Abstract: Provided is a recording medium comprising an ink-receiving layer provided on at least one face of a base material, wherein a surface of the ink-receiving has the maximum specular glossiness within a measurement angle range of from 20° to 60°.

Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus for recording by discharging ink from nozzles of a recording head to a recording medium comprises a figure recording control section for executing recording control of figure draw commands for ruled lines and other figures, and a bitmap recording control section for executing recording control of draw commands other than the figure draw commands by developing bitmaps. For this ink jet recording apparatus, draw commands are individually controlled by the recording control sections, respectively, and at the same time, recording is performed by relatively moving in the intersecting two directions a recording head for discharging ink by the draw commands, and a recording medium held by a recording medium holding unit in the position facing the ink discharge surface of the recording head.

Abstract: An ink-jet recording medium having, on a base material, a porous resin layer containing water-dispersible resin particles B having a minimum film-forming temperature of not lower than 0° C., and water-dispersible resin particles A having a minimum film-forming temperature higher than the film-forming temperature of the water-dispersible resin particles B and having an average particle size larger than the average particle size of the water-dispersible resin particles B.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a recording medium for ink-jet recording, which comprises at least one first half-cut line formed in a machine direction (MD) and at least one second half-cut line perpendicular to the MD direction, wherein the half-cut lines are in the form of a series of perforations with a cut portion and an uncut portion alternately arranged continuously, and the length of the uncut portion in the first half-cut line is longer than the length of the uncut portion in the second half-cut line.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a recording medium comprising a base material, an ink-receiving layer containing an alumina hydrate provided on one side of the base material, an adhesive layer provided on the side opposite to the ink-receiving layer of the base material, and a release sheet covering the adhesive layer, wherein the surface of the adhesive layer on the side of the release sheet has such structure that recessed portions and projected portions are regularly repeated, and a recessed and projected surface corresponding to the recessed portions and the projected portions of said surface of the adhesive layer is formed by the release sheet covering the adhesive layer.

Abstract: Provided is a recording method for image formation on a recording medium by application thereon of an ink containing a water-soluble dye having an anionic group or a cationic group in the molecule: the recording medium comprising a substance having an ionic group counter to the anionic or cationic group of the water-soluble dye and having molecular weight of not higher than 1,000, and a polymeric substance having molecular weight of not lower than 2,000.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a recording medium comprising a base material and an ink-receiving layer provided on at least one side of the base material, wherein the ink-receiving layer comprises, as essential components, an hydrophilic resin and a cationic compound having both structural units of the formulae (I) and (II) wherein R1, R2, R4 and R5 are independently each other hydrogen or an alkyl group, R3 is a phenyl, naphthyl, benzyl or phenethyl group, R6 is a linear segment comprising a hydrophilic repeating segment and having 10 to 50 carbon atoms, and X is a halide ion, a sulfate ion, an alkylsulfate ion, an alkylsulfonate ion, an arylsulfonate ion, or an acetate ion, and wherein the cationic compound is used in combination with the hydrophilic resin in a proportion of from 1 to 40 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the hydrophilic resin.

Abstract: An image-transfer medium for ink-jet printing, comprising a releasing layer and a transfer layer containing fine particles of a thermoplastic resin and a polymeric binder, provided on a base material, wherein the polymeric binder is a thermoplastic resin.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a printing medium comprising a base material and an ink-receiving layer which comprises inorganic fine particles and a binder and is provided on the base material, wherein the inorganic fine particles are partly projected from a binder layer of the ink-receiving layer and contained in a proportion of 0.05 to 3 parts per 100 parts of the binder in terms of solids.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a printing medium comprising a base material and an ink-receiving layer which comprises inorganic fine particles and a binder and is provided on the base material, wherein the inorganic fine particles are partly projected from a binder layer of the ink-receiving layer and contained in a proportion of 0.05 to 3 parts per 100 parts of the binder in terms of solids.

Abstract: An ink-jet recording medium having, on a base material, a porous resin layer containing water-dispersible resin particles B having a minimum film-forming temperature of not lower than 0° C., and water-dispersible resin particles A having a minimum film-forming temperature higher than the film-forming temperature of the water-dispersible resin particles B and having an average particle size larger than the average particle size of the water-dispersible resin particles B.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a recording medium comprising a base material, an ink-receiving layer containing an alumina hydrate provided on one side of the base material, an adhesive layer provided on the side opposite to the ink-receiving layer of the base material, and a release sheet covering the adhesive layer, wherein the surface of the adhesive layer on the side of the release sheet has such structure that recessed portions and projected portions are regularly repeated, and a recessed and projected surface corresponding to the recessed portions and the projected portions of said surface of the adhesive layer is formed by the release sheet covering the adhesive layer.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image-transfer medium for ink-jet printing, comprising a releasing layer and a transfer layer containing fine particles of a thermoplastic resins and a polymeric binder, provided on a base material, wherein the polymeric binder is a thermoplastic resin.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a recording medium comprising a base material and an ink-receiving layer provided on at least one side of the base material, wherein the ink-receiving layer comprises, as essential components, an hydrophilic resin and a cationic compound having both structural units of the formulae (I) and (II) 1

Abstract: Provided is a recording medium comprising an ink-receiving layer provided on at least one face of a base material, wherein a surface of the ink-receiving has the maximum specular glossiness within a measurement angle range of from 20° to 60°.

Abstract: Provided is a recording medium comprising an ink-receiving layer provided on at least one face of a base material, wherein a surface of the ink-receiving has the maximum specular glossiness within a measurement angle range of from 20° to 60°.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a printing medium, comprising a liquid-absorbent base material, an ink-receiving layer provided on the base material, which comprises a pigment, a binder and a cationic substance, and a surface layer provided on the ink-receiving layer composed principally of cationic ultrafine particles as inorganic particles.

Abstract: A recording medium has an ink-receiving layer. The layer comprises a hydrophilic resin, and a block copolymer of polyvinyl alcohol and a hydrophobic polymer. The ratio by weight of the hydrophilic resin to the block copolymer is in a range of from 100:1 to 1:1.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a printing medium, comprising a base material and an ink-receiving layer provided on at least one side of the base material, wherein the ink-receiving layer comprises, in combination as essential components, a hydrophilic resin and a cationic compound comprising both structural units of the formulae (I) and (II) ##STR1## wherein R1, R2, R4 and R5 are independently hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R3 is a phenyl, naphthyl, benzyl or phenethyl group, R6 is an alkyl group the main chain of which has 10 to 30 carbon atoms, and X.sup.- is a halide ion selected from the group consisting of chloride, bromide and iodide ions, a sulfate ion, an alkylsulfate ion selected from the group consisting of methylsulfate and ethylsulfate ions, an alkyl- or arylsulfonate ion, or an acetate ion, and the cationic compound is used in combination in a proportion of 1 to 40 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the hydrophilic resin.

Abstract: A pressure-sensitive transferring protective covering material comprising at least (a) first flexible substrate, (b) an adhesive layer, (c) a solid resin layer, and (d) a second flexible substrate which are stacked in the named order, wherein said first flexible substrate (a) has a peel force of 30 g/inch to 120 g/inch against said adhesive layer (b), said adhesive layer (b) contains a hindered amine series light stabilizer and has a cohesion of 500 g/inch to 1500 g/inch, said solid resin layer (c) comprises a transparent resin layer containing a ultraviolet absorber and having a glass transition temperature of 50.degree. C. or above, and said second flexible substrate (d) has a peel force of 120 g/inch to 400 g/inch against said solid resin layer (c).A method for protecting and covering a print formed on an object using said pressure-sensitive transferring protective covering material.