Patent ID: 6986919

Claim:
A coated media sheet, comprising: a) a printing surface including an ink-receiving coating formulated to accept an ink-jet ink composition, and b) an opposing back surface comprising a back coating, said back coating including 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.