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Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1990-03-02
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Granted: 1992-08-11
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Expires: 2010-03-02
Abstract
Abstract A transparent substrate material for receiving or containing an image comprised of a supporting substrate and a coating composition comprised of a mixture of (a) non ionic celluloses or blends thereof; (b) ionic celluloses or blends thereof; (c) poly(alkylene oxide); and a noncellulosic component selected from the group consisting of (1) poly(imidazoline)quaternized; (2) poly(N,N-dialkyl-dialkylene piperidinium halide); (3) poly(acrylamido alkyl propane sulfonic acid); (4) poly(ethylene imine) epihalohydrin; (5) poly(acrylamide); (6) acrylamide-acrylic acid copolymer; (7) poly(vinyl pyrrolidone); (8) poly(vinyl alcohol); (9) vinyl pyrrolidone-dialkyl aminomethylmethacrylate copolymer quaternized; (10) vinyl pyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer; and mixtures thereof. The substrate may be coated on one, or both sides depending, for example, on its use.
Inventors
- 👤 Shadi L. Malhotra
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 01:20
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/50; B41M5/52; G; G03; G03G; G03G7/00; G03G7/0006; G03G7/002; G03G7/0026; G03G7/0033; G03G7/004; G03G7/0046; G03G7/0086; B41M5/502; B41M5/508; B41M5/5218; B41M5/5236; B41M5/5245; B41M5/5254; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31533; Y10T428/3154; Y10T428/31721; Y10T428/31725; Y10T428/31736; Y10T428/3175; Y10T428/31779; Y10T428/31786; Y10T428/3179; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/3188; Y10T428/31884; Y10T428/31888; Y10T428/31891; Y10T428/31909; Y10T428/31913; Y10T428/3192; Y10T428/31928; Y10T428/31971; Y10T428/31975; Y10T428/31978; Y10T428/31986
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 44
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
A transparent substrate material for receiving or containing an image comprised of a supporting substrate and a coating thereon comprised of a mixture of the following components (a) one or more non-ionic cellulose; (b) one or more ionic celluloses; (c) poly(alkylene oxide), and (d) a noncellulosic component selected from the group consisting of (1) poly(imidazoline) quaternized; (2) poly(N,N-dialkyl-dialkylene piperidinium halide); (3) poly(acrylamido alkyl propane sulfonic acid); (4) poly(ethylene imine) epihalohydrin; (5) poly(acrylamide); (6) acrylamide-acrylic acid copolymer; (7) poly(vinyl pyrrolidone); (8) poly(vinyl alcohol); (9) vinyl pyrrolidone-dialkyl aminomethylmethacrylate copolymer quaternized, (10) vinyl pyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer; and mixtures thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
A transparent substrate material for receiving or containing an image comprised of a supporting substrate and a coating thereon comprised of a mixture of the following components (a) one or more non-ionic cellulose; (b) one or more ionic celluloses; (c) poly(alkylene oxide), and (d) a noncellulosic component selected from the group consisting of (1) poly(imidazoline) quaternized; (2) poly(N,N-dialkyl-dialkylene piperidinium halide); (3) poly(acrylamido alkyl propane sulfonic acid); (4) poly(ethylene imine) epihalohydrin; (5) poly(acrylamide); (6) acrylamide-acrylic acid copolymer; (7) poly(vinyl pyrrolidone); (8) poly(vinyl alcohol); (9) vinyl pyrrolidone-dialkyl aminomethylmethacrylate copolymer quaternized, (10) vinyl pyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer; and mixtures thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A material in accordance with claim 1 wherein the nonionic celluloses are comprised of alkyl cellulose, hydroxyalkyl celluloses, alkyl hydroxy alkyl celluloses and hydroxy alkyl alkyl celluloses.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
67 words
A material in accordance with claim 2 wherein the alkyl celluloses are comprised of methyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose, or ethyl methyl cellulose; the hydroxyalkyl celluloses are comprised of hydroxyethylcellulose, mono or dihydroxypropyl cellulose, or hydroxyethyl hydroxypropyl cellulose; the alkyl hydroxyalkyl celluloses are comprised of methylhydroxyethyl cellulose or ethylhydoxyethyl cellulose; and the hydroxyalkyl alkyl celluloses are comprised of hydroxymethylethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl methyl cellulose, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose or hydroxybutylmethyl cellulose.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A material in accordance with claim 1 wherein the ionic celluloses are comprised of anionic celluloses, cationic celluloses and amphoteric celluloses.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
55 words
A material in accordance with claim 4 wherein the anionic celluloses are comprised of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, sodium carboxymethyl methyl cellulose, sodium carboxymethylhydroxyethyl cellulose, or sodium cellulose sulfate; the cationic celluloses are comprised of quaternary hydroxypropyl trimethylammoniumchloridehydroxyethyl cellulose, or a quaternary diethyl ammoniumchloride cellulose; and the amphoteric celluloses are comprised of a carboxymethyl diaminoethyl cellulose.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A material in accordance with claim 1 wherein the poly(alkylene oxide) is comprised of poly(ethylene oxide), poly(propylene oxide), or poly(1,4-oxybutylene).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
