Abstract: An image recording composition including a curable material that is cured upon application of an external stimulus, and a cationic resin having a cationic functional group.

Abstract: Ink receiving particles is provided. The ink receiving particles includes polymer particles, the polymer particles including a resin including an acidic group and a polyoxyethylene chain, the acidic group at least partially having a salt structure.

Abstract: A single-layer seamless inkjet conveying belt including a polyimide resin or a polyamide-imide resin as a resin component and a conductive filler, the inkjet conveying belt having a volume resistivity of 1010 to 1014 ?cm. Also provided is an inkjet recording apparatus including a recording medium conveying device containing the inkjet conveying belt and a recording head that discharges ink droplets onto a recording medium.

Abstract: There is provided a recording apparatus including: an intermediate transfer body; a forming unit that forms an ink receiving layer on the intermediate transfer body, the ink receiving layer including a first solution layer containing a curable material that cures when irradiated with ultraviolet radiation, and a second solution layer, on the first solution layer, containing a curable material that cures when irradiated with ultraviolet radiation, and a liquid absorbing component, and in the case in which the first solution layer contains a liquid absorbing component, the content of the liquid absorbing component in the second solution layer being larger than the content of the liquid absorbing component in the first solution layer; an ink supplying unit that supplies ink droplets onto the ink receiving layer; a transferring unit that transfers the ink receiving layer from the intermediate transfer body to a recording medium; and an ultraviolet irradiation unit that irradiates the recording medium with ultravi

Abstract: A recording device includes: an intermediate transfer member; a layer forming unit that forms a curable solution layer on the intermediate transfer member, the curable solution layer including a liquid-absorbing component, a curable material that is cured by irradiation of UV rays, and a surfactant having an HLB value of from 8 to 18; an ink supply unit that supplies ink droplets to the curable solution layer formed on the intermediate transfer member; a transfer unit that transfers the curable solution layer, to which the ink droplets have been applied, from the intermediate transfer member to a recording medium; and a UV irradiation unit that irradiates UV rays onto the recording medium, to which the curable solution layer has been transferred.

Abstract: Ink receiving particles is provided. The ink receiving particles includes polymer particles, the polymer particles including a resin including an acidic group and a polyoxyethylene chain, the acidic group at least partially having a salt structure.

Abstract: The present invention provides a roll for charging a belt for inkjet recording, in which the roll has a surface layer including a fluororesin and having a nip resistance of 104 to 108 ? at 23° C. and 55% RH formed on a roll having an underlayer formed on the outer peripheral surface of a metal core material, and an inkjet recording apparatus equipped with the roll for charging a belt for inkjet recording.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes: an intermediate transfer member; a supply unit that supplies a curable liquid onto the intermediate transfer member, the curable liquid including at least one curable material that is cured by an external stimulus and a liquid absorbing material; a first temperature information acquisition unit that acquires temperature information related to the curable liquid; a temperature regulation unit that regulates the temperature of the curable liquid supplied onto the intermediate transfer member; an ink application unit that applies an ink onto a curable liquid layer formed on the intermediate transfer member; a transfer unit that brings the curable liquid layer onto which the ink has been applied into contact with a recording medium, and transfers the curable liquid layer from the intermediate transfer member to the recording medium; and a stimulus application unit that applies a stimulus for curing the curable liquid layer to the curable liquid layer.

Abstract: An image recording composition including a curable material that is cured upon application of an external stimulus, water-absorbing resin particles, and a nonionic surfactant.

Abstract: An image recording composition including water-absorbing resin particles and a curable material that is cured upon application of an external stimulus, a volume average particle diameter of the water-absorbing resin particles being from about 0.5 ?m to about 5.0 ?m, and a content of the water-absorbing resin particles in the image recording composition being from about 5% by weight to about 50% by weight.

Abstract: A recording apparatus including: an intermediate transfer member; an image forming composition layer formation unit that supplies an image forming composition to the intermediate transfer member, the image forming composition containing a curable material that cures upon application of an external stimulus; an ink application unit that applies an ink to the image forming composition layer that has been formed on the intermediate transfer member; a transfer unit that transfers the image forming composition layer from the intermediate transfer member to a recording medium by contacting the image forming composition layer onto which the ink has been applied with the recording medium; and a first stimulus application unit that applies a stimulus to the image forming composition layer that cures the image forming composition layer, the stimulus being applied at least one of immediately before the image forming composition layer comes into contact with the recording medium, or during the contact.

Abstract: An image recording composition including a curable material that is cured upon application of an external stimulus, and a cationic resin having a cationic functional group.

Abstract: A single-layer seamless inkjet conveying belt including a polyimide resin or a polyamide-imide resin as a resin component and a conductive filler, the inkjet conveying belt having a volume resistivity of 1010 to 1014 ?cm. Also provided is an inkjet recording apparatus including a recording medium conveying device containing the inkjet conveying belt and a recording head that discharges ink droplets onto a recording medium.

Abstract: The invention provides a transporting belt for inkjet use, the belt having a seamless belt shape having at least one layer, the innermost layer comprising at least one of polyamide, polyester, and polyimide resins as the resin component and a conductive filler, and having a volume resistivity of about 1010 to 1014 ?·cm.

Abstract: The present invention provides a roll for charging a belt for inkjet recording, in which the roll has a surface layer including a fluororesin and having a nip resistance of 104 to 108 ? at 23° C. and 55% RH formed on a roll having an underlayer formed on the outer peripheral surface of a metal core material, and an inkjet recording apparatus equipped with the roll for charging a belt for inkjet recording.

Abstract: 05567494An inexpensive roll for electrostatic charge having the simple layer structure not affected by working environmental conditions, not developing exuding phenomena such as bleeding and blooming, generating no leaks and being able to conduct a uniform, stable electrostatic charge, which comprises a core member, and a conductive elastomer layer and a surface layer laminated thereon in this order, the surface layer having a conductive material dispersed therein, wherein the surface layer has a higher electrical resistance in an outermost surface region thereof and formed of a thermosetting binder resin containing carbon black dispersed therein by electrostatic deposition.

Abstract: A wavelength converting device exhibiting high activity for SHG is disclosed, which comprises a compound represented by formula (I) ##STR1## where Ar represents the residue of a .pi.-electron conjugated molecule; and X represents a hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group, or a halogen atom.