Patent application number | Description | Published |
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 |
20080257508 | Stackable ink-jet media - A print medium for ink-jet printing comprises a base substrate, a micro-porous ink-receiving layer, and a backing layer. The base substrate can include raw base paper and a moisture barrier layer between the raw base paper and ink receiving layer. The ink-receiving layer can be a micro-porous type, and can be applied onto the moisture barrier at the first side of the base substrate and the backing layer can be applied to a second side of the base substrate. The backing layer can include an extruded coated polymer layer and can be configured to transport solvent vapor to the base substrate at the rate of at least 15 g/m | 10-23-2008 |
20110003097 | HIGH QUALITY POROUS INK-JET MEDIA - A print medium for ink-jet printing comprises a photobase substrate, a porous ink-receiving layer and a subbing layer. The photobase substrate can include paper and a moisture barrier layer coated on at least one side of the paper. The porous ink-receiving layer can include metal oxide or semi-metal oxide particulates treated with an organosilane reagent and aluminum chlorohydrate, and a polyvinyl alcohol binder. The subbing layer can be disposed between the moisture barrier layer of the photobase and the ink-receiving layer and include a polyvinyl alcohol or a copolymer of a polyvinyl alcohol. | 01-06-2011 |
20110012970 | COMPOSITION, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAKING HIGH WHITENESS INKJET MEDIA - The present application relates to a surface treatment composition for inkjet media, including: starch; fluorescence whitening agent selected from the group consisting of nonionic, cationic, and anionic fluorescence whitening agents, and combinations thereof; metallic salt including cation and anion, the cations being selected from monovalent metal ions, multiple valent metal ions, and combinations and derivatives thereof, and the anions being selected from the group consisting of fluoride, chloride, iodide, bromide, nitrate, phosphate, chlorate, acetate, and combinations and derivatives thereof; and chemical chelant. The application also relates to a method of making surface-treated inkjet media, including providing a base stock including cellulose paper and applying a surface treatment composition to the base stock. The application also relates to a paper coated with the surface treatment composition and a system of inkjet printing with surface treated inkjet media. | 01-20-2011 |
20110244148 | SURFACE COATING COMPOSITION FOR INKJET MEDIA - The instant disclosure relates to a surface coating composition for inkjet media, including: a binder including at least one of water soluble polymers, water dispersible polymers, or combinations thereof; a pigment including at least one of low surface area inorganic pigments, organic pigments, porous inorganic pigments, or combinations thereof; an optical brightening agent; a metallic salt; and a chemical chelant. | 10-06-2011 |
20110244214 | Imageable Article - An imageable article includes a backside filled resin layer bonded to a back side of a paper substrate. The backside filled resin layer includes: resin selected from the group consisting of low density polyethylene (LDPE), and a combination of low density polyethylene (LDPE) and high density polyethylene (HDPE); and a filler selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, zeolite, silica, talc, alumina, aluminum trihydrate (ATH), calcium silicate, kaolin, calcined clay, and combinations thereof. The backside filled resin layer further includes from approximately 3 weight % to approximately 60 weight % of the filler. | 10-06-2011 |
20110293859 | PRE-STRESSED SUBSTRATE FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PAPER - A pre-stressed substrate for a photographic paper includes a base paper having a front surface and a back surface; a top pre-stress coat on the front surface, the top pre-stress coat including a first pre-stress mixture containing at least a first pigment, a first binding material including a first water soluble binder and a first water-dispersible binder; and a back pre-stress coat on the back surface, the back pre-stress coating including a second pre-stress mixture containing at least a second pigment, a second binding material including a second water soluble binder. The weight % of the first water soluble binder in the first binding material is less than the weight % of the second water soluble binder in the second binding material. The pre-stressed substrate has a predetermined degree of curvature toward the back surface and is capable of countering curling forces that occur when the pre-stressed substrate is used. | 12-01-2011 |
20120012264 | PRINT MEDIA FOR HIGH SPEED, DIGITAL INKJET PRINTING - Disclosed is a print medium for high speed, digital inkjet printing, which has high brightness and is resistant to yellowing. The print medium includes a base paper formed from a fiber furnish containing at least 30% by weight of mechanical pulp, and a coating layer formed on at least one surface of the base paper. The coating layer contains a metallic salt, a combination of two different binders at a predetermined ratio, and at least one inorganic pigment. A method of making the print medium is also disclosed. | 01-19-2012 |
