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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2000
Filed:
May. 22, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
David Erdtmann, Rochester, NY (US);
Charles E Romano, Rochester, NY (US);
Thomas W Martin, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
347101 ; 427337 ;
Abstract
A method of improving the durability of an ink jet ink image comprising the steps of: a) providing an ink jet ink receiving layer containing gelatin; b) depositing pigment-based ink jet ink to form an image on the gelatin-containing ink receiving layer; and c) applying to the image formed in step b) a solution comprising a hardener.