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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:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Manisha Sarkar, Austin, TX (US);
James P. DiZio, St. Paul, MN (US);
David J. Kinning, Woodbury, MN (US);
John W. Vanderzanden, Maplewood, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 2/714 ; B32B 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 2/714 ; B32B 3/00 ;
Abstract
A liquid ink repellent coating adapted to prevent transfer of fluid image forming ink droplets between imaged sheets in a stack of multiple printed impressions. The repellent coating comprises a polymeric composition having a surface energy less than about 30 mJ/m and an insoluble particulate filler as a matting agent.