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Electrostatographic encapsulated toner
Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1986-07-16
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Granted: 1988-08-02
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Expires: 2006-07-16
Abstract
Abstract An electrostatographic encapsulated toner comprising a core material which comprises a colorant and a binder and a resin shell enclosing said core material in the form of micro-capsule, which is characterized in that: said binder is an oily binder comprising a solid polymer and an organic solvent capable of dissolving or swelling said polymer and having a boiling point of not lower than 150° C., said oily binder having a viscosity within the range of 1,000-100,000 cp at 25° C.; said resin shell is formed around the core material by a polymerization process selected from the group consisting of an interfacial polymerization process, an inner polymerization process and an outer polymerization process; and the surface of said resin shell is deposited with a polymer of at least one vinyl monomer having a nitrogen-atom.
Inventors
- 👤 Noriyuki Hosoi
- 👤 Akira Hatakeyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 10:14
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G9/00; G03G9/08; G03G9/093; G03G9/09307; G03G9/09314; G03G9/09321; G03G9/0935; G03G9/09378; G03G9/09392; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2982; Y10T428/2984; Y10T428/2985; Y10T428/2987
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
365 words
An electrostatographic encapsulated toner comprising a core material which comprises a colorant and a binder and a resin shell enclosing said core material in the form of a micro-capsule, which is characterized in that said binder is an oily binder comprising a solid polymer and an organic solvent capable of dissolving or swelling said polymer and having a boiling point of not lower than 150° C., said oily binder having a viscosity within the range of 1,000-100,000 cp at 25° C.; said resin shell formed around the core material being selected from the group consisting of resin shells formed from interfacial polymerization, inner polymerization, and outer polymerization processes; and the surface of said resin shell is deposited with a polymer of at least one vinyl monomer which is selected from the group consisting of acrylonitrile, and ##STR5## in which R 1 is the hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of an alkylene group having 1-8 carbon atoms, an alkylene oxyalkylene group having 1-8 carbon atoms, a phenylene group, a naphthylene group and a group having a combination of two or more of those groups; R 3 and R 4 are the same as or different from each other, each of R 3 and R 4 is the hydrogen atom or a group selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having 1-8 carbon atoms, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group and a phenylalkyl group having an alkyl group of 1-4 carbon atoms; R 7 , R 8 , R 9 and R 10 are the same as or different from each other and each is the hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms; and R 11 and R 12 are the same as or different from each other and each is the hydrogen atom or a group selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group and a phenylalkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain; and n is an integer of 1 to 4; said vinyl monomer having been graft-polymerized on the surface of the shell.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
365 words
An electrostatographic encapsulated toner comprising a core material which comprises a colorant and a binder and a resin shell enclosing said core material in the form of a micro-capsule, which is characterized in that said binder is an oily binder comprising a solid polymer and an organic solvent capable of dissolving or swelling said polymer and having a boiling point of not lower than 150° C., said oily binder having a viscosity within the range of 1,000-100,000 cp at 25° C.; said resin shell formed around the core material being selected from the group consisting of resin shells formed from interfacial polymerization, inner polymerization, and outer polymerization processes; and the surface of said resin shell is deposited with a polymer of at least one vinyl monomer which is selected from the group consisting of acrylonitrile, and ##STR5## in which R 1 is the hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of an alkylene group having 1-8 carbon atoms, an alkylene oxyalkylene group having 1-8 carbon atoms, a phenylene group, a naphthylene group and a group having a combination of two or more of those groups; R 3 and R 4 are the same as or different from each other, each of R 3 and R 4 is the hydrogen atom or a group selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having 1-8 carbon atoms, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group and a phenylalkyl group having an alkyl group of 1-4 carbon atoms; R 7 , R 8 , R 9 and R 10 are the same as or different from each other and each is the hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms; and R 11 and R 12 are the same as or different from each other and each is the hydrogen atom or a group selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group and a phenylalkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain; and n is an integer of 1 to 4; said vinyl monomer having been graft-polymerized on the surface of the shell.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The electrostatographic encapsulated toner as claimed in claim 1 wherein the vinyl monomer has been graft-polymerized on the surface of the shell in the presence of a tetravalent cerium compound.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
The electrostatographic encapsulated toner as claimed in claim 1 wherein the polymer of a vinyl monomer is deposited on the surface of the shell in an amount of 0.1 to 20 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the toner.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The electrostatographic encapsulated toner as claimed in claim 1 wherein the polymer of a vinyl monomer has a polymerization degree in the range of 20 to 2,000.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The electrostatographic encapsulated toner as claimed in claim 1 wherein said shell comprises at least one resin selected from the group consisting of polyurea resin and polyurethane resin.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
325 words
