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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8158223 | Ink jet recording medium and production process thereof, and fine particle dispersion The invention relates to an ink jet recording medium, in which at least one of a substrate and an ink receiving layer contains a compound of the general formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 are individually ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158221 | Reactive ink and ink-media system for reduced air fade on porous media An ink for use in combination with, for example, an ink-jet printer. The ink comprises a carrier, a colorant in the carrier, and a component selected from a group consisting of amines, amides, and combinations thereof. ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158222 | Method for manufacturing inkjet recording medium There is provided a method for manufacturing an inkjet recording medium, the method including forming an undercoat layer by coating an undercoat layer-forming liquid containing a binder resin and a water-soluble divalent metal salt, on a support; forming a coating f... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8153212 | Ink jet recording medium The invention provides an ink jet recording medium excellent in light fastness, gas fastness and uniform ink absorption. The ink jet recording medium has a substrate and an ink receiving layer provided on at least one surface of the substrate. The ink receiving laye... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8075963 | Material for forming images by inkjet printing The present invention relates to a material intended for forming images by inkjet printing having good stability to ozone and to light as well as a uniform surface, to obtain a high-quality printed image. The material comprises a support and at least one ink-receivi... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7981491 | Package for ink jet recording medium The invention provides an ink jet recording medium package comprising a main body, a flap, and a self-adhesive layer, wherein the main body accommodates an ink jet recording medium and has an opening through which the ink jet recording medium is taken out, the flap ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7959992 | Porous inkjet recording material comprising a silane coupling agent An ink receiving substrate includes a substrate layer and organic modified silica dispensed on at least one surface of the support layer, wherein the organic modified silica includes inorganic particulates and silane coupling agents having guanidine or biguanidine f... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7906188 | Porous silica coated inkjet recording material A method of treating silica in an aqueous environment includes dispersing silica particulates in an aqueous environment to form an aqueous dispersion, reversing a net charge of a surface of the silica particulates from negative to positive using an inorganic treatin... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7901749 | Porous inkjet printing substrate containing polymer-grafted mineral oxides The invention relates to the discovery that pre-treating mineral oxide particles with a silylated polymeric coupling agent prior to suspending the particles in a binder polymer increases the crack resistance and adhesion of particles to a inkjet printing substrate s... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7879416 | Ink receptive particles, marking materials system, ink receiving method, recording method, recording apparatus, and ink receptive particle storage cartridge The present invention provides ink receptive particles, for receiving an ink containing a recording material, the ink receptive particles comprising trap structures for trapping at least a liquid component of the ink, and a liquid absorbing resin. Using the ink rece... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7833591 | Image recording element comprising encapsulated mordant particles The present invention discloses an ink printing method using an image-recording element, which provides an image having excellent image quality and superior dry time, comprising insoluble cationic core-shell polymeric particles each comprising a core comprising cati... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7829161 | Fusible inkjet recording element and related methods of coating and printing An inkjet recording element comprises a support having thereon at least one ink-receiving layer, including a porous fusible layer comprising fusible polymeric particles and a thermoresponsive polymer that is capable of exhibiting a lower critical solution temperatur... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7815985 | Recording medium, production process of the recording medium and image forming process using the recording medium The invention provides a recording medium that prevents ink overflowing even when printing is conducted in an ink quantity exceeding 100%, permits forming an image high in density and bright in color tone and can settle the cause of the occurrence of curling or cock... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7799393 | Ink-jet media coatings including expoxy-functionalized inorganic particulates and amine-functionalized inorganic particulates The present invention is drawn to a print medium and a method of preparing the same. The print medium can include a media substrate and a porous ink-receiving layer coated on the media substrate. The porous ink-receiving layer can include metal oxide or semi-metal o... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7754297 | Ink jet recording sheet The present invention provides ink jet recording sheets comprising a colorant receiving layer on a substrate, the colorant receiving layer comprising fine particles, a water soluble resin, and a cationic resin including a unit represented by the following formula (1... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7704575 | Additives to eliminate bronzing of ink-jet inks Anti-bronzing agents are added to ink-jet inks to prevent bronzing of the inks when printed on various types of media. The additive can be an amine anti-bronzing agent that is protonated when the ink-jet ink is printed on the print medium. ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7651748 | Coating compositions for forming inkjet-receptive coatings on a substrate An inkjet coating composition for coating a substrate to absorb ink from an inkjet printer comprises a combination of (a) polydiallyldimethyl ammonium chloride (pDADMAC), (b) a crosslinkable cationic polymer, (c) colloidal silica, (d) silica gel, (e) a binder, prefe... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7622170 | Coating composition comprising colloidal silica and glossy ink jet recording sheets prepared therefrom A coating composition comprising low sodium containing colloidal silicas and ink jet recording sheets prepared from such coatings are described. The coating comprises binder and colloidal silica preferably having an average particle size in the range of about 1 to a... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7618692 | Coating liquid for recording layer and recording medium A coating liquid for a recording layer, containing fumed silica of a bulk density higher than 50 g/l and a specific surface area by the BET method equal to or higher than 250 m2/g, and a recording medium having a recording layer prepared with such coating... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7592054 | Ink jet recording medium An ink jet recording medium which is excellent in ink absorptivity, color density, gloss, water resistance, light fastness and yellowing resistance, in particular, ink absorptivity, color density, light fastness and yellowing resistance. The ink jet recording medium... