US4259429A
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Protection of toner images
Assignee: Agfa Gevaert NV
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Filing: 1979-08-16
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Granted: 1981-03-31
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Expires: 1999-08-16
Abstract
Abstract A method of protecting a toner image on a resin-containing material surface comprising applying to the surface carrying the toner image a liquid fixing composition in which the liquid is a hydrocarbon liquid being mainly composed of (a) liquid aliphatic hydrocarbon(s) and which contains in dissolved form a film-forming copolymer composed of: (A) monomers, of the group consisting of C 1 -C 5 aliphatic esters of methacrylic acid and vinyltoluene, (B) monomers of the group consisting of C 7 -C 24 aliphatic esters of methacrylic acid or acrylic acid and optionally (C) monomers of the group consisting of C 1 -C 5 aliphatic esters of acrylic acid and vinyl esters of C 1 -C 10 aliphatic acids.
Inventors
- 👤 Yvan K. Gilliams
- 👤 Walter F. De Winter
- 👤 Daniel M. Timmerman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 19:18
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G13/00; G03G13/20; G03G8/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
244 words
A method of protecting a toner particle image deposited on a resin-containing material surface by electrophoretic development with an electrophoretic developing composition comprising toner particles dispersed in a hydrocarbon insulating liquid, which method comprises applying to the surface carrying the toner particle image immediately after said development and while said image is still wet with said hydrocarbon insulating liquid, a liquid fixing composition in which the liquid is a hydrocarbon liquid which is miscible with the hydrocarbon liquid of said electrophoretic developing composition and consisting essentially of (a) at least one liquid aliphatic hydrocarbon and (b) a film-forming copolymer, said copolymer being dissolved in said hydrocarbon liquid and being derived from: (A) about 50-90% by weight of at least one monomer of the group consisting of C 1 -C 5 aliphatic esters of methacrylic acid and vinyltoluene, (B) about 10-50% by weight of at least one monomer of the group consisting of C 7 -C 24 aliphatic esters of methacrylic acid or acrylic acid and (C) about 0-20% by weight of at least one monomer of the group consisting of C 1 -C 5 aliphatic esters of acrylic acid and vinyl esters of C 1 -C 10 aliphatic acids, the amount of said monomer (B) and of said monomer (C) if any being sufficient to render said copolymer soluble in the amount of at least about 2 g/100 ml at a temperature of about 20°-40° C. in the hydrocarbon liquid of said fixing composition.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
244 words
A method of protecting a toner particle image deposited on a resin-containing material surface by electrophoretic development with an electrophoretic developing composition comprising toner particles dispersed in a hydrocarbon insulating liquid, which method comprises applying to the surface carrying the toner particle image immediately after said development and while said image is still wet with said hydrocarbon insulating liquid, a liquid fixing composition in which the liquid is a hydrocarbon liquid which is miscible with the hydrocarbon liquid of said electrophoretic developing composition and consisting essentially of (a) at least one liquid aliphatic hydrocarbon and (b) a film-forming copolymer, said copolymer being dissolved in said hydrocarbon liquid and being derived from: (A) about 50-90% by weight of at least one monomer of the group consisting of C 1 -C 5 aliphatic esters of methacrylic acid and vinyltoluene, (B) about 10-50% by weight of at least one monomer of the group consisting of C 7 -C 24 aliphatic esters of methacrylic acid or acrylic acid and (C) about 0-20% by weight of at least one monomer of the group consisting of C 1 -C 5 aliphatic esters of acrylic acid and vinyl esters of C 1 -C 10 aliphatic acids, the amount of said monomer (B) and of said monomer (C) if any being sufficient to render said copolymer soluble in the amount of at least about 2 g/100 ml at a temperature of about 20°-40° C. in the hydrocarbon liquid of said fixing composition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
63 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the monomers (A) belong to the group consisting of methyl methacrylate, isobutyl methacrylate, n-butyl methacrylate, and vinyltoluene, the monomers (B) belong to the group consisting of lauryl methacrylate, helptyl methacrylate, docosyl acrylate and tetracosyl acrylate, and the monomers (C) belong to the group consisting of ethyl acrylate, butyl acrylate and a vinyl ester of versatic acid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the liquid comprises at least one hydrocarbon selected from the group consisting of paraffinic, isoparaffinic, and cycloaliphatic hydrocarbons.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method according to claim 3, wherein the liquid hydrocarbons have a boiling point comprised between about 150° C. and about 220° C.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the liquid also contains graft copolymer particles in dispersed state.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
65 words
