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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2004
Filed:
May. 20, 2003
Diego Brignone, Carcare, IT;
Paola Franceschini, Cairo Montenotte, IT;
Andrea Gagliardo, Cosseria, IT;
Giovanni Maria Manca, Cairo Montenotte, IT;
Luigina Gino, Aosta, IT;
Fulvio Cominetti, Aosta, IT;
Ferrania, S.p.A., Savona, IT;
Abstract
An ink jet printing system includes an ink receiving sheet and an ink-jet printer. The ink receiving sheet includes a support, at least one receiving layer and a top coat layer. The ink-jet printer includes an ink-jet cartridge comprising an ink. The receiving layer includes a hydrophilic binder and a vinyl polymeric compound and has a total coverage weight of at least 12 g/m , and the top coat layer is free of vinyl polymeric compounds and comprises a hydrophilic binder and a corn starch matting agent. The ink includes a dye selected from the group consisting of azo and disazo dye at a concentration higher than 4% by weight, in order to achieve an optical density higher than 3.00.