Abstract:
An ink set composition, an apparatus, and a method of providing an image on a receiver are provided. The method includes operating a printhead having a first segment that applies a gloss matching fluid to the non-imaged area of the printed area of the image and a second segment that applies an ink set having at least one color to the imaged area of the printed area of the image, wherein the ink set has a predetermined minimum gloss value (GVmin) and a maximum gloss value (GVmax), and the gloss matching fluid has a predetermined gloss value (GVGMF), wherein the predetermined gloss value GVGMF satisfying the following condition: 0.1GVminnullGVGMFnull1.5GVmax, wherein GVmin and GVmax are predetermined gloss values calculated according to the following equations: GVminnullMIN (GV1, GV2, . . . , GVi, . . . , GVn) GVmaxnullMAX (GV1, GV2, . . . , GVi, . . . , GVn) where, i is a variable which identifies a certain color patch used in the evaluation, and n is the total number of color patches used in the evaluation. The apparatus includes an ink set source having at least one color and a source of gloss matching fluid connected to the printhead adapted to deliver the ink set and the gloss matching fluid to a receiver based on data received from a controller.
Abstract:
An ink jet ink set and recording element combination comprising: A) a porous ink jet recording element having a 60null specular gloss of at least about 5; and B) a pigment based ink jet ink set comprising at least two inks; wherein the RGD value is less than 40% when 60null is used as the specular angle and the RGD value is calculated according to Equation (A): 1 RGD null null null % = null null null I = 1 N null null Gloss null ( Imaged null null null Areas ) I - Gloss null ( Non null null null Imaged null null null Areas ) null null I = 1 N null Gloss null ( Imaged null null null Areas ) I Equation null null null ( A ) Where I is a variable which identifies a certain color patch used in the evaluation, N is the total number of color patches used in the evaluation.
Abstract:
An ink jet ink set and recording element combination comprising: A) a porous ink jet recording element having a 60null specular gloss of at least about 5; and B) a pigment based ink jet ink set comprising at least two inks; wherein the RGD value is less than 40% and RGV value among inks is less than 10% when 60null is used as the specular angle; the RGD and RGV values are calculated according to Equations (A) and (B), respectively: 1 RGD null null null % = null I = 1 N null null Gloss null null null ( Imaged null null null null null Areas ) I - Gloss null null null ( Non null null null Imaged null null null Areas null null I = 1 N null Gloss null ( Imaged null null null Areas ) I Equation null null null ( A ) RGV null null null ( % ) = null I = 1 N null | ( Gloss null ( Imaged null null null Area ) I - AG ) | AG / N null null null Where null null null AG = null I = 1 N null Gloss null ( Imaged null null null Area ) I N null null Equation null null null ( B ) I is a variable which identifies a certain color patch used in the evaluation, N is the total number of color patches used in the evaluation.
Abstract:
A method of selecting inks within an inkjet ink set for color printing comprises: a) providing at least two color inks, each ink comprising a carrier and a pigment; b) printing the above inks onto a receiver using test images consisting of single color patches of a Dmax density (100% dot coverage); c) measuring the gloss level of each patch at a predefined specular angle; d) calculating the Relative Gloss Variability (RGV) values of the ink set based on the definition in Equation A; and e) selecting inks for the color set such that the Relative Gloss Variability (RGV) among inks is less than 10% when 60null is used as the specular angle: 1 RGV null ( % ) = null I = 1 N null | ( Gloss null ( Imaged null null null Area ) I - AG ) | AG / N Equation null null null ( A ) Where 2 AG = null I = 1 N null Gloss null ( Imaged null null null Area ) I N I is a variable which identifies a certain color patch used in the evaluation, N is the total number of color patches used in the evaluation
Abstract:
An ink jet ink set and recording element combination comprising: A) a porous ink jet recording element having a 60null specular gloss of at least about 5; and B) a pigment based inkjet ink set comprising at least two inks; wherein the RGD value is less than 40% when 60null is used as the specular angle and the RGD value is calculated according to Equation (A): 1 RGD null null null % = null I = 1 N null null Gloss null null null ( Imaged null null null Areas ) I - Gloss null null null ( Non null null null Imaged null null null Areas ) null null I = 1 N null Gloss null null null ( Imaged null null null Areas ) I Equation null null null (A) Where I is a variable which identifies a certain color patch used in the evaluation, N is the total number of color patches used in the evaluation.
Abstract:
A method of selecting pigment ink set and a receiver combination for inkjet color printing comprising: a) providing at least two color inks, each ink comprising a carrier and a pigment; b) printing the above inks onto a set of receivers using test images consisting of single color patches of a Dmax density (100% dot coverage); c) measuring the gloss level of each patch and the receiver at a predefined specular angle; d) calculating the Relative Gloss Difference (RGD %) values of the ink set and receiver combination; and e) selecting the ink set and receiver combination such that RGD value is less than 40% when 60null is used as the specular angle, and the RGD value is calculated according to Equations (A): 1 RGD null null null % = null I = 1 N null null Gloss ( Image null null null d null null null Areas ) I - Gloss null ( Non null - null Imaged null null null Areas ) null null I = 1 N null Gloss null ( Imaged null null null Areas ) I Equation null null null ( A ) nullWhere I is a variable which identifies a certain color patch used in the evaluation, N is the total number of color patches used in the evaluation.