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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147602 | Dye-based ink A dye-based ink includes a dye and a solvent. The dye-based ink has a high print quality on plain paper. The dye-based ink may have a print quality similar to pigment-based inks. This may be particularly relevant for black inks. ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8052785 | Indaniline dye, thermal transfer recording ink sheet, thermal transfer recording method, color toner, inkjet ink, and color filter An indaniline dye represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 represent an unsubstituted linear or branched alkyl group having from 2 to 5 carbon atoms; R3 represents an unsu... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8029611 | Inkjet dyes exhibiting reduced kogation A salt of a sulfonated dye comprising an ammonium cation as a counterion. The ammonium cation comprises at least 3 hydroxyl groups. The salt is useful in reducing kogation in thermal inkjet printheads. One example of these salts is the compound of formula (II): ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7976623 | Ink-jet inks containing sulfonated aromatic compounds for reducing ozone fade In accordance with embodiments of the present invention, an ink-jet ink can comprise a dye and a liquid vehicle carrying the dye. The liquid vehicle can include a sulfonated aromatic compound present in the ink-jet ink at an effective concentration to cause improvem... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7901495 | Inkjet ink An inkjet ink containing a colorant, where an amine compound is added as a pH adjuster. The ink is capable of preventing the pH of the ink from being shifted to the acidity side due to corrosive substances (e.g., acid substances) generated by deterioration of ink, a... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7780773 | Pre-treatment compositions, oil-based ink compositions, and processes for ink-jet recording using pre-treatment compositions and oil-based ink compositions Pre-treatment compositions include organic liquids and cross-linking initiators. Pre-treatment compositions are included in ink sets that also include oil-based ink compositions. Oil-based ink compositions include organic liquids, unsaturated fatty materials having ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7771524 | Security ink In general, the invention relates to a security ink useful for producing indelible markings. ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7674328 | Dye-based ink A dye-based ink includes a dye and a solvent. The dye-based ink has a high print quality on plain paper. The dye-based ink may have a print quality similar to pigment-based inks. This may be particularly relevant for black inks. ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7641723 | Ink jet recording ink, recording method and recording apparatus An ink jet recording ink is provided which does not have a problem concerning curling of a recording medium containing cellulose, and can deal with high-definition image recording while maintaining good response at a high level during ejection at a high drive freque... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7611570 | Ink jet recording ink, recording method and recording apparatus An ink jet recording ink is provided which does not have a problem concerning curling of a recording medium containing cellulose, and can deal with high-definition image recording while maintaining good response at a high level during ejection at a high drive freque... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7572326 | Fixer fluid and inkjet ink sets including the same A fixer fluid for an inkjet ink set includes an aqueous vehicle, and a tri-alkyl-substituted amine-N-oxide. The fixer fluid also includes an acid, a cationic polyelectrolyte, or combinations of the acid and polyelectrolyte(s). ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7563314 | Ink carriers containing nanoparticles, phase change inks including same and methods for making same Disclosed is an ink carrier and a method for forming same, and a phase change ink including same. The ink carrier comprises a colloidal dispersion of at least one of silica nanoparticles and metal oxide nanoparticles. The ink carrier can also include a low melting w... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7553357 | Ink composition, ink cartridge, recording method, and recorded product An ink composition including: a colorant, a betaine-based surfactant represented by the following formula (1) and a defoaming agent: [c1] (R)p-N-[L-(COOM)q]r (Formula 1) (wherein, R represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, aryl group ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7544235 | Ink for ink-jet recording An ink for ink-jet recording is provided which, although contains free copper ions, has anticorrosive properties and is free from the formation of a precipitate caused by the free copper ion. The ink for ink-jet recording containing the free copper ion includes cycl... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7540908 | Ink composition, ink cartridge, recording method, and recorded product An ink composition comprising: a betaine-based surfactant represented by the following general formula (1) and a linear saturated aliphatic alcohol having a hydroxyl value of 1 to 2 and 4 to 6 carbon atoms: [C 1] (R)p—N-[L-(COOM)q | 06/02/2009 |
| 7540909 | Ink composition, ink cartridge, recording method, and recorded product An ink composition comprising: a betaine-based surfactant represented by the following general formula (1), a defoaming agent in the form of a glycol ether represented by the following general formula (2), and/or a glycol ether represented by the following general f... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7527682 | Ink composition for inkjet recording, ink cartridge including the ink composition, and inkjet recording apparatus including the ink cartridge An ink composition is provided for inkjet recording including a compound represented by Formula 1, a coloring agent, and water, the ink composition having characteristics that prevent formation of depositions therein over time to obtain high storage stability and go... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7517398 | Inkjet ink The present invention pertains to an aqueous inkjet ink containing a humectant in the liquid vehicle selected from the group consisting of butyl urea, pentyl urea, and any combinations thereof which provides good print reliability and excellent latency with dye colo... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7488381 | Inkjet ink The present invention pertains to an aqueous inkjet ink containing 1,1-diethylurea in the liquid vehicle which provides good print reliability and excellent latency with dye colorants. The present invention further pertains to an ink set containing this aqueous inkj... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7485178 | Ink composition for inkjet recording, ink cartridge including the ink composition, and inkjet recording apparatus including the ink cartridge An ink composition for inkjet recording including a compound represented by where R1 and R2 are each independently, hydrogen, a C1-C20 substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, a C... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7470314 | Inkjet ink and ink set The present invention pertains to an inkjet ink comprising performance additives and to an ink set comprising this ink, wherein the performance additives alleviate bleed in multicolor printed elements. ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7452413 | Ink composition, ink cartridge including the same, and inkjet recording apparatus comprising the ink cartridge An ink composition is provided including a colorant, a solvent, and a disilazane-based compound. An ink cartridge including the ink composition, and an inkjet recording apparatus including the ink cartridge are also provided by the invention. The ink composition can... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7442241 | Inkjet ink composition and multi-color inkjet ink set having the same An inkjet ink composition including about 100 parts by weight of a liquid vehicle (such as water), about 1 to about 35 parts by weight of a colorant including first and second dyes, and about 0.1 to about 130 parts by weight of an organic solvent, and a weight of th... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7435291 | Amine- and phthalocyanine dye-containing ink-jet inks with improved ozone fastness In accordance with embodiments of the present invention, an ink-jet ink can comprise a metallized phthalocyanine dye and a liquid vehicle carrying the dye. The liquid vehicle can include an amine additive present in the ink-jet ink at an effective concentration to c... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7416592 | Magenta ink composition, ink set, ink cartridge, inkjet recording method and recorded product A magenta ink composition used as a colorant, containing at least one type of compound represented by Formula (I) below and at least one type of compound represented by Formula (II) below: (wherein A represents the residue ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7416591 | Disperse dye mixtures Dye mixtures comprising one or more dyes of the herein below indicated and defined formula (I), and at least one of the herein below indicated and defined general dye of: formula (II), or one or more dyes of formula (III) or one or more dyes of formula (IV), or one ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7411036 | Acrylated natural resins An ink formulation comprising an acrylated resin prepared by mixing a hydroxyalkyl acrylate and an isocyanate and reacting said mixture with a resin containing one or more hydroxyl functional groups and derived from a natural product. ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407540 | Coloring liquid, ink tank, recording unit, recording apparatus and recording method A coloring liquid can form an image showing a high color developability and a high vividness as well as an excellent water fastness when used as recording material with a recording technique such as ink-jet printing. An ink tank, a recording unit, a recording appara... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7402201 | Ink stock solution, ink composition and method for producing them To provide an ink stock solution excellent in handleability, a method for producing the same, an ink composition using the ink stock solution, particularly suitable for an ink for inkjet recording, and a method for producing the same, the ink stock solution includes... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399349 | Sheet for ink jet recording, ink for ink jet recording, manufacturing method of ink for ink jet recording, ink set for ink jet recording, and ink jet recording method An ink for ink jet recording, which hardly causes blotting of an image even under high humidity conditions while maintaining the advantages as water-based ink (handling properties, stability, producing properties, hue), is provided. Also provided is a method of manu... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396398 | Ink composition An ink composition is provided including an amide compound represented by formula I, a coloring agent and a solvent. The amide compound and the polyhydric alcohol in the ink composition decrease the mobility of coloring agents and increase the adhesion to media, the... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393403 | Process for preparing self-dispersible coloring agent using lewis acids and ink composition comprising the coloring agent A self-dispersible coloring agent represented by formula (II) below is prepared by incorporating a hydrophilic group into a coloring agent through a reaction of a hydrophilic group-containing halide represented by formula (I) below and the coloring agent in the pres... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7387666 | Black ink-jet inks The present invention is drawn toward a black ink-jet ink, comprising a liquid vehicle and a black colorant solubilized or dispersed in the liquid vehicle. The liquid vehicle can include water, a cosolvent, a solubilized naturally occurring amino acid, and an amphot... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7384464 | Ink jet and recording material The present invention relates to an ink-jet ink, an ink-jet recording material or an ink-jet system containing at least one water-soluble hindered amine compound of the general formula (I): wherein G1 and G2... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381753 | Inkjet ink composition An inkjet ink composition having a binder including an aqueous dispersion of polymer particles, the polymer including, as polymerized units, (a) from 0 to 1 wt. % monoethylenically unsaturated acid monomer, based on polymer weight; and (b) monomer of the formula | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377972 | Cosolvents in printing fluids An aqueous printing fluid, comprising a cosolvent, the cosolvent or mixture of compounds comprising at least one inner salt compound having a sp3-hybridized nitrogen cation and an associated anionic charge either isolated on an N-substituted oxygen anion ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377973 | Water-based ink for ink-jet recording A water-based ink for ink-jet recording contains water, a water-soluble organic solvent, a coloring agent and a crown ether. Even when the water-based ink is employed in the ink passage of an ink-jet recording apparatus and comes into contact with rubber members emp... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374608 | Ink for ink jet recording, ink jet recording method, ink cartridge and ink jet recording apparatus An ink for ink jet recording which is used for an ink jet printer in which at least a portion of a member being in contact with the ink is formed by any one of a borosilicate glass, a soda lime glass, a photosensitive glass, single crystal silicon, polysilicon, a si... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371274 | 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 comprises water, a plurality of different water-soluble organic solvents, and a water-insoluble coloring material, wherein the above water-soluble organic solvents consist of a good solvent to the above water-insoluble colo... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370952 | Ink, and, inkjet recording process, ink cartridge, recording unit, and inkjet recording apparatus using the ink A water-based ink containing a surface treated pigment as a coloring material, a water-soluble organic solvent, water, both for dispersing the pigment, an organic pH buffer selected from Good's buffers, and a compound selected from aminopropanediol derivatives. This... | 05/13/2008 |