A method according to claim 5, wherein the graft copolymer has a liner backbone chain formed of a polymer that is soluble in said liquid hydrocarbon and has grafted to the backbone chain pendant side chains that have been produced from monomers being soluble in such hydrocarbon but which on polymerization have formed side chains, the major proportion of which is insoluble in such hydrocarbon.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
58 words
A method according to claim 6, wherein the graft copolymer contains as backbone chain a polymer selected from the group consisting of poly(n-butyl methacrylate), poly(isobutyl methacrylate), low molecular weight polybutadiene, low molecular weight polyisoprene, polyisobutylene, copoly(styrene/butadiene), copoly(ethylene/vinyl acetate), copolymers of α-olefines and N-vinylpyrrolidone, copoly(vinyl acetate/vinyl laurate), copoly(vinyltoluene/n-butyl acrylate), copoly(vinyltoluene/n-butyl methacrylate) and polystyrene having a molecular weight below 1000.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
195 words
A composition for fixing an image electrophoretically deposited from a toner carrier liquid immediately after deposition and while the image is still wet with said carrier liquid, said composition consisting essentially of (a) at least one liquid aliphatic hydrocarbon miscible with said carrier liquid and (b) a film-forming copolymer, said copolymer being dissolved in said hydrocarbon liquid and being derived from: (A) about 50-90% by weight of at least one monomer of the group consisting of C 1 -C 5 aliphatic esters of methacrylic acid and vinyltoluene, (B) about 10-50% by weight of at least one monomer of the group consisting of C 7 -C 24 aliphatic esters of methacrylic acid or acrylic acid, and optionally (C) about 0-20% by weight off at least one monomer of the group consisting of C 1 -C 5 aliphatic esters of acrylic acid and vinyl esters of C 1 -C 10 aliphatic acids, the amount of said monomer (B) and of said monomer (C) if any being sufficient to render said copolymer soluble in the amount of at least about 2 g/100 ml at a temperature of about 20°-40° C. in the hydrocarbon liquid of said fixing composition.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
195 words
A composition for fixing an image electrophoretically deposited from a toner carrier liquid immediately after deposition and while the image is still wet with said carrier liquid, said composition consisting essentially of (a) at least one liquid aliphatic hydrocarbon miscible with said carrier liquid and (b) a film-forming copolymer, said copolymer being dissolved in said hydrocarbon liquid and being derived from: (A) about 50-90% by weight of at least one monomer of the group consisting of C 1 -C 5 aliphatic esters of methacrylic acid and vinyltoluene, (B) about 10-50% by weight of at least one monomer of the group consisting of C 7 -C 24 aliphatic esters of methacrylic acid or acrylic acid, and optionally (C) about 0-20% by weight off at least one monomer of the group consisting of C 1 -C 5 aliphatic esters of acrylic acid and vinyl esters of C 1 -C 10 aliphatic acids, the amount of said monomer (B) and of said monomer (C) if any being sufficient to render said copolymer soluble in the amount of at least about 2 g/100 ml at a temperature of about 20°-40° C. in the hydrocarbon liquid of said fixing composition.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
62 words
A liquid according to claim 8, wherein the monomers (A) belong to the group consisting of methyl methacrylate, isobutyl methacrylate, n-butyl methacrylate, and vinyltoluene, the monomers (B) belong to the group consisting of lauryl methacrylate, heptyl methacrylate, docosyl acrylate and tetracosyl acrylate, the monomers (C) belong to the group consisting of ethyl acrylate, butyl acrylate and a vinyl ester of versatic acid.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
A liquid according to claim 8, wherein the liquid comprises at least one hydrocarbon selected from the group consisting of paraffinic, isoparaffinic, and cycloaliphatic hydrocarbons.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
A liquid according to claim 8, wherein the liquid hydrocarbons have a boiling point comprises between about 150° C. and about 220° C.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
A liquid according to claim 8, wherein the liquid also contains graft copolymer particles in dispersed state.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
65 words
A liquid according to claim 12, wherein the graft copolymer has a linear backbone chain formed of a polymer that is soluble in said liquid hydrocarbon and has grafted to the backbone chain pendant side chains that have been produced from monomers being soluble in said hydrocarbon but which on polymerization have formed side chains, the major proportion of which is insoluble in said hydrocarbon.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
58 words
A liquid according to claim 13, wherein the graft copolymer contains as backbone chain a polymer selected from the group consisting of poly(n-butyl methacrylate), poly(isobutyl methacrylate), low molecular weight polybutadiene, low molecular weight polyisoprene, polyisobutylene, copoly(styrene/butadiene), copoly(ethylene/vinyl acetate), copolymers of α-olefines and N-vinylpyrrolidone, copoly(vinyl acetate/vinyl laurate), copoly(vinyltoluene/n-butyl acrylate), copoly(vinyl-toluene/n-butyl methacrylate) and polystyrene having a molecular weight below 1000.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
A liquid according to claim 12, wherein the graft copolymer is present in an amount of 1 g to 20 g per l.
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