Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
428320220 | Specified property (e.g., antistatic, anticurl, adhesive, antifriction, etc.) of backing layer | 24 |
20080233316 | Coated media for improved output stacking performance - The present invention is drawn to a coated substrate for ink-jet ink printing. The substrate can have an ink-receiving coating on the imaging side. On the opposite, or back, surface, the substrate can have two coatings: a curl control coating and a photo feel coating designed to provide scratch resistance. The curl control coating can be nearest the substrate, with the photo feel coating coated over the curl control coating. The photo feel coating can have a contact angle greater than about 90 degrees and a water vapor transport rate of greater than about 5 g/m | 09-25-2008 |
20080241436 | INKJET RECORDING MEDIUM - An inkjet recording medium including a water-resistant support, and on the water-resistant support, two or more ink receiving layers including an upper ink receiving layer and a lower ink receiving layer, each of the two or more ink receiving layers containing a pseudo boehmite alumina hydrate, wherein the upper ink receiving layer further contains a polyvinyl alcohol having a saponification degree of 90% or higher and at least one crosslinking agent selected from the group consisting of boric acid and boric acid salts, and the lower ink receiving layer further contains a polyvinyl alcohol having a saponification degree of less than 90% and at least one cross-linking agent selected from the group consisting of boric acid and boric acid salts. | 10-02-2008 |
20090061123 | Ductile Printed Media and methods of use therefore - A ductile media for receiving an image thereon is disclosed and comprises a ductile mesh and an elastomeric membrane fixed to at least a top side of the mesh. The ductile mesh is preferably an expanded metal material. The elastomeric membrane has a substantially flat top surface that is adapted to receive the image thereon. A printable coating may be further applied to the top surface of the membrane. In one embodiment of the invention, a selectively removable liner is temporarily fixed with adhesive to a bottom surface of the mesh or to a bottom surface of the elastomeric membrane to prevent printer feeding rollers of a printing device, for example, from deforming or stretching the media as the media advances through the printing process. Alternately the image may be applied to the ductile media through a heat transfer or dye-sublimation process. Once the image is printed on the media, the user may form the media into a desired shape by applying pressure thereto. Additionally, the elastomeric membrane may be impregnated with a water-reactive hardening agent, such that once the media is formed into a desired shape, water may be introduced to the elastomeric membrane to activate the hardening agent and cause the media to become substantially rigid. | 03-05-2009 |
20090087596 | FUSIBLE POROUS POLYMER PARTICLES FOR INKJET RECEIVERS - The present invention is an inkjet recording element including a support having thereon an image-receiving layer having porous fusible polymeric particles including a continuous phase binder polymer and a second phase including hydrocolloid, wherein the particles have a porosity of from 10 to 80 volume percent and a film forming binder. | 04-02-2009 |
20090169777 | RECORDING ELEMENT FOR AQUEOUS INKS - The present invention is directed to an image-recording medium comprising a paper support and, coated on one side of the support, in order: a lower ink-receiving layer, an upper gloss layer and, coated on the opposite side of the support, an inner layer comprising at least 75% by weight of fine inorganic particles and a binder, and an outer layer substantially consisting of a polymeric material. Another aspect of the present invention relates to an inkjet printing process. | 07-02-2009 |
20090252902 | Multi-Layer Slip Film for Printing and Lamination Processes - A heat sealable, multi-layer film structure for multi-color printing or lamination processes and method for making the same are provided. The multi-layer film structure may include a core layer comprising a thermoplastic polymer and essentially no migratory slip agents; a functional layer on a first side of the core layer, wherein the functional layer is a printable layer or a laminatable layer; and a heat sealable skin layer on a second side of the core layer, the heat sealable skin layer comprising a thermoplastic polymer and a slip system. The multi-layer film structure is prepared without any migratory slip additives. Without migratory slip additives, the multi-layer film structure exhibits excellent machinability on typical packaging equipment. | 10-08-2009 |
20090317572 | IMAGE RECEIVING MATERIAL AND IMAGE RECEIVING SHEET - To provide an image receiving sheet having an image receiving material and image receiving layer with satisfactory characteristics. An image receiving material is provided, that comprises a crosslinked (meth)acrylic polymer in which a (meth)acrylic polymer or polymer blend containing both a unit derived from a carboxyl group-containing monomer and a unit derived from an amino group-containing monomer is crosslinked by a crosslinking agent having a functional group that reacts with the carboxyl group or the amino group; wherein the total weight of the carboxyl group-containing monomer and the amino group-containing monomer is 0.5 to 10% by weight based on the total weight of the monomers, the crosslinked density of the crosslinked (meth)acrylate is the crosslinked density formed by 0.01 to 0.5 equivalents of the crosslinking agent with respect to the carboxyl group or amino group, and wherein the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the crosslinked (meth)acrylate polymer is 35 to 90° C. | 12-24-2009 |