An electrostatographic encapsulated toner comprising a core material which comprises a colorant and a binder and a resin shell enclosing said core material in the form of a micro-capsule, which is characterized in that: said binder is an oily binder comprising a solid polymer and an organic solvent capable of dissolving or swelling said polymer and having a boiling point of not lower than 150° C., said oily binder having a viscosity within the range of 1,000-100,000 cp at 25° C.; said resin shell formed around the core material being selected from the group consisting of resin shells formed from interfacial polymerization, inner polymerization, and outer polymerization processes; and the surface of said resin shell is deposited with a copolymer of a monomer selected from the group consisting of: ##STR6## in which R 1 is the hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms; R 2 is one selected from the group consisting of an alkylene group having 1-8 carbon atoms, an alkylene oxyalkylene group having 1-8 carbon atoms, a phenylene group, a naphthylene group and a group having a combination of two or more of those groups; R 3 and R 4 are the same as or different from each other, and each R 3 and R 4 is the hydrogen atom or a group selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having 1-8 carbon atoms, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group and a phenylalkyl group having an alkyl group of 1-4 carbon atoms, and a vinyl monomer having the formula ##STR7## wherein R 5 is the hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms, and R 6 is the hydrogen atom or a group selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having 1-8 carbon atoms, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group and a phenylalkyl group having an alkyl group of 1-4 carbon atoms, said vinyl monomer having been graft-polymerized on the surface of the shell.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
325 words
An electrostatographic encapsulated toner comprising a core material which comprises a colorant and a binder and a resin shell enclosing said core material in the form of a micro-capsule, which is characterized in that: said binder is an oily binder comprising a solid polymer and an organic solvent capable of dissolving or swelling said polymer and having a boiling point of not lower than 150° C., said oily binder having a viscosity within the range of 1,000-100,000 cp at 25° C.; said resin shell formed around the core material being selected from the group consisting of resin shells formed from interfacial polymerization, inner polymerization, and outer polymerization processes; and the surface of said resin shell is deposited with a copolymer of a monomer selected from the group consisting of: ##STR6## in which R 1 is the hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms; R 2 is one selected from the group consisting of an alkylene group having 1-8 carbon atoms, an alkylene oxyalkylene group having 1-8 carbon atoms, a phenylene group, a naphthylene group and a group having a combination of two or more of those groups; R 3 and R 4 are the same as or different from each other, and each R 3 and R 4 is the hydrogen atom or a group selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having 1-8 carbon atoms, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group and a phenylalkyl group having an alkyl group of 1-4 carbon atoms, and a vinyl monomer having the formula ##STR7## wherein R 5 is the hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms, and R 6 is the hydrogen atom or a group selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having 1-8 carbon atoms, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group and a phenylalkyl group having an alkyl group of 1-4 carbon atoms, said vinyl monomer having been graft-polymerized on the surface of the shell.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The electrostatographic encapsulated toner as claimed in claim 6 wherein the vinyl monomer has been graft-polymerized on the surface of the shell in the presence of a tetravalent cerium compound.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
47 words
The electrostatographic encapsulated toner as claimed in claim 6 wherein the copolymer of a vinyl monomer having a nitrogen atom is deposited on the surface of the shell in an amount of 0.1 to 20 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the toner.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The electrostatographic encapsulated toner as claimed in claim 6 wherein the copolymer of a vinyl monomer has a polymerization degree in the range of 20 to 2,000.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
The electrostatographic encapsulated toner as claimed in claim 6 wherein said shell comprises at least one resin selected from the group consisting of polyurea resin and polyurethane resin.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
116 words
An electrostatographic encapsulated toner comprising a core material which comprises a colorant and a binder and a resin shell enclosing said core material in the form of a micro-capsule, which is characterized in that: said binder is an oily binder comprising a solid polymer and an organic solvent capable of dissolving or swelling said polymer and having a boiling point of not lower than 150° C., said oily binder having a viscosity within the range of 1,000-100,000 cp at 25° C.; said resin shell comprises polyurea or polyurethane and has been formed around the core material by interfacial polymerization, inner polymerization, or outer polymerization processes; and the surface of said resin shell is deposited with polyacrylonitrile.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
116 words
An electrostatographic encapsulated toner comprising a core material which comprises a colorant and a binder and a resin shell enclosing said core material in the form of a micro-capsule, which is characterized in that: said binder is an oily binder comprising a solid polymer and an organic solvent capable of dissolving or swelling said polymer and having a boiling point of not lower than 150° C., said oily binder having a viscosity within the range of 1,000-100,000 cp at 25° C.; said resin shell comprises polyurea or polyurethane and has been formed around the core material by interfacial polymerization, inner polymerization, or outer polymerization processes; and the surface of said resin shell is deposited with polyacrylonitrile.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
39 words
The electrostatographic encapsulated toner as claimed in claim 11 wherein the polyacrylonitrile is deposited on the surface of the shell in an amount of 0.1 to 20 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the toner.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
The electrostatographic encapsulated toner as claimed in claim 11 wherein the polyacrylonitrile has a polymerization degree in the range of 20 to 2,000.
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