Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080271866 | Paper substrate containing a functional layer and methods of making and using the same - The invention relates to the papermaking art and, in particular, to the manufacture of paper or paperboard substrates, paper-containing articles such as multilayered paper or paperboard or corrugated-based packaging, having a functional layer, as well as methods of making and using the same. | 11-06-2008 |
20090017234 | Gloss coated multifunctional printing paper - The invention relates to a gloss coated multifunctional printing paper that can be used with a variety of office printing equipment including inkjet and electrophotographic and to processes of making and using the paper. a paper substrate; and a pigmented composition coated on at least one surface of the substrate, said pigmented coating composition comprising (1) a first pigment having a BET surface area in the range of from about 50 to about 750 m | 01-15-2009 |
20090020247 | Paper with improved stiffness and bulk and method for making same - The invention provides a three layered reprographic paper having improved strength, stiffness and curl resistance properties, and a method for making same. The paper has a central core layer made largely of cellulose and bulked with a bulking agent such as a diamide salt. A starch-based metered size press coating is pressed on both sides of the core layer, wherein the starch has a high solid content. The coating forms a three layered paper having an I-beam arrangement with high strength outer layers surrounding a low density core. | 01-22-2009 |
20090317549 | COMPOSITION AND RECORDING SHEET WITH IMPROVED OPTICAL PROPERTIES - A composition is provided, which comprises a water-soluble salt of a divalent metal; a complexing agent having an affinity for the divalent metal; and an optical brightening agent. Methods of using the composition, and recording sheets which include the composition, are also disclosed. | 12-24-2009 |
20100047562 | HIGH BRIGHTNESS COATING COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED PRODUCTS - The invention provides a coating composition that provides high brightness, high gloss and superior print quality. The coated product comprises a substrate coated on at least one side with a coating composition comprising a pigment component and a binder component that is made of mixture of two binder resins. Both binder resins are capable of film forming. The first binder resin provides coating gloss and adhesion properties and the second binder resin enhances coating porosity, adhesion, and anti-static properties. The first binder resin that is used at 60-95% by weight of the total binder resin blend is selected from the group consisting of vinyl acetate acrylate, styrene acrylate and styrene butadiene acrylic copolymers. The second binder resin that is used at 5-40% by weight of the total binder resin blend is selected from the group consisting of anion type polystyrene derivatives, polyethylene glycol and polypropylene glycol. | 02-25-2010 |
20100080916 | Composition Suitable for Multifunctional Printing and Recording Sheet Containing Same - A paper sizing or coating composition is provided, which includes: a first binder resin, which is compatible with dry toner binder resin; a second binder resin, which is compatible with liquid toner binder resin, and which is different from the first binder resin; a first pigment, which has a BET surface area of from greater than zero to about 35 m | 04-01-2010 |
20110011547 | PAPER SUBSTRATE HAVING ENHANCED PRINT DENSITY - The present invention relates to a sizing composition that, when applied to paper substrate, creates a substrate, preferably suitable for inkjet printing, having increased print density, print sharpness, low HST, and/or image dry time, the substrate preferably having high brightness and reduced color-to-color bleed as well. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of reducing the HST of a paper substrate by applying the sizing composition to at least one surface thereof. Further, the application relates to methods of making and using the sizing composition, as well as methods of making and using the paper containing the sizing composition. | 01-20-2011 |
20110069106 | GLOSS COATED MULTIFUNCTIONAL PRINTING PAPER - The invention relates to a gloss coated multifunctional printing paper that can be used with a variety of office printing equipment including inkjet and electrophotographic and to processes of making and using the paper. a paper substrate; and a pigmented composition coated on at least one surface of the substrate, said pigmented coating composition comprising (1) a first pigment having a BET surface area in the range of from about 50 to about 750 m | 03-24-2011 |
20110110991 | Methods and Compositions for Preventing or Reducing Frizzy Appearance of Hair - Compositions and methods are disclosed for preventing or reducing frizzy appearance of keratin fibers, including hair, and reducing the amount of fly-away strands of hair, particularly in humid conditions, by forming a coating on hair that is resistant to water vapors from the air or surrounding environment. The compositions comprise a combination of a hydrophobic particulate material comprising a hydrophobically surface-modified oxide and one or more hydrophobic film formers in a cosmetically acceptable vehicle. | 05-12-2011 |
20110110992 | Methods and Compositions for Preventing or Reducing Frizzy Appearance of Hair - Compositions and methods are disclosed for preventing or reducing frizzy appearance of keratin fibers, including hair, and reducing the amount of fly-away strands of hair, particularly in humid conditions, by forming a coating on hair that is resistant to water vapors from the air or surrounding environment. The compositions comprise a combination of a hydrophobic particulate material comprising a hydrophobically surface-modified aluminum oxide and one or more hydrophobic film formers in a cosmetically acceptable vehicle. | 05-12-2011 |
