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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2008
Applicants:
Shoji Koike, Yokohama, JP;
Ryota Kato, Yokohama, JP;
Hitoshi Yoshino, Zama, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides an ink jet recording ink containing a self-dispersion pigment having a lactone group and a carboxyl group, an organic carboxylic acid salt, water and a water-soluble substance having a coefficient of hydrophilicity-hydrophobicity of 0.37 or more as defined by the following equation (A), and having a surface tension of 34 mN/m or less.Coefficient of hydrophilicity-hydrophobicity=[(Water activity value of a 20% aqueous solution)−(Molar fraction of water in the 20% aqueous solution)]/ [1−(Molar fraction of water in the 20% aqueous solution)]  Equation (A)