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Electrostatic liquid developer composition

Assignee: Dennison Manufacturing Co
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Filing: 1972-05-10
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Granted: 1974-10-29
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Expires: 1992-05-10
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Abstract

Abstract The present invention is directed to a liquid toner composition comprised of a carrier liquid having toner particles suspended therein and also containing a trivalent or tetravalent metal salt of an organic acid plus an organic amine dissolved in the carrier.

Inventors

  • 👤 G Nelson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 11:23
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G9/00; G03G9/08; G03G9/12; G03G9/135; G03G9/1355; G03G9/13; G03G9/131

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 218 words
A LIQUID DEVELOPER COMPOSITION FOR DEVELOPING A LATENT ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF POSITIVELY CHARGED, FINELY DIVIDED TONER PARTICLES COMPRISING CARBON BLACK SUSPENDED IN AN INSULATING LIQUID SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF BENZENE, TOLUENE, XYLENE, CYCLOHEXANE, AND PARAFFIN HYDROCARBONS AND A MIXTURE OF (1) A METAL CATION SALT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF TRIVALENT AND TETRAVALENT SALTS OF ALUMINUM, IRON, THORIUM, ZIRCONIUM, LANTHANUM, GERMANIUM, TIN, VANADIUM, THALLIUM, AND AN ORGANIC ACID SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF OCTOIC, STEARIC, ROSIN, POLYMERIZED ROSIN, NAPHTHENIC, N:TALLOW B-IMINO DIPROPIONIC AND SUCCINIC ACIDS AND (2) AN ORGANIC AMINE, SAID AMINE SELECTED FROM THE GROUP OF N-COCOMORPHOLINE AN IMIDZOLE OF THE FORMULA CH3(CH2)NC3H4N2C2H4OH WHEREIN N IS A POSITIVE INTEGER; TERTIARYL DIMETHYL SOYA AMINE; TALLOW AMINE DIOLEATE; N-LAURYL PROPYLENE DIAMINE; AND A COPOLYMER OF LUARYL METHACRYLATE AND DIETHYLAMONOETHYLMETHACRYLATE: SAID SALT AND AMINE BEING CHEMICALLY NON-REACTIVE IN THE DEVELOPER AND BEING DISSOLVED IN SAID INSULATING LIQUID AT PRINTING TEMPERATURE, SAID INSULATING LIQUID SOLUTION OF (1) AND (2) HAVING A VOLUME RESISTIVITY OF AT LEAST ABOUT 10**9 OHM CENTIMETERS AND DIELECTRIC CONSTANT LESS THAN ABOUT 3.5 SAID SALT AND AMINE BEING PRESENT IN THE AMOUNT EFFECTIVE TO PROVIDE IMPROVED IMAGE DENSITY AND DEFINITION IN DEVELOPED ELECTROSTATIC IMAGES, SAID INSULATING LIQUID BEING PRESENT IN MAJOR AMOUNTS SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE A FREE FLOWING LIQUID DEVELOPER COMPOSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 218 words
A LIQUID DEVELOPER COMPOSITION FOR DEVELOPING A LATENT ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF POSITIVELY CHARGED, FINELY DIVIDED TONER PARTICLES COMPRISING CARBON BLACK SUSPENDED IN AN INSULATING LIQUID SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF BENZENE, TOLUENE, XYLENE, CYCLOHEXANE, AND PARAFFIN HYDROCARBONS AND A MIXTURE OF (1) A METAL CATION SALT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF TRIVALENT AND TETRAVALENT SALTS OF ALUMINUM, IRON, THORIUM, ZIRCONIUM, LANTHANUM, GERMANIUM, TIN, VANADIUM, THALLIUM, AND AN ORGANIC ACID SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF OCTOIC, STEARIC, ROSIN, POLYMERIZED ROSIN, NAPHTHENIC, N:TALLOW B-IMINO DIPROPIONIC AND SUCCINIC ACIDS AND (2) AN ORGANIC AMINE, SAID AMINE SELECTED FROM THE GROUP OF N-COCOMORPHOLINE AN IMIDZOLE OF THE FORMULA CH3(CH2)NC3H4N2C2H4OH WHEREIN N IS A POSITIVE INTEGER; TERTIARYL DIMETHYL SOYA AMINE; TALLOW AMINE DIOLEATE; N-LAURYL PROPYLENE DIAMINE; AND A COPOLYMER OF LUARYL METHACRYLATE AND DIETHYLAMONOETHYLMETHACRYLATE: SAID SALT AND AMINE BEING CHEMICALLY NON-REACTIVE IN THE DEVELOPER AND BEING DISSOLVED IN SAID INSULATING LIQUID AT PRINTING TEMPERATURE, SAID INSULATING LIQUID SOLUTION OF (1) AND (2) HAVING A VOLUME RESISTIVITY OF AT LEAST ABOUT 10**9 OHM CENTIMETERS AND DIELECTRIC CONSTANT LESS THAN ABOUT 3.5 SAID SALT AND AMINE BEING PRESENT IN THE AMOUNT EFFECTIVE TO PROVIDE IMPROVED IMAGE DENSITY AND DEFINITION IN DEVELOPED ELECTROSTATIC IMAGES, SAID INSULATING LIQUID BEING PRESENT IN MAJOR AMOUNTS SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE A FREE FLOWING LIQUID DEVELOPER COMPOSITION.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 45 words
A liquid developer composition according to claim 1 having dissolved therein from about 0.01 to 5% of said metal cation salt (1) and from about 0.01 to 6% of said amine, said percentages being based on the weight of toner particles present in the composition.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 28 words
A liquid developer composition according to claim 1 wherein said salt is an aluminum salt of rosin acid and said copolymer is a terpolymer of laurylmethacrylatediethylaminoethylacrylate and styrene.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 18 words
A liquid developer composition according to claim 1 where said salt is an aluminum salt of rosin acid.

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