Dry Toner Having Chemically Identified Binder Patents (Class 430/109.1)
  • Publication number: 20120094225
    Abstract: A two-component developer containing a cyan toner and a magnetic carrier, the cyan toner having the following characteristics: (i) when the concentration of the cyan toner in a solution of the cyan toner in chloroform is represented by Cc (mg/ml) and the absorbance of the solution at a wavelength of 712 nm is represented by A712, a relationship between Cc and A712 satisfies the relationship of 2.00<A712/Cc<8.15; (ii) the lightness L* and chroma C* of the cyan toner determined in a powder state satisfy the relationships of 25.0?L*?40.0 and 50.0?C*?60.0; and (iii) the absolute value for the triboelectric charge quantity of the cyan toner measured by a two-component method using the cyan toner and the magnetic carrier is 50 mC/kg or more and 120 mC/kg or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koh Ishigami, Kazuo Terauchi, Noriyoshi Umeda, Tetsuya Ida, Naoki Okamoto, Yojiro Hotta, Yoshinobu Baba, Takayuki Itakura, Takeshi Yamamoto, Manami Haraguchi, Kenta Kubo
  • Publication number: 20120094227
    Abstract: A toner for developing an electrostatic latent image is disclosed, the toner being composed of toner particles which comprises toner mother particles containing a binding resin having a hydrophilic polar group, a coloring agent and a releasing agent, and an external additive, wherein a mass of Na atoms in a neighborhood of surface of the toner particles measured by the measuring method described below is 50 to 750?g in 1 g of toner particles. Measuring Method (a) Extracting Na atoms in the neighborhood of surface of the toner particles by stirring the toner particles and dilute hydrochloric acid, (b) Preparing sample for measurement by filtering the liquid extracting Na atoms, and (c) Measuring the mass of Na atoms in the sample via Induction Coupling Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Shinya OBARA, Masahiro ANNO, Satoshi UCHINO, Hidehito HARUKI
  • Patent number: 8158318
    Abstract: A multicolor image forming apparatus which includes a developer image forming unit to form an image using a developer and a transferring unit to transfer the formed developer image to a recording medium, wherein the developer comprises a plurality of dark developers and one or more light developers, wherein the dark developers and the light developers each include a binder resin having a weight average molecular weight from about 50,000 Mw to about 160,000 Mw, and wherein about 50,000 Mw to about 160,000 Mw of the weight average molecular weight of the binder resin of the dark developer is larger than about 50,000 Mw to about 160,000 Mw of the weight average molecular weight of the binder resin of the light developer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tae-hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 8158320
    Abstract: A toner includes a core containing a binder resin, wax, and a colorant, and an external additive layer coating the core, wherein the core is prepared such that it is extruded and extended to have a fiber phase, and is pulverized. The toner has an improved fixing ability to allow an electrostatic image to be fixed at a low temperature while having an excellent durability and an improved storage stability, while exhibiting reduced toner blocking and offset phenomena.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In Kim, Ki-won Seok, Kyung-yol Yon
  • Publication number: 20120082928
    Abstract: Disclosed is a decolorizable electrophotographic toner, including: a binder resin; and a colorant which contains at least a color developable compound and a color developing agent and is covered with an outer shell so as to have a capsule structure, wherein the number ratio of particles having an equivalent circle diameter of 0.6 ?m or more and 2.5 ?m or less of the toner when measured using a flow particle image analyzer after the toner is dispersed in an aqueous medium at a ratio of 0.08% by weight and the resulting dispersion is subjected to a stirring treatment in which stirring is performed at 5000 rpm for 30 minutes using a homogenizer (T-25 digital ULTRA-TURRAX (manufactured by IKA Japan K.K., provided with a shaft generator S25N-10G)) is 30% by number or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicants: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, THE PILOT INK CO., LTD., KABUSHIKI KAISHA PILOT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Ikuta, Takahito Kabai, Takayasu Aoki, Tsuyoshi Itou
  • Patent number: 8137880
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides blue toners and methods for their production. In embodiments, methods of the present disclosure include systems which may be utilized to predict the color properties of a blue toner, thereby permitting adjustment of the pigment loading and/or toner mass per unit area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jordan H. Wosnick, Richard P. N. Veregin, Eric Rotberg
  • Publication number: 20120064447
    Abstract: A toner containing toner particles, each toner particle containing: a releasing agent; a colorant; and a binder resin containing at least a crystalline polyester resin and a non-crystalline polyester resin, wherein in the case where a volume average particle diameter of the toner is defined as Dv, the toner contains a group of the toner particles having 4/5Dv, and a group of the toner particles having 6/5Dv, and wherein an endothermic value A of the crystalline polyester resin at a first temperature increase in DSC of the toner, an endothermic value B of the crystalline polyester resin at a first temperature increase in DSC of the group of the toner particle having 4/5Dv, and an endothermic value C of the crystalline polyester resin at a first temperature increase in DSC of the group of the toner particles having 6/5Dv satisfy the relation represented by the following formulas: 50<(B/A)×100<90, and 110<(C/A)×100<150.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Mamoru Hozumi, Tsuyoshi Sugimoto, Naohiro Watanabe, Tomoyuki Satoh, Shinya Hanatani, Osamu Uchinokura, Kiwako Hirohara
  • Publication number: 20120064450
    Abstract: A toner includes a binder including two different weight molecular weight resins, a colorant, and a releasing agent, wherein a gel permeation chromatogram (GPC) molecular weight distribution curve of the toner has a major peak (Mp) present in a range of about 1.0×104 to about 3.0×104 g/mol and a shoulder curve starting at 1.0×105 g/mol or more, and a storage modulus (G?) curve of the toner with respect to temperature has Ts, which is a temperature at which a storage modulus value begins to decrease, in a temperature range of about 50 to about 67° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyeong PANG, Jun-young LEE, Tae-hoe KOO, Su-bum PARK, Ju-yeon LEE
  • Patent number: 8133646
    Abstract: It is to provide a toner which can form an image of high image quality exhibiting high resolution wherein a final visible image exhibits high image density and high thin-line reproducibility even in long-term use. In a toner incorporating at least a colored particle containing a binder resin composed of a polyester resin and a colorant, and external additive particles, the toner has a degree of average circularity of 0.950-0.990, a volume based median diameter of 4.5-8.0 ?m, a volume based particle diameter dispersibility (CVVOL value) of 15-25; a metal selected from titanium, germanium, and aluminum is incorporated at a ratio of 10-1500 ppm; the above external additive particles is composed of a composite oxide incorporating a silicon atom and at least either of a titanium atom and an aluminum atom; and the existence ratio of silicon atoms in the surface thereof is higher than the existence ratio of silicon atoms in the entire part thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Masahiro Anno, Masahiko Nakamura, Tsuyoshi Uchida, Kenichi Onaka, Junya Onishi, Naoya Tonegawa
  • Patent number: 8133650
    Abstract: A polyester resin which includes acid components having aromatic dibasic acid component and trivalent or higher acid component; alcohol components including aliphatic, aromatic or cycloaliphatic diol component, and trihydric or higher alcohol component; polyolefin polyol having 1,800 to 2,500 number average molecular weight and hydroxyl value of 40 to 55 KOHmg/g; and wax having melting point of 80 to 110, wherein the amount of the polyolefin polyol is 0.1 to 2 weight % and the amount of the wax is 0.5 to 15 weight % with respect to the total polyester resin. Also disclosed is a method for preparing polyester resin by (a) carrying out an esterification reaction or an ester exchange reaction with the acid components, the alcohol components, and the polyolefin polyol; and (b) carrying out a polycondensation reaction for reaction product of the esterification or ester exchange reaction in the presence of the wax.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: SK Chemicals Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Man Yoo, Jae-Kyoung Roh, Kye-Yune Lee, Tae-Woong Lee
  • Publication number: 20120058424
