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Recording medium and recording method by use thereof
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1986-01-23
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Granted: 1987-08-11
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Expires: 2006-01-23
Abstract
Abstract A recording medium is provided which comprises having an ink receiving layer provided on a substrate, the ink receiving layer comprising at least a mixture of a polymer capable of forming intermolecular hydrogen bond and a polymer incapable of forming intermolecular hydrogen bond. The recording medium may also be further provided with an ink permeable layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Ryuichi Arai
- 👤 Mamoru Sakaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 22:21
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/50; B41M5/52; B41M5/5236; B41M5/5254; B41M5/5263; B41M5/5272; B41M5/5281; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/26; Y10T428/263; Y10T428/264; Y10T428/265; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31551; Y10T428/31725; Y10T428/31768; Y10T428/31786; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31935; Y10T428/31971
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
A recording medium for ink jet recording, comprising an ink receiving layer including at least a predetermined thickness of a mixture of a first polymer capable of forming an intermolecular hydrogen bond and a second polymer incapable of forming an intermolecular hydrogen bond, at a preselected weight ratio of the first polymer to the second polymer ranging from 4:1 to 1:4, said ink receiving layer being provided on a light-transmissive substrate, wherein the thickness of the mixture and the preselected weight ratio provide the recording medium with a linear light transmittance of not less than 77%.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
A recording medium for ink jet recording, comprising an ink receiving layer including at least a predetermined thickness of a mixture of a first polymer capable of forming an intermolecular hydrogen bond and a second polymer incapable of forming an intermolecular hydrogen bond, at a preselected weight ratio of the first polymer to the second polymer ranging from 4:1 to 1:4, said ink receiving layer being provided on a light-transmissive substrate, wherein the thickness of the mixture and the preselected weight ratio provide the recording medium with a linear light transmittance of not less than 77%.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The recording medium according to claim 1, wherein said ink receiving layer has a thickness of 1 to 200 μm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The recording medium according to claim 1, wherein said ink receiving layer has a thickness of 3 to 100 μm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The recording medium according to claim 1, wherein said ink receiving layer has a thickness of 5 to 30 μm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
143 words
A recording medium for ink jet recording, comprising an ink receiving layer including at least a predetermined thickness of a mixture of a first polymer capable of forming an intermolecular hydrogen bond, which first polymer is selected from the group consisting of starch, sodium alginate, polyvinyl alcohol, polyamide, polyacrylamide, polyethyleneimine, polyurethane, carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxymethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose and derivatives thereof, and a second polymer incapable of forming an intermolecular hydrogen bond, which second polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycol, polyester, polymethyl methacrylate, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyvinyl acetate, polyacrylonitrile and derivatives thereof, wherein a preselected weight ratio of the first polymer to the polymer ranges from 4:1 to 1:4, said ink receiving layer is provided on a light-transmissive substrate and the thickness of the mixture and the preselected weight ratio provide the recording medium with a linear light transmittance of not less than 77%.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
143 words
A recording medium for ink jet recording, comprising an ink receiving layer including at least a predetermined thickness of a mixture of a first polymer capable of forming an intermolecular hydrogen bond, which first polymer is selected from the group consisting of starch, sodium alginate, polyvinyl alcohol, polyamide, polyacrylamide, polyethyleneimine, polyurethane, carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxymethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose and derivatives thereof, and a second polymer incapable of forming an intermolecular hydrogen bond, which second polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycol, polyester, polymethyl methacrylate, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyvinyl acetate, polyacrylonitrile and derivatives thereof, wherein a preselected weight ratio of the first polymer to the polymer ranges from 4:1 to 1:4, said ink receiving layer is provided on a light-transmissive substrate and the thickness of the mixture and the preselected weight ratio provide the recording medium with a linear light transmittance of not less than 77%.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The recording medium according to claim 5, wherein said polyamide may be casein or gelatin.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The recording medium according to claim 5, wherein said ink receiving layer has a thinkness of 1 to 200 μm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The recording medium according to claim 5, wherein said ink receiving layer has a thickness of 3 to 100 μm.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The recording medium according to claim 5, wherein said ink receiving layer has a thickness of 5 to 30 μm.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
121 words
An ink jet recording method which performs recording by attaching droplets of a recording liquid containing a water-soluble dye, water, and water-soluble organic solvent onto a recording medium, said recording medium comprising an ink receiving layer including at least a predetermined thickness of a mixture of a first polymer capable of forming an intermolecular hydrogen bond and a second polymer incapable of forming an intermolecular hydrogen bond, at a preselected weight ratio of the first polymer to the second polymer ranging from 4:1 to 1:4, said ink receiving layer being provided on a light transmissive substrate, wherein the thickness of the mixture and the preselected weight ratio provide the recording medium with a linear light transmittance of not less than 77%.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
121 words
An ink jet recording method which performs recording by attaching droplets of a recording liquid containing a water-soluble dye, water, and water-soluble organic solvent onto a recording medium, said recording medium comprising an ink receiving layer including at least a predetermined thickness of a mixture of a first polymer capable of forming an intermolecular hydrogen bond and a second polymer incapable of forming an intermolecular hydrogen bond, at a preselected weight ratio of the first polymer to the second polymer ranging from 4:1 to 1:4, said ink receiving layer being provided on a light transmissive substrate, wherein the thickness of the mixture and the preselected weight ratio provide the recording medium with a linear light transmittance of not less than 77%.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
A recording method according to claim 10, wherein the first polymer is selected from the group consisting of starch, sodium alginate, polyvinyl alcohol, polyamide, polyacrylamide, polyethyleneimine, polyurethane, carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxymethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose and derivatives thereof.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
A recording method according to claim 11, wherein said polyamide may be casein or gelatin.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
31 words
A recording medium according to claim 10, wherein the second polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycol, polyester, polymethyl methacrylate, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyvinyl acetate, polyacrylonitrile and derivatives thereof.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
The ink jet recording method according to claim 10, wherein said ink receiving layer has a thickness of 1 to 200 μm.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
The ink jet recording method according to claim 10, wherein said ink receiving layer has a thickness of 3 to 100 μm.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
22 words
The ink jet recording method according to claim 10, wherein said ink receiving layer has a thickness of 5 to 30 μm.
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