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Toner and developer compositions containing biodegradable semicrystalline polyesters
Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1989-02-27
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Granted: 1991-04-02
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Expires: 2009-02-27
Abstract
Abstract A toner composition comprised of semicrystalline polyester resin particles, especially polyhydroxyalkanoates, copolymers thereof, or blends, and pigment particles. Processes for the preparation of the semicrystalline polyester resins by ring opening polymerization of a monomer in the presence of a catalyst is also illustrated.
Inventors
- 👤 Timothy J. Fuller
- 👤 Robert H. Marchessault
- 👤 Terry L. Bluhm
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 15:11
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G9/00; G03G9/08; G03G9/087; G03G9/08742; G03G9/08755
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
13 words
A toner composition comprised of biodegradable semicrystalline polyester resin particles and pigment particles.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
13 words
A toner composition comprised of biodegradable semicrystalline polyester resin particles and pigment particles.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A toner composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein the semicrystalline polyester is comprised of a polyhydroxyalkanoate, copolymers thereof, or blends of polyhydroxyalkanoates and pigment particles.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A toner composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein the polyhydroxyalkanoates are selected from the group consisting of poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate, poly-beta-hydroxyvalerate, poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate-co-beta-hydroxyvalerate, and blends thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
A toner composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein the copolymer contains from about 5 mol percent to about 95 mol percent hydroxyvalerate, and the blends are comprised of poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate and poly-beta-hydroxyvalerate containing from about 5 weight percent to about 95 weight percent of poly-beta-hydroxyvalerate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A toner composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein the number average molecular weight of the polyester is from about 5,000 to about 500,000.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
A toner composition in accordance with claim 2 wherein the pigment particles are carbon black, magnetite, mixtures thereof, magenta, cyan, yellow, or mixtures thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
A toner composition in accordance with claim 6 wherein the mixture contains from about 6 percent by weight to about 70 percent by weight of magnetite, and from about 2 percent by weight to about 15 percent by weight of carbon black.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
A toner composition in accordance with claim 2 containing a charge enhancing additive.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
A toner composition in accordance with claim 7 wherein the charge enhancing additive is selected from the group consisting of distearyl dimethyl ammonium methyl sulfate, cetyl pyridinium halides, and stearyl phenethyl dimethyl ammonium tosylate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
A developer composition comprised of the toner composition of claim 1, and carrier particles.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
A developer composition comprised of the toner composition of claim 2, and carrier particles.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
A developer composition comprised of the toner composition of claim 3, and carrier particles.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
A developer composition in accordance with claim 11 wherein the carrier particles are comprised of a core with a polymeric coating thereover.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
A developer composition in accordance with claim 12 wherein the carrier particles are comprised of a core with a polymeric coating thereover.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
51 words
A developer composition in accordance with claim 14 wherein the carrier particles are comprised of a steel or a ferrite core with a coating thereover selected from the group consisting of polychlorotrifluoroethylene-co-vinylchloride copolymer, a polyvinlidene fluoropolymer, or a terpolymer of styrene, methacrylate, and an organo silane, fluorinated ethylene-propylene copolymers, and polytetrafluoroethylene.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
39 words
A developer composition in accordance with claim 14 wherein the pigment particles for the toner are comprised of a mixture of carbon black and magnetites, carbon black, or magnetite, red, blue, green, brown, magenta, cyan, yellow, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
36 words
A developer composition in accordance with claim 14 wherein the toner contains a charge enhancing additive selected from the group consisting of distearyl dimethyl ammonium methyl sulfate, cetyl pyridinium halides, and stearyl phenethyl dimethyl ammonium tosylate.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
43 words
A toner composition comprised of the polymer made by the process of chemically synthesizing a biodegradable semicrystalline polyester in the absence of enzymes, and which comprises the ring opening polymerization of a suitable monomer in the presence of a catalyst and pigment particles.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
43 words
A toner composition comprised of the polymer made by the process of chemically synthesizing a biodegradable semicrystalline polyester in the absence of enzymes, and which comprises the ring opening polymerization of a suitable monomer in the presence of a catalyst and pigment particles.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
38 words
A toner composition comprised of the polymer made by the process of preparing a poly-beta-hydroxyalkanoate by ring opening polymerization of a monomer selected from lactones in the presence of an alkyl metal catalyst with heating and pigment particles.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
38 words
A toner composition comprised of the polymer made by the process of preparing a poly-beta-hydroxyalkanoate by ring opening polymerization of a monomer selected from lactones in the presence of an alkyl metal catalyst with heating and pigment particles.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
14 words
A developer composition comprised of the toner composition of claim 18 and carrier particles.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
14 words
A developer composition comprised of the toner composition of claim 19 and carrier particles.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method for obtaining images which comprises generating an electrostatic latent image on a photoconductive imaging member, subsequently affecting development of this image with the toner composition of claim 1, thereafter transferring the image to a permanent substrate, and optionally permanently affixing the image thereto.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method for obtaining images which comprises generating an electrostatic latent image on a photoconductive imaging member, subsequently affecting development of this image with the toner composition of claim 3, thereafter transferring the image to a permanent substrate, and optionally permanently affixing the image thereto.
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