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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2009
Dheya M. Alfekri, San Diego, CA (US);
Ronald J. Selensky, Poway, CA (US);
Dheya M. Alfekri, San Diego, CA (US);
Ronald J. Selensky, Poway, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The instant disclosure relates to a method of making a dispersion of polymer binder-encapsulated silica pigments for coating an ink-jet recording substrate. The method includes mixing first components of the dispersion to form a mixture, the first components including binder polymer, treating agents and a vehicle selected from the group consisting of water, a water-miscible organic solvent, and combinations thereof; shear mixing silica pigment into the mixture; and after the silica pigment is added to the mixture, shear mixing the mixture at a higher temperature and an increased grinding rate compared to a temperature and grinding rate of the shear mixing of the silica pigment into the mixture.