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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2000
Yoichi Takada, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshihisa Takizawa, Machida, JP;
Hisashi Teraoka, Odawara, JP;
Yuko Yakushigawa, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An ink set for recording a color image with inks of two or more colors including at least one black ink and one color ink on a recording medium is provided. The ink set includes a black ink containing a self-dispersible carbon black having at least one cationic group bonded directly or through another atomic group to the surface thereof, and a color ink containing an anionic substance and having a buffering capability against a pH change. The ink set satisfies the requirements for print quality, image durability, and so forth and does not cause bleeding between a black ink-printed area and a color ink-printed area.