20120236095 | COATED PRINT MEDIA - The present disclosure is drawn to a coated print medium, a method of preparing a print medium, and a printing system. The coated print medium can comprise a substrate and a coating applied to the substrate. The coating can include, by solids, 20 wt % to 90 wt % of non-film forming polymer particulates having a particle size from 50 nm to 300 nm and a glass transition temperature greater than 85° C.; 1 wt % to 25 wt % water soluble polymer binder; 0.1 wt % to 5 wt % fixing agent; and 0.1 wt % to 10 wt % slip aid. | 09-20-2012 |
20120301641 | SURFACE TREATMENT OF PRINT MEDIA - A method for surface treatment of a paper substrate and a paper product produced therefrom are disclosed herein. The surface treatment method includes applying a salt-containing solution to at least one surface of a paper substrate by aerosol spraying in a separate step, whereby the salt distribution through the thickness of the treated paper substrate is non-uniform with the highest concentration of salt being present in the outermost portion of the paper substrate. The salt-containing solution contains at least one water-soluble metal salt and is void of any optical brightening agent (OBA). | 11-29-2012 |
20130095333 | Surface Treated Medium - A method of forming a surface treated medium in which a surface treatment solution is formed comprising a number of water soluble, multi-valent salts, a number of water dispersible, multi-valent salts, a binder that binds the water dispersible, multi-valent salts to a medium and to the elements within the surface treatment solution, and an organosilane, and the surface treatment solution is applied to a medium. A surface treatment solution comprises a number of water soluble, multi-valent, organic acid salts, a number of water dispersible, multi-valent, organic acid salts, a binder that binds the water dispersible, multi-valent, organic acid salts to a medium and to the elements within the surface treatment solution, and an organosilane. | 04-18-2013 |
20130201251 | PHOTO MEDIA - A photo media may comprise a substrate, the substrate having an image receiving side and a non-image receiving side, an extruded barrier layer disposed on the non-image receiving side of the substrate, and a laminate layer disposed on the image receiving side of the substrate after an ink layer is printed. The photo media may further comprise an image receiving layer disposed on the image receiving side of the substrate between the substrate and the laminate layer. | 08-08-2013 |
20130201268 | PRINT MEDIA COMPRISING LATEX INK FILM-FORMING AID - The present invention provides for a print media comprising an image receiving layer comprising a latex ink film-forming aid. The present invention also provides for a method of forming an image using a latex ink and a print media coated with an image receiving layer comprising a latex ink film-forming aid. The present invention also provides for a printed product comprising a latex ink printed on a print media comprising an image receiving layer comprising a latex ink film-forming aid. | 08-08-2013 |
20130205631 | ART FRAMES - An art frame includes a three-dimensional supporting frame, which includes an image receiving surface and an opposed back surface, a center portion defining a perimeter, and at least three foldable extensions extending from the perimeter. Each foldable extension includes two folds to be folded toward the back surface to form a frame portion. Abutting frame portions form respective corners of the three-dimensional supporting frame. A corner mount is to be inserted into the abutting frame portions at the respective corners. Each corner mount includes first and second opposed surfaces, a shaped portion, and two corner mount foldable extensions extending from two sides of the shaped portion. Each corner mount foldable extension includes two tabs to be folded toward the first opposed surface. An adhesive layer is established on the second opposed surface and is to be adhered to the back surface of the three-dimensional supporting frame at the respective corners. | 08-15-2013 |
20130216737 | Photo Paper - A sheet of photo paper comprises a substrate, a top coat deposited on the image receiving side of the substrate, a polyethylene coating deposited on the top coat, and an image receiving coating deposited on the polyethylene coating. A method of making a sheet of photo paper, comprising layering a pre-coat onto a substrate, layering a top coat onto the pre-coat, layering a polyethylene coating onto the top coat, and layering an image receiving coating onto the polyethylene coating. | 08-22-2013 |
20130243977 | RECORDING MEDIA - A recording media containing a raw base wherein said media encompasses, on its image side, a pigmented pre-coating layer and a non-polyolefin barrier coating and, on its backside, a polymeric barrier layer. Also disclosed is a method of making such recording media and methods of forming photographic printed images on said recording media. | 09-19-2013 |