64 words
A material in accordance with claim 1 wherein the coating composition is comprised of about 1 to about 60 percent by weight of the nonionic celluloses, from about 55 to about 1 percent by weight of ionic celluloses, from about 43 to about 1 percent by weight of poly(alkylene oxide) and from about 1 to about 38 percent by weight of the noncellulosic component.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
64 words
A material in accordance with claim 1 wherein the coating composition is comprised of from about 5 to about 55 percent by weight of the nonionic celluloses, from about 50 to about 5 percent by weight of the ionic celluloses, from about 40 to about 5 percent of poly(alkylene oxide), and from about 5 to about 35 percent by weight of the noncellulosic component.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
A material in accordance with claim 1 wherein the coating composition contains a filler component.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
A material in accordance with claim 9 wherein the filler component is colloidal silica, titanium dioxide or an alkali metal carbonate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
78 words
A material in accordance with claim 9 wherein the coating composition is comprised of from about 1 to about 50 percent by weight of the nonionic celluloses, from about 55 to about 1 percent by weight of the ionic celluloses, from about 42 to about 1 percent by weight of poly(alkylene oxide), from about 1 to about 23 percent by weight of the noncellulosic component, and from about 1 to about 25 percent by weight of the filler.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
77 words
A material in accordance with claim 9 wherein the coating is comprised of from about 5 to about 50 percent by weight of the nonionic celluloses, from about 50 to about 5 percent by weight of the ionic celluloses, from about 40 to about 5 percent by weight of poly(alkylene oxide), from about 4 to about 35 percent by weight of the noncellulosic component, and from about 1 to about 5 percent by weight of the filler.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
64 words
A material in accordance with claim 1 wherein the coating composition is comprised of from about 5 to about 55 percent by weight of methyl cellulose, from about 50 to about 5 percent by weight of cationic hydroxyethyl cellulose, from about 40 to about 5 percent by weight of poly(ethylene oxide), and from about 5 to about 35 percent by weight of poly(imidazoline) quaternized.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
62 words
A material in accordance with claim 1 wherein the coating composition is comprised of from about 5 to 55 percent by weight of methyl cellulose, from about 50 to about 5 percent by weight of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, from about 40 to about 5 percent by weight of poly(ethylene oxide), and from about 5 to about 35 percent by weight of poly(acrylamide).
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
65 words
A material in accordance with claim 1 wherein the coating composition is comprised of from about 5 to about 55 percent by weight of methyl cellulose, from about 50 to about 5 percent by weight of carboxymethyl diaminoethyl cellulose, from about 40 to about 5 percent by weight of poly(ethylene oxide), and from about 5 to about 35 percent by weight of poly(N,N-dimethyl-3,5-dimethylene piperidinium chloride).
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
67 words
A material in accordance with claim 1 wherein the coating composition is comprised of from about 5 to about 55 percent by weight of methyl cellulose, from about 50 to about 5 percent by weight of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, from about 40 to about 5 percent by weight of poly(ethylene oxide), and from about 5 to about 35 percent by weight of a vinyl pyrrolidone-diethylaminomethylmethacrylate copolymer quaternized.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
66 words
A material in accordance with claim 1 wherein the coating composition is comprised of from about 5 to about 55 percent by weight of hydroxyethyl cellulose, from about 50 to about 5 percent by weight of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, from about 40 to about 5 percent by weight of poly(ethylene oxide), and from 5 to about 35 percent by weight of a vinyl pyrrolidone-diethylaminomethylmethacrylate copolymer quaternized.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
65 words
A material in accordance with claim 1 wherein the coating composition is comprised of from about 5 to about 55 percent by weight of hydroxyethyl cellulose, from about 50 to about 5 percent by weight of sodium cellulose sulfate, from about 40 to about 5 percent by weight of poly(ethylene oxide), and from about 5 to about 35 percent by weight of a poly(ethylene imine)epichlorohydrin.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
65 words
A material in accordance with claim 1 wherein the coating composition is comprised of from about 5 to about 55 percent by weight of hydroxyethyl cellulose, from about 50 to about 5 percent by weight of quaternary diethyl ammoniumchloride cellulose, from about 40 to about 5 percent by weight of poly(ethylene oxide), and from about 5 to about 35 percent by weight of poly(vinyl pyrrolidone).