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7435462 | Thermoplastic article with a printable matte surface This invention relates to thermoplastic articles having printable matte surfaces. The printable matte surface is achieved by blending inorganic particles, and especially silica particles, having a mean particle size of from 2 to 30 micron and a narrow particle size ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7416639 | Ink-jet recording method using dispersion of alumina hydrate Disclosed herein is a recording medium comprising an alumina hydrate having an average pore radius of 20 to 200 Å and a half breadth of pore radius distribution of 20 to 150 Å. ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7399508 | Recording medium The present invention provides a recording medium including a recording layer on a substrate, wherein the recording layer includes a polymer that has a thioether bond, has a sulfur equivalent of no less than 1.2 meq/g, and has an inorganic/organic ratio (I/O value) ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7393571 | Formulation suitable for ink receptive coatings Formulations comprising novel porous metal oxide particles and binder are particularly suitable for ink receptive coatings, e.g., for ink jet papers and films. The metal oxide particles used in this application have a porous structure that differs significantly from... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7387381 | Ink jet recording sheet and image forming method An ink jet recording sheet having a porous ink receiving layer is disclosed. The porous ink receiving layer contains a compound which has a plural number of non-aromatic carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds in a molecule, inorganic particles and a hydrophilic binder. An ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7370959 | Ink-jet recording sheet and method for preparing the same The present invention provides a method for preparing an ink-jet recording sheet including a support and a colorant receiving layer disposed on the surface of the support, and an ink-jet recording sheet prepared by the method. The method including: coating a coating... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364770 | Coated fine particles and method for producing coated fine particles by reverse Diels-Alder reaction An object of the present invention is to provide coated fine particles with a uniform particle size, having stable crystals on the surface, and to provide colored fine particles which exhibit good color development. A recorded image formed by a dispersion and an ink... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354634 | Composition for forming receiving layer and recording sheet for inkjet printing A composition for forming a receiving layer for inkjet printing is provided. The composition, which is a solution or dispersion of a binder resin and a water-containing synthetic silica obtained by a wet gelling method in a solvent containing 10-80% by weight of alc... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341768 | Transfer paper for printing with an inkjet printer Transfer paper suitable for inkjet printing, provided, at least on the side to be printed, with a release or barrier layer, the layer having a porosity of at most 100 ml/min, and a method for manufacturing a transfer paper and a method for printing transfer paper wi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335407 | Multilayer inkjet recording element with porous polyester particle The present invention comprises an inkjet recording element comprising a support having thereon at least two ink receiving layers capable of accepting an inkjet image, at least one of said layers comprising porous polyester particles. The present invention also incl... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332446 | Composition for forming porous film, porous film and method for forming the same, interlevel insulator film and semiconductor device According to the invention, the thin film having the thickness controlled desirably can be easily formed using common semiconductor processes. Provided is a coating liquid for forming the porous film having an excellent dielectric property and mechanical property. S... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7303616 | Ink composition, ink jet recording method and recorded article It is an object of the present invention to provide an ink composition using a metal phthalocyanine type cyan dye, according to which the indoor storability (gas resistance) of images created using the ink composition can be improved. The present invention provides ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300969 | Preliminary silica dispersion, fine silica dispersion, ink receiving layer coating solution and ink jet recording medium An ink jet recording medium including an ink receiving layer disposed on at least one side of a support, wherein the ink receiving layer is formed by applying an ink receiving layer coating solution. The ink receiving layer coating solution includes a water-soluble ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297365 | Recorded matter, method of producing recorded matter, method for improving image fastness, image fastness-improving agent, image fastness improving kit, dispenser, and applicator A method of manufacturing a recorded matter having an ink-receiving layer of a porous structure. The ink-receiving layer has an image region where an image is formed with a coloring material. The method includes the steps of (i) applying an ink to the ink-receiving ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7297382 | Ink-jet recording material An improved ink-jet recording material is disclosed comprising a support and at least one ink receiving layer containing a water-soluble or water-dispersible polymer, characterized in that said polymer comprises a repeating monomeric unit having a moiety capable of ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7279034 | Ink composition, ink cartridge, inkjet recording method, and recorded matter It is an object of the present invention to provide an ink composition with which the indoor storage stability (gas resistance) of an image produced with an ink composition featuring a phthalocyanine-based cyan dye can be increased without causing any additive preci... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7279033 | Ink jet and ink jet recording method An ink-jet ink containing a colorless, water-soluble, planar compound having more than ten delocalized pi-electrons per molecule. ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276111 | Ink composition, inkjet recording method and recorded matter An object of the present invention is to provide an ink composition that can improve the preservation characteristics (gas fastness) of an image produced by an ink composition which uses phthalocyanine group cyan dye. The present invention provides an ink compositio... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273643 | Article having multiple spectral deposits An article having multiple spectral deposits is provided. The article can include a support and a single nanomorphic marking material adapted to reflect light having a first spectral content and adapted to reflect light having a second spectral content. The article ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7264856 | Fusible inkjet recording element and printing method An inkjet recording element comprising, over a porous, ink-receiving layer, a fusible, porous topmost layer comprising a film-forming, hydrophobic binder and fusible, polymeric particles of a non-segmented polyurethane, or salt thereof, comprising repeat units deriv... | 09/04/2007 |
