US4138351A
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Electrophoretic liquid developer containing a metal alkyl sulphonate
Assignee: Agfa Gevaert NV
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Filing: 1976-09-14
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Granted: 1979-02-06
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Expires: 1996-09-14
Abstract
Abstract A liquid toner developer composition suitable for use in developing electrostatic charge patterns, characterized in that the developer contains a metal alkyl sulphonate ionic surfactant in which the metal ion is a bivalent metal ion selected from the group consisting of zinc(II), lead(II), cadmium(II) and copper(II) and the sulphonate group thereof is present directly on an alkyl chain containing at least 6 carbon atoms in a straight chain, which sulphonate has a positive charging effect on the toner, and the sizes of the toner particles and the amount in which said sulphonate is present are selected such that the toner can develop a charge pattern having a charge level corresponding to 50 V for a capacitance of 1.5×10 -11 F.cm -2 up to an optical density of at least 0.8.
Inventors
- 👤 Yvan K. Gilliams
- 👤 Noel J. De Volder
- 👤 Robert J. Pollet
- 👤 Bernard H. Tavernier
- 👤 Nikolaas C. De Jaeger
- 👤 Francis J. Sels
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-29 12:40
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G9/00; G03G9/08; G03G9/12; G03G9/135; G03G9/1355; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S516/00; Y10S516/01; Y10S516/03
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
201 words
A liquid developer composition suitable for use in developing electrostatic charge patterns, which composition contains, in an electrically insulating carrier liquid having a volume resistivity of at least 10 9 Ohm.cm and a dielectric constant below 3, a suspended toner comprising pigment particles bearing organic polymeric material on their surfaces, and at least one ionic surfactant in the absence of which the toner particles would not be able to develop a negative surface charge pattern possessing a charge level corresponding to 50 V for a capacitance of 1.5 × 10 -11 F.cm -2 up to an optical density of at least 0.8, said ionic surfactant being a metal alkyl sulphonate in which the metal ion is a bivalent metal ion selected from the group consisting of zinc(II), lead(II), cadmium(II) and copper(II) and in which the sulphonate group is present directly on an alkyl chain containing at least 6 carbon atoms in a straight line and has a positive charging effect on said toner, the sizes of said toner particles and the amount in which said sulphonate present being selected such that the toner can develop a charge pattern having said charge level up to an optical density of at least 0.8.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
201 words
A liquid developer composition suitable for use in developing electrostatic charge patterns, which composition contains, in an electrically insulating carrier liquid having a volume resistivity of at least 10 9 Ohm.cm and a dielectric constant below 3, a suspended toner comprising pigment particles bearing organic polymeric material on their surfaces, and at least one ionic surfactant in the absence of which the toner particles would not be able to develop a negative surface charge pattern possessing a charge level corresponding to 50 V for a capacitance of 1.5 × 10 -11 F.cm -2 up to an optical density of at least 0.8, said ionic surfactant being a metal alkyl sulphonate in which the metal ion is a bivalent metal ion selected from the group consisting of zinc(II), lead(II), cadmium(II) and copper(II) and in which the sulphonate group is present directly on an alkyl chain containing at least 6 carbon atoms in a straight line and has a positive charging effect on said toner, the sizes of said toner particles and the amount in which said sulphonate present being selected such that the toner can develop a charge pattern having said charge level up to an optical density of at least 0.8.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A liquid developer composition according to claim 1, wherein at least one zinc salt is present as said metal alkyl sulphonate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A liquid developer composition according to claim 1 wherein the composition includes a minor amount of a bivalent or trivalent metal salt of a monoester or diester of an oxyacid derived from phosphorus.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A liquid developer composition according to claim 3, wherein a minor amount of the zinc salt of mono-2-butyloctylphosphate is present.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A liquid developer composition according to claim 1, wherein the alkyl group of the sulphonate contains from 16 to 18 carbon atoms.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A liquid developer composition according to claim 1, wherein the pigment particles are carbon black particles.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A liquid developer composition according to claim 1, wherein the insulating carrier liquid is an aliphatic hydrocarbon.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
A liquid developer composition according to claim 7, wherein said carrier liquid is isododecane.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A liquid developer composition according to claim 1, wherein the said organic polymeric material comprises a copoly(isobutyl methacrylate/stearyl methacrylate/methacrylic acid)(84.8/15/0.2 by weight).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
A liquid developer composition according to claim 1, wherein the positively charged toner particles have a size in the range of 0.5 to 1 μm.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
A liquid developer composition according to claim 1, wherein the charge per toner particle is about 10 -18 C.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
A liquid developer composition according to claim 1, wherein the metal alkylsulphonate is present in an amount of from 1.0 to 0.1% by weight with respect to the total weight of colouring agent.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
196 words
A method of forming a liquid developer composition suitable for use in developing electrostatic charge patterns, and comprising a positively charged toner suspended in an electrically insulating carrier liquid having a volume resistivity of at least 10 9 Ohm.cm and a dielectric constant below 3; which method comprises dispersing pigment particles in the said liquid in the presence of an organic polymeric material which becomes adsorbed on said pigment particles, and incorporating in the liquid a metal alkylsulphonate ionic surfactant which has a positive charging effect on the toner formed by said pigment particles with adsorbed polymeric material, the metal ion of said sulphonate being a bivalent metal ion selected from the group consisting of zinc(II), lead (II), cadmium(II), and copper(II) and the sulphonate group thereof being present directly on an alkyl chain containing at least 6 carbon atoms in a straight line, said sulphonate and polymer being present in such an amount with respect to the pigment particles that the toner is capable of developing a negative surface charge pattern possessing a charge level of 50 V for a capacitance of 1.5 × 10 -11 F.cm -2 to an optical density of at least 0.8.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
196 words
A method of forming a liquid developer composition suitable for use in developing electrostatic charge patterns, and comprising a positively charged toner suspended in an electrically insulating carrier liquid having a volume resistivity of at least 10 9 Ohm.cm and a dielectric constant below 3; which method comprises dispersing pigment particles in the said liquid in the presence of an organic polymeric material which becomes adsorbed on said pigment particles, and incorporating in the liquid a metal alkylsulphonate ionic surfactant which has a positive charging effect on the toner formed by said pigment particles with adsorbed polymeric material, the metal ion of said sulphonate being a bivalent metal ion selected from the group consisting of zinc(II), lead (II), cadmium(II), and copper(II) and the sulphonate group thereof being present directly on an alkyl chain containing at least 6 carbon atoms in a straight line, said sulphonate and polymer being present in such an amount with respect to the pigment particles that the toner is capable of developing a negative surface charge pattern possessing a charge level of 50 V for a capacitance of 1.5 × 10 -11 F.cm -2 to an optical density of at least 0.8.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method according to claim 13, wherein said dispersion is effected with the aid of said metal alkylsulphonate and a minor amount of a bivalent or trivalent metal salt of a monoester or diester of an oxyacid derived from phosphorus.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 14, wherein a zinc salt is used as said sulphonate and/or as a said salt of a phosphorus oxyacid.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 13, wherein the alkyl group of the sulphonate contains 16 to 18 carbon atoms.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 13, wherein the pigment particles are carbon black particles.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 13, wherein the organic polymer is a copoly(isobutyl methacrylate/stearyl methacrylate/methacrylic acid) (84.8/15/0.2 by weight).
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