Color ink jet recording method and apparatus using black ink and color-mixed ...

(54) COLOR INK JET RECORDING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING BLACK INK AND COLOR-MIXED BLACK INK

(75) Inventors: Jiro Moriyama, Kawasaki; Naqji
Otsuka, Yokohama; Nobuyuki
Kuwabara, Kawasaki; Isao Ebisawa,
Yokohama; Atsushi Arai; Hisao
Yaegashi, both of Kawasaki; Toshiharu
Inui; Kentaro Yano, both of
Yokohama; Kiichiro Takahashi,
Kawasaki; Osamu Iwasaki, Tokyo;
Daigoro Kanematsu, Yokohama, all of
(JP)

(73) Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (JP)

( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.

(21) Appl. No.: 09/549,935

(22) Filed: Apr. 14, 2000

Related U.S. Application Data

(62) Division of application No. 08/143,157, filed on Oct. 29, 1993, now Pat. No. 6,084,604.

(30) Foreign Application Priority Data

Oct. 30, 1992 (JP) 4-292541

Oct. 30, 1992 (JP) 4-292543

Oct. 30, 1992 (JP) 4-292544

Oct. 30, 1992 (JP) 4-292545

Oct. 30, 1992 (JP) 4-292646

Oct. 4, 1993 (JP) 5-248139

(51) Int. CI.7 B41J 2/21; B41J 2/205

(52) U.S. CI 347/43; 347/15

(58) Field of Search 347/43, 15

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