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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2006
Applicants:
Katsunori Goi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirotaka Iijima, Hachioji, JP;
Hitoshi Morimoto, Hachioji, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A black ink for ink-jet printing comprising: a) a carbon black pigment exhibiting a DBP oil absorption of not more than 150 cm/100 g and a pH of more than 6, b) a solvent exhibiting a surface tension of 25-40 mN/m at 25 ° C. a viscosity of 1-50 mPa·s at 25 ° C. and a vapor pressure of not more than 133 Pa at 25 ° C. a solvent content of which being not less than 50 weight % and not more than 90 weight % based on the total ink weight, and c) water, the content of which being not less than 10 weight % and less than 45 weight %.