US5212008A
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Coated recording sheets
Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1992-04-01
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Granted: 1993-05-18
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Expires: 2012-04-01
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a recording sheet which comprises a substrate; a first coating in contact with the substrate which comprises a crosslinking agent selected from the group consisting of hexamethoxymethyl melamine, methylated melamine-formaldehyde, methylated urea-formaldehyde, cationic urea-formaldehyde, cationic polyamine-epichlorohydrin, glyoxal-urea resin, poly (aziridine), poly (acrylamide), poly (N,N-dimethyl acrylamide), acrylamide-acrylic acid copolymer, poly (2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid), poly (N,N-dimethyl-3,5-dimethylene piperidinium chloride), poly (methylene-guanidine) hydrochloride, poly (ethylene imine) poly (ethylene imine) epichlorohydrin, poly (ethylene imine) ethoxylated, glutaraldehyde, and mixtures thereof; a catalyst; and a polymeric material capable of being crosslinked by the crosslinking agent and selected from the group consisting of polysaccharides having at least one hydroxy group, polysaccharides having at least one carboxy group, polysaccharides having at least one sulfate group, polysaccharides having at least one amine or amino group, polysaccharide gums, poly (alkylene oxides), vinyl polymers, and mixtures thereof; and a second coating in contact with the first coating which comprises a binder and a material selected from the group consisting of fatty imidazolines, ethosulfate quaternary compounds, dialkyl dimethyl methosulfate quaternary compounds, alkoxylated di-fatty quaternary compounds, amine oxides, amine ethoxylates, Imidazoline quaternary compounds, alkyl benzyl dimethyl quaternary compounds, poly (epiamines), and mixtures thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Shadi L. Malhotra
- 👤 Josephine P. Turner
- 👤 Brent S. Bryant
- 👤 Arthur Y. Jones
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 10:44
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/50; B41M5/52; B41M5/502; B41M5/506; B41M5/508; B41M5/5227; B41M5/5236; B41M5/5245; B41M5/5254; B41M5/529; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/91; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24942; Y10T428/2495; Y10T428/24967; Y10T428/24975; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/258; Y10T428/259; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31507; Y10T428/31533; Y10T428/31721; Y10T428/31786; Y10T428/31844; Y10T428/31848; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/3188; Y10T428/31909; Y10T428/31913; Y10T428/3192; Y10T428/31928; Y10T428/31931; Y10T428/31935
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
223 words
A recording sheet which comprises a substrate; a first coating in contact with the substrate which comprises a crosslinking agent selected from the group consisting of: (a) hexamethoxymethyl melamine, (b) methylated melamine-formaldehyde, (c) methylated urea-formaldehyde, (d) cationic urea-formaldehyde, (e) cationic polyamine-epichlorohydrin, (f) glyoxal-urea resin, (g) poly (aziridine), (h) poly (acrylamide), (i) poly (N,N-dimethyl acrylamide), (j) acrylamide-acrylic acid copolymer, (k) poly (2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid), (l) poly (N,N-dimethyl-3,5-dimethylene piperidinium chloride), (m) poly (methyleneguanidine) hydrochloride, (n) poly (ethylene imine), (o) poly (ethylene imine) epichlorohydrin, (p) poly (ethylene imine) ethoxylated, (q) glutaraldehyde, and mixtures thereof; a catalyst; and a polymeric material capable of being crosslinked by the crosslinking agent and selected from the group consisting of: (a) polysaccharides having at least one hydroxy group, (b) polysaccharides having at least one carboxy group, (c) polysaccharides having at least one sulfate group, (d) polysaccharides having at least one amine or amino group, (e) polysaccharide gums, (f) vinyl polymers, (g) poly (alkylene oxides), and mixtures thereof; and a second coating in contact with the first coating which comprises a binder and a material selected from the group consisting of: (a) fatty imidazolines, (b) ethosulfate quaternary compounds, (c) dialkyl dimethyl methosulfate quaternary compounds, (d) alkoxylated di-fatty quaternary compounds, (e) amine oxides, (f) amine ethoxylates, (g) Imidazoline quaternary compounds, (h) alkyl benzyl dimethyl quaternary compounds, (i) poly (epiamines), and mixtures thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
223 words
A recording sheet which comprises a substrate; a first coating in contact with the substrate which comprises a crosslinking agent selected from the group consisting of: (a) hexamethoxymethyl melamine, (b) methylated melamine-formaldehyde, (c) methylated urea-formaldehyde, (d) cationic urea-formaldehyde, (e) cationic polyamine-epichlorohydrin, (f) glyoxal-urea resin, (g) poly (aziridine), (h) poly (acrylamide), (i) poly (N,N-dimethyl acrylamide), (j) acrylamide-acrylic acid copolymer, (k) poly (2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid), (l) poly (N,N-dimethyl-3,5-dimethylene piperidinium chloride), (m) poly (methyleneguanidine) hydrochloride, (n) poly (ethylene imine), (o) poly (ethylene imine) epichlorohydrin, (p) poly (ethylene imine) ethoxylated, (q) glutaraldehyde, and mixtures thereof; a catalyst; and a polymeric material capable of being crosslinked by the crosslinking agent and selected from the group consisting of: (a) polysaccharides having at least one hydroxy group, (b) polysaccharides having at least one carboxy group, (c) polysaccharides having at least one sulfate group, (d) polysaccharides having at least one amine or amino group, (e) polysaccharide gums, (f) vinyl polymers, (g) poly (alkylene oxides), and mixtures thereof; and a second coating in contact with the first coating which comprises a binder and a material selected from the group consisting of: (a) fatty imidazolines, (b) ethosulfate quaternary compounds, (c) dialkyl dimethyl methosulfate quaternary compounds, (d) alkoxylated di-fatty quaternary compounds, (e) amine oxides, (f) amine ethoxylates, (g) Imidazoline quaternary compounds, (h) alkyl benzyl dimethyl quaternary compounds, (i) poly (epiamines), and mixtures thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A recording sheet according to claim 1 wherein the first coating has a thickness of from about 1 to about 25 microns.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A recording sheet according to claim 1 wherein the second coating has a thickness of from about 1 to about 25 microns.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A recording sheet according to claim 1 wherein the crosslinking agent is present in the first coating in an amount of from about 0.1 to about 10 percent by weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
183 words
A recording sheet according to claim 1 wherein the polymeric material capable of being crosslinked is selected from the group consisting of (1) hydroxyethyl starch, (2) hydroxypropyl starch, (3) methyl cellulose, (4) hydroxyethyl cellulose, (5) hydroxypropyl cellulose, (6) hydroxyethylmethyl cellulose, (7) hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, (8) hydroxybutylmethyl cellulose, (9) ethylhydroxyethyl cellulose, (10) hydroxypropylhydroxyethyl cellulose, (11) sodium cellulose sulfate, (12) sodiumcarboxymethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose, (13) diethylammoniumchloride hydroxyethyl cellulose, (14) hydroxypropyl trimethyl ammoniumchloride hydroxyethyl cellulose, (15) diethyl aminoethyl cellulose, (16) carboxymethyldextran, (17) diethyl aminoethyl dextran, (18) aminodextran, (19) sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, (20) gum arabic, (21) carrageenan gum, (22) karaya gum, (23) xanthan gum, (24) chitosan, (25) carboxymethyl hydroxypropyl guar, (26) cationic guar, (27) dimethyl ammonium hydrolyzed collagen protein, (28) poly (ethylene oxide), (29) poly (propylene oxide), (30) poly (ethylene oxide)-poly (propylene oxide) block copolymers, (31) poly (1,4-oxybutylene) glycol, (32) poly (alkylene glycol diacrylates) where alkyl is methyl, ethyl, propyl and butyl, (33) poly (vinyl alcohol), (34) poly (vinyl phosphate), (35) poly (vinyl pyrrolidone), (36) vinyl pyrrolidone-styrene copolymers, (37) vinyl pyrrolidone-vinylacetate copolymers, (38) poly (vinyl amine), (39) poly (vinyl alcohol) ethoxylated, (40) poly (vinyl pyrrolidone-dimethylamino ethylmethacrylate), and mixtures thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
A recording sheet according to claim 1 wherein the polymeric material capable of being crosslinked is present in the first coating in an amount of from about 5 to about 80 percent by weight.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
A recording sheet according to claim 1 wherein the catalyst is selected from the group consisting of (1) p-toluene sulfonic acid, (2) dimethylaminomethyl phenol, (3) magnesium chloride, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
A recording sheet according to claim 1 wherein the catalyst is present in an amount of from about 5 to about 75 percent by weight of the crosslinking agent.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
151 words
A recording sheet according to claim 1 wherein the binder is selected from the group consisting of (1) cellulose-acrylamide adduct, (2) poly (vinyl butyral), (3) poly (vinyl acetate), (4) ethylcellulose, (5) poly (acrylic acid), (6) poly (hydroxypropylmethacrylate), (7) poly (2-hydroxyethyl acrylate), (8) poly (hydroxypropyl acrylate), (9) hydroxyethyl cellulose acrylate, (10) hydroxyethyl cellulose methacrylate, (11) poly (p-phenylene ether-sulfone), (12) poly sulfone, (13) poly carbonate, (14) aromatic ester carbonate copolymers, (15) cyanoethylated cellulose, (16) cellulose acetate hydrogen phthalate, (17) hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose phthalate, (18) cellulose triacetate, (19) poly (α-methylstyrene), (20) α-methylstyrenedimethyl siloxane block copolymer, (21) dimethyl siloxane-bis phenol A carbonate block copolymers, (22) poly (2,6-dimethyl p-phenylene oxide), (23) vinyl alcohol-vinyl acetate copolymers, (24) vinyl alcohol-vinyl butyral copolymers, (25) poly (2,4,6-tribromo styrene), (26) blends of ethylene-maleic anhydride with vinyl alcohol-vinyl acetate polymers, (27) blends of ethylene-maleic anhydride with vinylalcohol-vinyl butyral copolymers, (28) styrene-butadiene copolymers, (29) styrene-butylmethacrylate copolymers, (30) vinylchloride-vinylacetate-vinyl alcohol terpolymers, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
A recording sheet according to claim 1 wherein the binder is present in the second coating in an amount of from about 10 to about 90 percent by weight.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
92 words
A recording sheet according to claim 1 wherein the second coating contains a material selected from the group consisting of cocohydroxyethyl imidazoline, oleyl hydroxyethyl imidazoline, tall oil hydroxyethyl imidazoline, dihydrogenated tallow dimethyl ammonium methosulfate, complex alkoxylated ditallow quaternary methosulfate, coco amidopropyl dimethyl amine oxide, lauryl dimethyl amine oxide, tallow ethoxylated amines, soya amine ethoxylate, oleyl imidazoline quaternary, tallow imidazoline quaternary, stearyl imidazoline quaternary, lauryl benzyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, myristyl benzyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, hexadecyl benzyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, stearyl benzyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, dimethyl amine-epichlorohydrin copolymers, ethosulfate quaternary compounds, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
55 words
A recording sheet according to claim 1 wherein the total amount of fatty imidazoline, ethosulfate quaternary compound, dialkyl dimethyl methosulfate quaternary compound, alkoxylated di-fatty quaternary compound, amine oxide, amine ethoxylate, Imidazoline quaternary compound, alkyl benzyl dimethyl quaternary compound, and poly (epiamine) in the second coating is from about 10 to about 90 percent by weight.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
A recording sheet according to claim 1 wherein the second coating contains a filler material.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
A recording sheet according to claim 13 wherein the filler material is selected from the group consisting of silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide, colloidal silica, calcium carbonate, calcium silicate, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
A recording sheet according to claim 13 wherein the filler material is present in the second coating in an amount of from about 1 to about 25 percent by weight.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
13 words
A recording sheet according to claim 1 wherein the substrate is substantially transparent.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
43 words
A recording sheet according to claim 1 wherein the substrate is of a material selected from the group consisting of polyesters, polycarbonates, polysulfones, polyether sulfones, poly (arylene sulfones), poly (arylene ether ketone sulfones), cellulose triacetate, polyvinylchloride cellophane, polyvinyl fluoride, polyimides, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
241 words
A process which comprises applying an aqueous recording liquid to a recording sheet in an imagewise pattern to a recording sheet which comprises a substrate; a first coating in contact with the substrate which comprises a crosslinking agent selected from the group consisting of: (a) hexamethoxymethyl melamine, (b) methylated melamine-formaldehyde, (c) methylated urea-formaldehyde, (d) cationic urea-formaldehyde, (e) cationic polyamine-epichlorohydrin, (f) glyoxal-urea resin, (g) poly (aziridine), (h) poly (acrylamide), (i) poly (N,N-dimethyl acrylamide), (j) acrylamide-acrylic acid copolymer, (k) poly (2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid), (l) poly (N,N-dimethyl-3,5-dimethylene piperidinium chloride), (m) poly (methylene-guanidine) hydrochloride, (n) poly (ethylene imine), (o) poly (ethylene imine) epichlorohydrin, (p) poly (ethylene imine) ethoxylated, (q) glutaraldehyde, and mixtures thereof; a catalyst; and a polymeric material capable of being crosslinked by the crosslinking agent and selected from the group consisting of: (a) polysaccharides having at least one hydroxy group, (b) polysaccharides having at least one carboxy group, (c) polysaccharides having at least one sulfate group, (d) polysaccharides having at least one amine or amino group, (e) polysaccharide gums, (f) vinyl polymers, (g) poly (alkylene oxides), and mixtures thereof; and a second coating in contact with the first coating which comprises a binder and a material selected from the group consisting of: (a) fatty imidazolines, (b) ethosulfate quaternary compounds, (c) dialkyl dimethyl methosulfate quaternary compounds, (d) alkoxylated di-fatty quaternary compounds, (e) amine oxides, (f) amine ethoxylates, (g) Imidazoline quaternary compounds, (h) alkyl benzyl dimethyl quaternary compounds, (i) poly (epiamines), and mixtures thereof.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
241 words
A process which comprises applying an aqueous recording liquid to a recording sheet in an imagewise pattern to a recording sheet which comprises a substrate; a first coating in contact with the substrate which comprises a crosslinking agent selected from the group consisting of: (a) hexamethoxymethyl melamine, (b) methylated melamine-formaldehyde, (c) methylated urea-formaldehyde, (d) cationic urea-formaldehyde, (e) cationic polyamine-epichlorohydrin, (f) glyoxal-urea resin, (g) poly (aziridine), (h) poly (acrylamide), (i) poly (N,N-dimethyl acrylamide), (j) acrylamide-acrylic acid copolymer, (k) poly (2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid), (l) poly (N,N-dimethyl-3,5-dimethylene piperidinium chloride), (m) poly (methylene-guanidine) hydrochloride, (n) poly (ethylene imine), (o) poly (ethylene imine) epichlorohydrin, (p) poly (ethylene imine) ethoxylated, (q) glutaraldehyde, and mixtures thereof; a catalyst; and a polymeric material capable of being crosslinked by the crosslinking agent and selected from the group consisting of: (a) polysaccharides having at least one hydroxy group, (b) polysaccharides having at least one carboxy group, (c) polysaccharides having at least one sulfate group, (d) polysaccharides having at least one amine or amino group, (e) polysaccharide gums, (f) vinyl polymers, (g) poly (alkylene oxides), and mixtures thereof; and a second coating in contact with the first coating which comprises a binder and a material selected from the group consisting of: (a) fatty imidazolines, (b) ethosulfate quaternary compounds, (c) dialkyl dimethyl methosulfate quaternary compounds, (d) alkoxylated di-fatty quaternary compounds, (e) amine oxides, (f) amine ethoxylates, (g) Imidazoline quaternary compounds, (h) alkyl benzyl dimethyl quaternary compounds, (i) poly (epiamines), and mixtures thereof.
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