IP Library Granted Patent US 12674067
Granted Patent B2
US 12674067 · App. 18/352,121 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Inkjet ink and inkjet recording apparatus

Inventor: Noriaki Ozawa (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
C09D11/322B41J2/2146C09D11/38
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Patent No.
US 12674067
App. No.
18/352,121
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An inkjet ink contains a quinacridone pigment, a resin, and an aqueous medium. A ratio of a mass of the resin to a mass of the quinacridone pigment is no greater than 0.50. The resin has an acid value of at least 60 mgKOH/g and no greater than 120 mgKOH/g. A supernatant has a phosphorus concentration of no greater than 2.0 ppm. The supernatant is obtained by centrifugation of the inkjet ink at 1,050,000 G for 3 hours.

Claims (18)

1 . An inkjet ink comprising:

a quinacridone pigment;

a resin; and

an aqueous medium, wherein

a ratio of a mass of the resin to a mass of the quinacridone pigment is no greater than 0.50,

the resin has an acid value of at least 60 mgKOH/g and no greater than 120 mgKOH/g,

a supernatant has a phosphorus concentration of no greater than 2.0 ppm, the supernatant being obtained by centrifugation of the inkjet ink at 1,050,000 G for 3 hours, and

the resin includes at least one repeating unit derived from (meth)acrylic acid, at least one repeating unit derived from alkyl (meth)acrylate, and a repeating unit derived from styrene selected from styrene, a-methylstyrene, and vinyltoluene.

2 . The inkjet ink according to claim 1 , wherein

the phosphorus concentration is at least 1.0 ppm and no greater than 2.0 ppm.

3 . The inkjet ink according to claim 1 , wherein

the ratio of the mass of the resin to the mass of the quinacridone pigment is at least 0.35 and no greater than 0.50.

4 . The inkjet ink according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least one repeating unit derived from (meth)acrylic acid has a percentage content to a mass of all repeating units included in the resin of at least 4.5% by mass and no greater than 10.0% by mass.

5 . The inkjet ink according to claim 1 , wherein

the phosphorous concentration is a concentration of a phosphorous atom included in at least one selected from the group consisting of polyphosphoric acid and a derivative thereof.

6 . The inkjet ink according to claim 1 , wherein

the resin consists of at least one repeating unit derived from (meth)acrylic acid, at least one repeating unit derived from alkyl (meth)acrylate, and a repeating unit derived from styrene selected from styrene, α-methylstyrene, and vinyltoluene.