165 | PHASE CHANGE INK CONTAINING SYNERGIST FOR PIGMENT DISPERSION - A phase change ink composition including a pigment; a carrier; a dispersant; and a synergist, (a) wherein, for a given sample of the synergist, about 80 to about 100 percent of the sample has a volume average particle diameter of about 50 to about 200 nanometers; (b) wherein the synergist has a surface area of about 30 to about 100 m | 04-03-2014 |
20140092166 | Ink Composition, Two-Pack Curing Ink Composition Set, and Recording Method and Recorded Matter Using These - The present invention is directed to an ultraviolet curing ink jet ink composition which contains at least a polymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator, and is free from an aqueous solvent. The polymerizable compound comprises at least a urethane oligomer, and the photopolymerization initiator comprises an acylphosphineoxide and α-hydroxyketone. | 04-03-2014 |
20140092167 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING INKJET HEAD, INKJET HEAD, METHOD FOR PRODUCING INTER-MEMBER ELECTRIFICATION STRUCTURE, AND INTER-MEMBER ELECTRIFICATION STRUCTURE - A method for producing an inkjet head may include, the inkjet head having:
| 04-03-2014 |
20140098157 | RECORDING METHOD, RECORDING APPARATUS, AND INK SET - [Object] To provide a recording method by which the occurrence of bleeding and repelling in a cured layer can be suppressed during overprinting. | 04-10-2014 |
20140104341 | INK COMPOSITION AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A ink composition for ink jet recording in which a non-absorbent or low absorbent recording medium is used includes water; a color material; a surfactant; a compound I represented by general formula (I) below; and does not substantially include alkyl polyols with a standard boiling point of 280° C. or higher; in which the surfactant is at least one type selected from a group consisting of a fluorine-based surfactant and a siloxane-based surfactant with 5 or more siloxane units. | 04-17-2014 |
20140118436 | Phase Change Inks Comprising Linear Primary Alcohols - A phase change ink comprising an amorphous compound; a crystalline compound; an optional dispersant; an optional synergist; an optional colorant; and an alcohol having a long alkyl chain containing from about 10 to about 80 carbon atoms. | 05-01-2014 |
20140125730 | Method for Printing Phase Change Ink onto Porous Media - Disclosed is a process which comprises: (a) printing a first fast-solidifying image onto a porous print medium with a fast-solidifying phase change ink; and (b) thereafter printing a second slow-solidifying image onto the print medium with a slow-solidifying phase change ink, said slow-solidifying image being printed onto the fast-solidifying image on the print medium. | 05-08-2014 |
20140132660 | Water-Based Ink for Ink-Jet Recording, Ink Cartridge, Ink-Jet Recording Apparatus, and Ink-Jet Recording Method - There is provided a water-based ink for ink-jet recording, including: a self-dispersible pigment modified by sulfonic acid group; glycerol; diethylene glycol; a penetrant; and water, wherein the glycerol and the diethylene glycol satisfy the following condition (i): | 05-15-2014 |
20140146109 | INK COMPOSITION, INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS, AND INK JET RECORDING SYSTEM - An ink composition is used in an ink jet recording apparatus including a recording head that includes a nozzle plate having a nozzle aperture through which the ink composition is ejected, and a flow channel substrate having a communication hole acting as a flow channel through which the ink composition flows. The nozzle plate and the flow channel substrate are bonded together with an adhesive such that the communication hole communicates with the nozzle aperture. The ink composition contains a coloring material, an acetylene glycol-based surfactant having an HLB value of 9 or less, and at least one of the compounds expressed by general formula (1): R | 05-29-2014 |
20140168314 | AQUEOUS INK, INK CARTRIDGE, AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - An aqueous ink for ink jet contains a self-dispersible pigment in which a first functional group including a phosphonic acid group and a second functional group including at least one of a carboxylic acid group and a sulfonic acid group are bonded to a particle surface, wherein a surface charge amount derived from the phosphonic acid group included in the above-described first functional group is 0.3 micromoles/m | 06-19-2014 |
20140192111 | INK, INK CARTRIDGE, AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - The present invention provides an ink that can achieve image characteristics for recording an image having excellent optical density, bleeding resistance, and white blur resistance and also can achieve reliability that provides excellent sticking resistance to a recording head. The ink is one for ink jet containing a first pigment and second pigment. The first pigment is a self-dispersible pigment to a surface of a particle of which a first functional group containing a phosphonic acid group is bonded. The second pigment is a self-dispersible pigment to a surface of a particle of which a second functional group not containing a phosphonic acid group but containing an anionic group other than the phosphonic acid group, and further containing another atomic group is bonded. The introduced amount of the functional group of the second pigment is 0.25 mmol/g or more. | 07-10-2014 |
20140198150 | INK FOR INK JET RECORDING APPARATUSES AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An ink for ink jet recording apparatuses contains water and a pigment dispersion containing a resin and carbon black. The ink additionally contains a surfactant including a compound expressed by the general formula (I) below, and the mass average molecular weight of the resin, the DBP oil absorption of the carbon black, the content of the resin with respect to the content of the carbon black in the pigment dispersion, and the dried-by-evaporation viscosity V | 07-17-2014 |
20140198151 | INK, INK CARTRIDGE AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - An ink containing water, a water-soluble organic solvent and an organic pigment, wherein a primary particle of the organic pigment has a ratio (minor axis b)/(major axis a) of 0.70 or more and a particle diameter of 35 nm or less, the ink contains a water-soluble organic solvent with a dielectric constant of 25.0 or less in an amount of 0.5% by mass or more based on the total mass of the ink, and a dielectric constant ∈ | 07-17-2014 |
20140204149 | INKJET INK COMPOSITION AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - To provide an inkjet ink composition that has excellent discharge stability and gives an ink image film having excellent substrate adhesion and film hardness, and an inkjet recording method employing the inkjet ink composition. | 07-24-2014 |
20140210900 | INKSET FOR INK JET TEXTILE PRINTING AND INK JET TEXTILE PRINTING METHOD - An inkset for ink jet textile printing includes a first ink having a pigment and a resin; and a second ink having a pigment, a resin, and an emulsifier, in which the emulsifier includes at least one kind selected from an anionic emulsifier represented by the following general formula (1) and a nonionic emulsifier represented by the following general formula (2), whose HLB value is 12 or more, | 07-31-2014 |
20140210901 | INK FOR INK JET TEXTILE PRINTING, INK JET TEXTILE PRINTING METHOD, AND INK JET TEXTILE PRINTING APPARATUS - An ink for ink jet textile printing according to the invention which is used for recording on cloth includes a pigment, a resin, and a 2-pyrrolidone-based solvent, in which the pH is in the range of 9.2 to 10.5. Coating elongation of the resin may be in the range of 400% to 1200%, and the resin may be a urethane-based resin. | 07-31-2014 |
20140210902 | RADIATION-CURABLE INK COMPOSITION, INK JET RECORDING METHOD, AND RECORDED MATTER - Provided are a radiation-curable ink composition including phenoxyethyl acrylate (A) in an amount of from 20 to 55 mass % of the total reaction components, multifunctional acrylate (B) in an amount of from 20 to 50 mass % of the total reaction components, and a black pigment (F1); and a radiation-curable ink composition including phenoxyethyl acrylate (A) in an amount of from 20 to 55 mass % of the total reaction-components, a multifunctional acrylate (B) in an amount of from 10 to 50 mass % of the total reaction components, and a yellow pigment (F2). | 07-31-2014 |
20140218437 | INK-JET PRINT HEAD COMPRISING A LAYER MADE BY A CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to an ink-jet print head able to resist to chemically aggressive solvent-based inks, and to a process for the manufacturing thereof, the ink-jet print head comprising a polymeric material layer defining ink passage ways formed on a substrate, said polymeric material layer being formed by curing a curable resin composition comprising a cyclic aromatic di-functional epoxy resin, a cyclic aliphatic di-functional epoxy resin and a polymerization initiator. The invention also relates to an improved curable resin composition. | 08-07-2014 |
20140232782 | INK COMPOSITION AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - An ink composition contains a pigment, first wax particles, second wax particles, and a resin emulsion, in which the first wax particles have a melting point of 120° C. or higher and 170° C. or lower, the second wax particles have a melting point of 70° C. or higher and less than 120° C., the resin emulsion has a glass transition point of 50° C. or higher and 150° C. or lower, the first wax particles contain one or more kinds of wax particles selected from the group consisting of polyethylene wax particles or polypropylene wax particles, and the second wax particles contain one or more kinds of wax particles selected from the group consisting of polyethylene wax particles. | 08-21-2014 |
