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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2010
Mariko Kojima, Tokyo, JP;
Kiyofumi Nagai, Tokyo, JP;
Mariko Kojima, Tokyo, JP;
Kiyofumi Nagai, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An inkjet recording ink including at least a pigment, fine resin particles, a water soluble organic solvent, and water, wherein a polymer chain is grafted onto a surface of the pigment, and the polymer chain is composed of at least one monomer unit, which is selected from the monomers represented by the following Chemical Formulas (1) to (4): Chemical Formula (1) where R1 represents H or CH3, and 'n' represents the number of carbon atoms; Chemical Formula (2) where R2 and R3 each represent H or CH3, and 'm' represents the number of units repeated; Chemical Formula (3) where R4 and R5 each represent H or CH3, and “p” is the number of units repeated; and Chemical Formula (4) where R6 and R7 each represent H or CH3, and “k” and “l” each represent the number of units repeated.