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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Tetsuya Aoyama, Shiojiri, JP;
Akiko Kawase, Matsumoto, JP;
Ippei Okuda, Shiojiri, JP;
Takeshi Yano, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/01 (2006.01); B41M 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M 7/0018 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided an image recording method including modifying a surface to set a wetting tension index of a recording surface to 40 mN/m or more by carrying out a surface modification of the recording surface of an ink low-absorbing or non-absorbing recording medium, adhering a reaction liquid containing a flocculant to the recording surface after the modifying of the surface, and recording an image on the recording surface using an ink composition for ink jet recording containing a color material and water after the adhering of the reaction liquid.