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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:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2002
Applicants:
Yuanqiao Rao, Pittsford, NY (US);
Robert J. Kress, Rochester, NY (US);
Lawrence P. Demejo, Rochester, NY (US);
Sandra D. Nesbitt, Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
Yuanqiao Rao, Pittsford, NY (US);
Robert J. Kress, Rochester, NY (US);
Lawrence P. Demejo, Rochester, NY (US);
Sandra D. Nesbitt, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J002/01 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ink jet printing process for improving the durability and image quality of an ink jet image having the steps of a) providing an ink jet recording element having a support having thereon an image-receiving layer containing an ink jet image; and b) applying over the surface of the image-receiving layer an overcoat layer of water-dispersible, smectite clay particles.