20140240391 | INKJET INK, INKJET RECORDING METHOD, AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet ink of the present invention including: water; an organic solvent; a surfactant; and a colorant, wherein the organic solvent comprises the following (1), (2) and (3): (1) at least one polyhydric alcohol having an equilibrium moisture content of 30% by mass or higher at a temperature of 23° C. and humidity of 80% RH; (2) an amide compound expressed by the Structural Formula (I); (3) a compound expressed by the Structural Formula (II); a compound expressed by the Structural Formula (III), or a compound represented by the General Formula (I), or any combination thereof. | 08-28-2014 |
20140253629 | INKJET PRINTER HAVING PRINTHEAD AND INK FOR MINIMIZING CORROSION OF EXPOSED CORRODIBLE STRUCTURES WITHIN PRINTHEAD - An inkjet printer includes: an inkjet printhead having an exposed corrodible structure containing silicon nitride, borophosphosilicate glass (BPSG) or silicon oxide; and an ink reservoir containing said ink which is in fluid communication with said printhead. The ink includes: water; a dye; and a metal additive for minimizing corrosion of the exposed structure. | 09-11-2014 |
20140253630 | INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink-jet recording apparatus including a position adjusting mechanism of a recording head, including: a first force applying member that applies a force, in a first direction, to a first side face of the recording head; a first position adjusting member that holds the recording head by receiving the force in the first direction at a first inclined face thereof inclined with respect to the first direction; a first pressing member disposed between the first inclined face and a second side face of the recording head and having a second inclined face which is parallel to the first inclined face and which contacts the first inclined face, and a pressing face which presses the second side face; and a first moving mechanism that moves the first position adjusting member relative to the first pressing member in a direction along a second direction. | 09-11-2014 |
20140285567 | COMPOUND, INK, INK CARTRIDGE AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - There are provided a new compound which has the following general formula (1) and which is useful as a coloring material, an ink containing the compound, an ink cartridge containing the ink and an ink jet recording method including ejecting the ink from a recording head of an ink jet system to record an image on a recording medium, | 09-25-2014 |
20140285568 | CURABLE LIQUIDS AND INKJET INKS FOR FOOD PACKAGING APPLICATIONS - A radiation curable liquid includes at least one free radical polymerizable monomer or oligomer, at least one diffusion hindered acetalysation catalyst, and at least one diffusion hindered hydroxyl containing compound. The radiation curable liquid applied to a substrate prevents migration of very low viscous monomers, such as vinyl ether acrylate monomers, into the substrate. | 09-25-2014 |
20140285569 | INKJET RECORDING MEDIUM, AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - An inkjet recording medium includes a substrate having two opposed surfaces, an ink receiving layer disposed on at least one of the two substrate surfaces, and a porous protective layer disposed on the ink receiving layer. The ink receiving layer receives an ink when printed thereon. The protective layer includes: reactive polymer particles that cross-link upon exposure to microwave radiation; non-reactive polymer particles that coalesce upon exposure to microwave radiation; or a combination of the reactive polymer particles and the non-reactive polymer particles, to form a substantially non-porous protective film that covers the printed ink. | 09-25-2014 |
20140292894 | INSULATING SUBSTRATE ELECTROSTATIC INK JET PRINT HEAD - A print head has a insulating substrate, a conductive layer on the insulating substrate, the conductive layer including interconnect patterns and actuation pads corresponding to each of an array of jets, an insulating layer on the conductive layer, a membrane attached to the insulating layer, and a jet stack attached to the membrane. | 10-02-2014 |
20140292895 | Water-Based Ink for Ink-Jet Recording, Ink Cartridge, Ink-Jet Recording Apparatus, and Ink-Jet Recording Method - A water-based ink for ink-jet recording includes a self-dispersible pigment modified with carboxylic acid group; water; di-2-ethylhexyl sulfosuccinic acid or salt thereof; and a compound represented by the following general formula (1): | 10-02-2014 |
20140292896 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus which includes a moving body provided with a liquid ejecting head which ejects liquid from nozzles; a guide frame which guides the moving body in a moving direction; an urging member which urges the guide frame toward a side opposite to gravity direction; and a base frame which is provided with a first support unit which supports the guide frame, in which the first support unit regulates a displacement of the guide frame in the antigravity direction due to the urging member using abutment, and the guide frame is supported by the base frame in a state in which the guide frame can be displaced toward a gravity direction side with a gap between the base frame and the guide frame. | 10-02-2014 |
20140292897 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes a recording unit that performs recording on a medium which is transported from the side of a second surface which is opposite to a first surface which forms a periphery of an apparatus body to the side of the first surface, a delivery section that delivers the medium on which recording has been performed by the recording head from the side of the first surface, a notch section formed at a corner formed by an upper surface and the second surface of the apparatus body, and a battery which is attached on the notch section and forms part of the upper surface and part of the second surface of the apparatus body in a state that the battery is attached. | 10-02-2014 |
20140292898 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus includes a printing section that forms a plurality of unit images on a print medium and forms marks that are references for specifying positions of the unit images on the print medium, in which the marks include a different-color image capable of being visually recognized of which a color is different from a background color of the marks. | 10-02-2014 |
20140292899 | WHITE INK COMPOSITION FOR INK JET RECORDING - A white ink composition for ink jet recording, substantially not containing a metal oxide or hollow resin particles, contains resin particles having a refractive index of 1.6 or more, and a material (B) including at least one material selected from the group consisting of a first material having a refractive index in the range of 1.5 to less than 1.6, a second material having a refractive index in the range of 1.4 to less than 1.5, and a third material having a refractive index of less than 1.4. | 10-02-2014 |
20140292900 | Water-Based Ink for Ink-Jet Recording, Ink Cartridge and Ink-Jet Recording Apparatus - A water-based ink for ink-jet recording includes: a pigment; water; tripropylene glycol contained not more than 28% by weight in the water-based ink; and 1,2-diol having a number of 8 to 10 carbon atoms; wherein a weight ratio (X:Y) of the tripropylene glycol (X) to the 1,2-diol (Y) in the water-based ink is in a range of X:Y=50:1 to 2.4:1. | 10-02-2014 |
20140292901 | Water-Based Ink for Ink-Jet Recording, Water-Based Ink Set for Ink-Jet Recording, Ink Cartridge, and Ink-Jet Recording Method - A water-based ink for ink-jet recording includes a pigment; water; an acetylene glycol-based surfactant contained by 0.1% by weight to 0.3% by weight in the water-based ink; tripropylene glycol methyl ether contained by 2.5% by weight to 4.5% by weight in the water-based ink; and tripropylene glycol n-butyl ether contained by 0.5% by weight to 1.5% by weight in the water-based ink. | 10-02-2014 |
20140292902 | WHITE-BASED PIGMENT, WHITE-BASED INK COMPOSITION, INK SET, AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - A white-based pigment has an S of at least 0.15. The S is defined by equation (1): | 10-02-2014 |
20140292903 | Water-Based Ink for Ink-Jet Recording, Ink Cartridge, and Ink-Jet Recording Apparatus - There is provided a water-based ink for ink-jet recording, including: a pigment; water; and alkyl glucoside which has alkyl group having 6 or more carbon atoms. | 10-02-2014 |
20140292904 | Water-Based Ink for Ink-Jet Recording, Ink Cartridge and Ink-Jet Recording Apparatus - A water-based ink for ink-jet recording includes: a pigment; water; 1,2-alkanediol; and a surfactant represented by the following general formula (1): R | 10-02-2014 |
20140300663 | RECORDING SHEET WITH IMPROVED IMAGE DRY TIME - This invention is directed to an recording sheet having improved image dry time for use in printing comprising a substrate having in contact with at least one surface thereof one or more water soluble divalent metal salts, preferably admixed with one or more starches, to process of forming such recording sheet, to a method of generating one or more image(s) on said recording sheet in an printing process and to a recording sheet having one or more images on a surface thereof. | 10-09-2014 |
20140307022 | PHOTOSENSITIVE NEGATIVE RESIN COMPOSITION - A photosensitive negative resin composition including (a) an epoxy-group-containing compound, (b) a first onium salt including a cation moiety structure represented by formula (b1) and an anion moiety structure represented by formula (b2), and (c) a second onium salt including a cation moiety structure represented by formula (c1) and an anion moiety structure represented by formula (c2). | 10-16-2014 |
