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EP 0 747 235 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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12.11.1997 Bulletin 1997/46 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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11.12.1996 Bulletin 1996/50 |
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Date of filing: 05.06.1996 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI NL PT SE |
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Designated Extension States: |
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SI |
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Priority: |
07.06.1995 GB 9511482
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Applicant: The Wiggins Teape Group Limited |
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Basingstoke,
Hampshire RG21 4EE (GB) |
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Inventor: |
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- Watson, Mark Victor
Thame,
Oxfordshire OX9 3AP (GB)
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Representative: Norris, Richard John |
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Intellectual Property Department,
Arjo Wiggins Appleton plc,
Butler's Court
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire HP9 1RT
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire HP9 1RT (GB) |
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Paper suitable for ink-jet or electrophotographic printing |
(57) Ink-jet printing paper is produced by treating a base paper with a composition comprising
an admixture of:
(a) a cooked and/or chemically-modified starch
(b) a hydrophilic polymer other than a starch, typically polyvinyl alcohol; and
(c) a hydrophobic polymer, typically a latex
The paper also exhibits good toner adhesion when imaged by electrophotographic processes
as used in laser printers, xerographic copiers etc.