Abstract: An inkjet recording sheet has a colorant-receiving layer on a support. The colorant-receiving layer is provided with at least one of compounds represented by the following formulas (1) to (4) and which has either or both of an I/O value of at least 0.5 and a water soluble property. The colorant-receiving layer is also provided with at least one organic mordant selected from polyallylamine, polyvinylamine and derivatives of these.

Abstract: A packaged food product includes a food product and a package enclosing the food product. The package may be formed from a coated, printed film that includes a substrate film including one or more thermoplastic materials and having an average thickness of less than about 15 mils. An image is printed on the print side of the substrate film. A radiation-cured varnish covers the printed image. The radiation-cured varnish was formed by coating the printed image with a radiation-curable varnish that includes one or more polymerizable reactants and optionally one or more photointiators. The radiation-curable varnish is subsequently exposed to radiation sufficient to polymerize at least 90 weight % of the polymerizable reactants. When the coated, printed film is tested according to the FDA migration test protocol, no more than 50 parts per billion total of any of the polymerizable reactants and the optional photoinitiators migrate within 10 days at 40° C.

Abstract: An image receiver material which, even when wound on a roll of a smaller diameter in a printer, an image receiver sheet is not peeled, such that the image receiver material is not susceptible to running troubles in a printer. To this end, there is provided a seal type image receiver material in which the image receiver material includes a separator including a release sheet base material and a release agent layer provided on its one surface and an image receiver sheet including a receiver sheet base material and an adhesive layer provided on its one surface. The separator and the image receiver sheet are layered together so that the separator and the image receiver sheet may be released from each other and so that the release agent layer of the separator faces the adhesive layer of the image receiver sheet. A half-cut is provided in the image receiver sheet.

Abstract: As a writing surface, the invention provides a waterproof solid sheet that has been formed from a polyvinyl chloride and that has at least one writing face that receives controllably semi-permanent ink writing. The writing is only controllably removable from the writing face by a remover-solvent; upon removal of the writing, the writing face is left writing-free and residue-free. The writing surface otherwise resists adverse conditions.

Abstract: A thermal transfer image recording composite sheet has a lamination structure: (2) image receiving sheet section (including image receiving layer (D), image recording sheet substrate (C) and adhesive layer (E)) and (1) release sheet section (including release layer (B) and release sheet substrate (A)), and exhibits, as a whole, a compressive modulus of 50 MPa or less, wherein, the substrate (C) is constituted from (a) an upper oriented porous polyester film layer bonded to the image receiving layer (D) and (b) a lower oriented porous polymer film layer, the polymer of which is different from polyester of the layer (a), laminated on the upper film layer (a) and bonded to the adhesive layer (E), or the adhesive layer (E) comprises, together with an adhesive agent, a plurality of hollow particles each formed from a hollow core portion and a shell portion and has an average particle size of 0.

Abstract: Tissue paper having indicia disposed thereon. The tissue paper may be through air dried, or otherwise structured to provide a texture on at least one face. The textured face of the tissue paper has indicia printed thereon. The indicia provides a high fidelity, realistic visual impression of whatever is represented thereby. This realistic impression allows the indicia to be taken from photographic sources, as well as artwork.

Abstract: A printed document or other device comprising a polymer substrate having a surface to which printed matter is applied, a reflective or brightly colored layer applied directly to said surface by means of a printing process, and a printed image applied to the reflective or brightly colored layer by an intaglio printing process.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an identification document that can contain both common information and unique information describing the specific document holder. The information is in the form of indicia applied by digital imaging means. The document itself is in the form of a laminated article having the information affixed to one or more internal layers. Attempt to gain access to these internally imaged layers causes the image to be sufficiently disrupted as to prevent modifying such images.

Abstract: A composition, preferably a synthetic paper, is disclosed comprising a plastics substrate having a printable polymer coating, wherein the coating has a density of from 0.3 to 0.7 g/cm3. The low density provides improved adhesion and printability properties compared with the prior art, and permits the coating to be applied in a single layer of uniform density.

Abstract: An ultraviolet post cure heat transfer label for application to an item includes a carrier web, a release coat applied to the carrier web and a composition including a cationic ultraviolet curable ink applied to the release coat. The ink has a solvent in a concentration of at a least about 20 percent by weight of the ink. The ink is dried in a non-UV process to form a storable film on the carrier web. The composition is transferred to the item and the ink is cured, by application of ultraviolet energy, following transfer to the item. A method for making the label and a method for marking an item are also disclosed.

Abstract: There is disclosed an ink jet recording sheet which comprises a substrate and an ink accepting layer composed of at least two layers on the substrate, characterized in that the ink accepting layer comprises at least one cracked layer having cracks in lower layers other than a surface layer (the layer farthest from the substrate) and a contact layer in contact with the cracked layer, wherein part of the contact layer cuts into the cracked layer, and the cracked layer contains a hydrophobic resin (e.g. styrene-acrylics copolymer resin) as a binder, or wherein the contact layer is formed by coating with a coating solution having viscosity of at most 3000 mPa.s and a proportion of solid content in the range of 10 to 30% by weight. The above ink accepting layer is excellent in water resistance and strength of adhesion among the interlayers, whereby the ink jet recording sheet as a whole becomes excellent in scratch-abrasion resistance under wet conditions as well as image density.

