Ink jet printing method
US6409334B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41M5/5281
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
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 ink jet recording elements 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;C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition; andD) printing on the ink jet recording element using the ink jet ink in response to the digital data signals.
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