Patent ID: 6513923
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: C09D

Abstract:
An ink jet printing method, comprising the steps of:A) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading said printer with an ink jet recording element; C) loading said printer with color ink jet ink set comprising: (i) a magenta ink comprising a carrier and a water-soluble, transition metal complex of an 8-heterocyclylazo-5-hydroxyquinoline dye; (ii) a yellow ink comprising a carrier and a water-soluble yellow dye; (iii) a cyan ink comprising a carrier and a water-soluble cyan dye; and (iv) an orange and/or green and/or violet ink comprising a carrier and a water-soluble orange and/or green and/or violet dye, said water-soluble orange dye having a hue angle between about 58 and about 83; said water-soluble green dye having a hue angle between about 128 and about 189; and said water-soluble violet dye having a hue angle between about 235 and about 315; and D) printing on said image-receiving layer using said ink jet ink set in response to said digital data signals.