Abstract: An ink jet recording element comprising a support having thereon an image-receptive layer capable of accepting an ink jet image comprising an open-pore membrane of a mixture of a water-insoluble polymer and a water-absorbent polymer, the mixture containing at least about 25% by weight of the water-absorbent polymer, the image-receiving layer being made by dissolving the mixture of polymers in a solvent mixture, the solvent mixture comprising at least one solvent which is a good solvent for the water-insoluble polymer and at least one poor solvent for the water-insoluble polymer, the poor solvent having a higher boiling point than the good solvent, coating the dissolved mixture on the support, and then drying to remove approximately all of the solvents to obtain the open-pore membrane.

Abstract: A transfer laminating element for laminating ink jet prints comprising a flexible, polymeric support having thereon a porous, fusible, transferable protection layer comprising fusible, thermoplastic polymeric particles in a polymeric binder, the protection layer having a thickness of between about 2 and about 100 &mgr;m and a particle-to-binder ratio of between about 95:5 and about 70:30, the thermoplastic polymeric particles having a particle size of less than about 10 &mgr;m and a Tm or softening point of greater than about 50° C. and the polymeric binder having a Tg of less than about 20° C.

Abstract: An ink jet recording element comprising a support having thereon an image-receiving layer comprising at least about 70% by weight of porous polymeric particles in a polymeric binder, the porous polymeric particles having a core/shell structure comprising a porous polymeric core covered with a shell of a water-soluble polymer.

Abstract: An ink jet recording element comprising an ink-permeable polyester substrate comprising a base polyester layer and an ink-permeable upper polyester layer, the upper polyester layer comprising a continuous polyester phase having an ink absorbency rate resulting in a dry time of less than about 10 seconds and a total absorbent capacity of at least about 14 cc/m2, the substrate having thereon a porous image-receiving layer having interconnecting voids.

Abstract: A diffusion resistant lenticular element comprising a support having a lenticular array thereon, the element having thereon an acidic mordanting layer containing a laser-induced, cationic dye image, the mordanting layer being on the side of said support which does not contain said lenticular array.

Abstract: An ink jet printing method, comprising 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 comprising a support having thereon an image-receptive layer capable of accepting an ink jet image, the layer comprising an open-pore membrane of a mixture of a water-insoluble polymer, a water-absorbent polymer and a mordant, the mixture containing at least about 25% by weight of the water-absorbent polymer, at least about 7% by weight of the mordant, and the balance being the water-insoluble polymer, the mordant comprising a polymer or copolymer containing a quatemized nitrogen moiety; C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition; and D) printing on the ink jet recording element using the ink jet ink in response to the digital data signals.

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-receiving element having a support having thereon an ink-receiving layer, C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink set for color printing having: (a) a yellow ink having a carrier and a yellow azoaniline dye; (b) a magenta ink having a carrier and a magenta anthrapyridone dye; and (c) a cyan ink having a carrier and Direct Blue 307; and D) printing on the ink-receiving layer using the ink jet ink in response to the digital data signals.

Abstract: An ink jet recording element comprising a support having thereon a porous image-receiving layer comprising particles and a poly(vinyl alcohol) binder, the particles comprising a fumed metallic oxide, and the binder having an average viscosity greater than about 25 cp at 4% solids in an aqueous solution at 20° C.

Abstract: An ink jet recording element comprising an opaque support having thereon an image-receiving layer comprising porous polymeric particles in a polymeric binder, the porous polymeric particles having a median diameter of less than about 1 &mgr;m and having a degree of crosslinking of about 27 mole % or greater.

Abstract: An ink jet recording element comprising a support having thereon, in the order recited, at least one base layer comprising a hydrophilic or porous material and a porous top layer capable of either retaining or transporting an ink image, the porous top layer comprising a polymeric binder and thermally-compliant core-shell particles, the particle-to-binder ratio being between about 95:5 and 50:50, and wherein each thermally-compliant core-shell particle has: a) a shell of inorganic colloidal particles, and b) a core of a thermoplastic polymer, the particles having a particle size between about 0.5 &mgr;m and about 10 &mgr;m, the polymeric core having a softening point of greater than about 50° C., and the weight ratio of the shell of the inorganic colloidal particles to the thermoplastic core being from about 1:5 to about 1:99.

Abstract: An ink jet ink composition comprising water, a humectant and a water-soluble pyrazoleazoindole dye.

