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EP 0985543 A2 20000315 - Recyclable recording material containing microparticles

Title (en)

Recyclable recording material containing microparticles

Title (de)

Wiederverwendbares Aufzeichnungsmaterial, das Mikropartikel enthält

Title (fr)

Matériau d'enregistrement réutilisable contenant des microparticules

Publication

EP 0985543 A2 20000315 (EN)

Application

EP 99117810 A 19990909

Priority

JP 25820298 A 19980911
JP 526599 A 19990112

Abstract (en)

A recyclable recording member. The member includes a substrate layer and a surface layer. The surface layer includes a water-swelling resin component and a micro-particle component. The micro-particle component content ratio is 1 to 50 parts-by-weight relative to 100 parts-by-weight of water-swelling resin. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B41M 7/00

IPC 8 full level

B41M 7/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41M 7/0009 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0985543 A2 20000315; EP 0985543 A3 20020306; EP 0985543 B1 20080507; AT 394239 T 20080515; DE 69938637 D1 20080619

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99117810 A 19990909; AT 99117810 T 19990909; DE 69938637 T 19990909