20130306259 | GRAPHIC MEDIUM AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A graphic medium and a method of making same employs a paper core having a normalized opacity within a range of about 0.15 to about 0.4 percent/grams per square meter. The graphic medium includes a first material layer on a first side of the paper core and a second material layer on one or both of the first side between the paper core and the first material layer and a second, opposite side of the paper core. The graphic medium has a translucent opacity between about 40% and about 90%. The method includes mechanically refining a mixture of wood fibers until a paper substrate is formed having the normalized opacity. The paper substrate is calendered using a paper making machine and the first and second material layers are applied to form the graphic medium. | 11-21-2013 |
20130323440 | INKJET MEDIA - A method of producing inkjet media ( | 12-05-2013 |
20130323504 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC RECORDING MEDIA - An electrophotographic recording media containing a base substrate coated on at least one side with an image-receiving layer that contains a polymeric polyolefin resin and more than about 20 wt % of inorganic pigments dispersed into said resin. Also disclosed is a method of 5 making such recording media and process for producing an image on said electrophotographic recording media. | 12-05-2013 |
20140030485 | RENEWABLE PRINT MEDIA - The present disclosure is drawn to renewable print media, such as erasable or recyclable print media. In one example, a renewable print medium can comprise a media substrate, a pigmented base applied to the media substrate, and a renewable imaging layer applied to the pigmented base. The renewable imaging layer can comprise pigmented particulates and a polymeric binder, and the renewable imaging layer can comprise a polysiloxane with an unsaturated organic side group, a catalyst, and three-dimensional siloxane. | 01-30-2014 |
20140139601 | INKJET RECORDING MEDIUM - An inkjet recording medium includes a substrate, an intermediate layer disposed on the substrate, and an ink receiving layer disposed on the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer includes a binder, an inorganic pigment, and a pigment ink fixing agent chosen from divalent salts, multivalent salts, and combinations thereof. The ink receiving layer includes a non-film forming polymer, a binder chosen from any of water dispersible binders or water soluble binders, and a pigment. | 05-22-2014 |
20140141212 | POST-TREATMENT SOLUTION FOR DIGITAL INKJET PRINTING - A post-treatment solution for digital inkjet printing includes a thermoplastic material having a melting temperature ranging from about 40° C. to about 250° C., a binder, and a liquid carrier. The thermoplastic material and the binder are present in a weight ratio ranging from 100:1 to 1:1. A print medium, printing method, and printing system are also disclosed herein. | 05-22-2014 |
20140209263 | UNCOATED RECORDING MEDIA - An uncoated recording medium includes a blend of hardwood and softwood chemical pulp fibers, and thermomechanical pulp (TMP) fibers, with total fiber content at least 80 wt % of the medium's total wt %. Hardwood fibers range from about 20 wt % to about 70 wt %, softwood fibers range from about 30 wt % to about 50 wt %, and TMP fibers range from about 10 wt % to about 30 wt %, all relative to the total fiber content. A TiO | 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 |
20150007749 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR TREATING MEDIA - Described herein is a composition that can be used for treating media. The composition includes an organosilane treated water dispersible organic acid salt, a water soluble organic acid salt, a chelating agent, and an optical brightening agent. | 01-08-2015 |
20150024181 | MEDIUM WITH INK RECEIVING AND OPACITY CONTROL LAYERS - A graphics medium may have an ink receiving layer with at least fifty percent hyrogel by weight and an opacity control layer with a polymer embedded with at least one filler material. | 01-22-2015 |
20150035926 | COATED MEDIA SUBSTRATE - The present disclosure is drawn to coated media substrates, as well as related systems and methods. In one example, a coated media substrate for inkjet ink printing can comprise an ink-receiving layer coated on at least one side of a substrate, and can be formulated for accepting an inkjet ink composition. The ink-receiving layer can comprise an optical brightening agent, an organic acid salt, a binder, a pigment, and a low-molecular weight polymeric carrier having a weighted average molecular weight less than 50,000 Mw. | 02-05-2015 |
20150050435 | Print Media with a Top Coating - In one example, a print medium includes pigment particles sized less than a hundred nanometers and frictional control additives. An undercoating is disposed between the base material and top coating. The undercoat includes a first sub-layer comprising a pigment fixative agent and a second sub-layer comprising a dye fixative agent The top coating forms a protective and low friction coating over the undercoating. | 02-19-2015 |
20150072120 | RECORDING MEDIA - The present disclosure provides recording media and related methods. A recording media for printing can comprise a base paper and a backside extruded polyethylene layer on a side of the base paper. The backside extruded polyethylene layer can include a filler and an organic reagent admixed in the extruded polyethylene layer, wherein the filler and organic reagent are present in the backside extruded polyethylene layer in an amount of 20% by weight to 50% by weight based on the total weight of the backside extruded polyethylene layer. | 03-12-2015 |