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US4085236A
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Process for producing electrostatic recording material
Assignee: JSR Corp
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Filing: 1976-07-16
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Granted: 1978-04-18
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Expires: 1996-07-16
Abstract
Abstract A process for producing an electrostatic recording material which comprises kneading a hydrophobic pigment having a critical surface tension of 50 dynes/cm or less with an aqueous dispersion of a copolymer consisting of (I) 10 to 50% by weight of methacrylic acid, (II) 5 to 50% by weight of a alkenyl aromatic compound and (III) 30 to 85 % by weight of at least one member selected from the group consisting of conjugated diolefins, alkyl acrylates and alkyl methacrylates; having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 40 DEG C or less; and having an intrinsic viscosity [ eta ] of 0.1 to 1.0 dl/g as measured in tetrahydrofuran at 25 DEG C, in a weight ratio of the copolymer to the pigment of 100/20 to 100/200, in the presence of an alkaline material in such a proportion that the viscosity of the aqueous dispersion of the copolymer becomes at least 350 cps, adjusting the viscosity of the aqueous dispersion containing the copolymer and the hydrophobic pigment to 10 to 5,000 cps, coating the resulting coating composition on the surface of an electroconductive base sheet and drying the same. Said process can produce, with a high production efficiency, an electrostatic recording material having a substantially glossless appearance like ordinary paper of office use, being excellent in writability with a pencil and an aqueous ink, stampability and printability, and being capable of recording clear copy images thereon.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshiyuki Ishibashi
- 👤 Eijiro Tagami
- 👤 Taiji Higaki
- 👤 Takao Matsushita
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-24 08:27
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G5/00; G03G5/02; G03G5/0202; G03G5/0217; G03G5/0205; G03G5/0208
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
182 words
A process for producing an electrostatic recording material which comprises kneading a hydrophobic pigment having a critical surface tension of 50 dynes/cm or less with an aqueous dispersion of a copolymer consisting of (I) 10 to 50% by weight of methacrylic acid, (II) 5 to 50% by weight of an alkenyl aromatic compound and (III) 30 to 85% by weight of at least one member selected from the group consisting of conjugated diolefins, alkyl acrylates, and alkyl methacrylates; having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 40° C or less; and having an intrinsic viscosity [η] of 0.1 to 1.0 dl/g as measured in tetrahydrofuran at 25° C, in a weight ratio of the copolymer to the pigment of 100/20 to 100/200, in the presence of an alkaline material in such a proportion that the viscosity of the aqueous dispersion of the copolymer becomes at least 350 cps, adjusting the viscosity of the aqueous dispersion containing the copolymer and the hydrophobic pigment to10 to 5,000 cps, coating the resulting coating composition on the surface of an electroconductive base sheet and drying the same.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
182 words
A process for producing an electrostatic recording material which comprises kneading a hydrophobic pigment having a critical surface tension of 50 dynes/cm or less with an aqueous dispersion of a copolymer consisting of (I) 10 to 50% by weight of methacrylic acid, (II) 5 to 50% by weight of an alkenyl aromatic compound and (III) 30 to 85% by weight of at least one member selected from the group consisting of conjugated diolefins, alkyl acrylates, and alkyl methacrylates; having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 40° C or less; and having an intrinsic viscosity [η] of 0.1 to 1.0 dl/g as measured in tetrahydrofuran at 25° C, in a weight ratio of the copolymer to the pigment of 100/20 to 100/200, in the presence of an alkaline material in such a proportion that the viscosity of the aqueous dispersion of the copolymer becomes at least 350 cps, adjusting the viscosity of the aqueous dispersion containing the copolymer and the hydrophobic pigment to10 to 5,000 cps, coating the resulting coating composition on the surface of an electroconductive base sheet and drying the same.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the alkenyl aromatic compound is selected from the group consisting of styrene, vinyltoluene, dimethylstyrene, halogenated styrene, and α-methylstyrene.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the alkenyl aromatic compound is styrene.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the (III) member is selected from the group consisting of butadiene, isoprene, chloroprene, piperylene, cyclopentadiene, ethyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate and butyl methacrylate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the (III) member comprises an alkyl acrylate or methacrylate having 1 to 12 carbon atoms in the alkyl group and butadiene.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the (III) member comprises methyl methacrylate and butadiene.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the proportion of methacrylic acid is 10 to 30% by weight.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the proportion of the alkenyl aromatic compound is 5 to 35% by weight.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the copolymer has an intrinsic viscosity [η] of 0.1 to 0.8 dl/g as measured in tetrahydrofuran at 25° C.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the copolymer is prepared by emulsion polymerization.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the copolymer is prepared by solution polymerization in a lower alkyl alcohol.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the proportion of the hydrophobic pigment is 40 to 150 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the copolymer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the hydrophobic pigment is one obtained by treating a nonelectrophoto-conductive inorganic fine powder with a natural or synthetic hydrophobic material.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
