Marking materials and marking processes therewith
    42.
    发明授权
    Marking materials and marking processes therewith 有权
    标记材料和标记过程

    公开(公告)号:US06309042B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-10-30

    申请号:US09408606

    申请日:1999-09-30

    IPC分类号: B41J2015

    摘要: Disclosed is an apparatus for depositing a particulate marking material onto a substrate, comprising (a) a printhead having defined therein at least one channel, each channel having an inner surface and an exit orifice with a width no larger than about 250 microns, the inner surface of each channel having thereon a hydrophobic coating material; (b) a propellant source connected to each channel such that propellant provided by the propellant source can flow through each channel to form propellant streams therein, said propellant streams having kinetic energy, each channel directing the propellant stream through the exit orifice toward the substrate; and (c) a marking material reservoir having an inner surface, said inner surface having thereon the hydrophobic coating material, said reservoir containing particles of a particulate marking material, said reservoir being communicatively connected to each channel such that the particulate marking material from the reservoir can be controllably introduced into the propellant stream in each channel so that the kinetic energy of the propellant stream can cause the particulate marking material to impact the substrate, wherein either (i) the marking material particles of particulate marking material have an outer coating of the hydrophobic coating material; or (ii) the marking material particles have additive particles on the surface thereof, said additive particles having an outer coating of the hydrophobic coating material; or (iii) both the marking material particles and the additive particles have an outer coating of the hydrophobic coating material.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于将颗粒状标记材料沉积到基底上的装置,包括(a)其中限定有至少一个通道的打印头,每个通道具有内表面和宽度不大于约250微米的出口孔,内部 每个通道的表面上具有疏水涂层材料; (b)连接到每个通道的推进剂源,使得由推进剂源提供的推进剂可以流过每个通道以在其中形成推进剂流,所述推进剂流具有动能,每个通道将推进剂流引导通过出口孔朝向基底; 和(c)具有内表面的标记材料储存器,所述内表面上具有疏水涂层材料,所述储存器包含颗粒标记材料的颗粒,所述储存器连通地连接到每个通道,使得来自储存器的颗粒标记材料 可以可控地引入每个通道中的推进剂流中,使得推进剂流的动能可导致颗粒状标记材料冲击基材,其中(i)颗粒标记材料的标记材料颗粒具有外涂层 疏水涂料; 或(ii)标记材料颗粒在其表面上具有添加剂颗粒,所述添加剂颗粒具有疏水涂层材料的外涂层; 或(iii)标记材料颗粒和添加剂颗粒都具有疏水涂层材料的外涂层。

    Toner aggregation processes
    43.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US5622806A

    公开(公告)日:1997-04-22

    申请号:US576246

    申请日:1995-12-21

    IPC分类号: G03G9/08 G03G9/087 G03G9/093

    CPC分类号: G03G9/0804 G03G9/0815

    摘要: A process for the preparation of toner compositions with controlled particle size comprising:(i) preparing a pigment dispersion in water, which dispersion is comprised of a pigment, an ionic surfactant in amounts of from about 0.5 to about 10 percent by weight to water, and an optional charge control agent;(ii) shearing the pigment dispersion with a latex mixture comprised of a counterionic surfactant with a charge polarity of opposite sign to that of said ionic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, and resin particles, thereby causing a flocculation or heterocoagulation of the formed particles of pigment, resin, and charge control agent;(iii) stirring the resulting sheared viscous mixture of (ii) at from about 300 to about 1,000 revolutions per minute to form electrostatically bound substantially stable toiler size aggregates with a narrow particle size distribution;(iv) reducing the stirring speed in (iii) to from about 100 to about 600 revolutions per minute, and subsequently adding further anionic or nonionic surfactant in the range of from about 0.1 to about 10 percent by weight of water to control, prevent, or minimize further growth or enlargement of the particles in the coalescence step (v);(v) heating and coalescing from about 5.degree. to about 50.degree. C. above about the resin glass transition temperature, Tg, which resin Tg is from between about 45.degree. C. to about 90.degree. C., the statically bound aggregated particles to form said toner composition comprised of resin, pigment and optional charge control agent;(vi) washing the aggregated particles at a temperature of from about 15.degree. C. to about 5.degree. C. below the glass transition temperature of the resin, and subsequently filtering the aggregated particles until substantially all of the surfactant has been removed from the aggregated particles, followed by subsequent driving of the particles at a temperature of from about 15.degree. C. to about 5.degree. C. below the glass transition temperature of the resin; and(vii) subsequently adding to said toner product a first layer of a hydrophilic oxide, and a second layer of a hydrophobic oxide.

