US3907695A
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Liquid developer
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1970-12-18
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Granted: 1975-09-23
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Expires: 1990-12-18
Abstract
Abstract Development of an electrostatic latent image is obtained with a chemically stable, nonaqueous, ambipolar, liquid developer comprising an oleaginous vehicle, solid colorant particles, a dispersant soluble in the liquid developer which is capable of substantially supressing background deposits, and a fixing agent miscible with the liquid which penetrates the copy paper.
Inventors
- 👤 Alan B Amidon
- 👤 Joseph Mammino
- 👤 Robert M Ferguson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 02:22
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G9/00; G03G9/16; G03G9/18; G03G13/00; G03G13/06; G03G13/10; G03G15/00; G03G15/06; G03G15/10; G03G15/101; G03G15/102
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
194 words
A CHEMICALLY STABLE, NONAQUEOUS, AMBIPOLAR, ABSORPTIVE DRYING ELECTROSTATATOGRAPHIC LIQUID DEVELOPER OF LOW VOLATILITY HAVING A RESISTIVITY OF FROM ABOUT 108 TO 1015 OHM-CM COMPRIS-L ING FROM ABOUT 30 WEIGHT PERCENT TO ABOUT 85 WEIGHT PERCENT OF AN OLEAGINOUS LIQUID VEHICAL HAVING A BULK RESISTIVITY OF FROM ABOUT 108 OHM-CM TO ABOUT 1015 OHM-CM, FROM ABOUT 5 WEIGHT PERCENT TO ABOUT 60 WEIGHT PERCENT OF A PARTICULATE COLORANT WHICH IS INSOLUBLE IN AT LEAST ONE LIQUID PRESENT IN THE LIQUID DEVELOPER, FROM ABOUT 1 WEIGHT PERCENT TO ABOUT 35 WEIGHT PERCENT OF A DISPERSANT OF ALKYLATED POLYVINYOLL PYRROLIDONES WHERE THE ALKYL SUBSTITUENT HAS A CHAIN LENGTH OF FROM 10 TO 20 CARBON ATOMS WHICH IS SOLUBLE IN THE OLEAGINOUS VEHICLE AND WHICH IS CAPABLE OF SUBSTANTIALLY SUPPRESSING BACKGROUND DEPOSITS, AND FROM ABOUT 5 WEIGHT PERCENT TO ABOUT 45 WEIGHT PERCENT OF A FIXING AGENT COMPRISING THE ESTER OF AN ACID SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF MONO AND POLYBASIC CARBOXYLIC ACIDS WHEREIN SAID ACIDS HAVE FROM SIX TO 20 CARBON ATOMS AND AN ALCOHOL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SATURATED AND UNSATURATED MONO AND POLYHYDRIC ALIPHATIC ALCOHOLS HAVING FROM TWO TO 20 CARBON ATOMS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
194 words
A CHEMICALLY STABLE, NONAQUEOUS, AMBIPOLAR, ABSORPTIVE DRYING ELECTROSTATATOGRAPHIC LIQUID DEVELOPER OF LOW VOLATILITY HAVING A RESISTIVITY OF FROM ABOUT 108 TO 1015 OHM-CM COMPRIS-L ING FROM ABOUT 30 WEIGHT PERCENT TO ABOUT 85 WEIGHT PERCENT OF AN OLEAGINOUS LIQUID VEHICAL HAVING A BULK RESISTIVITY OF FROM ABOUT 108 OHM-CM TO ABOUT 1015 OHM-CM, FROM ABOUT 5 WEIGHT PERCENT TO ABOUT 60 WEIGHT PERCENT OF A PARTICULATE COLORANT WHICH IS INSOLUBLE IN AT LEAST ONE LIQUID PRESENT IN THE LIQUID DEVELOPER, FROM ABOUT 1 WEIGHT PERCENT TO ABOUT 35 WEIGHT PERCENT OF A DISPERSANT OF ALKYLATED POLYVINYOLL PYRROLIDONES WHERE THE ALKYL SUBSTITUENT HAS A CHAIN LENGTH OF FROM 10 TO 20 CARBON ATOMS WHICH IS SOLUBLE IN THE OLEAGINOUS VEHICLE AND WHICH IS CAPABLE OF SUBSTANTIALLY SUPPRESSING BACKGROUND DEPOSITS, AND FROM ABOUT 5 WEIGHT PERCENT TO ABOUT 45 WEIGHT PERCENT OF A FIXING AGENT COMPRISING THE ESTER OF AN ACID SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF MONO AND POLYBASIC CARBOXYLIC ACIDS WHEREIN SAID ACIDS HAVE FROM SIX TO 20 CARBON ATOMS AND AN ALCOHOL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SATURATED AND UNSATURATED MONO AND POLYHYDRIC ALIPHATIC ALCOHOLS HAVING FROM TWO TO 20 CARBON ATOMS.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The liquid developer of claim 1 wherein said colorant comprises a pigment predispersed in a resin matrix.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The liquid developer of claim 2 wherein said resin matrix comprises an ester gum.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The liquid developer according to claim 1 wherein said developer has a volatility less than about .0050 grams per square centimeter at 60*C. after about 28 days exposure.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The liquid developer according to claim 1 wherein said developer has a viscosity of from about 100 to about 3,000 centipoises at 25*C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The liquid developer according to claim 1 wherein said particulate colorant has a particle size of from about .01 to about 10 micron.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The liquid developer according to claim 1 wherein said bulk resistivity is from about 1010 to about 1014 ohm-cm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The liquid developer according to claim 1 wherein said oleaginous liquid vehicle comprises mineral oil.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The liquid developer according to claim 1 wherein said fixing agent comprises triethylene glycol dicaprylate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
75 words
The liquid developer according to claim 1 wherein said oleaginous vehicle is present in an amount of from about 35 to about 75 weight percent, said colorant is present in an amount of from about 10 to about 35 weight percent, said dispersant is present in an amount of from about 2 to about 25 weight percent, and said fixing agent is present in an amount of from about 10 to about 35 weight percent.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1978-09-22 | 1979-03-24 | 1979-09-23 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-09-22 | 1983-03-24 | 1983-09-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-09-22 | 1987-03-24 | 1987-09-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |