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US 12,649,320 · App. 18/533,790 · Granted Jun 9, 2026

White ink printing method and printed matter

Inventor: Masanori Hirano (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
B41J2/2117B41J2/01B41J2/211B41J2/2114B41J3/4078B41M5/0047
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Patent No.
US 12,649,320
App. No.
18/533,790
Granted
Jun 9, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A white ink printing method is provided that includes forming a white ink layer by applying a white ink to a predetermined region of a recording medium having a plurality of fabric grains. The forming the white ink layer includes forming a localized thick coating portion of the white ink layer. The localized thick coating portion is spanning a plurality of the fabric grains and not along a fabric grain direction.

Claims (21)

1 . A white ink printing method comprising:

forming a white ink layer by applying white ink to a predetermined region of a recording medium having a plurality of fabric grains, wherein

the forming the white ink layer includes forming a localized thick coating portion of the white ink layer, the localized thick coating portion extending between one of a plurality of fabric grains and another one of the plurality of fabric grains in an extending direction that is different from a fabric grain direction.

2 . The white ink printing method according to claim 1 , wherein

the localized thick coating portion of the white ink layer is formed based on a two-dimensional pattern having a distribution which is difficult to be visually recognized.

3 . The white ink printing method according to claim 1 , wherein

the localized thick coating portion of the white ink layer includes m types of thick coating portions, where m is an integer greater than or equal to 1, each having a connection length that is one or more times a fabric grain pitch.

4 . The white ink printing method according to claim 1 , wherein

the localized thick coating portion of the white ink layer is formed at an angle that is substantially orthogonal to the fabric grain direction.

5 . The white ink printing method according to claim 1 , wherein

the localized thick coating portion of the white ink layer is formed at an angle that is 45° or more and 135° or less with respect to the fabric grain direction.

6 . The white ink printing method according to claim 1 , wherein

an area of the localized thick coating portion of the white ink layer is 50% or less of an area of the predetermined region of the recording medium.

7 . The white ink printing method according to claim 1 , wherein

the localized thick coating portion of the white ink layer forms a pattern based on a specific design having a connection length that is one or more times a fabric grain pitch.

8 . A printed matter comprising:

a recording medium having a plurality of fabric grains;

a white ink layer disposed on the recording medium; and

a colored ink layer disposed on the white ink layer; wherein

the white ink layer has a non-thick coating portion of white ink, and a thick coating portion in which an adhesion amount of the white ink is 2 times or more and 8 times or less that of the non-thick coating portion, and

the thick coating portion extends between one of the plurality of fabric grains of the recording medium and another one of the plurality of fabric grains in an extending direction that is different from a fabric grain direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 8, 2023
From: HIRANO, MASANORI
To: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
JP 2023-001186 · Jan 6, 2023 · national
JP 2023-069814 · Apr 21, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240227412A1 · Jul 11, 2024
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