Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a system for ink jet printing of an image having a high air fading resistance on an inorganic porous medium base, without necessitating an additional coating processing. SOLUTION: The method for ink jet printing of the image having the high air fading resistance on the inorganic porous medium base comprises (a) a process of providing ink containing a dye and a water-soluble or water-dispersible copolymer in an ink vehicle, (b) a process of providing the inorganic porous medium base having voids that receive the ink and (c) a process of ink jet printing of the ink on the inorganic porous medium base. Since a film is formed of the copolymer on the inorganic porous medium base, the image having the air fading resistance enhanced can be formed. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable formation of a three-dimensional solid having a free shape by hardening a composition jetted by an inkjet printing technique without using ultraviolet rays. SOLUTION: A first jetting composition 16 containing a reactive composing material and a second jetting composition 18 containing a hardening agent are independently inkjet jetted on a base plate 20. Upon contact of the reactive composing material with the hardening agent, the reaction occurs to form a solid composition 24. A plurality of layers composed of the solid composition 24 are formed by repeating the inkjet jetting in a predetermined pattern while scanning inkjet pens 12 and 14. In this way it is possible to form a three-dimensional solid having a desired shape. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medium sheet on which formation of an ink jet image having both quick-drying properties of ink and a high fading resistance is enabled, and a system and a method. SOLUTION: The medium sheet consists of a base 10, a porous dye-receiving layer 12 on the base and an ionic porous layer 16 on the layer 12. The dye-receiving layer 12 consists of a metal or metalloid oxide, while the ionic porous layer 16 consists of particulates 22 each having an ionic electric charge surface 24. Ink-jet ink 20 consists of an ink vehicle and a dye both of which are so constituted as not to react with the ionic porous layer 16 and the ink 20 passes quickly through the layer 16, reaches the dye-receiving layer 12 and is fixed thereon. A liquid sealant composition 26 is applied thereafter on the medium sheet so that an interpolymer complex 30 be formed. Since the complex 30 seals the ionic porous layer 16, the ink 20 is insulated from an external environment. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for protecting a image printed on a porous medium using a thermal overcoat having certain characteristics. SOLUTION: A laminar sheet is used for thermally coating the image printed on the porous medium which includes adhesive protective layers 16 and 18 constituted so as to flow when heated to an application temperature to be held, a carrier ribbon 12, of which the phase transition temperature (Tp) is higher than that of the adhesive protective layers 16 and 18 at least by 20°C, the coefficient of thermal expansion is less than 500 μm/m/°C and the shape is almost kept even if the carrier ribbon is heated to the application temperature, and a release layer 14 which has a phase transition temperature (Tp) higher than that of the adhesive protective layers 16 and 18 by at least 2°C and is constituted so that the first adhesive strength between the porous medium 22 and the adhesive protective layers 16 and 18 becomes higher than the second adhesive strength when heated to the application temperature to apply the adhesive protective layers 16 and 18 to the porous medium 22. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and a method for forming an inkjet image having a high durability. SOLUTION: Under one enforcement configuration, this system is constituted by including a medium base material which is coated with a porous medium coating. In this case, the porous medium coating includes an inorganic porous particle, and also, at least a part of the inorganic porous particle has a first reactive group which covalently bonds to the particle. In addition, the system includes an inkjet ink containing a dye as well. In this case, the dye is equipped with a second reactive group, and is constituted in such a manner that the first reactive group and the second reactive group form the covalent bond when coming into contact with each other. Under one substituent enforcement configuration, a method for forming an inkjet image having a high durability includes three steps. In this case, in the first step, the first reactive group is covalently bonded to the inorganic porous particle. In the second step, the inorganic porous particle coats the medium base material to form a coated medium base material. In the third step, an inkjet ink composition containing the dye having the second reactive group is jetted onto the coated medium base material. The first reactive group and the second reactive group can form the covalent bond by reacting to each other. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and an apparatus for forming a three dimensional object having a high mechanical characteristic in short operation time. SOLUTION: The solid-molding method for the three dimensional object comprises a step of accumulating a fine particle blend containing reactive glass ionomer fine particles, crosslinkable polyacid fine particles containing polyvinylpyrrolidone-co-polyacrylic acid, and a nano composite in a demarcated area, a step of spouting a liquid phase bonding agent on a predetermined area of the fine particle blend by ink jetting in order to form hydrated cement in the predetermined area, and a step of hardening the hydrated cement. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and method which enable the rapid production of three-dimensional objects while maintaining high dimensional precision. SOLUTION: The method of creating a three-dimensional solid freeform fabrication object includes spreading a non-reactive powder on a substrate, selectively dispensing a reactive resin onto the non-reactive powder, forming a mixture of reactive resin and non-reactive powder wherein the selective dispensing of the reactive resin defines the three-dimensional object and cures the reactive resin, thereby encapsulating the non-reactive powder. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inkjet recording medium which enables the realization of the advantages such as shortening of drying time, enhancement for smear tolerance and improvement for fading tolerance. SOLUTION: The inkjet recording medium is provided with a sealable coating which enables the fading tolerance, drying time and water resistance to be improved by applying the medium to an impermeable substrate. The medium consists of (a) the impermeable substrate, (b) a porous base coat arranged on the impermeable substrate which is formed by comprising a pigment, binder and optional mordant and adapted so as to receive a coloring agent from ink and (c) a porous top coat. In that case, (1) the porous base coat further includes a polymer of solvent-swelling nature which has been made adapted so as to be swollen in contacting with a polar solvent of liquid vehicle, then the top coat is formed by comprising the optional one or the pigment and the binder, or (2) the porous top coat is formed by comprising the polymer of solvent-swelling nature and the binder. Either of the above cases is applied. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a system for creating a three-dimensional free form with good accuracy and in a short period. SOLUTION: The method for preparing a three-dimensional solid free form fabrication object comprises spreading a non-reactive powder on a substrate, selectively dispensing a reactive powder on the non-reactive powder to form a mixture of a reactive resin and the non-reactive powder, creating the three-dimensional free form by dispensing selectively the reactive resin, and curing the reactive resin to encapsulate the non-reactive powder. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance flexibility of solid free-form fabrication by a system of separately housing a composing material and an initiator and separately dispensing them. SOLUTION: The solid free-form fabricating system (10) for making a three-dimensional object has a dispensing system (14) constructed in such a manner that the radiation initiator and the composing material are separately dispensed, and a hardening system (16) working to harden the radiation initiator and the composing material after the radiation initiator and the composing material are dispensed. The radiation initiator and the composing material are separately housed in the dispensing system (14). COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI