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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2002
Hwei-ling Yau, Rochester, NY (US);
David E. Decker, Rochester, NY (US);
Xiaoru Wang, Rochester, NY (US);
Wendy S. Krzemien, Hilton, NY (US);
Hwei-Ling Yau, Rochester, NY (US);
David E. Decker, Rochester, NY (US);
Xiaoru Wang, Rochester, NY (US);
Wendy S. Krzemien, Hilton, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
An ink jet printing method having the steps of: A) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading the printer with an ink jet recording element having a support having thereon a fusible, porous, image-receiving layer containing at least two types of hydrophobic polymer particles having different glass transition temperatures, the first type of hydrophobic polymer particles having a Tg higher than about 60° C. that is substantially monodisperse and the second type of hydrophobic polymer particles having a Tg lower than about 25° C.; C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink; and D) printing on the image-receiving layer using the ink jet ink in response to the digital data signals.