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Dendrimeric toner particles for liquid electrophotography
Assignee: Hewlett Packard Development Co LP
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Filing: 1995-01-26
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Granted: 1996-09-24
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Expires: 2015-01-26
Abstract
Abstract This invention comprises a single-component dendrimeric toner particle, and methods of making and using the toner particle in the liquid EP process. By using dendrimeric chemistry, a dendrimeric toner particle may be made that has controlled content, structure and size and that includes a colorant, a binder, and a charge director. The toner particles made this way will have high uniformity, so that toner dispersions containing them may be made to have good stability, print performance, and quality control. The colorant of choice for the toner particle is made the core of the dendrimer toner particle. Dendrons, which are made of generations of building or polymer units, branch out from the core and include a resin or other binder molecule, for binding the colorant to the paper in the EP process. One or more of the final polymer units, located at the terminus of the dendrons, comprise a coordinating or chelating agent for the toner charge director.
Inventors
- 👤 Dale D. Russell
- 👤 James G. Bearss
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-26 13:49
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G83/00; C08G83/002; C08G83/003; C09; C09B; C09B68/00; C09B68/20; C09B68/22; C09B68/40; C09B68/44; C09B69/00; C09B69/10; C09D; C09D201/00; C09D201/005; G; G03; G03G; G03G13/00; G03G13/06; G03G13/10; G03G9/00; G03G9/08; G03G9/12; G03G9/13; G03G9/133; G03G9/135; G03G9/1355
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
56 words
A dendrimeric toner particle for use in liquid electrophotography comprising: a core comprising a colorant, and a plurality of dendrons covalently attached to and branching radially out from the core, each of said dendrons comprising: a polymer unit comprising a resin, and a final polymer unit comprising at least one coordinating group for a charge director.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
56 words
A dendrimeric toner particle for use in liquid electrophotography comprising: a core comprising a colorant, and a plurality of dendrons covalently attached to and branching radially out from the core, each of said dendrons comprising: a polymer unit comprising a resin, and a final polymer unit comprising at least one coordinating group for a charge director.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A dendrimeric toner particle as set forth in claim 1, wherein the diameter of the dendrimeric toner particle is 0.001 to 0.04 nm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A dendrimeric toner particle as set forth in claim 1, wherein the dendrimeric toner particle is a 3 to 12 generation dendrimer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A dendrimeric toner particle as set forth in claim 1, wherein the dendrimeric toner particle comprises 20 to 1024 coordinating groups.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
88 words
An electrophotographic method comprising: (a) establishing a uniform charge on a photoconductor; (b) exposing said photoconductor to light to form a latent image on said photoconductor; and (c) developing said latent image with a liquid toner comprising a dendrimeric toner particle comprising: a core comprising a colorant and a plurality of dendrons covalently attached to and branching radially out from the core, wherein each of the dendrons comprise a polymer unit comprising a resin and a final polymer unit comprising at least one coordinating group for charge director.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
88 words
An electrophotographic method comprising: (a) establishing a uniform charge on a photoconductor; (b) exposing said photoconductor to light to form a latent image on said photoconductor; and (c) developing said latent image with a liquid toner comprising a dendrimeric toner particle comprising: a core comprising a colorant and a plurality of dendrons covalently attached to and branching radially out from the core, wherein each of the dendrons comprise a polymer unit comprising a resin and a final polymer unit comprising at least one coordinating group for charge director.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
An electrophotogaphic method as set forth in claim 5, wherein the diameter of the dendrimeric toner particle is 0.001 to 0.04 nm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
An electrophotographic method as set forth in claim 5, wherein the dendrimeric toner particle is a 3 to 12 generation dendrimer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
An electrophotographic method as set forth in claim 5, wherein the dendrimeric toner particle comprises 20 to 1024 coordinating groups.
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