(19)
(11) EP 1 193 079 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
14.01.2004 Bulletin 2004/03

(43) Date of publication A2:
03.04.2002 Bulletin 2002/14

(21) Application number: 01308011.4

(22) Date of filing: 20.09.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7B41M 5/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 28.09.2000 US 672364

(71) Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Company
Palo Alto, CA 94304 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Smith, Gregory S.
    Oceanside, CA 92054 (US)

(74) Representative: Jackson, Richard Eric et al
Carpmaels & Ransford, 43 Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA
London WC1A 2RA (GB)

   


(54) Lightfastness improvements of inkjet print media through the addition of photoinitiators


(57) A small amount of photoinitiator in a coating on glossy print media tends to improve lightfastness by about 5 to 20%. The photoinitiator is included in the coating in the range of about 0.001 to 0.01 wt%, resulting in a concentration after drying the coating of about 0.008 to 0.08 wt%, based on a total solids content of 12 wt%. Specifically, a print medium is provided having at least one coating thereon, including an ink-jet receptive coating. At least the inkjet receptive coating contains the photoinitiator. Further, a method is provided for improving lightfastness in coated print media provided with the inkjet receptive coating. The method comprises: (a) formulating at least one coating so as to contain the photoinitiator, wherein at least one such coating comprises the inkjet receptive coating; and (b) coating the print media with the coating(s), wherein the coated print medium is adapted to receive at least one inkjet ink thereon. The magnitude of the improvement varies by formulation, but there is always some improvement over the same system without the photoinitiator.





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