20140307023 | AQUEOUS INK, INK JET RECORDING METHOD, INK CARTRIDGE, RECORDING UNIT AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - The invention provides an aqueous ink comprising a polymer having hydroxyl groups and a pigment, which can provide images excellent in scratch resistance and highlighter resistance and can inhibit the seeping out phenomenon of the polymer and the deterioration of ejection characteristics even when it is stored for a long period of time. The aqueous ink comprises a polymer having hydroxyl groups, a pigment and a water-soluble organic solvent, wherein the water-soluble organic solvent comprises a polyhydric alcohol having a value of number of hydroxyl groups/number of carbon atoms in its molecule of 0.50 or less. | 10-16-2014 |
20140307024 | STEREOSCOPIC PRINT - The present invention provides stereoscopic prints with reduced image coarseness. A stereoscopic print comprises a lenticular lens sheet and a dot image print that is glued to the back surface of the lenticular lens sheet. Multiple image strips that form the dot image print each include a small unit that enables tone representation, and for each color plate, multiple reference positions are set in each of the smallest units. In forming the dot image print, amplitude-modulated screening is employed to print dots in longitudinal directions of the multiple image strips from each of the reference positions. | 10-16-2014 |
20140307025 | INKJET RECORDING MATERIAL - An inkjet recording material that contains a supporting substrate and an image-receiving layer formed on at least one side of the supporting substrate, said layer including at least one inorganic pigment, and a latex binder having the formula (I). Also disclosed herein are the method of making said inkjet recording material and a method for producing printed images that encompasses using said recording material. | 10-16-2014 |
20140313257 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SINGLE PASS PRINTING - A printing system includes a printing assembly and a conveyance assembly. The printing assembly has one or more print heads configured to print one or more inks onto target objects. The conveyance assembly is configured to move the printing assembly relative to the one or more target objects. The conveyance assembly is configured to move the printing assembly so that the one or more print heads print the one or more inks onto the one or more target objects during a single pass of the printing assembly over the one or more target objects. | 10-23-2014 |
20140313258 | INK FOR INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An ink for an ink jet recording apparatus, is provided, wherein the ink contains prescribed quantities of each of water, a pigment dispersion, a penetrant, a non-ionic water-soluble acrylic resin having prescribed characteristics, and a surfactant of a compound represented by general formula (I), (II) or (III). | 10-23-2014 |
20140327719 | PHOTOPOLYMERIZABLE INKJET INK, INK CARTRIDGE, AND INKJET RECORDING DEVICE - A photopolymerizable inkjet ink including: at least one selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylic acid esters negative for skin sensitization and (meth)acrylamides negative for skin sensitization; and at least one selected from the group consisting of vinyl ethers negative for skin sensitization, t-butyl methacrylate negative for skin sensitization, n-pentyl methacrylate negative for skin sensitization, and n-hexyl methacrylate negative for skin sensitization. | 11-06-2014 |
20140333695 | LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS AND LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A liquid ejection head including a recording element substrate provided with an element formed on one surface of the substrate for generating energy for ejecting liquid as well as a first and a second supply port each piercing between both surfaces of the substrate for supplying the liquid to the element; a support member provided with a first and a second liquid storage portion, a first and a second communication path that respectively allows the first and the second supply port to communicate with the first and the second liquid storage portion, the support member supporting the other surface of the substrate. The length of the first communication path is longer than that of the second communication path. The horizontal cross-sectional area of the first communication path in a direction perpendicular to the liquid supply direction is larger than that of the second communication path. | 11-13-2014 |
20140333696 | INK COMPOSITION FOR INK JET RECORDING - The ink composition for ink jet recording according to the invention includes a coloring material, a cyclic ester, a first organic solvent having a flash point of 70° C. or less and represented by Formula (I): | 11-13-2014 |
20140347421 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING METHOD, AND INK SET - The present disclosure provides ways to more appropriately perform high-quality printing with gradation inks. The disclosure provides a printing apparatus for printing using an inkjet scheme. The apparatus includes a plurality of inkjet heads that eject ink droplets of a first-color ink of at least one color selected from a plurality of colors. The plurality of inkjet heads respectively eject ink droplets of different concentrations of the first-color ink (magenta or cyan). At least one of the plurality of inkjet heads ejects ink droplets of a resin dispersed ink, and the resin dispersed ink is a ink in which dispersing particles of a colored binder resin as a dispersoid is dispersed in a dispersion medium. | 11-27-2014 |
20140362136 | INK COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR INK JET RECORDING - An ink composition for ink jet recording contains a polymer particle that has a core portion and a shell portion on a surface of the core portion. The core portion has a glass transition temperature of 0° C. or less, and the shell portion has a glass transition temperature of 20° C. or more. The difference between the glass transition temperature of the core portion and that of the shell portion is 30° C. or more. | 12-11-2014 |
20140368572 | INKJET INK AND INKJET RECORDING DEVICE - To provide an inkjet ink containing: a water-dispersible colorant; a surfactant; a penetrating agent; a water-dispersible resin; a wetting agent containing at least polyhydric alcohol having an equilibrium moisture content of 30% by mass or higher at 23° C., 80% RH; a compound represented by the general formula (1); water; and at least one selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the general formulae (2) to (4), wherein the water-dispersible colorant is at least one selected from the group consisting of a self-dispersible pigment, a pigment dispersed by a pigment dispersing agent, and resin particles each containing a pigment, wherein a total amount of the water-dispersible colorant and the water-dispersible resin is 8% by mass to 35% by mass, and wherein a mass ratio of the water-dispersible resin to the water-dispersible colorant is 2 to 8. | 12-18-2014 |
20140368573 | COLORING COMPOSITION, INK FOR INKJET RECORDING AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - There is provided a coloring composition including the compound represented by Formula (1) described in the specification and the compound selected from (A) to (C) described in the specification. | 12-18-2014 |
20150009260 | LIQUID COMPOSITION, INK JET RECORDING METHOD, INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS AND RECORDED IMAGE - The invention provides an aqueous liquid composition containing a water-soluble monomer, a photopolymerization initiator and an aqueous medium and further containing a polymer emulsion, wherein the water-soluble monomer is a monomer that has two or more ethylenically unsaturated bonds and is curable with an active energy ray. | 01-08-2015 |
20150015638 | CERAMIC INKJET INKS - The current document discloses an inkjet ink that is characterized by exceptionally low sedimentation rate of glass frit and pigment particles. Practically, the ink reversibly gels upon extended standing, thus preventing sedimentation entirely. | 01-15-2015 |
20150022581 | MULTIPURPOSE PRINTER - A multipurpose printer and techniques for operating the printer are presented. A printer includes first and second print elements. During a first mode of operation for the printer, both the first and second print elements are configured to image both first and second sides of print media passing through the printer. During a second mode of operation, the first print element is prevented from interfacing with at least portions of the first side of the media that include adhesive materials affixed thereto. | 01-22-2015 |
20150029258 | INK SET, INK-JET RECORDING METHOD, AND RECORDED MATERIAL - An ink set includes a metallic ink composition containing a metal pigment and at least one curable ink composition selected from the group consisting of a chromatic ink composition, a black ink composition, and a white ink composition. | 01-29-2015 |
20150035894 | Ink and Printing Process - An ink comprising an encapsulated particulate solid and a liquid vehicle wherein: I) the encapsulated particulate solid comprises a particulate solid encapsulated with a cross-linked dispersant shell; and II) the ink comprises the components: a.from 0.1 to 20 parts of the encapsulated particulate solid; b.from 20 to 40 parts of glycerol; c.from 1 to 30 parts of ethylene glycol; d.from 0 to 20 parts of 2-pyrrolidone; e.from 0.01 to 3 parts of surfactant; f.from 0 to 10 parts of water-soluble polymer; g.from 0 to 20 parts of polymer particles; h.from 0 to 2 parts of biocide; i.from 20 to 75 parts of water; wherein all the parts are by weight and the sum of the components a. to i. is 100 parts. | 02-05-2015 |
