Method of making printable coated paper

Claim 1

THE METHOD OF MAKING PRINTABLE COATED PAPER HAVING A HIGH DEGREE OF SMOOTHNESS, BRIGHTNESS, OPACITY, AND INCREASED INK HOLDOUT, WHICH COMPRISES FIRST APPLYING ONTO THE SURFACE OF A FORWARDLY MOVING UNCOATED DRY PAPER WEB, IN A CONTINUOUS PAPER-MAKING PROCESS AT PAPERMAKING SPEED, AN AQUEOUS COATING COMPOSITION COMPRISING MINERAL PIGMENT AND ADHESIVE BY TRANSFERRING SAID COMPOSITION THERETO FROM A RESILIENT ROTATING SURFACE. COATED WITH A METERED AMOUNT OF SAID COMPOSITION PROVIDING LESS THAN THE DESIRED FINAL WEIGHT OF COATING BUT SUFFICENT TO PRIME-COAT THE WEB BY COVERING FIBERS THEREOF AN FILLING VOIDS AND SURFACE IRREGULARITIES THEREIN TO LEAVE A LEVEL SURFACE OF SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM RECEPTIVITY AND LIMITED PENETRABILITY FOR A SEQUENTIALLY APPLIED TOP COATING DRYING THE RESULTING COATED AND FILLED WEB, CARRYING IT FORWARD BY A RESILENT DOWNWARDLY MOVING ROTATING SURFACE AND THROUGH A POOL OF A TOP AQUEOUS COATING COMPOSITION OF RELATIVELY LOWER VISCOSITY THAN SAID FIRST COMPOSITION COMPRISING MINERAL PIGMENT AND A PROPORTION OF A COMPATIBLE ADHESIVE TO MINERAL PIGMENT RELATIVELY LOWER THAN THAT IN SAID FIRST COMPOSITION BUT SUFFICENT TO BLIND THE PIGMENT PARTICLES THEREIN TOGETHER AND TO PREFILLED PAPER WEB AND PROVIDING THE BALANCE OF THE DESIRED FINAL AMOUNT OF SOLIDS AND WEIGHT OF COATING, DOCTORING THE RESULTING COATING WITH A FLEXIBLE BLADE UPON EMERGENCE FROM SAID POOL TO LEVEL AND SMOOTH IT AND TO REMOVE EXCESS WHILE THE WEB IS CARRIED BY SAID RESILIENT ROLL, AND DRYING THE RESULTING FILLED AND COATED WEB.

Claim 2

THE METHOD OF MAKING PRINTABLE COATED PAPER HAVING A HIGH DEGREE OF SMOOTHNESS, BRIGHTNESS, OPACITY, AND INCREASED INK HOLDOUT, WHICH COMPRISES FIRST APPLYING ONTO THE SURFACE OF A FORWARDLY MOVING UNCOATED DRY PAPER WEB, IN A CONTINUOUS PAPER-MAKING PROCESS AT PAPERMAKING SPEED, AN AQUEOUS COATING COMPOSITION COMPRISING MINERAL PIGMENT AND ADHESIVE BY TRANSFERRING SAID COMPOSITION THERETO FROM A RESILIENT ROTATING SURFACE. COATED WITH A METERED AMOUNT OF SAID COMPOSITION PROVIDING LESS THAN THE DESIRED FINAL WEIGHT OF COATING BUT SUFFICENT TO PRIME-COAT THE WEB BY COVERING FIBERS THEREOF AN FILLING VOIDS AND SURFACE IRREGULARITIES THEREIN TO LEAVE A LEVEL SURFACE OF SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM RECEPTIVITY AND LIMITED PENETRABILITY FOR A SEQUENTIALLY APPLIED TOP COATING DRYING THE RESULTING COATED AND FILLED WEB, CARRYING IT FORWARD BY A RESILENT DOWNWARDLY MOVING ROTATING SURFACE AND THROUGH A POOL OF A TOP AQUEOUS COATING COMPOSITION OF RELATIVELY LOWER VISCOSITY THAN SAID FIRST COMPOSITION COMPRISING MINERAL PIGMENT AND A PROPORTION OF A COMPATIBLE ADHESIVE TO MINERAL PIGMENT RELATIVELY LOWER THAN THAT IN SAID FIRST COMPOSITION BUT SUFFICENT TO BLIND THE PIGMENT PARTICLES THEREIN TOGETHER AND TO PREFILLED PAPER WEB AND PROVIDING THE BALANCE OF THE DESIRED FINAL AMOUNT OF SOLIDS AND WEIGHT OF COATING, DOCTORING THE RESULTING COATING WITH A FLEXIBLE BLADE UPON EMERGENCE FROM SAID POOL TO LEVEL AND SMOOTH IT AND TO REMOVE EXCESS WHILE THE WEB IS CARRIED BY SAID RESILIENT ROLL, AND DRYING THE RESULTING FILLED AND COATED WEB.