Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.P.

Emilio Adan

Xulong Fu

Xiaoqi Zhou

Hai Quang Tran

Ronald J Selensky

Christine E Steichen

Chang Shin Park

David Favela Aguilera

Chang Park

The present application relates to a surface treatment composition for inkjet media, including: starch; fluorescence whitening agent selected from the group consisting of nonionic, cationic, and anionic fluorescence whitening agents, and combinations thereof; metallic salt including cation and anion, the cations being selected from monovalent metal ions, multiple valent metal ions, and combinations and derivatives thereof, and the anions being selected from the group consisting of fluoride, chloride, iodide, bromide, nitrate, phosphate, chlorate, acetate, and combinations and derivatives thereof; and chemical chelant. The application also relates to a method of making surface-treated inkjet media, including providing a base stock including cellulose paper and applying a surface treatment composition to the base stock. The application also relates to a paper coated with the surface treatment composition and a system of inkjet printing with surface treated inkjet media.

Composition, method and system for making high whiteness inkjet media

An image supporting medium includes a raw base paper, and a film forming resin disposed on at least one side of the raw base paper, wherein the raw base paper is formed of fibers from between 0.5 and 3.0 mm in weighted average length. Additionally, the image supporting medium includes from between 1 and 40% filler by weight.

System and a method for inkjet image supporting medium

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Carlsbad, CA, United States of America

Emilio Adan