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20080213548 | Ink composition for ink jet recording, recording method, and recorded matter - There is provided an ink composition for ink jet recording, which can yield images having excellent gloss with good color reproduction even on various recording media having a low level of water absorption, especially synthetic paper and printing paper for running-on. The ink composition for ink jet recording comprises a colorant, water, an alkanediol, and a surfactant, wherein the alkanediol comprises a water-soluble 1,2-alkanediol, a poor water-soluble 1,2-alkanediol, and a poor water-soluble both terminal alkanediol, and the alkanediol satisfies a requirement on a weight basis of A:(B+C)=2:1 to 2:3 wherein A represents the content of the water-soluble 1,2-alkanediol in the alkanediol; B represents the content of the poor water-soluble 1,2-alkanediol in the alkanediol; and C represents the content of the poor water-soluble both terminal alkanediol in the alkanediol. | 09-04-2008 |
20090030144 | Ink set - An ink set including at least three colors of inks of yellow ink with a hue angle ∠H°, as defined in CIELAB color space on a recording medium, in the range of about 80° to about 110°, magenta ink with a hue angle ∠H° in the range of about 330° to about 360°, and cyan ink with a hue angle ∠H° in the range of about 230° to about 260°, and the following ink (A) and ink (B): ink (A): ink with a hue angle ∠H° in the range of about 0° to about 80°; and ink (B): ink with a hue angle ∠H° in the range of about 0° to about 80° (where the ink (A) has higher saturation and lower brightness than the magenta ink, and the ink (B) has higher saturation and higher brightness than the magenta ink and higher saturation and lower brightness than the yellow ink, and the hue angle (∠H°) is determined as hue angle ∠H°=tan | 01-29-2009 |
20090297716 | Ink set, and ink jet recording method using the ink set - There is provided an ink set with which agglomeration of ink is suppressed, images free from white streaks or roughness can be provided even when printed at a low resolution, and good images, in particular, images having a good hue can be provided. | 12-03-2009 |
20100086685 | INK COMPOSITION FOR INK JET RECORDING - An ink composition is provided that achieves high-quality images free of white streaks or rough textures even when low-resolution printing is performed on printing paper such as art paper. | 04-08-2010 |
20110300298 | CLEAR INK COMPOSITION - There is provided a clear ink composition containing a water-insoluble alkanediol having at least seven carbon atoms, a water-soluble alcohol that functions as a dissolution aid for dissolving the water-insoluble alkanediol, water, a fine polymer particle at least containing polyolefin, and a fluorene resin. A colorant is not used. | 12-08-2011 |
20110310165 | MAGENTA INK COMPOSITION, INK CARTRIDGE, AND RECORDING SYSTEM AND RECORDED MATTER USING THE SAME - This invention provides a magenta ink composition that, when recorded, is excellent in color development, graininess, and gloss, is less likely to cause clogging in an ink jet recording head, and is excellent in color reproduction in a high-chroma and high-lightness red region. The magenta ink composition has an L* value of not less than 60 and a b* value of not more than −17 when the a* value in CIE standard calculated from a visible absorption spectrum in a not more than 10000-fold diluted aqueous solution is 80. | 12-22-2011 |
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20090233066 | INK COMPOSITION FOR INK JET RECORDING, RECORDING METHOD AND RECORDED MATTER - There is provided an ink composition that, even on various recording media, especially gloss paper of a printing paper base, can yield an image having excellent gloss, can realize good recovery from clogging and handleability of recorded matter, and, at the same time, can realize excellent ejection stability and color reproduction. The ink composition for ink jet recording comprises at least a colorant, water, an alkanediol, and a surfactant, wherein the alkanediol comprises a water soluble 1,2-alkanediol and a water soluble alkanediol having a hydroxyl group at both ends of its main chain, and the surfactant is a polyorganosiloxane. | 09-17-2009 |
20090258198 | INK COMPOSITION FOR INK JET RECORDING, RECORDING METHOD AND RECORDED MATTER - There is provided an ink composition for ink jet recording that, even on printing paper for running-on, can realize excellent gloss and good color reproduction and, at the same time, is excellent in ejection stability and recovery from clogging. The ink composition for ink jet recording comprises at least a colorant, water, an alkanediol, and a surfactant, wherein the alkanediol comprises a water soluble 1,2-alkanediol and a slightly water soluble 1,2-alkanediol, and the surfactant is a polyorganosiloxane. | 10-15-2009 |
20090297790 | Magenta Ink Composition, Ink Cartridge, and Recording System and Recorded Matter Using the Same - This invention provides a magenta ink composition that, when recorded, is excellent in color development, graininess, and gloss, is less likely to cause clogging in an ink jet recording head, and is excellent in color reproduction in a high-chroma and high-lightness red region. The magenta ink composition has an L* value of not less than 60 and a b* value of not more than −17 when the a* value in CIE standard calculated from a visible absorption spectrum in a not more than 10000-fold diluted aqueous solution is 80. | 12-03-2009 |
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20120055312 | BAND SAW HAVING ADJUSTABLE BLADE GUIDE - A band saw has a housing, a pair of wheels rotatably disposed on the housing, a drive unit connected to one of the wheel, a continuous band saw blade supported by the wheels, and a guide movably attached to the housing. The guide is positioned to contact with the band saw blade in a thickness direction of the band saw blade in order to restrict movement of the band saw blade in its thickness direction. | 03-08-2012 |