20110287275 | LIGNO CELLULOSIC MATERIALS AND THE PRODUCTS MADE THEREFROM - A process comprising treating a lignocellulosic material preferably pulp in the presence of a transition metal catalyst with a oxidizing agent selected from a group consisting of hydrogen peroxide, hypochlorite, hypochlorous acid and any combination thereof to form a treated lignocellulosic material having a viscosity equal to or less than about 17 cp and having reducing functional groups selected from the group consisting of aldehyde and aldehyde type functional groups at the C6 and C1 positions but predominating at the C1 position. | 11-24-2011 |
20120082846 | PAPER SIZING COMPOSITION, SIZED PAPER, AND METHOD FOR SIZING PAPER - Embodiments of the present invention provide a paper surface sizing composition, a paper web coated on one or more sides or surfaces with a paper surface sizing composition, and a method for treating one or more sides of the paper web with a paper surface sizing composition to impart benefits relating to one or more of the following properties: ( | 04-05-2012 |
20130040159 | PAPER SUBSTRATE HAVING ENHANCED PRINT DENSITY - The present invention relates to a sizing composition that, when applied to paper substrate, creates a substrate, preferably suitable for inkjet printing, having increased print density, print sharpness, low HST, and/or image dry time, the substrate preferably having high brightness and reduced color-to-color bleed as well. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of reducing the HST of a paper substrate by applying the sizing composition to at least one surface thereof. Further, the application relates to methods of making and using the sizing composition, as well as methods of making and using the paper containing the sizing composition. | 02-14-2013 |
20130066291 | LIGNO CELLULOSIC MATERIALS AND THE PRODUCTS MADE THEREFROM - A process comprising treating a lignocellulosic material preferably pulp in the presence of a transition metal catalyst with a oxidizing agent selected from a group consisting of hydrogen peroxide, hypochlorite, hypochlorous acid and any combination thereof to form a treated lignocellulosic material having a viscosity equal to or less than about 17 cp and having reducing functional groups selected from the group consisting of aldehyde and aldehyde type functional groups at the C6 and C1 positions but predominating at the C1 position. | 03-14-2013 |
20130133849 | COMPOSITION AND RECORDING SHEET WITH IMPROVED OPTICAL PROPERTIES - A composition is provided, which comprises a water-soluble salt of a divalent metal; a complexing agent having an affinity for the divalent metal; and an optical brightening agent. Methods of using the composition, and recording sheets which include the composition, are also disclosed. | 05-30-2013 |
20130146079 | Methods and Compositions to Impart Memory Effects onto Biosurfaces - This invention relates to methods and compositions for imparting memory effects onto biosurfaces, such as hair, by using shape memory polymers. This invention also relates to kits containing shape memory polymers that are useful for styling hair. The methods, compositions, and kits of the invention permit a user to recover an original hairstyle after it has been disheveled by exposing the hair to an external stimulus, such as heat. | 06-13-2013 |
20130146080 | Methods and Compositions to Impart Memory Effects onto Biosurfaces - This invention relates to methods and compositions for imparting memory effects onto biosurfaces, such as hair, by using shape memory polymers. This invention also relates to kits containing shape memory polymers that are useful for styling hair. The methods, compositions, and kits of the invention permit a user to recover an original hairstyle after it has been disheveled by exposing the hair to an external stimulus, such as heat. | 06-13-2013 |
20130164515 | PAPER SIZING COMPOSITION, SIZED PAPER, AND METHOD FOR SIZING PAPER - Embodiments of the present invention provide a paper surface sizing composition, a paper web coated on one or more sides or surfaces with a paper surface sizing composition, and a method for treating one or more sides of the paper web with a paper surface sizing composition to impart benefits relating to one or more of the following properties: (1) brightness; (2) opacity; (3) paper smoothness; (4) print quality; (5) optionally ink dry time (e.g., for ink jet printing where the sizing composition has option); and (6) optionally minimizing or eliminating edge welding (e.g., for paper webs used in, for example, form printing). | 06-27-2013 |
20130216822 | GLOSS COATED MULTIFUNCTIONAL PRINTING PAPER - The invention relates to a gloss coated multifunctional printing paper that can be used with a variety of office printing equipment including inkjet and electrophotographic and to processes of making and using the paper, a paper substrate; and a pigmented composition coated on at least one surface of the substrate, said pigmented coating composition comprising (1) a first pigment having a BET surface area in the range of from about 50 to about 750 m | 08-22-2013 |
20140170097 | Enhanced Substantivity of Cosmetic Ingredients on Keratinous Substrate - The invention provides compositions and methods for reversible covalent binding of benefit agents to keratinous substrates through the reaction of a dicarbonyl functional group on the surface of a benefit agent with reactive amines on keratinous surfaces. The deposits formed are durable and resistant to transfer, but are readily removed by contacting the deposit with an amine-containing solution. | 06-19-2014 |