41 words
A process according to claim 13, wherein the non-electrophoto-conductive fine powder is selected from the group consisting of silicic acid; silicates; polyvalent metal carbonates, polyvalent metal sulfates, polyvalent metal hydroxides, and polyvalent metal oxides; quartz sand; natural clay; and treated clay.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
43 words
A process according to claim 13, wherein the hydrophobic material is selected from the group consisting of fats, rosin, shellac, salts of higher fatty acids, polyvinyl chloride, polyacrylates, polystyrene, polyethylene, silicone resins, phenol resins, urea resins, melamine resins, epoxy resins and alkyd resins.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
83 words
A process according to claim 13, wherein the non-electrophoto-conductive fine powder is selected from the group consisting of silicic acid, a silicate, calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, barium sulfate, calcium sulfate, aluminum hydroxide, barium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, aluminum oxide, magnesium oxide, quartz sand, natural clay and calcined clay, and the hydrophobic material is selected from the group consisting of a fat, rosin, shellac, calcium oleate, magnesium stearate, polyvinyl chloride, polyacrylate, polystyrene, polyethylene, organopolysiloxane, phenol resin, urea resin, melamine resin, epoxy resin and alkyd resin.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
36 words
A process according to claim 13, wherein the non-electrophoto-conductive fine powder is selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, barium sulfate, aluminum oxide, natural clay and calcined clay, and the hydrophobic material is an organopolysiloxane.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the alkaline material is selected from the group consisting of ammonia and primary, secondary and tertiary aliphatic amines and heterocyclic amines.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the alkaline material is selected from the group consisting of ammonia, ethylamine, propylamine, butylamine, diisopropylamine, triethylamine and morpholine.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the viscosity is adjusted to 500 to 8,000 cps by addition of an alkaline material.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the viscosity is adjusted to 1,000 to 5,000.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
19 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the base sheet is paper, a plastic sheet or a metal foil.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
12 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the base sheet is paper.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
34 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the base sheet has an electroconductivity corresponding to a surface resistivity of about 10 5 to 10 11 ohms at a relative humidity of 10 to 90%.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
188 words
A process for producing an electrostatic recording material which comprises kneading a hydrophobic pigment having a critical surface tension of 50 dynes/cm or less and selected from the group consisting of a silicon resin-treated calcium carbonate, barium sulfate, aluminum oxide, natural clay and treated clay with an aqueous dispersion of a copolymer consisting of (I) 10 to 30% by weight of methacrylic acid, (II) 5 to 35% by weight of styrene and (III) 30 to 85% by weight combined of butadiene and methyl methacrylate; having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 40° C or less; and having an intrinsic [η] of 0.1 to 0.8 dl/g as measured in tetrahydrofuran at 25° C, in a weight ratio of the copolymer to the pigment of 100/40 to 100/150, in the presence of ammonia in such a proportion that the viscosity of the aqueous dispersion of the copolymer is in the range of 1000-5000 cps, adjusting the viscosity of the aqueous dispersion containing the copolymer and the hydrophobic pigment to 10 to 5000 cps, coating the resulting coating composition on the surface of an electroconductive base sheet and drying the same.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
188 words
A process for producing an electrostatic recording material which comprises kneading a hydrophobic pigment having a critical surface tension of 50 dynes/cm or less and selected from the group consisting of a silicon resin-treated calcium carbonate, barium sulfate, aluminum oxide, natural clay and treated clay with an aqueous dispersion of a copolymer consisting of (I) 10 to 30% by weight of methacrylic acid, (II) 5 to 35% by weight of styrene and (III) 30 to 85% by weight combined of butadiene and methyl methacrylate; having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 40° C or less; and having an intrinsic [η] of 0.1 to 0.8 dl/g as measured in tetrahydrofuran at 25° C, in a weight ratio of the copolymer to the pigment of 100/40 to 100/150, in the presence of ammonia in such a proportion that the viscosity of the aqueous dispersion of the copolymer is in the range of 1000-5000 cps, adjusting the viscosity of the aqueous dispersion containing the copolymer and the hydrophobic pigment to 10 to 5000 cps, coating the resulting coating composition on the surface of an electroconductive base sheet and drying the same.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1981-04-17 | 1981-10-17 | 1982-04-18 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1985-04-17 | 1985-10-17 | 1986-04-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1989-04-17 | 1989-10-17 | 1990-04-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |