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Recording material for ink jet printing
Assignee: Ricoh Co Ltd
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Filing: 1985-03-22
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Granted: 1987-07-14
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Expires: 2005-03-22
Abstract
Abstract A recording material for ink jet printing for forming images thereon with an ink composition by ink jet printing is disclosed, which comprises a base material and a surface recording layer formed thereon, the surface recording layer contains at least a surface active agent which does not form a material insoluble in the ink composition in combination with a dye contained in the ink composition.
Inventors
- 👤 Kakuji Murakami
- 👤 Eiichi Akutsu
- 👤 Tamotsu Aruga
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 04:23
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/50; B41M5/52; B41M5/5227; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24893; Y10T428/24901; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31725; Y10T428/31768; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31909; Y10T428/31928; Y10T428/31942; Y10T428/31949; Y10T428/31953; Y10T428/31971
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
An ink jet recording material for forming images thereon with an ink composition by ink jet printing comprising a non-porous base material and a surface recording layer formed thereon, said surface recording layer containing a surface active agent selected from the group consisting of anionic and cationic surface active agents which does not form a material insoluble in said ink composition when contacted with a dye contained in said ink composition, and a binder agent which is soluble or swells in an aqueous ink.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
84 words
An ink jet recording material for forming images thereon with an ink composition by ink jet printing comprising a non-porous base material and a surface recording layer formed thereon, said surface recording layer containing a surface active agent selected from the group consisting of anionic and cationic surface active agents which does not form a material insoluble in said ink composition when contacted with a dye contained in said ink composition, and a binder agent which is soluble or swells in an aqueous ink.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
A recording material for ink jet printing as claimed in claim 1, wherein said surface active agent contained in said surface recording layer is an anionic surface active agent when said ink composition contains an anionic dye.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
61 words
A recording material for ink jet printing as claimed in claim 2, wherein said anionic surface active agent is selected from the group consisting of alkylsulfates, polyoxyethylene alkyl ether sulfates, alkyl phosphates, polyoxyethylene alkyl ether phosphate, alkylbenzene sulfonic acid, polyoxyethylene alkyl ether acetate, alkylsulfo succinate, α-olefin sulfonate, acyl collagen peptide salts, N-acylmethyltaurine salts, N-acylamines, N-acylamine chlorides and fluorine-containing surface active agents.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
126 words
A recording material for ink jet printing as claimed in claim 2, wherein surface recording layer further contains an image stabilizing agent in an amount ranging from 0.1 g/m 2 selected from the group consisting of benzalkonium chloride, cetylmethylammononium bromide, FeCl 3 , SnCl 4 , AlCl 3 , FeSO 4 , NiCl 2 , CaCl 2 , MgCl 2 , CaSO 4 , CO(NO 3 ) 2 , COCl 2 , ZnCl 2 , SrCl 2 , PbCl 4 , CuSO 4 , BaCl 2 , Ba(NO 3 ) 2 , Ba(OH) 2 , InCl 3 and Ga(SO 4 ) 2 , decylamine acetate, undecylamine acetate, dodecylamine hydrochloride, hexadecylamine sulfate, eicodecylamine acetate; polyamide polyamine, polydimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, polymers containing polyalkylamonnium salt, and polymers containing basic groups.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A recording material for ink jet printing as claimed in claim 4, wherein the concentration of said image stabilizing agent in said surface recording layer increases towards said base material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
A recording material for ink jet printing as claimed in claim 1, wherein said surface active agent contained in said surface recording layer is a cationic surface active agent when said ink composition contains a cationic dye.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
A recording material for ink jet printing as claimed in claim 6, wherein said cationic surface active agent is selected from the group consisting of benzalkonium chloride and cetylmethylammonium bromide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
A recording material for ink jet printing as claimed in claim 1, wherein said surface active agent contained in said surface recording layer is a cationic surface active agent when said ink composition contains an oil dye or a disperse dye.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
72 words
A recording material for ink jet printing as claimed in claim 1, wherein said surface recording layer contains a white pigment in addition to said surface active agent and said binder agent, said surface active agent in an amount ranging from 0.5 wt.% to 5 wt%, said binder agent in an amount ranging from 5wt.% to 30 wt% and said white pigment in an amount ranging from 65 wt.% to 95 wt.%.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
68 words
The recording material of claim 1, wherein said binder agent is selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, ethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, starch, polyvinyl butyral, polyacrylamide, sodium polyacrylate, maleic anhydride resin, gelatin, arabic gum, casein, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, sodium alginate, latex polymer, cellulose sulfate, carboxy-modified polyvinyl alcohol, polyethyleneimine, soybean protein, polyvinyl sulfonic acid, sodium salt of ethylene-maleic anhydride copolymer, ethylene-maleic anhydride copolymer, and cationic polymers containing quaternary ammonium salts.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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The recording material of claim 1, wherein said non-porous base material is transparent.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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The recording material of claim 1, wherein said non-porous base material is a plastic recording film for use with overhead projectors.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
12 words
The recording material of claim 1, wherein said binder agent is polyamide.
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