Abstract:
The present invention is drawn to a method of preparing a porous media substrate, comprising combining metal or semi-metal oxide particulates with a polymeric binder, wherein the metal or semi-metal oxide particulates are associated with at least one water soluble coating formulation additive. At least a portion of the water soluble coating formulation additive i) is in the form of unreacted additive, or ii) generates undesired electrolytes. Additional steps include removing at least a portion of the unreacted additive or undesired electrolytes, either before or after combining the metal or semi-metal oxide particulates with the polymeric binder, thereby forming a refined coating composition; and applying the refined coating composition to a media substrate to form an ink-receiving layer having a porous surface.
Abstract:
A media sheet can comprise a media substrate, an ink receiving layer applied as a coating to at least one surface of the substrate, and a UV protection layer applied as a coating to the ink receiving layer. The ink receiving layer can comprise hollow particulates, and the UV protection layer can comprise UV absorbing latex particulates. This media substrate can be used in a system wherein a dye-based ink-jet ink is printed thereon, and a fusion system is configured to fuse UV protection layer and the ink receiving layer after printing of the ink-jet ink, thereby forming an ink-jet image with high image quality, air fastness, and light stability.
Abstract:
An ink jet printing method comprising the steps of: A) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading the printer with ink jet recording elements; C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition; and D) printing on the ink jet recording element using the ink jet ink in response to the digital data signals; wherein the ink jet ink composition comprises from about 0.5% to about 30% by weight of a pigment, a carrier, a humectant and a dispersant in a ratio of dispersant:pigment from about 0.1:1 to about 5:1; the dispersant being a graft copolymer having the following formula: wherein R is H, halogen, an alkyl group of from about 1 to about 15 carbon atoms or an aryl group of from about 6 to about 18 carbon atoms; R1 is H, an alkyl group of from about 1 to about 15 carbon atoms, an aryl group of from about 6 to about 18 carbon atoms, arylalkyl, or a polydimethylsiloxane; X1 is H, Na or K; X2 is NH or O; R2 and R2′ are H or CH3; R3 is H, CH3, C2H5 or C3H7; x is from about 30 to about 90 weight ratio; y is from 0 to about 30 weight ratio; and z and z′ are from about 3 to about 50.
Abstract translation:一种喷墨打印方法,包括以下步骤:A)提供响应于数字数据信号的喷墨打印机; B)用喷墨记录元件装载打印机; C)用喷墨油墨组合物装载打印机; 和D)响应于数字数据信号使用喷墨油墨在喷墨记录元件上印刷;其中喷墨油墨组合物包含约0.5重量%至约30重量%的颜料,载体,保湿剂和 分散剂:分散剂:颜料的比例为约0.1:1至约5:1; 所述分散剂是具有下式的接枝共聚物:其中R是H,卤素,约1至约15个碳原子的烷基或约6至约18个碳原子的芳基; R 1是H,烷基 约1至约15个碳原子的芳基,约6至约18个碳原子的芳基,芳烷基或聚二甲基硅氧烷; X 1为H,Na或K; X 2为NH或O; R 2和R 2'为H或 CH3; R3为H,CH3,C2H5或C3H7; x为约30至约90重量比; y为0至约30重量比; 和z'为约3至约50。
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to an imaged element that includes a support, at least image-receiving layer superposed on the support and a water-resistant protective overcoat overlying the image-receiving layer that is water-resistance. The present invention is also directed to a method of making a print by application of a UV-curable water-dispersible latex.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a color silver halide photographic element comprising a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer or a non-silver containing light-insensitive layer, said light-sensitive or light-insensitive layer containing a polymer compound comprising a heterocycle unit derived from: (a) a heterocycle monomer (1) comprising two or more annulated rings containing, in total, a minimum of three ring heteroatoms of which no more than two of the heteroatoms are connected in sequence to each other and (2) having a ClogP less than 6.2; or (b) a monocyclic heterocycle monomer having exactly three ring heteroatoms and having a ClogP less than 8.75; with the proviso that the heterocycle unit does not contain a hydroxy or mercapto group (or their tautomeric equivalent), and does not react with oxidized developer; and the amount of the polymer compound in the element being sufficient to increase the photographic speed of the element compared to the same element without the compound.
Abstract:
An ink jet printing method, comprising the steps of: A) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading the printer with ink jet recording elements comprising a substrate having thereon an image-receiving layer comprising inorganic particles encapsulated with an organic polymer having a Tg of less than about 20° C., the weight ratio of the inorganic particles to the organic polymer being from about 20 to about 0.2; C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition; and D) printing on the ink jet recording element using the ink jet ink in response to the digital data signals.
Abstract:
Photographic elements containing 3-tertiary alkyl group substituted 2-hydroxyphenylbenzotriazole UV absorbing polymers. In particular, a photographic element having at least one layer containing a light sensitive silver halide emulsion and at least one layer which is not light sensitive, the element having in at least one of the layers an ultraviolet absorbing polymer which includes units formed from monomers of the structure of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein: n is an integer of 1 to 6;p and m are, independently, 0 or 1;tert-Alk is a 4 to 10 carbon atom tertiary alkyl group;G is --CO--, --C(O)--, --C(O)NH--, or --SO.sub.2 --;R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are, independently, H, halogen, alkyl group or alkoxy group, and if n is more than 1 all of the R.sub.2 may be the same or different and all of the R.sub.3 may be the same or different; the benzene ring of the benzotriazole and the phenyl ring phenol group each may be further substituted or unsubstituted;z is an arylene group, alkylene group, or alkylene group which is interrupted by O, N or a group of the type which G can represent; andY is an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable group.
Abstract:
A polymeric UV absorbing compound which comprises UV absorbing monomeric units of at least 0.05 weight percent of ionic units which have an ionizable group which is ionized at all pH values between 5 to 10. Photographic elements which contain such polymeric compounds and methods of making such polymers and photographic elements, are also provided. The polymeric UV absorbing compounds are directly dispersible in water.
Abstract:
This invention describes the use of gelatin-grafted-polymer particles as peptizers for the preparation of silver halide photographic emulsions, whereby the gelatin-grafted-polymer particles remain attached to the AgX crystals after preparation of the emulsions. In an embodiment of this invention, the core polymer particles are loaded with photographically useful agents. When the photographic agent is a dye-forming coupler, multicolor mixed-packet systems can be constructed using the packet emulsions prepared in the manner of this invention.
Abstract:
The invention describes silver halide packet emulsion grains or crystals that are conventionally precipitated using gelatin of a given isoelectric pH, surrounded by a layer of gelatin-grafted-polymer particles wherein the grafted gelatin has a different isoelectric pH and the said gelatin-grafted-polymer particles are optionally chemically bonded to the gelatin surrounding the silver halide microcrystals. Such packet emulsions can form the basis for a mixed-packet color photographic system.