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EP 1 176 029 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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16.07.2003 Bulletin 2003/29 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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30.01.2002 Bulletin 2002/05 |
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Date of filing: 16.07.2001 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B41M 5/00 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR |
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AL LT LV MK RO SI |
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Priority: |
27.07.2000 US 626752
27.07.2000 US 627052
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Applicant: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY |
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Rochester, New York 14650 (US) |
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- Landry-Coltrain, Christine, c/o Eastman Kodak Comp
Rochester, New York 14650-2201 (US)
- Teegarden, David M., c/o Eastman Kodak Company
Rochester, New York 14650-2201 (US)
- Franklin, Linda M., c/o Eastman Kodak Company
Rochester, New York 14650-2201 (US)
- Hoffman, Christopher R., c/o Eastman Kodak Company
Rochester, New York 14650-2201 (US)
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Representative: Haile, Helen Cynthia et al |
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Kodak Limited Patent, W92-3A, Headstone Drive
Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4TY
Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4TY (GB) |
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Ink jet recording element and printing method |
(57) An ink jet recording element comprising a support having thereon an image-receptive
layer capable of accepting an ink jet image comprising an open-pore membrane of a
mixture of a water-insoluble polymer and a water-absorbent polymer, the mixture containing
at least 25% by weight of the water-absorbent polymer, the image-receiving layer being
made by dissolving the mixture of polymers in a solvent mixture, the solvent mixture
comprising at least one solvent which is a good solvent for the water-insoluble polymer
and at least one poor solvent for the water-insoluble polymer, the poor solvent having
a higher boiling point than the good solvent, coating the dissolved mixture on the
support, and then drying to remove approximately all of the solvents to obtain the
open-pore membrane.