Eastman-kodak Company

Krishamohan Sharma

Christine Joanne Landry-Coltrain

Joseph F Bringley

Deepak Shukla

Paul B Merkel

Alexandra DiLauro Bermel

An ink jet recording element including a support having thereon an image-receiving layer, the ink jet recording element containing a metal hydroxide salt, (M)(OH)(A).xHO; wherein: Mis at least one metal ion having a 2+ oxidation state; A is an organic or inorganic anion; p is 1 or 2; and x is equal to or greater than 0; and a and b comprise rational numbers as follows: 0&#x3c;a&#x3c;2 and 0&#x3c;b&#x3c;2 so that the charge of Mis balanced.

Ink jet recording element

An ink jet recording element comprising a support having thereon an image-receiving layer, the ink jet recording element containing finely divided particulate material and a metal(oxy)hydroxide complex, M(O)(OH)(A).xHO, wherein M is at least one metal ion; n is 3 or 4; A is an organic or inorganic ion; p is 1, 2 or 3; and x is equal to or greater than 0; with the proviso that when n is 3, then a, b and c each comprise a rational number as follows: 0&#x2266;a&#x3c;1.5; 0&#x3c;b&#x3c;3; and 0&#x2266;pc&#x3c;3, so that the charge of the Mmetal ion is balanced; and when n is 4, then a, b and c each comprise a rational number as follows: 0&#x2266;a&#x3c;2; 0&#x3c;b&#x3c;4; and 0&#x2266;pc&#x3c;4, so that the charge of the Mmetal ion is balanced.

An ink jet recording element comprising a support having thereon an image-receiving layer, the ink jet recording element containing a metal(oxy)hydroxide complex, M(O)(OH)(A)&#x2022;xHO, wherein M is at least one metal ion; n is 3 or 4; A is an organic or inorganic ion; p is 1, 2 or 3; and x is equal to or greater than 0; with the proviso that when n is 3, then a, b and c each comprise a rational number as follows: 0&#x2266;a&#x3c;1.5; 0&#x3c;b&#x3c;3; and 0&#x2266;pc&#x3c;3, so that the charge of the Mmetal ion is balanced; and when n is 4, then a, b and c each comprise a rational number as follows: 0&#x2266;a&#x3c;2; 0&#x3c;b&#x3c;4; and 0&#x2266;pc&#x3c;4, so that the charge of the Mmetal ion is balanced.

An ink jet recording element comprising a support having thereon an image-receiving layer, the ink jet recording element containing core/shell particles wherein the shell of the particles consists a metal(oxy)hydroxide complex, M(O)(OH)(A)&#x2022;xHO, wherein M is at least one metal ion; n is 3 or 4; A is an organic or inorganic ion; p is 1, 2 or 3; and x is equal to or greater than 0; with the proviso that when n is 3, then a, b and c each comprise a rational number as follows: 0&#x2266;a&#x3c;1.5; 0&#x3c;b&#x3c;3; and 0&#x2266;pc&#x3c;3, so that the charge of the Mmetal ion is balanced; and when n is 4, then a, b and c each comprise a rational number as follows: 0&#x2266;a&#x3c;2; 0&#x3c;b&#x3c;4; and 0&#x2266;pc&#x3c;4, so that the charge of the Mmetal ion is balanced.

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 an ink jet recording element comprising a support having thereon an image-receiving layer, the ink jet recording element containing a metal hydroxide salt, (M)(OH)(A).xHO; wherein: Mis at least one metal ion having a 2+ oxidation state; A is an organic or inorganic anion; p is 1 or 2; and x is equal to or greater than 0; and a and b comprise rational numbers as follows: 0&#x3c;a&#x3c;2 and 0&#x3c;b&#x3c;2 so that the charge of Mis balanced; C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition; and D) printing on the ink jet recording element using the ink jet ink composition in response to the digital data signals.

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Rochester, NY, United States of America

Krishamohan Sharma