US4833056A
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Monocomponent toner powder having strong preference for charging positively
Assignee: 3M Co
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Filing: 1988-02-11
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Granted: 1989-05-23
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Expires: 2008-02-11
Abstract
Abstract A triboelectrically chargeable monocomponent toner powder is provided which comprises as a binder a mixture of a copolymer of styrene and an acrylate with an amine-containing aliphatic wax as a charge-control agent. The toner is inherently strongly chargeable positively through triboelectric forces.
Inventors
- 👤 Sudershan K. Bhateja
- 👤 Chung I. Young
- 👤 Nancy N. Quan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 18:00
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G9/00; G03G9/08; G03G9/087; G03G9/08775; G03G9/08782; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/001; Y10S430/104
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
Monocomponent toner powder comprising a plurality of discrete particles, each a mixture of (1) a thermoplastic binder comprising at least one copolymer of styrene having a glass-transition temperature ranging from about 45° to about 75° C. and at least one of acrylate and methacrylate monomers and (2) magnetically responsive material, wherein the improvement comprises: from 0.5 to 20 percent by weight of the thermoplastic binder is amine-containing aliphatic wax having a secondary amine group adducted with an acrylate, said amine-containing aliphatic wax having two carbon chains of at least 12 carbon atoms each.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
93 words
Monocomponent toner powder comprising a plurality of discrete particles, each a mixture of (1) a thermoplastic binder comprising at least one copolymer of styrene having a glass-transition temperature ranging from about 45° to about 75° C. and at least one of acrylate and methacrylate monomers and (2) magnetically responsive material, wherein the improvement comprises: from 0.5 to 20 percent by weight of the thermoplastic binder is amine-containing aliphatic wax having a secondary amine group adducted with an acrylate, said amine-containing aliphatic wax having two carbon chains of at least 12 carbon atoms each.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
Monocomponent toner powder as defined in claim 1 wherein the amine-containing aliphatic wax comprises from 1 to 10 percent by weight of the particle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
Monocomponent toner powder as defined in claim 2 wherein the aminecontaining aliphatic wax has two carbon chains of at least 18 carbon atoms each.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
Monocomponent toner powder as defined in claim 3 wherein the amine-containing aliphatic wax has the formula
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
Monocomponent toner powder as defined in claim I wherein the acrylate is a fluoro-alkyl-sulfonyl-alkyl acrylate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
Monocomponent toner powder as defined in claim 1 wherein the acrylate is an octyl-acrylate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
Monocomponent toner powder as defined in claim 1 and containing a pigment.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
Monocomponent toner powder as defined in claim 7 wherein the pigment comprises carbon black.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
120 words
Monocomponent toner powder which inherently charges positively triboelectrically and comprises a plurality of discrete particles, each comprising a mixture of by weight (1) from 30 to 70 percent of a thermoplastic binder and (2) from 30 to 70 percent of magnetically responsive material, the thermoplastic binder comprising (a) from 70 to 99.5 percent of at least one copolymer of styrene having a glass-transition temperature ranging from about 45° to about 75° C. and a monomer selected from at least one of acrylate amd methacrylate monomers, and (b) from 0.5 to 20 percent of an amine-containing aliphatic wax having a secondary amine group adducted with an acrylate, said amine-containing aliphatic wax having two carbon chains of at least 12 carbon atoms
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
120 words
Monocomponent toner powder which inherently charges positively triboelectrically and comprises a plurality of discrete particles, each comprising a mixture of by weight (1) from 30 to 70 percent of a thermoplastic binder and (2) from 30 to 70 percent of magnetically responsive material, the thermoplastic binder comprising (a) from 70 to 99.5 percent of at least one copolymer of styrene having a glass-transition temperature ranging from about 45° to about 75° C. and a monomer selected from at least one of acrylate amd methacrylate monomers, and (b) from 0.5 to 20 percent of an amine-containing aliphatic wax having a secondary amine group adducted with an acrylate, said amine-containing aliphatic wax having two carbon chains of at least 12 carbon atoms
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
Monocomponent toner powder as defined in claim 9 wherein the amine-containing aliphatic wax has the formula (C 18 H 37 ) 2 NH.
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