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
65 words
A material in accordance with claim 1 wherein the coating composition is comprised of from about 5 to about 55 percent by weight of hydroxyethyl cellulose, from about 50 to about 5 percent by weight of carboxymethyl diaminoethyl cellulose, from about 40 to about 5 percent by weight of poly(ethylene oxide), and from about 5 to about 35 percent by weight of poly(N,N-dimethyl-3,5-dimethylene piperidinium chloride).
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
64 words
A material in accordance with claim 1 wherein the coating composition is comprised of from about 5 to about 55 percent by weight of hydroxyethyl cellulose, from about 50 to about 5 percent by weight of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, from about 40 to about 5 percent by weight of poly(ethylene oxide), and from about 5 to about 35 percent by weight of a poly(acrylamide).
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
64 words
A material in accordance with claim 1 wherein the coating composition is comprised of from about 5 to about 55 percent by weight of ethylhydroxyethyl cellulose, from about 50 to about 5 percent by weight of sodium carboxymethylethyl cellulose, from about 40 to about 5 percent by weight of poly(ethylene oxide), and from about 5 to about 35 percent by weight of poly(vinyl alcohol).
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
67 words
A material in accordance with claim 1 wherein the coating composition is comprised of from about 5 to about 55 percent by weight of ethylhydroxyethyl cellulose, from about 50 to about 5 percent by weight of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, from about 40 to about 5 percent by weight of poly(ethylene oxide), and from about 5 to about 35 percent by weight of a vinyl pyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
65 words
A material in accordance with claim 1 wherein the coating composition is comprised of from about 5 to about 55 percent by weight of ethylhydroxyethyl cellulose, from about 50 to about 5 percent by weight of cationic hydroxyethyl cellulose, from about 40 to about 5 percent by weight of poly(ethylene oxide), and from about 5 to about 35 percent by weight of a poly(imidazoline) quaternized.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
68 words
A material in accordance with claim 1 wherein the coating composition is comprised of from about 5 to about 55 percent by weight of ethylhydroxyethyl cellulose, from about 50 to about 5 percent by weight of quaternary diethyl aminoethyl cellulose, from about 40 to about 5 percent by weight of poly(ethylene oxide), and from about 5 to about 35 percent by weight of a poly(2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid).
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
68 words
A material in accordance with claim 1 wherein the coating composition is comprised of from about 5 to about 55 percent by weight of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, from about 50 to about 5 percent by weight of cationic hydroxyethyl cellulose, from about 40 to about 5 percent by weight of poly(ethylene oxide), and from about 5 to about 35 percent by weight of a poly(2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid).
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
64 words
A material in accordance with claim 1 wherein the coating composition is comprised of from about 5 to about 55 percent by weight of hydroxybutyl cellulose, from about 50 to about 5 percent by weight of carboxymethyl diaminoethyl cellulose, from about 40 to about 5 percent by weight of poly(ethylene oxide), and from about 5 to about 35 percent by weight of poly(vinyl alcohol).
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
65 words
A material in accordance with claim 1 wherein the coating composition is comprised of from about 5 to about 55 percent by weight of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, from about 50 to about 5 percent by weight of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, from about 40 to about 5 percent by weight of poly(ethylene oxide), and from about 5 to about 35 percent by weight of a poly(acrylamide).
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
17 words
A material in accordance with claim 1 wherein the supporting substrate is coated on both sides thereof.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
23 words
A material in accordance with claim 1 wherein the coating is present in a thickness of from about 5 to about 25 microns.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
27 words
A material in accordance with claim 1 wherein the supporting substrate is coated from said polymer mixture dissolved in a mixture of water with an aliphatic alcohol.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
31 words
A material in accordance with claim 1 wherein the supporting substrate is selected from the group consisting of cellulose acetate, poly(sulfone), poly(propylene), poly(styrene), poly(vinyl chloride), poly(vinyl fluoride), cellophane and poly(ethylene terephthalate).
