Abstract:
A toner and process for making the toner wherein each combined resin and colorant particle has an average size less than about 10 microns and wherein the surface additive particles averaging less than about 40 nanometers in size average greater than two (2) percent of the combined weight of resin and colorant in the toner and wherein the Additive Adhesion Force Distribution percent value after 12 kilojoules of energy is greater than 40 percent.
Abstract:
A toner and process for making the toner wherein each combined resin and colorant particle has an average size less than about 10 microns and wherein surface additive particles averaging less than about 40 nanometers in size average greater than two (2) percent of the combined weight of resin and colorant in the toner and wherein the Additive Adhesion Force Distribution percent value after 12 kilojoules of energy is greater than 40 percent.
Abstract:
An apparatus for the preparation of a mixture of toner resin and a liquid colorant. The apparatus includes a toner extruder having the resin being conveyed therethrough and a colorant adder for adding the colorant to the toner resin in the toner extruder to form the toner mixture.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a toner and process for making the improved toner. The improved toner comprises a toner resin comprising: at least one colorant; (b) at least one toner resin mixed with the colorant and formed into combined colorant and resin particles having an average size less than 15 microns; and (c) surface additive particles wherein the surface additives are adhered to the colorant and toner resin by an impaction process in a quantity greater than three (3) percent of the combined weight of resin and colorant in the toner. The invention also relates to an improved process for making toners, comprising: (a) forming toner particles averaging 4 to 10 microns in size and comprised of at least one toner resin and at least one colorant; and (b) blending sufficient surface additive particles and the toner particles in a high intensity blender for less than 10 minutes such that the weight of surface additives that become attached to toner particles is greater than three (3) percent of the weight of the classified particles
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a toner and process for making the improved toner. The improved toner comprises a toner resin comprising: at least one colorant; (b) at least one toner resin mixed with the colorant and formed into combined colorant and resin particles having an average size less than 15 microns; and (c) surface additive particles wherein the surface additives are adhered to the colorant and toner resin by an impaction process in a quantity greater than three (3) percent of the combined weight of resin and colorant in the toner. The invention also relates to an improved process for making toners, comprising: (a) forming toner particles averaging 4 to 10 microns in size and comprised of at least one toner resin and at least one colorant; and (b) blending sufficient surface additive particles and the toner particles in a high intensity blender for less than 10 minutes such that the weight of surface additives that become attached to toner particles is greater than three (3) percent of the weight of the classified particles
Abstract:
A toner of toner particles containing at least one binder, at least one color ant, and an external additive package comprised of zinc stearate and at. least one of silicon dioxide or titanium dioxide, wherein the amount of zinc stearate is limited to about 0.10 percent by weight or less of the toner. It has been surprisingly found that when the amount of zinc stearate is so limited, a developer formed from the toner exhibits excellent triboelectric charging and stability and excellent developer flow. When the developer is used in a magnetic brush development system, consistent, high quality copy images are formed substantially without any depletion defects over time.
Abstract:
In accordance with the invention, there is a method of forming a toner. The method can include blending two or more colorants to form a sample toner and forming a sample color specimen including a printed image comprising the sample toner. The method can further include comparing spectral distribution curves of the sample color specimen with that of a target color specimen including a target color and repeating the disclosed steps until acquiring a desired spectral match between the sample toner and the target color.
Abstract:
A process for making a toner. The process includes mixing a toner resin and a colorant; extruding the resin and colorant mixture; attriting the resin and colorant mixture; classifying the attrited particles into particles averaging 4 to about 10 microns in size; and blending sufficient surface additive particles and the classified particles in a high intensity blender such that the weight of attached surface additives is greater than two (2) of the weight of the classified particles and such that the blending is intense enough to yield Additive Adhesion Force Distribution percent values after 10 minutes of sonification and 12 kilojoules of energy greater than 40 percent.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a high intensity blending apparatus, particularly for blending operations designed to cause additive materials to become affixed to the surface of base particles. More particularly, the proposed invention relates to an improved blending tool for producing surface modifications to electrophotographic and related toner particles. The tool comprises a shank having riser members at each end, such risers being angled to the axis of the shank between 10 and 16 degrees.
Abstract:
At least three differently colored toners, designed for use together in forming a color image in an image developing device, have substantially the same melt flow index value. By substantially matching the melt flow index values of at least three toners of a set of toners, it has been found that the resultant color image has an overall excellent image quality, i.e., an excellent overall gloss level without any gloss banding. The toners may be made to have substantially the same melt flow index value in a carefully controlled process that includes forming a single toner by feeding at least one binder and at least one colorant into a mixing device to form a mixture, upon exit of the mixture from the mixing device, measuring a rheology property of the mixture with at least one monitoring device, and comparing the measured rheology property to a target property range that the measured rheology property must be within in order for the single toner to achieve the desired melt flow index value, wherein if the measuring indicates that the rheology property is outside of the target property range, feed amounts of the at least one binder or of the at least one colorant into the mixing device are adjusted, grinding the mixture, optionally together with a portion of one or more external additives to be added to the mixture, classifying the ground mixture, mixing the classified mixture with one or more external surface additives to obtain the single toner having the desired melt flow index value, and repeating the steps for each additional differently colored toner.