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Ink jet recording transparency
Assignee: TRANSCOPY Inc A CORP FL
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Filing: 1984-03-20
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Granted: 1985-07-09
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Expires: 2004-03-20
Abstract
Abstract An improved ink jet recording transparency is described herein which is capable of absorbing colored, aqueous-miscible inks to provide very high density images which are permanent and smear resistant. This transparency article includes a transparent resinous support and an improved coating which is clear and comprises a mixture of a carboxylated polymer or copolymer, having a molecular weight of about 50,000 to 1 million, and a polyalkylene glycol having an average molecular weight of about 5,000 to 25,000, preferably 15,000 to 25,000, the glycol being present in an amount of about 5% to 70%, preferably 10% to 25%, by weight of said polymer.
Inventors
- 👤 Herman Burwasser
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 17:11
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/50; B41M5/52; B41M5/502; B41M5/508; B41M5/5254; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31786; Y10T428/31797; Y10T428/31855
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
An ink jet recording transparency capable of forming very high density images when an aqueous-miscible ink is jetted thereon consisting essentially of (a) a substantially transparent resinous support, and (b) a substantially clear coating thereon consisting essentially of (1) a carboxylated polymer or copolymer, or salts thereof, having a molecular weight of about 50,000 to 1 million, and (2) a polyalkylene glycol having an average molecular weight of about 5,000 to about 25,000, and being present in an amount of about 5% to about by weight of said polymer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
An ink jet recording transparency capable of forming very high density images when an aqueous-miscible ink is jetted thereon consisting essentially of (a) a substantially transparent resinous support, and (b) a substantially clear coating thereon consisting essentially of (1) a carboxylated polymer or copolymer, or salts thereof, having a molecular weight of about 50,000 to 1 million, and (2) a polyalkylene glycol having an average molecular weight of about 5,000 to about 25,000, and being present in an amount of about 5% to about by weight of said polymer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
An ink jet recording transparency according to claim 1 wherein the average molecular weight of said glycol is about 8,000 to about 20,000.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
An ink jet recording transparency according to claim 1 wherein said glycol has an average molecular weight of about 17,500 and is made up of 2 moles of a polyalkylene glycol joined with epoxide.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
An ink jet recording transparency according to claim 1 wherein said glycol is present in an amount of about 10% to about 25% by weight of said polymer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
An ink jet recording transparency according to claim 1 wherein said glycol is present in an amount of about 20% by weight of said polymer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
An ink jet recording transparency according to claim 1 wherein said carboxylated polymer is selected from a carboxylated acrylic or methacrylic polymer; a carboxylated vinyl acetate polymer and a carboxylated styrenated acrylic polymer having a molecular weight of about 50,000 to 1 million.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
An ink jet recording transparency according to claim 1 wherein said polymer is a carboxylated acrylic polymer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
An ink jet recording transparency according to claim 1 wherein said polymer is a carboxylated vinyl acetate polymer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
An ink jet recording transparency according to claim 1 wherein said polymer is a carboxylated styrenated acrylic polymer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
83 words
An ink jet recording transparency according to claim 1 consisting essentially of a transparent polyester film support, and a clear coating thereon consisting essentially of a carboxylated acrylic or methacrylic polymer or copolymer, a carboxylated polyvinyl acetate, a carboxylated styrenated acrylic, having a molecular weight of about 50,000 to 1 million, and a polyalkylene glycol having an average molecular weight of about 5,000 to about 25,000, and being present in an amount of about 5% to about 70% by weight of said polymer.
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