20100034995 | ONE WAY VISION FILM FOR INK JET PRINTING, PRINTING FILM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THEM - A one-way vision film includes a white film base material; a shrinkable color tone layer on one side of the base material; and a self-adsorptive foamed layer on the base material opposite to the shrinkable color tone layer. The one-way vision film is perforated with through-holes. The self-adsorptive foamed layer has an adhesive function attachable to a surface onto which the film is attached and is printable. Since the printing ink is deposited to the bottoms of the open pores while not closing the openings of the open pores, open pores exposed to the surface of the foamed layer function like suction cups adhering onto a smooth surface. Accordingly, there is no need for forming ink-receptive and pressure-sensitive layers, unlike a conventional film, so the film can have a low cost, three-layer structure. The one-way vision and printed film is easily attachable onto a smooth and transparent substrate like glass. | 02-11-2010 |
20100215875 | THERMAL TRANSFER-PRINTING FILM AND METHOD UTILIZING THE SAME - Disclosed are a thermal transfer-printing film and a thermal transfer-printing method utilizing the same. The film has a carrier layer, a post dual-curable protective layer, a decorating layer, and a post dual-curable adhesive layer. The decorating layer includes a post dual-curable printing ink pattern, metal layer such as an embossed surface relief hologram pattern, or combinations thereof. After low temperature thermal transfer on an object surface, the transfer-printing film is then radiation-cured by a free radicals pathway, and optionally simultaneously radiation-cured by a cationic pathway or separately followed by thermal curing. | 08-26-2010 |
20100227086 | FOLDABLE LABELS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - According to certain embodiments disclosed in the present application, an adhesive label configured to be fed into a printer includes a main layer having a first side configured to be printed and a second side and a liner configured to releasably attach to the second surface of the main layer. The second surface of the main layer comprises one or more creases configured to facilitate folding of the label in a desired manner. In some embodiments, the crease enables folding of the label along a longitudinal centerline. In one embodiment, the crease does not extend across an entire width of the label. In other arrangements, the main layer comprises an intermediate layer and a printable layer secured to the intermediate layer. | 09-09-2010 |
20100279036 | IMPRINT-ABLE HAND HELD FAN/DECOR/STATIONERY KIT - The imprint-able hand held fan/decor/stationery kit design for providing customization on ink jet/laser home or office printers. A user can customize each sheet or use the same shape for multiple purposes without professional assistance, therefore increasing production time, and mass production limitations of the same artwork and high quantity minimums. The adhesive backing increasing production time, and allows the user to have a double-sided finished product. Thus a considerably more versatile hand held fan kit is provided-that can be customized to provide a more unique event experience. | 11-04-2010 |
20110059272 | INKJET ANTI-CURL COMPOSITIONS FOR MEDIA AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING THE MEDIA - Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure include print media and methods of preparing print media. | 03-10-2011 |
20110151150 | DYE RECEPTIVE POLYMER COATING FOR GRAPHIC DECORATION - An image receptive medium comprising a semi-translucent polymer containing semi-translucent particulate capable of attenuating visible light and imparting color or haze is disclosed. The image receptive medium includes an image receiving layer containing particulate with various light attenuating properties. The image receiving layer can receive a dye through sorption or diffusion. The attenuating properties of the particulate act to enhance the quality of the image by obscuring background and scattering light to illuminate the dye. The result is a durable image requiring only a single layer which is highly visible on opaque, clear, or colored substrates. | 06-23-2011 |
20110159215 | RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention relates to a recording medium containing: a transparent sheet containing a substrate and an ink-receiving layer formed thereon; and a release film that is attached to a substrate-side surface of the transparent sheet and is to be stripped of after image recording, in which the release film contains: a release film main body; and an adhesive layer that is disposed facing the substrate-side surface of the transparent sheet and is to be removed together with the release film main body when the release film is stripped off after image recording, and the adhesive layer defines an adhesive-free non-attachment region which is continuously present along a recording medium-conveying direction during image recording. | 06-30-2011 |
20110244146 | RECORDING MATERIALS FOR INK-JET PRINTING - A recording material printable with an ink jet printer and having a gel layer for that purpose. | 10-06-2011 |