Abstract: An ink jet printing method, comprising 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 comprising a support having thereon an image-receptive layer capable of accepting an ink jet image comprising an open-pore membrane of a mixture of a water-insoluble polymer and a water-absorbent polymer, the mixture containing at least about 25% by weight of the water-absorbent polymer, the image-receiving layer being made by dissolving the mixture of polymers in a solvent mixture, the solvent mixture comprising at least one solvent which is a good solvent for the water-insoluble polymer and at least one poor solvent for the water-insoluble polymer, the poor solvent having a higher boiling point than the good solvent, coating the dissolved mixture on the support, and then drying to remove approximately all of the solvents to obtain the open-pore membrane; C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition; and D) prin

Abstract: An ink jet printing method, comprising the steps of: A) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading said printer with an ink jet recording element comprising a support having thereon an image-receptive layer capable of accepting an ink jet image; C) loading said printer with an ink jet ink composition comprising water, a humectant and a water-soluble pyrazoleazoindole dye; and D) printing on said ink jet recording element using said ink jet ink in response to said digital data signals.

Abstract: An ink jet printing method comprising 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 comprising a support having thereon a porous image-receiving layer comprising particles, a poly(vinyl alcohol) binder and a crosslinking agent, the particles having a primary particle size of from about 7 to about 40 nm in diameter which may be aggregated up to about 300 nm, and the crosslinking agent being present in an amount of at least about 20 weight % of the poly(vinyl alcohol) binder; C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition; and D) printing on the image-receiving layer using the ink jet ink composition in response to the digital data signals.

Abstract: An ink jet ink jet printing method, comprising the steps of: A) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading the printer with ink jet recording elements comprising a support having thereon, in the order recited, at least one base layer comprising a hydrophilic or porous material and a porous top layer capable of either retaining or transporting an ink image, the porous top layer comprising a polymeric binder and thermally-compliant core-shell particles, the particle-to-binder ratio being between about 95:5 and 50:50, and wherein each the thermally-compliant core-shell particle has: i) a shell of inorganic colloidal particles, and ii) a core of a thermoplastic polymer,  the particles having a particle size between about 0.5 &mgr;m and about 10 &mgr;m, the polymeric core having a softening point of greater than about 50° C.

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-receiving element having a support having thereon an ink-receiving layer; loading the printer with an ink jet composition of water, a humectant, and a hyperbranched polymeric dye having a hyperbranched polymer having a dye chromophore pendant on the polymer chain or incorporated into the polymer backbone; and D) printing on the ink-receiving layer using the inkjet ink in response to the digital data signals.

Abstract: A process for laminating an ink jet print by providing a support having an ink jet image, contacting the imaged surface with a transfer element to form a composite, the transfer element comprising a flexible, polymeric support having a porous, fusible, transferable protection layer comprising fusible, thermoplastic polymeric particles in a polymeric binder, the protection layer having a thickness between 2 and 100 &mgr;m and a particle-to-binder ratio between 95:5 and 70:30, the thermoplastic polymeric particles having a particle size less than 10 &mgr;m and a Tm or softening point greater than 50° C., and the polymeric binder having a Tg less than 20° C., applying heat and pressure to the composite to fuse the protection layer to form a substantially continuous protection layer, allowing the composite to cool, and peeling the polymeric support of the transfer element from the composite to form the laminated ink the print.

Abstract: An inkjet printing method, including comprising the steps of: A) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading the printer with ink-receptive elements including comprising a support having thereon an image-receiving layer including comprising a cationic, water-dispersible, partially quaternized pyridine-containing polymer; C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition including comprising water, a humectant, and a water soluble anionic dye; and D) printing on said image-receiving layer using said ink jet ink in response to said digital data signals.

Abstract: An ink jet printing method having the steps of: I) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; II) loading the printer with a porous ink jet recording element having a support having thereon an image-receiving layer having: (a) inorganic particles having a primary particle size of from about 7 to about 40 nm in diameter which may be aggregated up to about 500 nm; (b) colloidal particles having a mean particle size of from about 20 to about 500 nm; (c) water-insoluble, cationic, polymeric particles having at least about 20 mole percent of a cationic mordant moiety; and (d) inorganic particles encapsulated with an organic polymer having a Tg of less than about 100° C.; III) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition; and IV) printing on the image-receiving layer using the ink jet ink composition in response to the digital data signals.

Abstract: An ink jet printing method comprising 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 comprising a substrate having thereon an image-receiving layer comprising an inorganic, anionic pigment, an organic, anionic binder and an organic, cationic mordant, and a porous overcoat layer located over the image-receiving layer, the porous overcoat layer comprising an inorganic pigment and an organic, anionic, binder, wherein the refractive index of the inorganic pigment in the overcoat layer is at least 0.05 refractive index units less than the refractive index of the inorganic, anionic pigment in the image-receiving layer; c) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition; and d) printing on the recording element using the ink jet ink in response to the digital data signals.