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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2003
Masahiro Yatake, Nagano, JP;
Masayuki Momose, Nagano, JP;
Masahiro Yatake, Nagano, JP;
Masayuki Momose, Nagano, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
For the purpose of providing an ink for inkjet recording that allows substantially bleed-free printing to be performed on plain paper, and particularly recycled paper, and providing an inkjet ink capable of ensuring high print quality and maintaining high ejection stability on plain paper, recycled paper, and coated paper, the present invention provides an inkjet ink comprising, together with a coloring material and water, a nonionic substance that has acetylene bonds in the molecules thereof and that also has hydroxyl groups and/or alkylene oxide repeating structures (preferably a substance whose structure is shown by formula (IA) according to claim, a substance whose structure is shown by formula (I) according to claim, or the like), and a nonionic substance that has lipophilic units comprising alkyl groups or cycloalkyl groups and that also has alkylene oxide repeating structures (preferably a substance whose structure is shown by formula (IIA) according to claim, a substance whose structure is shown by formula (II) according to claim, or the like).