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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2007
Applicants:
Hiroshi Mukai, Nagano-ken, JP;
Katsuko Aoki, Nagano-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Mukai, Nagano-ken, JP;
Katsuko Aoki, Nagano-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A recording method for printing on a plastic film surface of a print medium by ejecting droplets of a water-based ink composition onto the plastic film surface includes applying a water-based ink composition on the plastic film surface, and heating the water-based ink composition on the plastic film surface to a temperature of 40° C. or more. The water-based ink composition contains a coloring agent, 0.1% to 1.5% by weight of a silicone surfactant, an acetylene glycol surfactant, a pyrrolidone derivative, a thermoplastic resin, and water.