Patent ID: 7297454

Claim:
A system for printing a uniformly glossy and stain resistant image, comprising: glossy or semi-glossy coated paper; an ink-jet inkset for printing images with spaces on the print media, said inkset comprising 1) a colorless ink-jet ink comprising a water soluble polymer or dispersed latex; wherein said colorless ink-jet ink is substantially free of colorants, and 2) one or more colored inks comprising a pigment colorant; and ink-jet pens containing said inkset, said ink-jet pens including a 5 th pen, wherein said 5 th pen contains said colorless ink-jet ink and is configured to not overprint or underprint the one or more colored inks with the colorless ink-jet ink, but rather causes the colorless ink-jet ink to fill in the spaces wherein there is an absence of color, thereby providing the uniformly glossy and stain resistant image.