US4935326A
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Electrophotographic carrier particles coated with polymer mixture
Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1987-12-22
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Granted: 1990-06-19
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Expires: 2007-12-22
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a carrier and developer composition, and a process for the preparation of carrier particles with substantially stable conductivity parameters which comprises (1) providing carrier cores and a polymer mixture; (2) dry mixing the cores and the polymer mixture; (3) heating the carrier core particles and polymer mixture, whereby the polymer mixture melts and fuses to the carrier core particles; and (4) thereafter cooling the resulting coated carrier particles.
Inventors
- 👤 John A. Creatura
- 👤 George R. Hsu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 18:22
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G9/00; G03G9/08; G03G9/10; G03G9/113; G03G9/1132; G03G9/1133; G03G9/1134; G03G9/1131; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S524/00; Y10S524/908; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2982; Y10T428/2991; Y10T428/2998
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
71 words
A particulate carrier composition for electrophotographic tones comprised of core particles with a coating thereover comprised of a fused film of a mixture of first and second polymers which are not in close proximity in the triboelectric series, said mixture being selected from the group consisting of polyvinylidene fluoride and polyethylene; polymethylmethacrylate and copolyethylene vinyl acetate; copolyvinylidenefluoride tetrafluoroethylene and polyethylenes; copolyvinylidenefluoride tetrafluoroethylene and copolyethylene vinyl acetate; and polymethylmethacrylate and polyvinylidene fluoride.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
71 words
A particulate carrier composition for electrophotographic tones comprised of core particles with a coating thereover comprised of a fused film of a mixture of first and second polymers which are not in close proximity in the triboelectric series, said mixture being selected from the group consisting of polyvinylidene fluoride and polyethylene; polymethylmethacrylate and copolyethylene vinyl acetate; copolyvinylidenefluoride tetrafluoroethylene and polyethylenes; copolyvinylidenefluoride tetrafluoroethylene and copolyethylene vinyl acetate; and polymethylmethacrylate and polyvinylidene fluoride.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
A carrier composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein the first polymer is present in an amount of from about 10 percent by weight to about 90 percent by weight, and the second polymer is present in an amount of from about 90 percent by weight to about 10 percent by weight.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
A carrier composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein the first polymer is present in an amount of from about 40 to about 60 percent by weight and the second polymer is present in an amount of from about 60 to about 40 percent by weight.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A carrier composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein the core is selected from the group consisting of iron, ferrites, steel and nickel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A carrier composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein the average particle diameter thereof is from about 30 microns to about 200 microns.
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