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Ink-jet printing cloth and ink-jet printing process
Assignee: COOK & MITCHELL POWER SYSTEMS Inc
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Filing: 1996-02-13
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Granted: 1998-12-08
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Expires: 2016-02-13
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed herein is an ink-jet printing process using an ink-jet printing cloth wherein the ink-jet printing cloth is composed mainly of nylon fibers, wherein the cloth has a water content of 10 to 110%, and comprises nylon yarn having an average thickness of 20 to 100 deniers composed of nylon fibers having an average thickness of 1 to 10 deniers.
Inventors
- 👤 Tomoya Yamamoto
- 👤 Masahiro Haruta
- 👤 Shoji Koike
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 13:54
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06P; D06P5/00; D06P5/30; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2915
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 30
Claim 1
Independent Claim
52 words
An ink-jet printing cloth comprised mainly of nylon fibers, wherein the cloth has a water content of 10 to 110% of the weight of the cloth, and comprises nylon yarn having an average thickness of 20 to 100 deniers comprised of nylon fibers having an average thickness of 1 to 10 deniers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
52 words
An ink-jet printing cloth comprised mainly of nylon fibers, wherein the cloth has a water content of 10 to 110% of the weight of the cloth, and comprises nylon yarn having an average thickness of 20 to 100 deniers comprised of nylon fibers having an average thickness of 1 to 10 deniers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The ink-jet printing cloth according to claim 1, wherein the cloth contains at least one substance selected from the group consisting of urea, water-soluble metal salts and water-soluble polymers in a proportion of 0.01 to 20% by weight.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The ink-jet printing cloth according to claim 2, wherein the water-soluble polymers comprise one of polysaccharide polymers and cellulose polymers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The ink-jet printing cloth according to claim 2, wherein the water-soluble metal salts comprise one of halides of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The ink-jet printing cloth according to claim 2, wherein the water-soluble metal salts comprise one of sodium chloride, sodium sulfate, potassium chloride, sodium acetate, calcium chloride and magnesium chloride.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The ink-jet printing cloth according to claim 1, wherein the cloth has a water content of 10 to 90% of the weight of the cloth.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The ink-jet printing cloth according to claim 1, wherein the cloth has a water content of 10 to 70% of the weight of the cloth.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The ink-jet printing cloth according to claim 1, wherein the nylon fibers have an average thickness of 2 to 6deniers.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The ink-jet printing cloth according to claim 1, wherein the nylon yarn has an average thickness of 25 to 80 deniers.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The ink-jet printing cloth according to claim 1, wherein the nylon yarn has an average thickness of 30 to 70 deniers.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
81 words
An ink-jet printing process comprising the steps of: applying an ink to a cloth by an ink-jet system; subjecting the cloth to a dyeing treatment; and then washing the cloth thus treated, wherein said cloth is comprised mainly of nylon fibers, has a water content of 10 to 110% of the weight of the cloth, and comprises nylon yarn having an average thickness of 20 to 100 deniers comprised of nylon fibers having an average thickness of 1 to 10 deniers.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
81 words
An ink-jet printing process comprising the steps of: applying an ink to a cloth by an ink-jet system; subjecting the cloth to a dyeing treatment; and then washing the cloth thus treated, wherein said cloth is comprised mainly of nylon fibers, has a water content of 10 to 110% of the weight of the cloth, and comprises nylon yarn having an average thickness of 20 to 100 deniers comprised of nylon fibers having an average thickness of 1 to 10 deniers.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The ink-jet printing process according to claim 11, wherein the ink-jet system is an ink-jet system utilizing thermal energy.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
The ink-jet printing process according to claim 11, wherein a volume of an ink droplet jetted in said applying step is in the range of 20 to 200 pl.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
The ink-jet printing process according to claim 11, wherein the cloth has a water content of 10 to 90% of the weight of cloth.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
The ink-jet printing process according to claim 11, wherein the cloth has a water content of 10 to 70% of the weight of cloth.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
The ink-jet printing process according to claim 11, wherein the nylon fibers have an average thickness of from 2 to 6 deniers.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
The ink-jet printing process according to claim 11, wherein the nylon yarn has an average thickness of 25 to 80 deniers.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
21 words
The ink-jet printing process according to claim 11, wherein the nylon yarn has an average thickness of 30 to 70 deniers.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
24 words
The ink-jet printing process according to claim 11, wherein a shot-in ink quantity is in the range of 4 to 40 nl/mm 2 .
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
18 words
The ink-jet printing process according to claim 11, wherein the ink comprises a dye and an aqueous medium.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
24 words
The ink-jet printing process according to claim 20, wherein the ink comprises one of an acid dye, a reactive dye, and a disperse dye.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
33 words
The ink-jet printing process according to claim 20, wherein an amount of the dye is in the range of from 2 to 25% by weight based on the total weight of the ink.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
38 words
The ink-jet printing process according to claim 20, wherein the aqueous medium comprises water and an amount of the water is in the range of 30 to 90% by weight based on the total weight of the ink.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
39 words
An ink jet printing process according to claim 11, wherein the cloth contains at least one substance selected from the group consisting of urea, water-soluble metal salts and water-soluble polymers in a proportion of 0.01 to 20% by weight.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
19 words
The ink-jet printing process according to claim 24, wherein the ink-jet system is an ink-jet system utilizing thermal energy.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
20 words
The ink-jet printing process according to claim 24, wherein the water-soluble polymers comprise one of polysaccharide polymers and cellulose polymers.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
24 words
The ink-jet printing process according to claim 24, wherein the water-soluble metal salts comprise one of halides of alkali metals or alkaline earth metals.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
29 words
The ink-jet printing process according to claim 24, wherein the water-soluble metal salts comprise one of sodium chloride, sodium sulfate, potassium chloride, sodium acetate, calcium chloride or magnesium chloride.
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