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Ink jet recording sheet
Assignee: 3M Co
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Filing: 1996-11-21
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Granted: 1998-01-13
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Expires: 2016-11-21
Abstract
Abstract A phase separated composition suitable for coating onto an ink-jet recording sheet comprising, a) at least one nonionic fluorocarbon surfactant having a hydrophilic portion and a hydrophobic portion, b) at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of hydroxycellulose and substituted hydroxycellulose polymers, and c) at least one phase separation additive such composition being crosslinkable when subjected to temperatures of at least about 90° C., such composition forming a microporous coating.
Inventors
- 👤 Mohammed Iqbal
- 👤 Armin J. Paff
- 👤 Donald J. Williams
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 18:28
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/50; B41M5/52; B41M5/502; B41M5/506; B41M5/529; C; C08; C08K; C08K5/00; C09; C09D; C09D101/00; C09D101/08; C09D101/26; C09D101/28; C09D101/286; B41M5/508; B41M5/5227; B41M5/5236; B41M5/5254; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31725; Y10T428/31768; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31935; Y10T428/31971
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
An ink-jet recording sheet comprising a film substrate bearing on at least one major surface thereon a two-layer imageable coating system wherein at least one of said layers is microporous, comprising: a) an absorptive bottom layer comprising at least one crosslinkable polymeric component and at least one water-absorbing hydrophilic polymeric material, and b) an optically clear top layer comprising at least one nonionic fluorocarbon surfactant having a hydrophilic portion and a hydrophobic portion, and at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of hydroxycellulose and substituted hydroxycellulose polymers, said top layer having been crosslinked on said film substrate by application of heat.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
103 words
An ink-jet recording sheet comprising a film substrate bearing on at least one major surface thereon a two-layer imageable coating system wherein at least one of said layers is microporous, comprising: a) an absorptive bottom layer comprising at least one crosslinkable polymeric component and at least one water-absorbing hydrophilic polymeric material, and b) an optically clear top layer comprising at least one nonionic fluorocarbon surfactant having a hydrophilic portion and a hydrophobic portion, and at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of hydroxycellulose and substituted hydroxycellulose polymers, said top layer having been crosslinked on said film substrate by application of heat.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
100 words
An ink-jet recording sheet according to claim 1 wherein said two-layer coating comprises a) a absorptive bottom layer comprising i) at least one crosslinkable polymeric component; ii) at least water-absorbing hydrophilic material, and iii) from 0 to about 5% of a crosslinking agent b) an optically clear, microporous top layer comprising i) from about 0.05% to about 6% of at least one nonionic fluorocarbon surfactant having a hydrophilic portion and a hydrophobic portion, ii) from about 14% to about 94% of a hydroxycellulose or substituted hydroxyceIlulose polymer, and iii) from about 0.05% to about 10% of a phase separation additive.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
An ink-jet recording sheet according to claim 1 wherein said top layer comprises a fluorocarbon surfactant selected from the group consisting of linear perfluorinated polyethoxylated alcohols, fluorinated alkyl polyoxyethylene alcohols, and fluorinated alkyl alkoxylates.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
An ink-jet recording sheet according to claim 1 wherein said hydroxycellulose is selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, and hydroxypropylethylcellulose.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
An ink-jet recording sheet according to claim 1 wherein said phase separation additive is selected from the group consisting of poly(vinylalcohol) and poly(vinyl pyyrolidone).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
51 words
An ink-jet recording sheet according to claim 1, wherein said water-absorbing hydrophilic polymeric material comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinylalcohol, copolymers of vinylalcohol and vinyl acetate, polyvinyl formal, polyvinyl butyral, gelatin, carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl starch, polyethyl oxazoline, polyethylene oxide, polyethylene glycol, and polypropylene oxide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
An ink-jet recording sheet according to claim 6, wherein said water-absorbing hydrophilic polymeric material further comprises polyvinylpyrrolidone.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
An ink-jet recording sheet according to claim 6, further comprising a polyfunctional aziridine crosslinking agent selected from the group consisting of tris(β-(N-aziridinyl)propionate), pentaerythritol-tris-(β-(N-aziridinyl)propionate), and trimethylol propane-tris-(β-(N-methylaziridinyl propionate).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
An ink-jet recording sheet according to claim 1 wherein said film substrate is transparent.
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