Carbonless paper printable in electrostatic copiers
AssigneeMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
InventorKeith A. Kraft
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Abstract
A carbonless copy paper for imaging via electrostatic copiers comprising a paper stock having a basis weight greater than about 18 pounds per ream and containing on at least a portion of a surface thereof a stilt particle-free composition comprising microcapsules, at least 50 volume percent thereof having a size no greater than about 12 microns and at least 95 percent by volume thereof having a size no greater than about 18 microns.
Claims4
A carbonless copy paper suitable for use in conjunction with a receptor paper to provide a colored image thereon, said carbonless paper comprising a paper stock having a basis weight of greater than about 18 pounds per ream and containing on at least a portion of a surface thereof a stilt particle-free composition comprising microcapsules containing therein a solution of a color precursor, at least 50 volume percent of said microcapsules having a maximum size of about 12 microns, and at least 95 volume percent of said microcapsules having a maximum size of about 18 microns.
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