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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
May. 10, 2006
Applicants:
Silke Courtenay, San Diego, CA (US);
Radha Sen, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Silke Courtenay, San Diego, CA (US);
Radha Sen, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M 5/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for forming a printable coating includes providing a calcium carbonate, combining a dispersant with the calcium carbonate, nanomilling the calcium carbonate and the dispersant to inhibit re-floccing of the nanomilled calcium carbonate, and combining the mixture with a binder at alkaline pH. According to one exemplary embodiment, the coating may be applied to one or more sides of a media substrate.