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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 1991
Filed:
Feb. 15, 1990
Leroy C Hofmann, Saddle River, NJ (US);
Robert W Hicks, Warwiek, NY (US);
Jasper H Field, Goshen, NY (US);
Stephen H Monroe, Germantown, TN (US);
International Paper Company, Purchase, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for producing a paper product having a surface with enhanced gloss. The method includes the following steps: Applying a continuous layer of an impressionable coating material to a paper product; contacting the layer of coating material with a polymer release film having a smooth and glossy surface substantially free of defects, the surface having non-adhering and release characteristics; and solidifying the coating material during contact with the release film. Using this technique, a smooth and glossy surface of the release film is substantially imparted to a surface of the layer of solidified coating material. In the case of clay-coated substrates, the coating is solidified by heating, whereas in the case of polyethylene-coated substrates, the coating is solidified by cooling. The end product is a coated substrate in which the coating has a glossy surface to which the texture of a film has been imparted.