    Ballistic aerosol marking process employing marking material comprising vinyl resin and poly (3,4-ethylenedioxypyrrole)
    45.
    发明授权
    Ballistic aerosol marking process employing marking material comprising vinyl resin and poly (3,4-ethylenedioxypyrrole) 失效
    使用包含乙烯基树脂和聚(3,4-乙烯二氧基吡咯)的标记材料的弹道气溶胶标记方法

    公开(公告)号:US06467871B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-10-22

    申请号:US09723577

    申请日:2000-11-28

    IPC分类号: B41J2015

    CPC分类号: B41J2/14 B41J2202/02

    摘要: Disclosed is a process for depositing marking material onto a substrate which comprises (a) providing a propellant to a head structure, said head structure having at least one channel therein, said channel having an exit orifice with a width no larger than about 250 microns through which the propellant can flow, said propellant flowing through the channel to form thereby a propellant stream having kinetic energy, said channel directing the propellant stream toward the substrate, and (b) controllably introducing a particulate marking material into the propellant stream in the channel, wherein the kinetic energy of the propellant particle stream causes the particulate marking material to impact the substrate, and wherein the particulate marking material comprises toner particles which comprise a vinyl resin, an optional colorant, and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxypyrrole), said toner particles having an average particle diameter of no more than about 10 microns and a particle size distribution of GSD equal to no more than about 1.25, wherein said toner particles are prepared by an emulsion aggregation process, said toner particles having an average bulk conductivity of at least about 10−11 Siemens per centimeter.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于将标记材料沉积到基底上的方法,其包括(a)向头部结构提供推进剂,所述头部结构在其中具有至少一个通道,所述通道具有宽度不大于约250微米的出口孔,通过 所述推进剂可以流动,所述推进剂流过通道从而形成具有动能的推进剂流,所述通道将推进剂流引向基底,和(b)可控地将颗粒状标记材料引入通道中的推进剂流中, 其中所述推进剂颗粒流的动能导致颗粒标记材料冲击基底,并且其中颗粒标记材料包括包含乙烯基树脂,任选的着色剂和聚(3,4-乙烯二氧基吡咯)的调色剂颗粒,所述调色剂 平均粒径不超过约10微米的粒子和粒度分布o f GSD等于不超过约1.25,其中所述调色剂颗粒通过乳液聚集方法制备,所述调色剂颗粒具有至少约10-11西门子/厘米的平均体积电导率。

    Toner compositions comprising vinyl resin and poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)
    49.
    发明授权
    Toner compositions comprising vinyl resin and poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) 失效
    包含乙烯基树脂和聚(3,4-亚乙基二氧噻吩)的调色剂组合物

    公开(公告)号:US06686111B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-02-03

    申请号:US09724013

    申请日:2000-11-28

    IPC分类号: G03G9097

    CPC分类号: G03G9/08771

    摘要: Disclosed is a toner comprising particles of a vinyl resin, an optional colorant, and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene), wherein said toner particles are prepared by an emulsion aggregation process. Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to a process which comprises (a) generating an electrostatic latent image on an imaging member, and (b) developing the latent image by contacting the imaging member with charged toner particles comprising a vinyl resin, an optional colorant, and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene), wherein said toner particles are prepared by an emulsion aggregation process.

    摘要翻译: 公开了包含乙烯基树脂,任选的着色剂和聚(3,4-亚乙基二氧噻吩)的颗粒的调色剂,其中所述调色剂颗粒通过乳液聚集方法制备。 本发明的另一个实施方案涉及一种方法,其包括(a)在成像构件上产生静电潜像,和(b)通过使成像构件与包含乙烯基树脂的带电调色剂颗粒接触来显影潜像, 着色剂和聚(3,4-亚乙基二氧噻吩),其中所述调色剂颗粒通过乳液聚集方法制备。