20150035895 | NON-AQUEOUS INK COMPOSITION FOR INK JET RECORDING AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - A colorant, lactone having a content in a range of 5% by mass to 40% by mass, a first solvent having a water vapor pressure of 2 hPa or more and a content in a range of 5% by mass to 18% by mass at 20° C., and a second solvent having a water vapor pressure of 0.9 hPa or more and a content in a range of 2% by mass to 80% by mass at 20° C. are contained, a sum of the content of the first solvent and the content of the second solvent is 20% by mass or more, and the second solvent is at least one solvent selected from a group consisting of (poly)alkylene glycol monoalkyl ether and (poly)alkylene glycol dialkyl ether. | 02-05-2015 |
20150035896 | INKJET RECORDING METHOD AND INKJET RECORDING DEVICE - An inkjet recording method including applying stimuli to inkjet recording ink to make the ink jet onto recording medium, wherein the recording medium includes support, and surface layer provided on at least one surface of the support, where transfer amount of pure water with contact time of 100 ms determined by measuring the surface of the recording medium to which the surface layer is provided by dynamic scanning absorptometer is 1 to 10 mL/m | 02-05-2015 |
20150035897 | MACHINE FOR PRINTING AN OBJECT WITH TILTABLE INKJET PRINTING HEADS - A machine for printing an object includes: a chassis, at least four inkjet printing heads respectively suitable for orienting jets of ink toward the object in at least four printing directions, and a system for maintaining and moving printing heads fastened on the chassis and suitable for moving the printing heads between a number of positions relative to the chassis. The system is suitable so that, in each of the number of positions, the printing directions are separate from one another and pass through a same central axis (C). The central axes correspond to the number of positions respectively situated at a number of distances (D) from the chassis. | 02-05-2015 |
20150035898 | INK SET AND IMAGE PRINTING METHOD - An ink set includes a first ink that contains a white material and a first resin; and a second ink that contains a color material other than the white material and a second resin, wherein the first resin includes a component (A) causing cracks when resin of 0.5 g is dropped onto a slide glass and is dried at a temperature of 50° C. and a humidity of 0% RH for 10 minutes, and wherein the second resin includes a component (B) of at least one of polyolefin wax and ethylene vinyl acetate resin. | 02-05-2015 |
20150049140 | LIGHTWEIGHT COATED PAPER AND PRINT PRODUCTION METHOD USING THE SAME - The invention provides lightweight coated paper having good offset printability. The invention provides lightweight coated paper having good printability in commercial printing utilizing the ink jet recording system. The lightweight coated paper of the invention includes base paper, and one or more coating layers disposed on at least one side of the base paper. The coating layer includes a pigment and a binder. The total coating weight of the coating layer(s) is not more than 7.5 g/m | 02-19-2015 |
20150054882 | INK FOR INKJET RECORDING, INKJET RECORDING METHOD USING THE INK, AND INK CARTRIDGE THAT ACCOMODATES THE INK - Ink containing a pigment, an alcohol alkoxylate-based surfactant, a water-soluble organic solvent, water, and a dispersion agent represented by the following chemical structure 1, wherein the ink has a dynamic surface tension of 36 mN/m or less when the life of foam at 25° C. as measured by the maximum bubble pressure technique is 15 msec: | 02-26-2015 |
20150054883 | INK SET AND RECORDING METHOD USING THE SAME - An ink set includes a reaction liquid containing coagulant; a first ink containing a color material; and a second ink containing a color material. The ink set is used for recording on a non-absorptive recording medium or a low-absorptive recording medium and for imparting the reaction liquid, the first ink, and the second ink to the recording medium in a superimposed manner in this order. | 02-26-2015 |
20150054884 | INK COMPOSITION, A METHOD FOR PREPARING THE INK COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF, A WATER SOLUBLE RESIN AND USE THEREOF IN AN INK COMPOSITION - The invention relates to a latex ink composition, the latex ink composition comprising a water soluble resin. The invention further relates to a water soluble resin suitable for a latex ink composition, the water soluble resin comprising a backbone and a stabilizing group, wherein the stabilizing group is capable of forming hydrogen bonds. The invention further relates to the use of a water soluble resin in a latex ink composition. | 02-26-2015 |
20150062235 | INK JET INK COMPOSITION, INK JET INK SET, AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - An ink jet ink composition includes one or more types selected from a group consisting of water, polymer fine particles, a siloxane-based surfactant, and a fluorine-based surfactant, and an acryl-based surfactant. | 03-05-2015 |
20150062236 | UNCOATED RECORDING MEDIA - An uncoated recording medium includes a blend of hardwood fibers and softwood fibers. The total fiber content is at least 80 wt % of a total wt % of the uncoated recording medium. A filler is present in the uncoated recording medium in an amount ranging from about 3 wt % to about 10.2 wt % of the total wt % of the uncoated recording medium. The uncoated recording medium has i) a weight ranging from about 50 g/m | 03-05-2015 |
20150070434 | PRINT ELEMENT SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, PRINTHEAD AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A method of manufacturing a print element substrate, comprising preparing a substrate, including a first region and a second region, in which a printing portion is formed on the first region, and a wiring pattern connected to the printing portion is formed on the first region and the second region, forming an insulating film covering the printing portion and the wiring pattern, and forming a conductive cavitation-resistant film on the insulating film, wherein in the forming the insulating film, the insulating film is formed such that a side surface of a portion of the insulating film, which is formed on the second region, includes an inclined face. | 03-12-2015 |
20150070435 | IMAGE-RECORDING METHOD AND INK SET - An image-recording method includes applying an ink to a recording medium and applying a liquid composition to the recording medium. The ink contains a pigment, and the liquid composition disturbs the dispersion state of the pigment in the ink. The applied liquid composition at least partially overlaps the area where the ink is applied. The ink contains a resin particle, a water-soluble resin, and at least one surfactant selected from fluorinated surfactants and silicone surfactants. The surfactant content of the ink is 2% by mass or more based on the total mass of the ink, and the mass ratio of the water-soluble resin content to the surfactant content of the ink is 0.3 or more and 3.0 or less. | 03-12-2015 |
20150091971 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body; a recording head to discharge droplets onto a recording medium, wherein a mist is generated when droplets are discharged to form an image; a battery, detachably disposed inside the apparatus body, to supply power necessary for operation of the apparatus body; and a connection terminal to connect the battery to the apparatus body and disposed outside a movement of the generated when the recording head discharges the droplets. | 04-02-2015 |
20150091972 | PRINTED MATTER, METHOD FOR RECORDING COLOR IMAGES, COLOR PRINTED MATTER, LOOK-UP TABLE FOR USE IN COLOR IMAGE RECORDING, AND WHITE INK - Printed matter, in which an image is recorded on a clear film with a white ink containing a white coloring material and at least one urethane resin as a resin fixative and having a degree of white shielding of 50 or more. | 04-02-2015 |
20150097892 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD - A liquid discharge head has a substrate having an inorganic material layer, an organic material layer, and an intermediate layer contacting the inorganic material layer and the organic material layer between the inorganic material layer and the organic material layer, in which the intermediate layer contains a resin having three or more cyclohexene oxide skeletons in the molecules, a photocationic polymerization initiator, a thermal cationic polymerization initiator, and an onium salt containing a cation portion structure represented by (d1) and an anion portion structure represented by (d2). | 04-09-2015 |
20150097893 | BLACK INK COMPOSITION - Provided is a black ink composition containing a pigment, wherein the value calculated from the average particle diameter and the particle size distribution width of the pigment and the ink viscosity is regulated within a certain range, and the number of coarse particles contained in the ink composition is regulated to a certain value or less. The ink composition is excellent in ink storage stability and can give an image realized with good balance between color development, in particular, in high-speed printing and inhibition of a time-dependent change in printing density due to pigment sedimentation. | 04-09-2015 |
20150109364 | Printer Head With Airflow Management System - A printing system includes a printer head with an airflow management system. The airflow management system includes an air splitter on the leading edge of the printer head and side members that extend the length of the printer head. The air splitter and members are positioned so that a gap is formed between the printer head and the air splitter and members. A vacuum fan positioned within a duct on top of the printer head can draw air through the gap at the leading edge of the printer head and return the air on the trailing side of the printer head. The airflow management system can permit increased printing distances. | 04-23-2015 |
