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US 9,221,988 · App. 14/473,071 · Granted Dec 29, 2015

Ink for inkjet, inkjet recording method, inkjet recorder and ink recorded matter

Inventors: Hidetoshi Fujii (Shizuoka, JP); Hiroshi Gotou (Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
C09D11/38B41J2/01B41J2/2107B41J2/40C09D11/322C09D11/40
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Patent No.
US 9,221,988
App. No.
14/473,071
Granted
Dec 29, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An ink for inkjet includes water, a hydrosoluble organic material and a hydrodispersible colorant. The ink satisfies the following requirements (A) to (C): (A) the ink includes the hydrosoluble organic material in an amount of from 35 to 60% by weight; (B) the hydrosoluble organic material is 3-methoxy-1-butanol; and (C) the hydrodispersible colorant is a modified pigment modified with a geminal bisphosphonic acid group or a geminal bisphosphonic acid salt group.

Claims (23)

1. An ink for inkjet, comprising water, a hydrosoluble organic material and a hydrodispersible colorant, wherein

(A) the ink comprises the hydrosoluble organic material in an amount of from 35 to 60% by weight;

(B) the hydrosoluble organic material is 3-methoxy-1-butanol; and

(C) the hydrodispersible colorant is a modified pigment modified with a geminal bisphosphonic acid group represented by formula (I) or (II):

2. The ink for inkjet of claim 1 , wherein the ink comprises 3-methoxy-1-butanol in an amount of from 15 to 40% by weight.

3. The ink for inkjet of claim 1 , further comprising a member selected from the group consisting of 1,3-butanediol; 3-methyl-1,3-butandediol; 1,2-butanediol; 1,2-pentanediol; 2,3-butanediol; and 3-methyl-3-hydroxymethyloxetane in an amount of from 5 to 40% by weight.

4. An ink set comprising plural inks, wherein each of the inks is the ink for inkjet according to claim 1 .

5. An ink cartridge comprising a container comprising the ink for inkjet according to claim 1 .

6. An inkjet recorder, comprising:

an ink container comprising the ink for inkjet according to claim 1 ; and

an inkjet recording head configured to apply an energy to the ink to discharge the in the form of a droplet or a recording unit comprising the inkjet recording head.

7. An inkjet recorder, comprising:

the ink cartridge according to claim 5 ; and

an inkjet recording head configured to apply an energy to the ink to discharge the in the form of a droplet or a recording unit comprising the inkjet recording head.

8. Inkjet recording method, comprising:

applying an energy to the ink for inkjet according to claim 1 to discharge the ink on a recording medium.

9. An ink recorded matter, comprising:

a recording medium; and

a recorded image recorded with the ink for inkjet according to claim 1 , located on the recording medium.

10. The ink for inkjet of claim 1 , wherein

(C) the hydrodispersible colorant is a modified pigment modified with a geminal bisphosphonic acid group represented by formula (I):

11. The ink for inkjet of claim 1 , wherein

(C) the hydrodispersible colorant is a modified pigment modified with a geminal bisphosphonic acid group represented by formula (II):

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2014
From: FUJII, HIDETOSHI; GOTOU, HIROSHI
To: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
JP 2013-190584 · Sep 13, 2013 · national
JP 2014-124621 · Jun 17, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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