Abstract:
An inkjet printing system, comprises: a printer, a pigment ink composition, and a dry recording media supply for receiving ink, the media comprising a support bearing an ink-receiving layer containing a complex of a polyvalent metal cation and a ligand, wherein the complex has a stability constant, K1, in the range of 0.3 to 6.0. The system gives images with excellent gloss, coalesence, and image quality.
Abstract:
This invention relates to an ink jet ink composition comprising an aqueous medium and microgel particles, said particles comprising a crosslinked copolymer prepared from a monomer mixture comprising at least a crosslinking monomer, a polymerizable carboxylic acid monomer, and one or more polymerizable water insoluble vinyl type monomers. The ink composition may be a colorless ink or it may contain a colorant.
Abstract:
A method of selecting a pigment ink set and receiver in combination including: printing at least two color inks onto a set of receiver to form single color patches of a Dmax density (100% dot coverage); measuring the gloss level of each patch and the receiver at a predefined specular angle; calculating the Relative Gloss Difference (RGD%) value of the ink set and receiver combination; and selecting the ink set and receiver such that RGD value is less than 40% when 60° is used as the specular angle, and the RGD value is calculated according to Equation (A): RGD % = ∑ I = 1 N &LeftBracketingBar; Gloss ( Imaged Areas ) I - Gloss ( Non - Imaged Areas ) &RightBracketingBar; ∑ I = 1 N Gloss ( Imaged Areas ) I Equation ( A ) where I is a variable which identifies a certain color patch used in the evaluation, N is the total number of color patches used in the evaluation.
Abstract:
Ferric ion chelates are useful in analytical compositions, elements and methods for the determination of reductants, or other analytes which can produce a reductant. The ferric ion chelate is reduced to ferrous ion, which coordinates with a suitable ferrous ion coordinating ligand to form a colored complex. In particular, these compositions and elments are useful for detecting nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, reduced form (NADH) or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, reduced form (NADPH), or an analyte (e.g. an enzyme) which produces NADH or NADPH in biological fluids.
Abstract:
Imidomethyl blocked photographic reagents are useful in photographic elements, film units and processes. The blocked photographic reagents have the structure: ##STR1## wherein: J represents ##STR2## X represents the atoms to complete a 5- or 6-membered ring or ring system; R represents hydrogen, alkyl or 1 to 4 carbon atoms or aryl of 6 to 12 carbon atoms; andPR represents the residue of an organic photographic reagent containing a heteroatom through which it is joined to the imidomethyl blocking group.
Abstract:
Photographic elements, diffusion transfer assemblages and processes are described which employ a novel nondiffusible compound having a releasable 6-arylazo-3-pyridinol magenta dye moiety or precursor thereof having the formula: ##STR1## wherein: (a) R represents hydroxy or amino;(b) R.sup.1 represents hydrogen, a hydrolyzable moiety or CAR;(c) G represents carboxy; a hydrolyzable ester or a sulfamoyl group;(d) CAR represents a ballasted carrier moiety capable of releasing the diffusible 6-arylazo-3-pyridinol dye moiety or precursor thereof under alkaline conditions; and(e) n is 0, 1 or 2, with the proviso that when n is 0, then R.sup.1 is CAR.
Abstract:
A method for printing input digital images using an inkjet printing system having a first and second drop ejector arrays for ejecting drops of a particular ink, wherein ink paths supplying drop ejector arrays have different length projections. The method comprising printing a first combined number of ink dots using the first and second drop ejector arrays during first and third time intervals where the printhead is accelerating and decelerating; and printing a second combined number of ink dots using the first and second drop ejector arrays during a second time interval where the printhead is moving at a substantially constant velocity, wherein the percentage of ink dots that are printed by the drop ejector array having a longer length projection is less than 40% of the corresponding combined number of ink dots in at least one of the first or third time intervals.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method of treating a recording element are provided. The apparatus includes a carrier removal station adapted to remove a predetermined percentage of carrier present in the recording element. A converting station is positioned downstream from the carrier removal station and is adapted to increase a durability characteristic of the recording element. A controller is electrically connected to at least one of the carrier removal station and the converting station so that an operating parameter of at least one of the carrier removal station and the converting station is individually adjustable.
Abstract:
An ink jet ink set and recording element combination including: A) a porous ink jet recording element having a 60° specular gloss of at least about 30; and B) a pigment based ink jet ink set having at least two inks; wherein the RGD value is less than 40% when 60° is used as the specular angle and the RGD value is calculated according to Equation (A): RGD % = ∑ I = 1 N Gloss ( Imaged Areas ) I - Gloss ( Non Imaged Areas ) ∑ I = 1 N Gloss ( Imaged Areas ) I Equation ( A ) Where I is a variable which identifies a certain color patch used in the evaluation, N is the total number of color patches used in the evaluation.
Abstract:
An ink jet printing method, including the steps of: A) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading the printer with ink jet recording elements with a support having thereon an image-receiving layer of a polymer having a given contact angle; C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition; D) printing on the image-receiving layer using the ink jet ink in response to the digital data signals to form an imaged recording element; and E) heating the imaged recording element sufficiently to cause the layer of polymer to increase the contact angle at least about 15 degrees.