20150109365 | INK, INK CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE-RECORDING METHOD - Provided is an ink containing a self-dispersible pigment, an acrylic resin particle, a surfactant, a water-soluble organic solvent, and water. The surfactant includes a fluorinated surfactant represented by Formula (1) and having an HLB value determined by a Griffin method of 11 or less. The water-soluble organic solvent includes at least one water-soluble organic solvent selected from a specific group, and the total content of the water-soluble organic solvents of the specific group is 4 times or more the total content of the water-soluble organic solvents other than the solvents of the specific group. The total content of the self-dispersible pigment and the acrylic resin particle is 10% by mass or less based on the total mass of the ink. | 04-23-2015 |
20150116414 | Ink Jet Ink For Indirect Printing Applications - An aqueous ink for indirect printing applications including water; a co-solvent; a colorant; and a polymer latex comprising an aqueous dispersion of polymer particles wherein the polymer latex has a softening temperature of from about 60° C. to less than 105° C. and a glass transition temperature of from about 45° C. to about 100 C. | 04-30-2015 |
20150116415 | PHOTOCURABLE INKS FOR INDIRECT PRINTING - The present disclosure provides a photocurable ink comprising a radiation curable material selected from the group consisting of a curable monomer, a curable oligomer, and mixtures thereof; a photoinitiator; and a surfactant, which is suitable for use in an indirect printing method. The present disclosure also provides a method of printing using a photocurable ink. | 04-30-2015 |
20150116416 | CURABLE LATEX INKS COMPRISING AN UNSATURATED POLYESTER FOR INDIRECT PRINTING - The present disclosure provides an ink comprising a latex comprising a photoinitiator and at least one unsaturated polyester, which is suitable for use in an indirect printing method. | 04-30-2015 |
20150116417 | EMULSIFIED AQUEOUS INK COMPRISING REACTIVE ALKOXYSILANE FOR INDIRECT PRINTING - An emulsified aqueous ink comprising a reactive alkoxysilane, a humectant; and a colorant, which is suitable for use in an indirect printing method, and a method of printing using the emulsified aqueous ink. | 04-30-2015 |
20150116418 | SUBLIMATING DYE INK FOR INK JETS AND DYEING METHOD - A sublimating dye ink for ink jets of the present invention contains water, a sublimating dye, a humectant and an anionic polymer dispersant. The anionic polymer dispersant is a styrene-(meth)acrylic acid-based copolymer having an acid value of 160 to 250 mgKOH/g and a weight average molecular weight of 8,000 to 20,000. The ink contains further as a penetrant an acetylene glycol-based compound expressed by a chemical formula (I) below. A sublimation transfer dyeing method of the present invention includes: inkjet printing the ink on a sheet recording medium; and superposing a printed surface of the recording medium on an object to be dyed, then heating to sublimate-transfer the sublimating dye to the object to be dyed. Thereby, the present invention provides a sublimating dye ink for ink jets containing a sublimating dye, which has high-quality and stable recording performance, maintains the ink storage stability, and at the same time, the ink has a high print density on a surface of a recording medium, and reduces environmental pollution during a dyeing process. | 04-30-2015 |
20150116419 | INK FOR INKJET TEXTILE PRINTING AND DYEING METHOD - Ink for inkjet textile printing of the present invention contains water, a disperse dye, a water-soluble organic solvent and an anionic high-molecular dispersant. The water-soluble organic solvent is a polyhydric alcohol such as glycerin. The water-soluble organic solvent is contained in an amount of 25 to 50 mass % with respect to the total mass of the ink. The anionic high-molecular dispersant is a styrene-(meth)acrylic acid-based copolymer having an acid value of 160 to 250 mg KOH/g and a weight-average molecular weight of 8,000 to 20,000. The ink for inkjet textile printing further contains an acetylene glycol-based compound expressed by the following Chemical Formula (I) as a penetrant. With this ink for inkjet textile printing, provided is disperse dye-containing ink for inkjet textile printing that has a high-quality and stable recording performance and achieves a high print density on the surface of a fabric while maintaining an ink storage stability, and an inkjet textile printing method using the ink for inkjet textile printing. | 04-30-2015 |
20150116420 | INKJET RECORDING THAT REDUCES IMAGE QUALITY DETERIORATION DUE TO RE-ADHERING INK - An ink-jet recording apparatus for recording on a recording sheet with an ink containing at least a pigment, a resin, and water includes at least two color inkjet heads. The at least two color inkjet heads are arranged in a conveyance direction of the recording sheet. The color inkjet head discharges the ink containing resin-encapsulated pigment particles with a largest number average particle diameter among the at least two color inkjet heads is arranged in a most downstream of the conveyance direction of the recording sheet. | 04-30-2015 |
20150116421 | INKJET RECORDING INK, INK CARTRIDGE USING THE INK, AND INKJET RECORDING DEVICE USING THE INK - An inkjet recording ink, including: water; a water-soluble solvent; a pigment; and a phosphoric acid group-containing copolymer,
| 04-30-2015 |
20150124020 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDIVIDUALIZING SECURITY DOCUMENTS - A method for individualizing a security document includes providing a document blank with a lamination body; printing on at least one outer surface of the lamination body with a digital printing device to introduce individualization information into the lamination body. The document blank with the lamination body has an outer layer in an individualization region with an outer material layer adjacent to the at least one outer surface formed with perforation openings penetrating the outer material layer to an information layer. The individualization information is printed onto the outer surface with at least some of the individualization information printed onto the information layer through the perforation openings. A system for individualizing documents is configured to print individualization information onto the information layer through the perforation openings. | 05-07-2015 |
20150124021 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus, which can be connected to a different image forming apparatus in series-tandem, includes: an image forming unit configured to perform image forming based on image data; a communication unit configured to communicate with the different image forming apparatus; and a control unit configured to control the image forming and the communication, wherein the control unit acquires own apparatus coverage in print history of the own apparatus, acquires different apparatus coverage in print history of the different image forming apparatus through the communication unit, and compares the own apparatus coverage and the different apparatus coverage, and when the own apparatus coverage is high and a difference therebetween exceeds a predetermined deviation value, the control unit performs control to execute stabilization control by density adjustment. | 05-07-2015 |
20150130871 | PERFORATED MATERIALS FOR PRINTING - Print media products comprise a top layer of a printing material comprising a plurality of holes distributed on the surface area thereof, and a bottom layer of a printing material comprising a plurality of holes distributed on the surface area thereof, the top layer being overlayed on and removably attached to the bottom layer such that an ink-receiving side of the top layer is exposed and an ink-receiving side of the bottom layer is in contact with the top layer, and such that the holes of the top layer are at least in part overlapped with print material of the bottom layer. | 05-14-2015 |
20150138270 | REFLECTIVE FEATURES WITH CO-PLANAR ELEMENTS AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING THEM - The invention relates to a reflective feature, e.g., reflective security feature or reflective decorative feature, comprising a first element at least partially coplanar with a second element. The first element causes incident light to be reflected with a first intensity that varies as the angle of incidence changes relative to a surface of the reflective feature. The invention also relates to a direct write printing process for forming such a reflective feature from an ink comprising metallic nanoparticles. | 05-21-2015 |
20150138271 | METHOD OF PRINTING PIGMENT-BASED INKS INCLUDING INK SETS, INKS AND PRINTERS THEREFOR - A method of inkjet printing includes the steps of: printing a first ink onto a print medium, the first ink including a first self-dispersible pigment, the first ink having a first pigment content A; and subsequently printing a second ink onto the print medium at least partially over the first ink, the second ink including a second pigment and a polymeric dispersant encapsulating the second pigment, the second ink having a second pigment content B. The first self-dispersible pigment and the second pigment have a same color; the pigment content A of the first ink and the pigment content B of the overprinted second ink have a relationship 0.8≦A/B≦1.2; and a polymer acid value of the polymeric dispersant is in the range of 100 to 170. | 05-21-2015 |
20150145920 | METHOD OF JETTING INK - An indirect printing process for printing a gel ink. The process comprises providing a gel ink composition in an inkjet printing apparatus. Droplets of gel ink are ejected in an imagewise pattern onto an intermediate transfer member wherein each ink droplet forms a substantially circular image on the transfer member. The ink droplets are gelled and dried or solidified to form a substantially dry ink pattern on the intermediate transfer member. The substantially dry ink pattern is transferred from the intermediate transfer member to a final substrate. | 05-28-2015 |
20150298456 | METHOD FOR INKJET PRINTING ON MOLDED ARTICLE - The present invention is a printing method for forming an inkjet-printed image | 10-22-2015 |
20150299484 | Aqueous Ink Jet Printing Ink - An aqueous ink composition including water; a co-solvent; and an aqueous submicron colorant wax dispersion comprising a plurality of colorant wax particles comprising a colorant core surrounded by a wax shell, wherein the colorant wax particles exhibit a particle size distribution of from about 150 nanometers to less than about 300 nanometers; wherein the aqueous submicron colorant wax dispersion is prepared by (a) melting and mixing a dry colorant with at least one wax to form a colorant concentrate, wherein the colorant concentrate contains at least 25 percent by weight of colorant; (b) milling the colorant concentrate of step (a) to form a milled colorant concentrate; (c) combining the milled colorant concentrate of (b) with water and dispersing to form the colorant wax dispersion; wherein the melting and mixing of step (a) and the milling of step (b) is done in an immersion media mill or a horizontal mill; and wherein the combining of step (c) is done using a piston homogenizer. | 10-22-2015 |
20150299486 | INK, INK CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE-RECORDING METHOD - An ink including: a pigment dispersed with a polymer dispersant; polymer particles; a surfactant; a water-soluble organic solvent; and water, wherein the amount of anionic functional group on the surface of the polymer particles is 0.2 mmol/g or less, the surfactant is represented by the general formula (1) and contains a fluorinated surfactant having a hydrophile-lipophile balance (HLB) of 11 or less as determined by a Griffin method, and the water-soluble organic solvent contains at least one water-soluble organic solvent selected from glycerin, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, poly(ethylene glycol) having a weight-average molecular weight of 10,000 or less, 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, and diglycerol. | 10-22-2015 |
20150299487 | INK, INK CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE-RECORDING METHOD - An ink including: a self-dispersing pigment; polymer particles; a surfactant; a water-soluble organic solvent; and water, wherein the amount of anionic functional group on the surface of the polymer particles is 0.2 mmol/g or less, the surfactant is represented by the general formula (1) and contains a fluorinated surfactant having a hydrophile-lipophile balance (HLB) of 11 or less as determined by a Griffin method, and the water-soluble organic solvent contains at least one water-soluble organic solvent selected from glycerin, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, poly(ethylene glycol) having a weight-average molecular weight of 10,000 or less, 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, and diglycerol. | 10-22-2015 |
20150299488 | INK SET AND IMAGE PRINTING METHOD - An ink set includes a first ink that contains a white material and a first resin; and a second ink that contains a color material other than the white material and a second resin, wherein the first resin includes a component (A) causing cracks when resin of 0.5 g is dropped onto a slide glass and is dried at a temperature of 50° C. and a humidity of 0% RH for 10 minutes, and wherein the second resin includes a component (B) of at least one of polyolefin wax and ethylene vinyl acetate resin. | 10-22-2015 |
20150307689 | MOLDING MATERIAL AND LIQUID EJECTION FLOW PATH MEMBER USING THE SAME - The invention provides a molding material including a liquid epoxy resin composition containing an epoxy resin, a curing agent or a curing catalyst, a filler, a thixotropy-imparting agent, and a wetting dispersant. | 10-29-2015 |
20150307734 | INKJET INK, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INKJET INK, INK CARTRIDGE, AND INKJET RECORDING DEVICE - An inkjet ink contains water, a hydrosoluble organic solvent, a pigment, polyvinyl pyrolidone, and a copolymer, wherein the copolymer contains a structure unit represented by Chemical formula 1, | 10-29-2015 |
20150315396 | PHOTOCURABLE INK COMPOSITION FOR INK JET RECORDING AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - The present invention provides a photocurable ink composition for ink jet recording with excellent curability. The photocurable ink composition for ink jet recording includes polymerizable compounds, a photopolymerization initiator, and a colorant, wherein the polymerizable compounds include a vinyl ether group-containing (meth)acrylate represented by general formula (I): | 11-05-2015 |
20150328893 | INK COMPOSITION AND RECORDING METHOD - An ink composition has a viscosity of 25 mPa·s to 35 mPa·s at 20° C., wherein a, b, and c are 800 or more, 7.4 to 14, and 0.16 to 0.22, respectively, when a cylindrical portion is formed by expanding the ink composition so as to have a free surface parallel to the expanding direction of the ink composition, the rate of change in width of the cylindrical portion with time is measured in the expanding direction thereof, and the rate of change in width of the cylindrical portion with time is fit to a quadratic function given by the following equation: | 11-19-2015 |
20150329731 | INK FOR INKJET RECORDING AND RECORDING METHOD THEREWITH - An ink for inkjet recording, including: water; a water-soluble organic solvent; a pigment; and resin particles, wherein 50% by mass or more of the water-soluble organic solvent is a water-soluble organic solvent having a boiling point of lower than 200° C., and the water-soluble organic solvent having a boiling point of lower than 200° C. comprises 3-methoxy-3-methyl-1-butanol. | 11-19-2015 |
20150336394 | Release Agent Composition For Solid Inkjet Imaging Systems For Improved Coefficient Of Friction - A functional amine release agent displaying reduced coefficient of friction as compared to standard silicone oils, the release agent comprising a polydimethylsiloxane oil and a functional amine selected from the group consisting of pendant propylamines and pendant N-(2-aminoethyl)-3-aminopropyl; wherein the concentration of functional amine to polydimethylsiloxane oil is approximately less than 0.0006 meq/g. According to certain embodiments, the functional amine release agent is operable to impart a coefficient of friction of about 0.3 or more to the print media, resulting in improved finishing and converting equipment interaction. | 11-26-2015 |
20150337149 | INK-JET PRINTING METHOD - The present invention relates to [1] a pigment-containing water-based ink for ink-jet printing which is free of turbidity and excellent in capability of suppressing occurrence of image unevenness (MOTTLING) when printed on a low-water absorbing recording medium, said ink including at least one acetylene glycol (A) selected from the group consisting of 2,4,7,9-tetramethyl-5-decyne-4,7-diol and the like, and a nonionic surfactant (B), a content of the component (A) in the water-based ink being not less than 1.0% by mass and not more than 3.0% by mass, and a mass ratio of the component (B) to the component (A) [(B)/(A)] being not less than 1 and not more than 3; and [2] an ink-jet printing method for printing images or characters on a low-water absorbing recording medium using said water-based ink for ink-jet printing. | 11-26-2015 |
20150343813 | PRINTER - A printer includes a discharge portion, a platen, a support portion, a female screw, an adjusting member, an engaging member, and a spring. The discharge portion discharges a liquid. The platen has a platen hole, is disposed to face the discharge portion, and supports a printing medium. The support portion is disposed on the opposite side of the platen from the discharge portion and faces the platen. The adjusting member is rotatably attached to the platen by being inserted into the platen hole, and screws into the female screw provided on the support portion. The engaging member is disposed between the platen and the female screw, and engages with the adjusting member. The spring is disposed around the circumference of the adjusting member, between the engaging member and the female screw. The spring generates a restoring force when the spring compressed between the engaging member and the female screw. | 12-03-2015 |
20150344710 | INK AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - The object is to provide an ink advantageous in that an ink film thereby formed excels in strength and adhesiveness to print media. To achieve the object, an ink according to the present invention includes: a disperse solvent; first binder resin particles ( | 12-03-2015 |
20150344714 | PALLADIUM INK COMPOSITIONS - An ink includes a palladium salt, an organic amine that forms a palladium complex from the palladium salt, and, at least one solvent, the solvent has a boiling point at about the decomposition temperature of the palladium complex. | 12-03-2015 |
20150345082 | OPTICAL BRIGHTENING COMPOSITIONS FOR HIGH QUALITY INKJET PRINTING - The instant invention relates to liquid compositions comprising derivatives of diaminostilbene, binders and ink fixing agents such as divalent metal salts for the optical brightening of substrates suitable for high quality ink jet printing. | 12-03-2015 |
