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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
May. 22, 2009
Mitsuru Naruse, Shizuoka, JP;
Minoru Hakiri, Shizuoka, JP;
Hiroyuki Fushimi, Shizuoka, JP;
Shin Hasegawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Mitsuru Naruse, Shizuoka, JP;
Minoru Hakiri, Shizuoka, JP;
Hiroyuki Fushimi, Shizuoka, JP;
Shin Hasegawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a colorant dispersion for a recording ink containing at least a dispersant, a colorant, and water, wherein the dispersant is a polycarboxylic acid dispersant containing units represented by formulae (1) to (3): where R1, R2, and R4 are selected from a hydrogen atom and CH3; R3 is selected from a hydrogen atom and a C1-C3 alkyl group; R5 represents a C1-C3 alkyl group; AO and BO represent a C2-C3 oxyalkylene group; M is selected from alkali metal, alkali earth metal, ammonium, and organic amine; m represents an integer of 1 to 30; and n represents an integer of 5 to 50.