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EP 1 288 012 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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15.10.2003 Bulletin 2003/42 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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05.03.2003 Bulletin 2003/10 |
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Date of filing: 19.08.2002 |
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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 BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR |
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Designated Extension States: |
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AL LT LV MK RO SI |
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Priority: |
31.08.2001 US 943952
31.08.2001 US 944555
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Applicant: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY |
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Rochester, New York 14650 (US) |
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- Sadasivan, Sridhar
Rochester, New York 14650-2201 (US)
- Chu, Lixin
Rochester, New York 14650-2201 (US)
- Baier, John Marion
Rochester, New York 14650-2201 (US)
- Wang, Yongcai
Rochester, New York 14650-2201 (US)
- Shaw-Klein, Lori Jeanne
Rochester, New York 14650-2201 (US)
- Gallo, Elizabeth Ann
Rochester, New York 14650-2201 (US)
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Representative: Haile, Helen Cynthia |
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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-receiving
layer having: (a) inorganic particles having a primary particle size of from about
7 to about 40 nm in diameter which may be aggregated up to about 500 nm; (b) colloidal
particles having a mean particle size of from about 20 to about 500 nm; and (c) water-insoluble,
cationic, polymeric particles having at least about 20 mole percent of a cationic
mordant moiety.