Patent ID: 8012550

Claim:
An ink receptive article, comprising: a substrate having on at least a portion of a major surface thereof an antistatic layer, wherein the antistatic layer is selected from the group consisting of vanadium pentoxide, antimony oxide, lithium salts in combination with a PEG functionalized material, quaternary ammonium salts and a PEDT/PSS (poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) poly(styrenesulfonate)) conductive polymer; and an ink receptive layer on at least a portion of the antistatic layer, wherein the ink receptive layer comprises: a major component of a crosslinked urethane polymer and copolymers and blends thereof with acrylic polymers, and about 5% to about 20% by weight of an ink absorber selected from the group consisting of metal oxides and silicas, and wherein the ink receptive layer further comprises a printed indicia comprising an organic solvent-based ink.