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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2024
Applicant:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Inventor:
Shinpei Ito, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M 5/00 (2006.01); B41J 2/21 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B41M 3/00 (2006.01); C09D 11/037 (2014.01); C09D 11/322 (2014.01); C09D 11/38 (2014.01); C09D 11/54 (2014.01); D06P 1/673 (2006.01); D06P 5/00 (2006.01); D06P 5/20 (2006.01); D06P 5/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M 5/0011 (2013.01); B41J 2/2117 (2013.01); B41J 3/4078 (2013.01); B41M 3/008 (2013.01); B41M 5/0047 (2013.01); C09D 11/037 (2013.01); C09D 11/322 (2013.01); C09D 11/38 (2013.01); C09D 11/54 (2013.01); D06P 1/6735 (2013.01); D06P 5/002 (2013.01); D06P 5/2072 (2013.01); D06P 5/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming method includes: applying a pretreatment liquid, which is an aqueous solution, to a cloth material; heating the applied pretreatment liquid; and applying an ink onto the cloth material, after heating, to form an image on the cloth material by an ink jet method. After heating, the cloth material includes the pretreatment liquid and an amount of the pretreatment liquid per unit area of the cloth material is less than 30 mg/cm. The ink includes a white ink containing titanium oxide particles having an average particle diameter of more than 10 nm and 200 nm or less.