Patent ID: 6554419
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: B41M

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 said printer with an ink jet recording element comprising a support having thereon an image-receiving layer comprising porous polymeric particles in a polymeric binder, the porous polymeric particles having the formula: wherein:A represents units of an addition polymerizable monomer containing at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups; B represents units of a copolymerizable, &agr;, &bgr;-ethylenically unsaturated monomer; C represents styrenic or acrylic repeating units containing an ionic functionality; x is from about 27 to about 99 mole %; y is from 0 to about 72 mole %; and z is from about 1 to about 73 mole %; C) loading said printer with an ink jet ink composition; and D) printing on said image-receiving layer using said inkjet ink composition in response to said digital data signals.