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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2009
Applicants:
Masashi Kamibayashi, Shiojiri, JP;
Shuichi Koganehira, Matsumoto, JP;
Hironori Sato, Shiojiri, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A clear ink composition includes at least a slightly water-soluble alkanediol, a water-soluble alcohol as a dissolution aid for the slightly water-soluble alkanediol, water, and polymer fine particles, but does not include a colorant. A 10-Hz dynamic surface tension of the ink composition is 26 mN/m or less.