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
20 words
A material in accordance with claim 1 wherein the substrate is a thickness of about 50 to about 150 microns.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
17 words
A material in accordance with claim 1 wherein alkyl contains from 1 to about 25 carbon atoms.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
17 words
A material in accordance with claim 1 wherein alkyl contains from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
100 words
An image receiving member for an electrographic or electrophotographic imaging process, which member is comprised of a supporting substrate and a coating thereon comprised of a mixture of the following components (a) one or more nonionic celluloses; (b) one or more ionic celluloses; (c) poly(alkylene oxide), and (d) a noncellulosic component selected from the group consisting of (1) poly(imidazoline) quarternized; (2) poly(N,N-dialkyl-dialkylene piperidinium halide); (3) poly(acrylamido alkyl propane sulfonic acid); (4) poly(ethylene imine) epihalohydrin; (5) poly(acrylamide); (6) acrylamide-acrylic acid copolymer; (7) poly(vinyl pyrrolidone); (8) poly(vinyl alcohol); (9) vinyl pyrrolidone-dialkyl aminomethylmethacrylate copolymer quaternized; (10) vinyl pyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer; and mixtures thereof.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
100 words
An image receiving member for an electrographic or electrophotographic imaging process, which member is comprised of a supporting substrate and a coating thereon comprised of a mixture of the following components (a) one or more nonionic celluloses; (b) one or more ionic celluloses; (c) poly(alkylene oxide), and (d) a noncellulosic component selected from the group consisting of (1) poly(imidazoline) quarternized; (2) poly(N,N-dialkyl-dialkylene piperidinium halide); (3) poly(acrylamido alkyl propane sulfonic acid); (4) poly(ethylene imine) epihalohydrin; (5) poly(acrylamide); (6) acrylamide-acrylic acid copolymer; (7) poly(vinyl pyrrolidone); (8) poly(vinyl alcohol); (9) vinyl pyrrolidone-dialkyl aminomethylmethacrylate copolymer quaternized; (10) vinyl pyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer; and mixtures thereof.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
91 words
A transparency comprised of a supporting substrate and on both sides thereof a coating thereon comprised of a mixture of the following components (a) one or more nonionic celluloses, (b) one or more ionic celluloses, (c) poly(alkylene oxide) and (d) a noncellulosic component selected from the group consisting of (1) poly(imidazoline) quaternized; (2) poly(N,N-dimethyl-3,5, dimethylene piperidinium chloride); (3) poly(2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid); (4) poly(ethylene imine) epichlorohydrin; (5) poly(acrylamide); (6) acrylamide-acrylic acid copolymer; (7) poly(vinyl pyrrolidone); (8) poly(vinyl alcohol); (9) vinyl pyrrolidone-diethylamino methylmethacrylate copolymer quaternized; (10) and a vinyl pyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
91 words
A transparency comprised of a supporting substrate and on both sides thereof a coating thereon comprised of a mixture of the following components (a) one or more nonionic celluloses, (b) one or more ionic celluloses, (c) poly(alkylene oxide) and (d) a noncellulosic component selected from the group consisting of (1) poly(imidazoline) quaternized; (2) poly(N,N-dimethyl-3,5, dimethylene piperidinium chloride); (3) poly(2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid); (4) poly(ethylene imine) epichlorohydrin; (5) poly(acrylamide); (6) acrylamide-acrylic acid copolymer; (7) poly(vinyl pyrrolidone); (8) poly(vinyl alcohol); (9) vinyl pyrrolidone-diethylamino methylmethacrylate copolymer quaternized; (10) and a vinyl pyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
14 words
A transparency in accordance with claim 37 wherein the coating contains a filler component.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
13 words
A transparency in accordance with claim 38 wherein the filler is colloidal silica.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
27 words
A transparency in accordance with claim 37 wherein the nonionic celluloses are comprised of alkyl celluloses, hydroxyalkyl celluloses, alkyl hydroxy alkyl celluloses or hydroxy alkyl alkyl celluloses.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
66 words
A transparency in accordance with claim 40 wherein the alkyl celluloses are comprised of methyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose, or ethyl methyl cellulose; the hydroxyalkyl celluloses are comprised of hydroxyethylcellulose, mono or dihydroxypropyl cellulose, or hydroxyethyl hydroxypropyl cellulose; the alkyl hydroxyalkyl celluloses are comprised of methylhydroxyethyl cellulose or ethylhydroxyethyl cellulose; the hydroxyalkyl alkyl celluloses are comprised of hydroxymethylethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl methyl cellulose, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose or hydroxybutylmethyl cellulose.
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