Patent ID: 6365264
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: B41M,C08L,C09D,Y10T

Abstract:
A recording medium comprising a substrate having a glossy coating thereon, wherein said glossy coating comprises a binder and first and second groups of particles, wherein:(a) said first group comprises metal oxide particles, wherein said metal oxide particles are aggregates of smaller, primary particles, (b) the mean diameter of said primary particles is less than about 100 nm, (c) the mean diameter of said aggregates is from about 100 nm to about 500 nm, (d) the mean diameter of the particles in said second group is less than about 50% of the mean diameter of said aggregates in said first group, and (e) the ratio of particles in said first group to particles in said second group is from about 0.1:1 to about 10:1 by weight.