Claims
- 1. A photopaper comprising:a substrate; and a thin polyester coating over the substrate, wherein the photopaper enables the generation of toner images with a substantially uniform gloss throughout the images on the coating.
- 2. The photopaper of claim 1, wherein the substrate comprises a cellulosic material.
- 3. The photopaper of claim 1, wherein the coating has a thickness of about 1 micron to about 15 microns.
- 4. The photopaper of claim 3, wherein the images have a gloss value between about 50 GU to about 100 GU as measured by a 75° Glossmeter.
- 5. The photopaper of claim 3, further comprising toner embedded below an outer surface of the coating.
- 6. The photopaper of claim 1, wherein the images have a gloss value between about 50 GU to about 100 GU.
- 7. The photopaper of claim 1, further comprising a toner image formed on the coating.
- 8. The photopaper of claim 7, wherein the coating has a thickness of about 1 micron to about 15 microns.
- 9. The photopaper of claim 8, wherein the image has a gloss value between about 50 GU to about 100 GU as measured by a 75° Glossmeter.
- 10. The photopaper of claim 7, wherein the image has a gloss value between about 50 GU to about 100 GU as measured by a 75° Glossmeter.
- 11. The photopaper of claim 7, wherein the images are developed on the photopaper with a toner comprising a resin, and the polyester has a lower melt viscosity than the resin at temperatures sufficient to fuse the image.
- 12. The photopaper of claim 11, wherein the coating has a thickness of about 1 micron to about 15 microns.
- 13. The photopaper of claim 12, wherein the image has a gloss value between about 50 GU to about 100 GU as measured by a 75° Glossmeter.
- 14. The photopaper of claim 11, wherein the image has a gloss value between about 50 GU to about 100 GU as measured by a 75° Glossmeter.
- 15. The photopaper of claim 1, further comprising toner embedded below an outer surface of the coating.
- 16. A process comprising:providing a photopaper according to claim 1; forming an image on the polyester coating; developing the image with toner; and applying only heat and pressure to the developed image to form an image having a substantially uniform gloss throughout the image on the substrate.
- 17. The process of claim 16, wherein the coating has a thickness of about 2 micron to about 15 microns.
- 18. The process of claim 16, wherein the image has a gloss value between about 50 GU to about 100 GU as measured by a 75° Glossmeter.
- 19. The process of claim 16, wherein the toner comprises a resin, and the polyester has a lower melt viscosity than the resin at temperatures sufficient to fuse the image.
- 20. The process of claim 16, wherein:the image is a latent image electrostatically formed on an imaging member; the latent image is developed with the toner; and the developed image is transferred to the substrate.
- 21. The process of claim 16, wherein the image is formed and developed on the substrate.
- 22. The process of claim 16, wherein the toner is absorbed into the coating.
- 23. A process comprising:providing a photopaper according to claim 1; forming an image on the polyester coating; developing the image with toner; and applying only heat and pressure to the substrate to sink the toner below a surface of the polyester coating: wherein the image has a substantially uniform gloss throughout the image; and a high gloss value.
- 24. The process of claim 23, wherein the polyester coating has a thickness of about 1 micron to about 15 microns.
- 25. The process of claim 23, wherein the image has a gloss value between about 50 GU to about 100 GU as measured by a 75° Glossmeter.
- 26. An electrostatic process comprising:providing a photopaper according to claim 1; electrostatically forming an image on the polyester coating; subsequently developing the image and applying only heat and pressure to the substrate to absorb toner into the polyester coating; wherein the image has a substantially uniform gloss throughout the image and a high gloss value.
- 27. The process of claim 26, wherein the polyester coating has a thickness of about 1 micron to about 15 microns.
- 28. The process of claim 26, wherein the image has a gloss value between about 50 GU to about 100 GU as measured by a 75° Glossmeter.
- 29. A process comprising:providing a photopaper according to claim 1; forming an image on the polyester coating; developing the image with toner; heating the polyester coating; and absorbing the toner into the heated polyester coating without applying an electric field to the toner; wherein the image has a substantially uniform gloss throughout the image and a high gloss value.
- 30. The process of claim 29, wherein the polyester coating has a thickness of about 1 micron to about 15 microns.
- 31. The process of claim 29, wherein the image has a gloss value between about 50 GU to about 100 GU as measured by a 75° Glossmeter.
- 32. A photopaper comprising:a substrate; and a thin polyester coating over the substrate, wherein the photopaper enables the generation of toner images with a gloss similar to silver halide photos on the coating.
- 33. A photopaper comprising:a substrate; and a polymer coating over the substrate, the coating having an outer surface; wherein a toner is embedded in the polymer coating below the surface to form an image having a uniform gloss.
- 34. The photopaper of claim 33, wherein the polymer coating is formed directly on the substrate, and the photopaper consists essentially of the substrate and polymer coating.
- 35. A photopaper comprising:a substrate; and a polyester coating over the substrate, the polyester coating having an outer surface and a thickness of about 1 micron to about 15 microns; wherein a toner is embedded in the polyester coating below the outer surface to form an image, the image has a gloss value between about 50 GU to about 100 GU as measured by a 75° Glossmeter, and the gloss of the image is substantially uniform throughout the image.
- 36. The photopaper of claim 35, wherein the polyester coating is formed directly on the substrate, and the photopaper consists essentially of the substrate and polyester coating.
- 37. A photopaper comprising:a substrate; and a polyester coating over the substrate, the polyester coating having an outer surface; wherein a toner is embedded in the coating below the outer surface to form an image, the toner comprises a resin and the polyester has a lower melt viscosity than the resin at temperatures sufficient to fuse the image, and the image has a gloss that is substantially uniform throughout the image.
- 38. The photopaper of claim 37, wherein the polyester coating is formed directly on the substrate, and the photopaper consists essentially of the substrate and polyester coating.
- 39. A photopaper comprising:a substrate; and a polyester coating over the substrate, the polyester coating having an outer surface; wherein a toner is embedded in the coating below the outer surface by applying heat and pressure to the polyester coating to form an image, the toner comprises a resin and the polyester has a lower melt viscosity than the resin at temperatures sufficient to fuse the image, and the image has a gloss that is substantially uniform throughout the image.
- 40. The photopaper of claim 39, wherein the polyester coating is formed directly on the substrate, and the photopaper consists essentially of the substrate and polyester coating.
Parent Case Info
This is a Division of application Ser. No. 09/041,353 filed Mar. 12, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,177,222 . The entire disclosure of the prior application(s) is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
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