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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011
Filed:
May. 29, 2009
Jay C. Song, Highland Mills, NY (US);
Jingxiu Wan, Mason, OH (US);
Thomas R. Arnson, Loveland, OH (US);
Kapil M. Singh, West Chester, OH (US);
Michael F. Koenig, Loveland, OH (US);
Timothy J. Bradford, Killen, AL (US);
Jay C. Song, Highland Mills, NY (US);
Jingxiu Wan, Mason, OH (US);
Thomas R. Arnson, Loveland, OH (US);
Kapil M. Singh, West Chester, OH (US);
Michael F. Koenig, Loveland, OH (US);
Timothy J. Bradford, Killen, AL (US);
International Paper Company, Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are a coating composition, coated article, and a method for treating one or more sides of the printable web with the composition, for providing improved printing ink dry time and gloss. The coating composition comprises: a calcium carbonate pigment component comprising a mixture high and low surface area calcium carbonate pigment; a metal salt drying agent; and a cationic dye fixing agent; a pigment binder; optionally a plastic pigment; and optionally an optical brightener; and which provides: a solids content of at least about 25%; a ratio of high to low surface area calcium carbonate in the range of from about 0.5:1 to about 20:1; and a ratio of calcium carbonate pigment component to pigment binder in the range of from about 4:1 to about 50:1.