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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven J Sargeant, West Warwick, RI (US);
Shengmei Yuan, Coventry, RI (US);
Joshua Rundus, West Warwick, RI (US);
Assignee:
Arkwright Incorporated, Fiskeville, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428412 ; 428216 ; 428330 ;
Abstract
A water-insoluble liquid-absorbent material comprising a cross-linked matrix containing a polymer having at least two cross-linkable functional end groups and substantially free of cross-linking functional groups elsewhere within the polymer that are crosslinked with a cross-linking agent having a functionality greater than two, and in combination therewith, a dye-fixing agent having at least one reactive functional group. An ink jet recording medium having a coating of the water-insoluble liquid-absorbent material on a surface thereof is also provided.