Abstract: Thermal transfer ribbons which employ a reflective sensor marker of a small size for detecting the end of the ribbon and also thermal transfer ribbons which employ a reflective sensor marker and a transparent sensor marker for detecting the end of the ribbon.

Abstract: The present invention is drawn to compositions and coated substrates wherein a back coating layer can be implemented for use to mitigate ink transfer, surface damage, smudging, and sticking between stacked sheets in output trays of ink-jet ink printers. Specifically, a coated media sheet can comprise a printing surface including an ink-receiving coating formulated to accept an ink-jet ink composition, and an opposing back surface comprising a back coating. The back coating can include an admixture of 0.5 wt % to 75 wt % of a polymeric binder, 5 wt % to 95 wt % of filler particulates having an average particle size from about 0.01 ?m to about 15 ?m, and 3 wt % to 90 wt % of spacer particulates having an average particle size from about 6 ?m to about 500 ?m. In one embodiment, the spacer particulates are larger than the filler particulates.

Abstract: The present invention provides less expensive ink jet recording papers having high glossiness and high durability and being capable of quickly absorbing inks without causing bleeding. Accordingly, the present invention provides an ink jet recording paper having an ink-receiving layer provided on a porous resin film, wherein the porous resin film has a liquid absorption capacity measured in accordance with “Japan TAPPI No.51-87” of 0.5 ml/m2 or above and the ink-receiving layer has a surface glossiness (JIS-Z8741: measuring method at 60°) of 40% or above. It is preferable that the ink jet recording paper contains at least one member selected from among alumina, alumina hydrate and amorphous silica in the ink-receiving layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides microporous photo quality glossy inkjet receiving media comprising a substrate, an absorbent basecoat layer, and an ink-receptive topcoat. The absorbent basecoat layer is primarily a combination of pigment and binder, and may include deformable particles, such as core-shell polymeric pigments. The ink-receptive topcoat is composed primarily of alumina hydrate, gelatin, and a water-insoluble cationic polymer. The present invention also provides a method for increasing the gloss and surface smoothness presented by the topcoat of a printing medium by including deformable particles in an underlying basecoat followed by calendering of the printing medium. Further, the present invention provides combination matte and gloss inkjet printing media, comprising matte basecoats at least partially coated with the aforementioned ink-receptive topcoat.

Abstract: Improved macroporous ink receptor media are disclosed. An inkjet receptive media in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention comprises a web comprising a plurality of fibers and a coating overlaying at least a portion of a plurality of the fibers. In a preferred embodiment, the coating comprises a plurality of organic particles. In a preferred embodiment, the fibers define a plurality of pores. In a preferred embodiment, the web defines a plurality of macropores. The fibers of the web may be woven or non-woven. In a preferred embodiment, the web comprises a nonwoven macroporous material.

Abstract: An ink-jet recording material having on a support at least one ink-receiving layer comprising pigment and binder, which further contains in the uppermost layer of the ink-receiving layers at least one water-soluble acidic or neutral salt selected from the group consisting of aluminum salts, magnesium salts, sodium salts, potassium salts and zinc salts, and thereby acquires suitability for an ink-jet recording process using pigment ink.

Abstract: A roll stock of a graphic transfer strip for use in making a high visibility safety garment for wearing by an individual exposed to a higher than normal risk of injury from vehicular traffic. The safety garment complies with the visibility requirements of a published standard such as the American National Standards Institute for High Visibility Safety Apparel. The safety garment has one or more high visibility safety stripes that encircle the torso. The safety stripe is formed of a plurality of separate but closely spaced stripe segments in a generally repetitive pattern that is substantially continuous for the length of the stripe. The stripe segments are formed of a retroreflective material. The stripe segments occupy a portion of the total area of the stripe sufficient to impart to the stripe a coefficient of retroreflectivity that meets or exceeds that required by the standard being addressed for the safety garment.

Abstract: A pattern card has a base material being composed of a paper sheet and a color texture layer printed on the paper sheet. A wax layer is formed on the base material. A protection printing ink is coated on the wax layer. A picture printing ink is partially coated on the protection printing ink according to a designed picture's profile and contour. The protection printing ink and the picture can be mixed with wax in the proportion of 10%. Whereby, it is easy to remove the protection and picture printing ink by a drawknife, and a pattern or picture with a three-dimensional effect appears.

Abstract: A textile substrate is treated with a composition having a dye fixing agent and an ink receiving agent, for the subsequent printing with an ink jet printer. The dye fixing agent includes a reactive amino compound, and the ink receiving agent comprises inorganic particles. A resin binder can also be used where the dye fixing agent does not provide an adequate bond to the textile substrate.