Patent ID: 7799851

Claim:
A composite coating material coated on at least one side of a media substrate, comprising an admixture of: i) 0.5 wt % to 75 wt % of a polymeric binder; ii) 5 wt % to 95 wt % filler particulates having an average particle size from about 0.01 μm to about 15 μm; and iii) 3 wt % to 90 wt % of spacer particulates of a different material than the filler particulates, said spacer particulates having an average particle size from about 6 μm to about 500 μm, with the proviso that the spacer particulates are larger than the filler particulates, wherein the composition is coated on a media substrate to form a coating having an average surface roughness greater than about 80 Sheffield units.