Printable film

Patent Name Printable Film Patent Applicant UCB Company Principal Applicant's Address Brussels, Belgium Inventor N. Darden; R. Solsworth Application (Patent) No. 03806987.3 Date of Application 2003.03.19 Date of Certification Approved Announcement No. 1642749 Approved Announcement Date 2005.07.20 Instruction CD-ROM D0529 Main classification number B41M5/00 Classification number B41M5/00; C08J7/04 Division Original application number Priority item 2002.3.26 GB 0207089.4 Abstract A polymer film is described. The polymer film is preferably selected From polyolefins, polyesters, polyamides, acrylics, polystyrenes, or polyurethanes, where the film is coated with an ink jet printable ink receiving layer, for ink jet printing, in about 0.2 to about 2.0 seconds after printing The average percentage increase in droplet size on the ink receiving layer is less than about 5%. Also described is a printable film optionally having the aforementioned properties, which possesses an ink jet printable topcoat comprising A), B) or C), wherein: A) is at least one of and/or may be polymerized from Halogenated terpolymers obtained from the precursors: (a) halovinyl groups, optionally vinyl chloride; (b) vinyl esters, optionally vinyl acetate; (c) olefins, optionally ethylene; B) Yes At least one copolymer derived from and/or obtainable from two polymer precursors: (i) halovinyl, optionally vinyl chloride; (ii) vinyl ester, optionally vinyl acetate; (iii) The olefins, optionally ethylene, and C) are at least one vinylidene halide copolymer derived from and/or obtainable from (x) PVdX polymer precursors and (y) functionalized acrylic polymer precursors. The acrylic acid polymer precursor contains an olefin monomer that is substituted with one or more non-halogenating, negatively charged groups. Slaves 1. An ink jet printable polymeric film, optionally selected from polyolefins, polyesters, polyamides, acrylics, polystyrenes, or polyurethanes, wherein the film is coated with sprayables The ink-receiving layer of the ink printing, when ink jet printed, is measured in about 0.2 to about 2.0 seconds after printing, and the average percentage increase in the size of the droplets on the ink receiving layer is up to about 5%. International Application PCT/EP2003/002868 2003.3.19 International Publication WO2003/080356 English 2003.10.2 Date of Entry into the Country Patent Agency China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Patent and Trademark Office Office Address Agent Long Chuanhong