20130112537 | ELECTRIC POWER TOOL - A reciprocating tool includes a toggle switch that is turned on or off by tilting a lever, and a switch lever in a motor housing. The switch lever includes an engagement frame into which the lever is inserted, and can slide in a tilting direction. The switch lever is slid to tilt the lever to an ON position or an OFF position through a sliding operation of the switch lever from the outside. An engagement portion of the switch lever on a side closer to the ON position of the lever is provided with a slanted guide surface that guides the lever in the ON position to the OFF position when the toggle switch is attached into an upper housing having the switch lever attached thereto. | 05-09-2013 |
20130115863 | DUST COLLECTING ATTACHMENT FOR ELECTRIC POWER TOOL AND ELECTRIC POWER TOOL - A dust collecting attachment that is mounted on a sander includes a suction portion mounted on a portion of a front housing where an output shaft projects, a flexible hose having a front end of the flexible hose connected to the suction portion, a discharge portion connected to a rear end of the flexible hose and a changeable member placed on both a motor housing and the discharge portion. The changeable member allows the discharge portion to be mounted at any position around an axis of the motor housing. | 05-09-2013 |
20130220659 | OSCILLATING ROTARY ELECTRIC POWER TOOL - An oscillating rotary electric power tool, in which a spindle with a distal end tool attached thereto is projected downward from a front end portion of a housing accommodating a motor, and the housing also accommodates a coupling member rotatable integrally with an output shaft of the motor, a crankshaft fitted with the coupling member in a depression and projection fitting structure, and a link member to which the spindle is fixed and power is transmitted from the crankshaft to rotate clockwise and counterclockwise in an oscillating manner so that the link member will be driven by the motor to rotate the spindle clockwise and counterclockwise in the oscillating manner, wherein an elastic body is interposed between the coupling member and the crankshaft in the same axial direction as the output shaft. | 08-29-2013 |
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20130300799 | INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink jet recording apparatus includes at least: a print head that discharges ink jet recording ink from nozzles which are formed on a nozzle forming surface toward a recording medium; a wiping mechanism that wipes out ink which is attached to a nozzle forming surface using an absorbent material having an impregnating solution; and a cap member that adheres closely to the nozzle forming surface in a state in which a space is included in an area facing the nozzles, and removes at least ink of the space, and further includes the following characteristic (1) or (2). (1) Ink jet recording ink composition includes a first resin having a heat distortion temperature of 10° C. or less. (2) Ink jet recording ink composition includes a second resin and includes substantially no glycerin. | 11-14-2013 |
20140152741 | INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink jet recording apparatus includes a recording head having a plurality of nozzles through which an ink composition containing an inorganic pigment is ejected, a nozzle surface having nozzle orifices, and a liquid-repellent film disposed on the nozzle surface; an absorbing member that absorbs the ink composition containing the inorganic pigment from the nozzle orifices and the nozzle surface; and an actuating mechanism including a pressing member that presses the absorbing member, which contains an impregnation liquid, and the nozzle surface relative to each other. The actuating mechanism moves at least one of the absorbing member and the recording head relative to the other to perform a cleaning operation in which the ink composition is removed from the nozzle surface with the absorbing member. | 06-05-2014 |
20140152742 | INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink jet recording apparatus includes a recording head having a plurality of nozzles through which an ink composition containing an inorganic pigment is ejected, a nozzle surface having nozzle orifices, and a liquid-repellent film disposed on the nozzle surface; an absorbing member that absorbs the ink composition containing the inorganic pigment from the nozzle orifices and the nozzle surface; and an actuating mechanism including a pressing member that presses the absorbing member and the nozzle surface relative to each other. The actuating mechanism moves at least one of the absorbing member and the recording head relative to the other to perform a cleaning operation in which the ink composition is removed from the nozzle surface with the absorbing member. The absorbing member contains an impregnation liquid having a surface tension of 45 mN/m or less during the cleaning operation. | 06-05-2014 |
20140210918 | INK SET - The ink set includes a deep black ink containing a carbon black, and a pale black ink containing the carbon black with a lower content than the deep black ink. The deep black ink further contains a first colorant and a second colorant, and the pale black ink further contains the first colorant, but does substantially not contain the second colorant. The first and the second colorant are each selected from the group consisting of cyan colorants, magenta colorants, violet colorants, and green colorants. | 07-31-2014 |
20140240393 | INK SET FOR INK JET RECORDING, AND RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink set includes a recording ink and a displacement ink. The recording ink contains a pigment, a resin, water, and a first surfactant and is substantially free of alkyl polyols with a normal boiling point of 280° C. or more. The displacement ink contains water, a second surfactant, an aprotic polar solvent, and an alkyl polyol with a normal boiling point of 280° C. or more. Each of the first surfactant and the second surfactant includes a silicone surfactant and/or a fluorosurfactant. The resin includes a water-soluble resin and/or a resin emulsion. The recording ink has a higher surface tension than that of the displacement ink. | 08-28-2014 |