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EP 1 228 889 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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26.11.2003 Bulletin 2003/48 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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07.08.2002 Bulletin 2002/32 |
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Date of filing: 31.01.2002 |
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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: |
02.02.2001 GB 0102646
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Applicant: ILFORD Imaging UK Limited |
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Mobberley Knutsford Cheshire WA16 7JL (GB) |
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Inventors: |
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- Lannon, Anthony Martin
Stockport, Cheshire SK3 9NS (GB)
- King, Jeffrey Ronald
Holmes Chapel, Cheshire CW4 7JB (GB)
- Rowland, David
1723 Marly (CH)
- Taylor, Karen
Poynton, Cheshire SK12 1YS (GB)
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Ink-receiving material and recording method |
(57) There is provided a recording material comprising in order:-
- 1) a sheet-like paper substrate;
- 2) at least one hydrophobic barrier layer;
- 3) at least one ink-receptive layer;
- 4) at least one porous sealing layer which comprises a dispersion of a particulate
polymer characterised by a film forming temperature of between 60°C and 140°C and
an average particle size between about 1 µm and about 50 µm together with at least
one water-soluble polymer binder.
There is also provided a method wherein an image printed with the ink jet printing
process on the recording materials of the invention is heated after printing to seal
the porous sealing layer by partly melting and softening the particulate polymer dispersion
sufficiently for it to form a film to provide a image protecting coating.