Patent ID: 9505024
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: B05D,B41M,C08L

Claim Text:
1. A method of producing a printed image on a recording medium, the method comprising: applying to the recording medium a pretreatment fluid, the pretreatment fluid comprising a liquid vehicle, at least one polymeric binder that adheres to the medium, the at least one polymeric binder selected from the group consisting of acrylic polymers, acrylic copolymers, polyurethanes, salts thereof, and/or combinations thereof, and an associative thickener, wherein the pretreatment fluid has a viscosity of about 10 cps to about 1000 cps and a surface tension of less than about 20 dynes/cm, and applying an aqueous pigment ink composition to the pretreatment fluid applied to the recording medium, the pretreatment fluid having a viscosity that allows mixing of the pigment ink composition with the pretreatment fluid.