US5484681A
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Conductive composite particles and processes for the preparation thereof
Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1994-10-31
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Granted: 1996-01-16
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Expires: 2014-10-31
Abstract
Abstract A process for the preparation of conductive submicron polymeric particles which comprises mixing at least one monomer with a polymerization initiator, a crosslinking component, and a chain transfer component; adding thereto an AB type block copolymer; effecting bulk polymerization until from about 10 to about 50 weight percent of the monomer has been polymerized; terminating polymerization by cooling the partially polymerized monomer; adding thereto from about 1 to about 50 weight percent of a conductive filler, or conductive fillers, followed by mixing thereof; dispersing the aforementioned mixture of conductive filler or fillers, and partially polymerized product in water containing a stabilizing component to obtain a suspension of particles with an average diameter of from about 0.05 to about 1 micron in water; polymerizing the resulting suspension by heating; and subsequently optionally washing and drying the product.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael F. Cunningham
- 👤 Hadi K. Mahabadi
- 👤 Thomas W. Smith
- 👤 John A. Creatura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:10
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G9/00; G03G9/08; G03G9/10; G03G9/113; G03G9/1132; G03G9/1137; G03G9/1133
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
190 words
A process for the preparation of carrier particles which carrier particles consist of a core and a coating thereover, and wherein said coating is prepared by mixing at least one monomer with a polymerization initiator, a crosslinking component, and a chain transfer component; adding thereto an AB type block copolymer; effecting bulk polymerization until from about 10 to about 50 weight percent of the monomer has been polymerized; terminating polymerization by cooling the partially polymerized monomer; adding thereto from about 1 to about 50 weight percent of a conductive filler, or conductive fillers, followed by mixing thereof; dispersing the aforementioned mixture of conductive filler or fillers, and partially polymerized product in water containing a stabilizing component to obtain a suspension of particles with an average diameter of from about 0.05 to about 1 micron in water; polymerizing the resulting suspension by heating; subsequently optionally washing and drying the polymer product; and subsequently mixing and heating said core and said polymer product wherein said polymer product forms a coating on said core, and wherein said polymer possesses an average particle diameter in the range of about 0.05 to about 1 micron.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
190 words
A process for the preparation of carrier particles which carrier particles consist of a core and a coating thereover, and wherein said coating is prepared by mixing at least one monomer with a polymerization initiator, a crosslinking component, and a chain transfer component; adding thereto an AB type block copolymer; effecting bulk polymerization until from about 10 to about 50 weight percent of the monomer has been polymerized; terminating polymerization by cooling the partially polymerized monomer; adding thereto from about 1 to about 50 weight percent of a conductive filler, or conductive fillers, followed by mixing thereof; dispersing the aforementioned mixture of conductive filler or fillers, and partially polymerized product in water containing a stabilizing component to obtain a suspension of particles with an average diameter of from about 0.05 to about 1 micron in water; polymerizing the resulting suspension by heating; subsequently optionally washing and drying the polymer product; and subsequently mixing and heating said core and said polymer product wherein said polymer product forms a coating on said core, and wherein said polymer possesses an average particle diameter in the range of about 0.05 to about 1 micron.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
142 words
A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein the A block of AB type block copolymer component is selected from the group consisting of α-methyl-styrene, p-chlorostyrene; vinyl ketones; vinyl naphthalene; unsaturated mono-olefins; vinylidene halides; fluorinated vinyl compounds, methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, dodecyl acrylate, octyl acrylate, phenyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, butyl methacrylate, octyl methacrylate, monobutyl maleate, dibutyl maleate; vinyl chloride, vinyl benzoate; vinylidene chloride; pentafluoro styrene and allyl pentafluorobenzene; and the monomer forming the B block of the AB type block copolymer component is selected from the group consisting of acrylic acids, methacrylic acids, acrylamide, acrylonitrile, ethylene oxide, N-vinyl pyrrolidinone, maleic acid, vinylsulfonic acid, styrenesulfonic acid, 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, 3-vinyloxypropane-1-sulfonic acid, 2-methacryloyoxy ethanesulfonate, 3-methyacryloyoxy-2-hydroxypropanesulfonate, 2-acrylamido-2-methyl propanesulfonate, 3-sulfo-2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate, vinylphosphonic acid, 4-vinylphenol, N-vinylsuccinimidic acid; diallyldimethylammonium chloride, diallyldiethylammonium chloride, diethylaminoethyl methacrylate, dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, methacryloyoxyethyl trimethylammonium sulfate methacryloyoxyethyl trimethylammonium chloride, and 3-(methacrylamido)propyltrimethylammonium chloride.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein the AB type block copolymer is a copolymer of polystyrene-b-polyacrylic acid.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein the AB copolymer is a copolymer of polystyrene-b-polyoxyethylene or polystyrene-b-polymethyl methacrylate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
59 words
A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein said AB block copolymer possesses a number average molecular weight of from about 5,000 to about 50,000, and a weight average molecular weight of from about 10,000 to about 2,000,000, and the conductivity of said polymer coating is from about 10 -10 (ohm-cm) -1 to about 10 -4 (ohm-cm) -1 .
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