Abstract: Disclosed is a method of producing a support for a photographic paper, which comprises applying primary irradiation of electron beams to at least one coated layer formed on one side or both sides of a substrate and curable by irradiation of electron beams, bringing the surface of said coated layer into contact with a form member and then peeling it from the form member, followed by applying secondary irradiation of electron beams to the coated layer. The primary irradiation is carried out in the manner that the surface of the coated layer may hold shapes substantially corresponding to shapes on the surface of the form member at the stage where the coated layer has been peeled off from the form member.

Abstract: Paper, paperboard or like permeable board is coated with a coating material and aqueous carrier liquid metered over the face thereof and a partial vacuum applied to the opposite surface as the coating is dried by heating. The vacuum improves the surface smoothness of the coating. The coating can be contacted with a casting surface and dried at a faster rate than if no vacuum were applied.

Abstract: An improved aqueous coating composition for the production of cast coated paper is disclosed. The pigment component of the coating contains at least 5% by weight of cubic calcium carbonate having a mean particle size of 0.1 to 1.0 micron. When this coating composition is used the operating speed of the cast coating process is remarkably improved and a cast coated paper having excellent whiteness, gloss and printability is obtained.

Abstract: Disclosed is an improved method of providing a desired surface effect in a release coating including the steps of applying a coating of an electron beam radiation curable composition or material to a side of a substrate, pressing the coated side of the substrate against a replicative surface having the desired surface effect, and irradiating the coating with electron beam radiation through the substrate to partially cure the coating sufficiently to enable it to be removed with the substrate from the replicative surface securely attached to the substrate and with the replicated surface effect in the coating being maintained, the improvement being the further step of irradiating the coating a second time, preferably from the other side, with electron beam radiation without first applying additional coating. Also disclosed is the resulting product.

Abstract: Disclosed is a superior method of providing a desired surface effect in a release coating on a porous sheet-like substrate by applying a coating of an electron beam radiation curable composition or material directly to one side of a base coated paper web, pressing the coated side of the substrate against a replicative surface having the desired surface effect, irradiating the coating with electron beam radiation through the substrate to cure the coating at least sufficiently to permanently adhere it to the substrate and to enable it to be removed with the substrate from the replicative surface securely attached to the substrate and with the replicated surface effect in the coating being maintained, the irradiation step taking place after sufficient time has passed to cause the coating to penetrate into the coated paper and to be in continuous intimate contact with the coated paper. Also disclosed is the apparatus for carrying out the method and the resulting product.

Abstract: A coating composition, comprising an aqueous dispersion of a pigment such as clay and a binder such as a latex of a copolymer of styrene and butadiene thickened with a water-soluble copolymer of an .alpha.,.beta.-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid such as acrylic acid, an ethylenically unsaturated carboxamide such as acrylamide and an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having limited solubility in water such as acrylonitrile, is effectively employed in coating paper and other cellulosic web materials.

Abstract: This invention relates to an apparatus and method for producing a flexible sheet material having a predetermined surface characteristic of high quality and definition formed on one side thereof. The apparatus of this invention comprises first and second rotating rolls which are mounted on a generally horizontally extending axis with the peripheral surfaces thereof closely spaced from one another to form a narrow gap corresponding to the desired overall thickness of the composite sheet. The second rotating roll has a peripheral surface of a predetermined texture corresponding to the desired surface characteristic to be produced in the sheet. A base web of predetermined thickness less than the narrow gap is directed onto the peripheral surface of the first roll and is advanced along an arcuate path around the periphery of the first roll and then through the narrow gap between the first and second rolls.

Abstract: A method for producing a waterproof paper support having a photographic emulsion which is characterized by a highly plane surface which includes the steps of coating one side of the paper with a pigmented resin hardenable by radiation, pressing the resin surface against a highly polished surface such as the surface of a chrome-plated drum and then separating the hardened product from the polished surface.

Abstract: Disclosed is a superior method of providing a desired surface effect in a release coating on a porous sheet-like substrate by applying a coating of an electron beam radiation curable composition or material directly to one side of a base coated paper web, pressing the coated side of the substrate against a replicative surface having the desired surface effect, irradiating the coating with electron beam radiation through the substrate to cure the coating at least sufficiently to permanently adhere it to the substrate and to enable it to be removed with the substrate from the replicative surface securely attached to the substrate and with the replicated surface effect in the coating bein maintained, the irradiation step taking place after sufficient time has passed to cause the coating to penetrate into the coated paper and to be in continuous intimate contact with the coated paper. Also disclosed is the apparatus for carrying out the method and the resulting product.

Abstract: A high-gloss coated paper can be produced by coating a paper or a prime-coated paper with an aqueous coating solution comprising a synthetic polymer latex (A) having a glass transition temperature of at least 38.degree. C. and a synthetic polymer latex (B) having a glass transition temperature of 5.degree. to 25.degree. C. in a weight ratio of 1:0.1 to 1:1 in terms of solid content, drying the coated paper, and then bringing the coated surface into contact with a hot calender under pressure at a temperature not lower than the glass transition temperature of the synthetic polymer latex (A), thereby forming a mirror-finishing on the surface of the coated paper.

Abstract: A coated paper having high bulk, excellent gloss and low surface mottle is prepared by first coating the paper with an aqueous composition containing pigment and a thermoplastic binder. The paper is then initially dried at a temperature of up to about 20.degree. F. above the minimum film-forming temperature of the binder until the moisture content of the sheet reaches from about 8 to about 18% by weight. The drying temperature is then increased to further dry the paper, and the dry coated paper is then calendered.

