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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2003
Vladek P. Kasperchik, Corvallis, OR (US);
Gary Allan Ungefug, Corvallis, OR (US);
Vladek P. Kasperchik, Corvallis, OR (US);
Gary Allan Ungefug, Corvallis, OR (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A fusible print medium having a photobase layer, a vehicle sink layer, and a colorant-receiving layer. The colorant-receiving layer includes core-shell polymer particles that have a hydrophilic shell and a fusible hydrophobic core. Upon exposure to a sufficient heat, the colorant-receiving layer inverts from a porous, hydrophilic surface into a continuous layer that encapsulates colorant in hydrophilic domains. A method of forming the fusible print medium and producing a photographic quality image is also disclosed.