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EP 1 216 841 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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23.10.2002 Bulletin 2002/43 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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26.06.2002 Bulletin 2002/26 |
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Date of filing: 10.12.2001 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B41M 7/00 |
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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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Designated Extension States: |
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AL LT LV MK RO SI |
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Priority: |
20.12.2000 US 742752
20.12.2000 US 742982
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Applicant: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY |
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Rochester, New York 14650 (US) |
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- Romano, Charles E., Jr., c/o Eastman Kodak Company
Rochester, New York 14650-2201 (US)
- Nesbitt, Sandra D., c/o Eastman Kodak Company
Rochester, New York 14650-2201 (US)
- DeMejo, Lawrence P., c/o Eastman Kodak Company
Rochester, New York 14650-2201 (US)
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Representative: Nunney, Ronald Frederick Adolphe et al |
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Kodak Limited Patent Department Headstone Drive
Harrow Middlesex HA1 4TY
Harrow Middlesex HA1 4TY (GB) |
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Ink jet recording element with overcoat and printing method |
(57) An ink jet recording element comprising a support having thereon an image-receiving
layer containing an ink jet image and an overcoat layer of a water-dispersible, hydrophobic
polyester resin having the following general formula: :I
n-P-A
m wherein
- I is an ionic group;
- n is an integer from 1-3;
- P is a polyester backbone;
- A is an aliphatic group comprising a straight or branched chain fatty acid or triglyceride
thereof having from 6 to 24 carbon atoms; and
- m is an integer from 3-8.