20130251920 | INKJET-PRINTABLE FLEXOGRAPHY SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MAKING, AND METHOD OF USING - A flexography substrate for making I-plates with liquid photopolymers has, in addition to the tie-coat applied to one side to hold the photopolymers in place on the substrate, an adhesive layer applied to the other side. A clear release liner is applied to the adhesive layer, the adhesive layer adhering less firmly to the release liner than to the substrate. An inkjet-receptive coating is applied to the clear release liner. The masking image for the I-plate is applied to the clear release liner using an inkjet printer. After the substrate has been used to make a flexographic plate, the release liner is peeled off of the adhesive layer. The flexographic plate can then be applied to a print roll without the step of manually applying adhesive to it. | 09-26-2013 |
20140044897 | RECORDING MEDIA - A recording media containing a raw base substrate having, on its image side, a primary coating layer and a top image receiving layer is described herein. Said top image receiving layer encompasses a polymeric adhesion promoter having a glass transition temperature that is at, or above, 90° C. Also described is a printed article containing said recording media on which a printed feature has been formed with an ink composition that encompasses latex components that have a glass transition temperature that is at, or above, 90° C. | 02-13-2014 |
20140212603 | INKJET MEDIA AND METHOD THEREOF - An inkjet media includes a base substrate, an upper fluid barrier layer disposed on a side of the base substrate, a lower fluid barrier layer disposed on an other side of the base substrate, an image receiving layer disposed on the upper fluid barrier layer, a back adhesive layer disposed on the lower fluid barrier layer, an activation layer disposed on the back adhesive layer, an adhesive protection layer disposed on the activation layer. | 07-31-2014 |
20140295112 | High Gloss Photo Media and Method of Making Same - A high gloss photo media that has a gloss at 20 degrees equal to or greater than 40% includes a photo media substrate that includes a gloss-enhancement film on a front side of a photo base material. A curl control material is on a back side of the photo base material opposite the front side. The gloss-enhancement film being a multilayer that includes an adherent layer and a layer of one of a polyester composition and a polypropylene composition. A thickness of the gloss-enhancement film is at least 20 microns. The high gloss photo media further includes an image receiving layer on the gloss-enhancement film. | 10-02-2014 |
20140363592 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SUPPORTING FRAME - A three-dimensional supporting frame includes a blank, including an image receiving surface, a back surface opposed to the image receiving surface, a center portion defining a perimeter, and at least three foldable extensions extending from the perimeter. Each of the foldable extensions includes no less than four folds to be folded toward the back surface to form the three-dimensional supporting frame. An unfilled adhesive is positioned on the image receiving surface at least at the center portion, and a filled adhesive is positioned on the image receiving surface at each of the folds that is furthest from the perimeter. | 12-11-2014 |
20150104591 | Removable adherent sheet with polyurethane adherent coating that provides air displacing adhesion properties onto various surfaces and an inkjet, laser or digital press printing receptive top coat for graphic signage and the application thereof - A re-adherable adherent sheet with an inkjet, laser or digital press printing receptive top coat for the purpose of removable graphic signage is provided. A polyurethane adherent layer is provided that allows for repeated, non diminishing, residue free adherence and re-adherence onto various surfaces such as glass, tile, coated metals, coated wood, and valley less plastics by displacing air out between the polyurethane adherent layer and the adhered surface. | 04-16-2015 |
20150110978 | RECORDING MEDIUM - A recording medium has a backcoat layer, a substrate, and an ink-receiving layer in this order. The backcoat layer contains a first inorganic particle, a second inorganic particle, and a binder. The first inorganic particle has an average aspect ratio of 5 or more and an average diameter of 0.2 μm or more and 10.0 μm or less. The second inorganic particle has an average aspect ratio of less than 5 and an average diameter of 0.1 μm or more and 0.9 μm or less. The mass ratio of the first inorganic particle content to the second inorganic particle content of the backcoat layer is 30/70 or more and 70/30 or less. | 04-23-2015 |
20160002508 | Cohesively Failing, Non-Staining Hot Melt Adhesives - A non-pressure sensitive hot melt adhesive for use in mailer applications uses a styrenic block copolymer (SBC) with a hydrogenated mid-block as the primary polymer in the composition. The adhesive contains about 10% to about 50% by weight of the SBC, about 2% to about 30% by weight of a polyolefin polymer as a secondary polymer in the composition, about 10% to about 70% by weight of a suitable plasticizer, about 0% to about 30% by weight of a wax, about 0% to about 50% by weight of one or more tackifying resins, about 0.1% to about 4% by weight of a stabilizer, and about 0% to about 3% by weight of auxiliary additives, so that the viscosity of the composition is equal to or less than about 10,000 cP at 163° C. The formulation balances the cohesive and adhesive strength required to insure the adhesive fails cohesively to prevent paper tear. In addition, the presence of the secondary polymer allows additional oil absorption into the polymer, thus preventing oil from staining the substrates or surfaces without significantly increasing the viscosity. | 01-07-2016 |
20160009113 | ADHESIVE LABEL FOR INKJET RECORDING | 01-14-2016 |