Abstract: A method for printing an ink-jet image, comprising the step of: ejecting droplets of an ink on an ink-jet recording media,

Abstract: A method of forming an ink-jet image, comprising the steps of: ejecting droplets of an ink onto an ink-jet recording media which includes a support having thereon an outermost layer containing a thermoplastic resin; and then applying pressure onto the outermost layer with a pressing apparatus so that a thickness of the outermost layer after applying pressure is 50 to 80% of the outermost layer before being applied pressure.

Abstract: An ink-jet recording method providing an ink containing a fine resin particle, a water-soluble dye, water and an organic solvent to an ink receiving sheet comprising a support and a porous ink receiving layer coated on the support is disclosed. In the method the difference of DL10 in the particle diameter distribution of the fine resin particle in the ink and DM50 in the pore diameter distribution of the porous layer measured using a mercury porosimeter (DL10-DM50) is not more than 170 nm.

Abstract: An inkjet recording method having the steps of: ejecting ink containing pigment, water and an organic solvent onto an image receiving medium, wherein the image receiving medium has a support member having a non-solvent-permeable resin layer, and an ink image receiving layer having a solvent absorbing layer containing inorganic fine particles and a binder, and a surface portion layer containing resin fine particles, an inorganic pigment and a binder; and conducting a heating and pressing treatment onto the image receiving medium.

Abstract: An ink jet recording method comprising a step of: jetting a dye ink onto a surface of a recording medium, wherein said dye ink comprises a latex capable of absorbing ultraviolet light, and said recording medium comprises a substrate having thereon at least one ink absorbing layer, the outermost ink absorbing layer being a porous layer.

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: An inkjet recording apparatus is provided with a recording head to conduct recording by jetting an ink onto a recording medium having an ink receiving layer containing thermoplastic in particles on a surface thereof and a pigment ink solvent absorbing layer adjoining to an inner side of the ink receiving layer; a heating and pressing device to heat and press the recording medium so as to make the ink receiving layer of the recording medium to be transparent; a conveyor to convey the recording medium to the recording head and further to the heating and pressing device; and a temperature controller to control a heating temperature by the heating and pressing device within a range of T0±&Dgr;T° C., where T0 is 50 to 150° C. and AT is not larger than 10° C.

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 thermographic material is disclosed which comprises a support and provided thereon, a recording layer containing a photolytic free radical generating agent capable of providing a free radical on absorption of light, a dye decolored by the free radical, and an anti-decolorizing agent, the photolytic free radical generating agent and dye being contained in a microcapsule in the recording layer, and the anti-decolorizing agent being present outside the microcapsule in the recording layer, wherein an image is formed by imagewise heating the thermographic material to mix the anti-decolorizing agent with the photolytic free radical generating agent and the dye to form a latent image, and then exposing the heated material to light which the photolytic free radical generating agent absorbs, so that the dye at the latent image portions is not decolored and the dye at portions other than the latent image portions is decolored.

Abstract: A light- and heat-sensitive recording material is disclosed, comprising a support provided thereon a light- and heat-sensitive layer containing a photo-color-forming element comprising a photodecomposable compound and an element capable of forming a color upon reaction with a decomposition product of the photodecomposable compound, wherein the photo-color-forming element is imagewise heated so as to be mixed to thereby form a latent image and the latent image is further exposed to light to form a color; at least one of the photodecomposable compound and the element capable of forming a color upon reaction with the decomposition product of the photodecomposable compound being dispersed through solution in an organic solvent.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The light-sensitive material comprises a support having thereon a plurality of silver halide emulsion layers, wherein a silver halide emulsion layer arranged at the position nearest to the support among said silver halide emulsion layers contains a dye-forming coupler and a color stain preventing agent represented by Formula HQ-1 in an amount of 1 mol % to 5 mol % of the dye-forming coupler. ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a specified substituent, provided that at least one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is a group having 6 or more carbon atoms in total.