Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
Ink, ink-jet recording process recording unit, ink cartridge, and ink-jet recording apparatus employing ink
 An ink-jet recording process, recording unit, ink cartridge, and ink-jet recording apparatus employing ink that comprises a triol consisting of carbon atoms, hydrogen atoms and hydroxyl groups, and wherein the triol is selected from the group consisting of the following (a) to (c): PA1 (a) a straight-chain triol having 5 carbon atoms; PA1 (b) a compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein any three of A.sub.1 to A.sub.5 each represent a hydroxyl group, and the remaining two each represent a hydrogen atom, or a branched triol having 6 carbon atoms; and PA1 (c) a triol having at least 7 carbon atoms. 
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
C
C09D
inventional
Kyoko Koromo Shoji
Fukushima Shirota Koike