20150361285 | Aqueous Ink Composition - An aqueous ink composition including water; a co-solvent; an encapsulated resinous pigment; a polymer latex; and a low molecular weight humectant solute; wherein the total solids content of the aqueous ink is from about 2 to about 25 percent by weight based on the total weight of the aqueous ink composition. | 12-17-2015 |
20150367635 | INK JET RECORDER - An ink jet recorder includes a support unit configured to support a recording medium, and a mobile unit including a plurality of containers containing inks of identical composition and a head configured to eject the ink supplied from any one of the plurality of containers. The ink jet recorder is configured to record an image on the recording medium in such a manner that the head performs main scanning by ejecting the ink while changing positions in a first direction, and the mobile unit performs sub-scanning by moving in a second direction intersecting with the first direction. | 12-24-2015 |
20150368493 | ULTRAVIOLET CURABLE INK COMPOSITION FOR INKJET PRINTING AND PRINTING METHOD - An object is to provide an ultraviolet curable ink composition for inkjet printing that is excellent in surface curability after printing and adhesiveness to various recording media. To achieve the object, the ink according to the present invention includes a coloring agent, a polymerizable compound that polymerizes in response to ultraviolet irradiation, a photopolymerization initiator, and a photo-initiated polymerization assistant. The photopolymerization initiator includes an α-aminoalkyl phenone-based initiator and a thioxanthone-based initiator, and the photo-initiated polymerization assistant includes a tertiary amine. | 12-24-2015 |
20150376413 | PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR SELF-DISPERSIBLE PIGMENT, SELF-DISPERSIBLE PIGMENT, INK, INK CARTRIDGE AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - The invention provides a production process for a self-dispersible pigment, having a step of bonding a functional group containing a hydrophilic group to a particle surface of a pigment by causing at least one treatment agent selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the following general formula (1) and a compound represented by the following general formula (2) to react with the particle surface of the pigment: | 12-31-2015 |
20150376416 | PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR SELF-DISPERSIBLE PIGMENT, SELF-DISPERSIBLE PIGMENT, INK, INK CARTRIDGE AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - The invention provides a production process for a self-dispersible pigment, including a step of bonding a functional group containing a hydrophilic group to a particle surface of a pigment by causing a compound represented by the following general formula (1) (R | 12-31-2015 |
20150376426 | PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR SELF-DISPERSIBLE PIGMENT, SELF-DISPERSIBLE PIGMENT, INK, INK CARTRIDGE AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - The invention provides a production process for a self-dispersible pigment, having a step of bonding a group R | 12-31-2015 |
20150376427 | AQUEOUS INK, INK CARTRIDGE AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - The invention provides an aqueous ink containing a coloring material, wherein the coloring material is a self-dispersible pigment in which a functional group containing another atomic group and an anionic group such as a carboxylic acid group, a sulfonic acid group, a phosphoric acid group or a phosphonic acid group are bonded to a particle surface of a pigment such as carbon black or an organic pigment, and a standard deviation of an introduced amount of the functional group is 0.0380 or less. | 12-31-2015 |
20150376428 | AQUEOUS INK, INK CARTRIDGE AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - The invention provides an aqueous ink containing a self-dispersible pigment having a carboxylic acid group bonded directly or through another atomic group to a particle surface of a pigment and a lactone group bonded to the particle surface of the pigment, wherein, as determined by a selective neutralization method, an introduced amount of the carboxylic acid group is 0.60 mmol/g or more and a ratio of an introduced amount (mmol/g) of the lactone group to the introduced amount (mmol/g) of the carboxylic acid group is 0.20 time or less. | 12-31-2015 |
20150376429 | PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR SELF-DISPERSIBLE PIGMENT, SELF-DISPERSIBLE PIGMENT, INK, INK CARTRIDGE AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - The invention provides a production process for a self-dispersible pigment, comprising a step of bonding a functional group containing a hydrophilic group to a particle surface of a pigment by causing at least one treatment agent selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the following general formula (1), a compound represented by the following general formula (2) and a compound represented by the following general formula (3) to react with the particle surface of the pigment. | 12-31-2015 |
20150376431 | INK COMPOSITION - The invention relates to an ink composition comprising a pigment, an aqueous vehicle, a host compound having a cavity and a surface active agent, wherein the surface active agent is capable of binding to the cavity of the host compound. | 12-31-2015 |
20160002480 | INK COMPOSITION - The invention relates to an ink composition comprising a water-dispersed resin a water dispersible colorant and water and wherein the ink composition further comprises a co-solvent, wherein the co-solvent is selected from the group consisting of saccharides and co-solvents comprising a ring structure, wherein the ring structure comprises a 5-membered, a 6-membered or a 7-membered ring. Additionally, the ink composition comprises a cyclodextrin compound. | 01-07-2016 |
20160002847 | INK COMPOSITIONS - A composition comprising a disperse dye and an aqueous carrier comprising a first polyol having at least 5 carbon has atoms, wherein the composition has a color fastness to water of at least 3 according to International Organization for Standardization test ISO 105-EO1:2010 when used in direct inkjet printing on a ready-to-print polyester textile. | 01-07-2016 |
20160016687 | INK JET PRINTING ON A METAL CAN SUBSTRATE - A method for forming a beverage can end ( | 01-21-2016 |
20160017161 | CERAMIC INKJET INK FOR RED DECORATION - Disclosed are compositions, such as inkjet inks, for jetting onto a ceramic substrate, and associated methods and systems. The compositions comprise a pigment compound that is configured to be jetted on a ceramic substrate during a ceramic inkjet process to impart a color effect to the ceramic substrate, and a reduction agent which, when exposed to a firing temperature, reacts with the pigment compound to cause a reduction reaction. In some embodiments, the pigment compound comprises jettable copper particles, which can cause the fired composition to take on a red or oxblood color, which can be used for decoration. | 01-21-2016 |
20160023456 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND RECORDING METHOD - There is provided a recording apparatus equipped with an ejection head that ejects an ink to a surface of the undercoat layer of an impermeable recording medium that has, on at least one surface thereof, an undercoat layer containing a polymeric compound selected from the group consisting of polyurethane, polyester, polyvinyl chloride, and polyolefin, wherein the ink contains a coloring agent, a polymer particle, water, and a water-soluble organic solvent and has a static surface tension of less than 30 mN/m and, when examined for dynamic surface tension by a maximum bubble pressure method, has a width of variation in dynamic surface tension for the period from 1 msec after to 1 sec after of from 0.2 mN/m to 3.0 mN/m. | 01-28-2016 |
20160023489 | Media Processing Device with Enhanced Media and Ribbon Loading and Unloading Features - A device for processing media may include a front panel, a rear panel, a side panel, a support surface, and an access door assembly. The access door assembly may be pivotally coupled to the support surface and may include a major door pivotally coupled to a minor door. The minor door may be movable from an operational position to a minor support position and the major door may be movable from the operational position to a major support position in which the major door is positioned against and supported by the support surface. The side panel may define an imaginary plane that extends upward beyond the support surface and the access door assembly may be sized to be supported on the support surface without crossing the imaginary plane. | 01-28-2016 |
20160031244 | Printer Head With Airflow Management System - A printing system includes a printer head with an airflow management system. The airflow management system includes an air splitter on the leading edge of the printer head and side members that extend the length of the printer head. The air splitter and members are positioned so that a gap is formed between the printer head and the air splitter and members. A vacuum fan positioned within a duct on top of the printer head can draw air through the gap at the leading edge of the printer head and return the air on the trailing side of the printer head. The airflow management system can permit increased printing distances. | 02-04-2016 |
20160032122 | INK SET FOR INKJET AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - An ink set for inkjet contains a white ink and one or more color inks other than the white ink, wherein the ink set satisfies the following I to III:
| 02-04-2016 |
20160039212 | PRINT HEAD MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - A print head mounting assembly for mounting and positioning an inkjet print head on a print head support structure includes a first clamping mechanism for clamping the inkjet print head in a first direction and a second clamping mechanism for clamping the inkjet print head in a second direction, the second direction being substantially perpendicular to the first direction. In order to ease adjustment of the position of the print head, the second clamping mechanism includes an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the position of the print head in the second direction and a release mechanism for releasing the first clamping mechanism, the release mechanism being arranged that the release mechanism is to be operated for operating the adjustment mechanism. | 02-11-2016 |
20160046138 | SILK WATER LITHOGRAPHY - The present invention provides compositions and methods for printing a predetermined pattern on silk fibroin materials using water based “inks.” Such technique may be useful for micro- and nano-engineering applications. | 02-18-2016 |
20160052324 | PRINTING PAPER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTING PAPER, APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTING PAPER, PRINTING METHOD, AND PRINTING SYSTEM - Printing paper according to the present invention includes a base material and a coating layer disposed on the base material and being capable of receiving an oil-based ink, and the coating layer includes, in an upper portion thereof, an ink receiving layer containing a cationic polymer and being capable of receiving the water-base ink by allowing the water-based ink to penetrate into the ink receiving layer. When ejected onto the printing paper, the water-based ink penetrates into the ink receiving layer included in the upper portion of the coating layer and is received, so that bleeding of the water-based ink is suppressed. The printing paper can be manufactured at low costs without containing expensive materials such as inorganic fine particles. The surface condition of the coated paper for offset printing can thus be modified so as to be suitable for the water-based ink at low costs. | 02-25-2016 |
20160059606 | FABRIC PRINT MEDIUM - A fabric print medium containing a fabric base substrate and a primer layer composition applied to the fabric base substrate. Said primer layer composition includes at least three types of polymeric particles, at least two different fire retardant agents and a water-soluble high-valence metal complex. Also disclosed are the method for making such fabric print medium and the method for producing printed images using said material. | 03-03-2016 |
20160067974 | NANOCOMPOSITE INKJET PRINTER WITH INTEGRATED NANOCOMPOSITE-INK FACTORY - An apparatus for depositing nanocomposite material comprising a nanocomposite-ink factory and inkjet printer. The nanocomposite-ink factory producing nanocomposite-ink and the inkjet printer receiving the nanocomposite-ink. The inkjet printer having a printhead and a positioning mechanism. The printhead having one or more nozzles to dispense nanocomposite-ink droplets. | 03-10-2016 |
20160068699 | INKJET INK COMPOSITIONS - Ink compositions and methods of using the same are disclosed. An example ink composition includes an inkjet vehicle, from about 0.1 wt % to about 10 wt % of one or more colorants, from about 0.01 wt % to about 10 wt % of a phosphate-containing anti-kogation agent, and from about 0.01 wt % to about 6 wt % of a water soluble component represented by formula (I). | 03-10-2016 |
20160075899 | IMAGE RECORDING METHOD AND INK SET - Provided is an image recording method including a step (A) of applying an ink to a recording medium, a step (B) of applying to the recording medium a liquid composition that causes viscosity increase when mixed with the ink, and a step (C) of applying a clear ink. The clear ink contains an anionic water-soluble resin and at least one surfactant selected from fluorine-based surfactants and silicone-based surfactants; the content of the surfactant in the clear ink is 1% by mass or more and 8% by mass or less based on the total mass of the ink; and the mass ratio of the content of the water-soluble resin to the content of the surfactant in the clear ink is 0.3 times or more and 10.0 times or less. | 03-17-2016 |
20160082733 | INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - An ink jet recording apparatus includes a printer head that ejects ink and a platen. The ink includes an organic solvent, a surfactant, and 60% by mass or less of water. The platen is composed of a material containing a conductive resin. A solubility parameter A [(J/cm | 03-24-2016 |
20160083595 | INK FOR INK-JET PRINTING AND METHOD OF INK-JET PRINTING - A solvent type curable ink for ink-jet printing obtained by dissolving or dispersing, in a volatile organic solvent, polyesterpolyol having a molecular weight of not more than 8000, a hydroxyl value (KOH mg/g) of 17 to 50 and a glass transition point (Tg) of not higher than 70° C., and blocked polyisocyanate. The ink is capable of forming ink-jet-printed image on the surfaces of various kinds of formed articles without burring and maintaining close adhesion upon being heated at a low temperature for a short period of time. | 03-24-2016 |
20160089899 | Image Recording Apparatus - An image recording apparatus includes: a recording section configured to record an image on a sheet conveyed in a conveyance direction in a conveyance route; and an abutment member having a plurality of abutment portions which are arranged apart from each other in a width direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction so that the plurality of abutment portions abut against the sheet convened in the conveyance route respectively, and a connecting portion connecting adjacent abutment portions among the plurality of abutment portions. The connecting portion twists so as to rotate with the width direction as a rotation axis, under a condition that the plurality of abutment portions abuts against the sheet. | 03-31-2016 |
20160090492 | Novel Compounds - This disclosure relates to compounds of formula (I), as well as related ink compositions and printing methods: | 03-31-2016 |
20160108268 | PHOTO-CURABLE INK JET INK SET AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD USING THE SAME - A photo-curable ink jet ink set includes an undercoating photo-curable ink jet ink containing a (meth)acrylic acid ester having a vinyl ether group expressed by general formula (I), and an overcoating photo-curable ink jet ink. The undercoating photo-curable ink jet ink has a higher surface tension than the overcoating photo-curable ink jet ink. | 04-21-2016 |
20160115330 | INK JET COMPOSITION AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - An ink composition includes a solvent containing at least one compound represented by the following general formula (1): | 04-28-2016 |
20160121601 | NANOCOMPOSITE INKJET PRINTER WITH INTEGRATED NANOCOMPOSITE-INK FACTORY - An apparatus for depositing nanocomposite material comprising a nanocomposite-ink factory and inkjet printer. The nanocomposite-ink factory producing nanocomposite-ink and the inkjet printer receiving the nanocomposite-ink. The inkjet printer having a printhead and a positioning mechanism. The printhead having one or more nozzles to dispense nanocomposite-ink droplets. | 05-05-2016 |
20160130452 | INK, INK CARTRIDGE, INKJET RECORDING DEVICE, AND COPOLYMER - An ink includes water, a pigment, and a copolymer, wherein the copolymer contains a structure unit represented by the following Chemical formula 1, | 05-12-2016 |
20160130453 | WATER-BASED INK FOR INKJET RECORDING - There is provided a water-based ink for ink-jet printing which is excellent in optical density when printed on any of a high-water absorbing recording medium and a low-water absorbing recording medium, spreading of the dot size on the low-water absorbing recording medium, and rub fastness. The present invention relates to a water-based ink for ink-jet printing, including pigment-containing water-insoluble polymer particles A, water-insoluble polymer particles B, an organic solvent C and water, in which the water-insoluble polymer particles A are constituted of a water-insoluble polymer (a) including a constitutional unit derived from an ionic monomer, a constitutional unit derived from an aromatic ring-containing hydrophobic monomer and a constitutional unit derived from a specific hydrophilic nonionic monomer; the constitutional unit derived from the hydrophilic nonionic monomer is present in an amount of not less than 13% by mass and not more than 45% by mass on the basis of whole constitutional units in the water-insoluble polymer (a); the organic solvent C includes one or more organic solvents having a boiling point of 90° C. or higher in which a weighted mean boiling point of the organic solvent C which is weighted by contents (% by mass) of the respective organic solvents in the organic solvent C is 250° C. or lower; and a content of the organic solvent C in the water-based ink is not less than 20% by mass. | 05-12-2016 |
20160136963 | PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURING OF SURFACE ELEMENTS - A process for the manufacturing of surface elements is provided herein. The surface elements can include a decorative upper layer and a supporting core. A supporting core with a desired format can be manufactured by press molding and provided with an upper side and a lower side. The upper side of the supporting core can be provided with a structure by a momentary pressing operation using a surface structured matrix. A ground coating can be provided on the structured upper side of the supporting core. A digitally printed decor comprising inks of at least four colors can be applied directly on top of the ground coating by an ink-jet type printer. The structure of the supporting core can enhance the realism of the decor, wherein the decor can be selected from the group consisting of woods and minerals. | 05-19-2016 |
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