Abstract: The invention relates to an ink jet recording material comprising a support having thereon an ink absorbing layer, the ink jet recording material having an outer layer containing a thermoplastic resin, wherein the ink jet recording material has an ink transfer amount of not less than 10 ml/m2 for a contacting time of 40 milliseconds according to Bristow method, and an ink jet image recording method utilizing said ink jet recording material.

Abstract: An ink-jet image recording method is disclosed. In the method and image is formed by jetting ink on an ink-jet recording medium having an ink absorption layer and optionally a layer provided the ink absorption layer on resin coated paper, in which the outermost layer comprises an aqueous emulsion of thermoplastic resin particles synthesized in the presence of polyvinyl alcohol as a protective colloid for emulsion polymerization, and the recording medium is treated by heat.

Abstract: A fixing belt for fixing an ink-jet image recorded on an ink-jet recording material, the fixing belt comprising a base material having thereon a base-surface modifying layer and a releasing layer in the order, wherein the base-surface modifying layer has a pencil hardness of HB or a higher hardness and the releasing layer comprises a silicone resin.

Abstract: An ink-jet recording method comprising the steps of: forming a pigment image on a recording medium by jetting pigment ink; and adjusting the C value of the pigment image to 60 or more.

Abstract: A recording method comprising the steps in the following order of: correcting a curl of a recording medium by applying heat and pressure to the recording medium; and forming an image on the recording medium by jetting ink onto the recording medium.

Abstract: A recording method comprising the steps in the following order of: correcting a curl of a recording medium by applying heat and pressure to the recording medium; and forming an image on the recording medium by jetting ink onto the recording medium.

Abstract: An image forming method using an ink jet is disclosed. A pigment ink containing a dispersed pigment is jetted onto an ink jet recording medium. The recording medium support having as the outermost layer an ink receptive layer comprising thermoplastic resinous particles and a pigment ink solvent absorptive layer adjacent to said ink receptive layer. The fine thermoplastic particle ink receptive layer is the outermost layer onto which the ink is jetted. Thereafter, the outermost layer containing the jetted ink is transparentized by simultaneous application of heat and pressure to obtain an image.

Abstract: A fixing belt or a fixing roller for fixing an ink jet image recorded on an ink jet recording material by heat, the fixing belt comprising a base material having thereon a surface layer contacting the ink jet recording material during fixing, the fixing roller comprising a heating roller and a pressure roller having base materials A and B, respectively, at least one of the heating roller and the pressure roller having a surface layer contacting the ink jet recording material during fixing, wherein the surface layer has a peel strength of not less than 30 g/5 cm or a pencil hardness of HB or more, and the surface layer is produced by a method comprising the steps of: coating a hardenable silicone on the base material by a dip coating; and hardening the coated hardenable silicone by heat.

Abstract: An ink jet recording medium and its manufacturing method are disclosed, the medium comprising a substrate and provided thereon, plural ink absorption layers including an upper layer containing inorganic pigment and thermoplastic particles, wherein the content by weight of the inorganic pigment is greater than that of the thermoplastic particles.

Abstract: A dye and a recording material employing the dye are disclosed. The dye is represented by formula B═N—A In the formula, A represents a metal-free atomic group necessary to form a condensed ring having —NR1R2 as a substituent on the ring, except for one ring in which a carbon atom on the ring combines with the nitrogen atom in the formula. B represents a coupler component and combines with a nitrogen atom in the formula at coupling position of the coupler component. R1 and R2 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group which may have a substituent, an aryl group which may have a substituent, and a heterocycle which may have a substituent, and R1 and R2 may combine with each other to form a ring.

Abstract: An image forming method is disclosed. After a pigment ink comprising a dispersing agent, is adhered employing an ink jet method onto an ink jet recording medium comprising a support having as the outermost layer an ink receptive layer comprising thermoplastic resinous particles and a pigment ink solvent absorptive layer adjacent to said ink receptive layer, said fine thermoplastic particle ink receptive layer as the outermost layer is transparentized by simultaneous application of heat and pressure to obtain an image.

Abstract: A water based ink composition is disclosed. A precursor, which can be converted to an insoluble pigment employing at least one of a chemical means, a thermal means, a photodecomposition means, and a radiation means, is dissolved in a water based solvent in the ink.

Abstract: A recording method comprising the step of ejecting an ink jet recording ink on an ink receiving material using an ink jet printer, the ink comprising a dye represented by the following Formula (1): ##STR1##

Abstract: A heat-developable photosensitive material for use in diffusion transfer process is disclosed, comprising a support having in one or more layers a hydrophilic binder, photosensitive silver halide and dye-providing compound represented by the following formula,[A-(J.sub.1).sub.a -(X).sub.b ].sub.c -J.sub.2 -Dyewhich is capable of releasing [-(J.sub.1).sub.a -(X).sub.b ].sub.c -J.sub.2 -Dye residue upon cleavage in the presence of a silver ion or a soluble silver complex.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support and thereon a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a green-sensitive silver emulsion layer and a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein said green-sensitive emulsion layer contains at least one coupler represented by Formula M-I and at least one of a non-color-forming compound represented by Formula A-1 or A-2: ##STR1## wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; X represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent capable of splitting upon making a reaction with an oxidized product of a color developing agent; and Z represents a group consisting of metal atoms necessary to form a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring:Formula (A-1)R.sub.21 --NHSO.sub.2 --R.sub.22wherein R.sub.21 and R.sub.

Abstract: There is disclosed a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material which comprises containing a compound having ##STR1## group at 4-position of a pyrazole ring, and having a residue of non-diffusion type coupler through an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or an imino group at the 5-position of the same, wherein A represents a residue of 1-phenyl-3-pyrazolidone derivatives and p is 0 or 1.

Abstract: There is disclosed a heat-developable color light-sensitive material having an excellent preservability and capable of providing images having a superior discrimination and only a slight fluctuation of Dmin against that of the development conditions. The material comprises a support having thereon a light-sensitive silver halide, a dye donor and a compound represented by following Formula I: ##STR1## wherein X represents a group capable of splitting off in heat-development; Y represents the group of atoms necessary to form 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring; Z represents a substituent; and n represents an integer of 0 to 4.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material containing novel pyrazolotriazole type magenta couler is disclosed. The coupler is represented by the following Formula I: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a primary-alkyl, a secondary-alkyl group or a tertiary-alkyl group; R.sub.2 is an aralkyl group represented by the following Formula II; and X is a substituent capable of splitting off upon reaction with the oxidation product of a color developing agent; ##STR2## whrein R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6, are each a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, provided that at least one of R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 is an alkyl group when R.sub.1 is a primary alkyl group; R.sub.7 is a group having a --COOM group, in which M is a hydrogen atom or a cation; and l is 0 or 1. The light-sensitive material is excellent in color forming efficiency and color reproducibility.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material which contains a noble 2-equivalent yellow coupler having an excellent color forming property and an improved dispersion stability in emulsion is disclosed.

Abstract: A heat developing photosensitive material is disclosed, comprising silver halide, a binder, a reducing agent and a heat solvent, wherein said heat solvent is at least one selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by Formulae I, II and III: ##STR1##