Abstract: High quality cast-coated paper is obtained with high productivity by applying an aqueous coating composition containing a coating pigment and a binder to the surface of base paper by means of a blade coater to form an undercoating layer, the application rate being from 5 to 25 g/m.sup.2 on dry basis per side; then applying to said undercoating layer an aqueous coating composition containing a coating pigment and a polymer latex having a glass transition point of 38.degree. C. or higher to form an overcoating layer, drying said overcoating layer at a temperature below the glass transition point of the latex in said overcoating layer; and subjecting it to mirror finish treatment at a temperature higher than said glass transition point.

Abstract: An aqueous coating composition containing thermoplastic synthetic resin emulsion is applied to a paper web to form a coating layer and dried at a temperature to maintain the coating layer below the glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic synthetic resin emulsion. The coated paper web is passed on a finishing roll having a mirror-like metal surface heated to a temperature above the glass transition temperature of the emulsion. The surface of the coating layer of the coated paper web is brought into pressing contact with the finishing roll and heated to a temperature above the glass transition temperature of the emulsion, while the coated paper web is passed on the finishing roll. The coated paper web is cooled until the temperature of the surface of the coating layer is reduced to a level not exceeding the glass transition temperature of the emulsion by 30.degree. C.

Abstract: High quality cast-coated paper is obtained with high productivity by applying an aqueous coating composition containing a coating pigment and a binder to the surface of base paper by means of a blade coater to form an undercoating layer, the application rate being from 5 to 25 g/m.sup.2 on dry basis per side; then applying to said undercoating layer an aqueous coating composition containing a coating pigment and a polymer latex having a glass transition point of 38.degree. C. or higher to form an overcoating layer, drying said overcoating layer at a temperature below the glass transition point of the latex in said overcoating layer; and subjecting it to mirror finish treatment at a temperature higher than said glass transition point.

Abstract: A cast coated paper which has the 20.degree. reflection gloss of 15% or more and good ink receptivity is produced by applying to a paper an aqueous coating color containing satin white in an amount of 5 to 40 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of pigments including the satin white, and a polymer latex having a Tg more than 45.degree. C. in an amount of 5 to 40 parts by weight of 100 parts by weight of the pigments including the satin white.

Abstract: Adhesion between extruded polyethylene film and a substrate consisting of paper or paper lined metal foil is improved when the substrate and film are pressed together by passing through rollers which also cool the film to below its softening temperature, wherein at least one of said rolls which is brought into contact with the polyethylene coating is moistened on its rolling surface with a liquid having a critical surface tension below 73 dyne/cm, a boiling point below 100.degree. C and consisting of a mixture of water and between 10% and 50% ethyl alcohol.

Abstract: A curable coating process wherein the surface of a panel formed from wood, particle board, plastic, etc., is coated with a radiation curable coating. A radiation permeable film has a controlled gloss surface on one side thereof, and the film is placed over the panel with the controlled gloss surface in intimate contact with the uncured radiation sensitive coating. The panel and film are then together irradiated to cure the coating to the same gloss as the gloss controlled surface, with the sheet and film being removed after curing.

Abstract: Cast coating compositions, processes of using them and cast coated products are described. The compositions comprise pigment and binder, and the binder includes a polymer which has Tg from 0.degree. to 45.degree. C, Tg-Tf from 5.degree. to 25.degree. C and which is in the form of a latex having an average particle size of less than 0.5 microns.

Abstract: A laminar board having a base of bonded wood particles carrying a decorat facing is produced by sequentially moving a carrier web through a loading zone and a press zone. The carrier web consists essentially of paper impregnated with a synthetic resin composition and having a permeability to water vapor of at least 1000 g/m.sup.2 /day. A layer of loose wood particles intimately mixed with a bonding agent is superimposed on the carrier web in the loading zone, and the resulting layered material is subjected in the press zone to a temperature and pressure sufficient to bond the loose particles to each other by the bonding agent in a dense structure and simultaneously to bond the particles to the carrier web by the bonding agent and/or the synthetic resin composition.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for coating a substrate or web with a plastic material. A liquid plastisol coating is applied to the web and the coated web is then passed between a put-on roll and a heat drum, which heats and cures the plastisol. The put-on roll is pressed against the heat drum to compress the coated web. The plastisol is partially cured to gelation while being compressed by the put-on roll, and the curing of the plastisol is completed during further travel of the web around the heat drum.

Abstract: The printability characteristics of gloss calendered paper coated on one side only is improved by moistening the uncoated side of the paper prior to gloss calendering the paper. Enough liquid must be applied to the uncoated side to raise the overall moisture content to at last about 8.5% and preferably to about 10% or more. The paper is gloss calendered while still wet and before appreciable amounts of the added liquid can migrate to the coated side of the paper. Thus a localized zone of high moisture content is provided at the uncoated side of the paper during the calendering. Under such conditions the gloss calendering produces a paper whose printability characteristics, especially its print smoothness, are better than conventional gloss calendered paper and, under preferred operating conditions, approach or equal those of conventional supercalendered paper.

Abstract: A polyolefin coated photographic base paper having a silk-like textured surface is prepared by extrusion coating the polyethylene on the photographic paper and, while the polyolefin is still plastic, forming the surface of the polyolefin on an engraved chill roll. Pattern depths of 0.4 to 0.7 mils can be produced on the polyolefin surface by this process using polyolefin films as thin as one mil.