    Abstract: To provide an electrostatic charge developing toner in which resin fine particles and inorganic fine particles are externally added to toner base particles, wherein the toner base particles include at least binder resin and colorant, the resin fine particles are monodispersed and fixed to surfaces of the toner base particles, and following equations are established: a=70 to 160 nm, b/a=0.2 to 0.5, and c/a=0.6 to 0.8, where “a” represents an average of diameters (nm) of circular surfaces of contact between the fixed resin fine particles and toner base particle surfaces, “b” represents an average of heights (nm) of the resin fine particles from the contact surfaces, and “c” represents an average diameter (nm) of the resin fine particle at the height b/2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: KYOCERA MITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Seiji Kikushima
  • Publication number: 20120052431
    Abstract: To provide a toner, containing: a crystalline polyester resin; and a non-crystalline polyester resin, wherein the crystalline polyester resin has a melting point of 60° C. to 80° C., and wherein the toner satisfies the relationship represented by the following formula: (W1?W1?)/W1<0.50, where W1 is a temperature width at a 1/3 height of a height of an endothermic peak of the crystalline polyester resin at the time of an initial temperature elevation on a DSC curve of the toner as measured by differential scanning calorimetry, and W1? is a temperature width at a 1/3 height of a height of an endothermic peak of the crystalline polyester resin after the toner has been heated at 50° C. for 24 hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Mamoru HOZUMI, Tsuyoshi Sugimoto, Naohiro Watanabe, Tomoyuki Satoh, Shinya Hanatani, Osamu Uchinokura
  • Patent number: 8114561
    Abstract: There are provided a toner that allows prevention of environmental contamination and is nevertheless free from toner durability degradation, wherein a sufficiently wide color reproduction range can be secured even when it is applied to color toner, and variation in characteristics among toner particles can be suppressed, as well as a method of manufacturing a toner, a developing device, and an image forming apparatus. In the toner particle is formed the biomass resin-containing domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Shibai
  • Publication number: 20120028182
    Abstract: A toner having a core-shell structure and a method of preparing the same. Since a shell includes a crosslinked resin, a toner preventing hot offsets and having excellent charge stability is prepared.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG FINE CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji Sang Jeong, Il Hyuk Kim, Dong Won Kim, Ha Na Jung, Kyung Gyol Yon
  • Patent number: 8092966
    Abstract: The invention relates to toner particles having excellent charging characteristics and transferring properties, a method for producing the same and toner including the same. More particularly, the invention relates to toner particles, a method for producing the same and toner including the same, in which a CCA highly compatible with a binder resin is readily dispersed in the binder resin, thereby improving charge-maintaining property and charge distribution, and the resultant mixture is sphered to realize excellent long term credibility and transfer property. The toner particles include a styrene/acrylate-based CCA; a styrene/acrylate-based binder resin; and a polyester-based binder resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Eun Kim, Hyeung-Jin Lee, Bong-Hyun Jeong, Chang-Soon Lee
  • Patent number: 8088544
    Abstract: Nano-sized particles for use in making emulsion aggregation toner particles have a core portion and a shell portion, wherein the core portion of the nano-sized particles includes crystalline resin and the shell portion includes amorphous resin and is substantially to completely free of the crystalline resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Guerino G. Sacripante
  • Patent number: 8080353
    Abstract: A toner having its surface functionalized with functional groups, and processes for producing the same, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Zhen Lai, Yuhua Tong, Chieh-Min Cheng
  • Patent number: 8076048
    Abstract: Embodiments include a toner having a polyester resin derived from a terephthalic material, 2,2-ethyl-butyl-1,3-propanediol and bis-(4-hydroxycyclohexyl)-dimethylmethane, a wax, and an optional colorant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Guerino G. Sacripante
  • Patent number: 8076051
    Abstract: A method for preparing a particulate image forming material such as toner, which includes providing a particulate material including a chain transfer agent; and contacting the particulate material with at least one of a supercritical fluid and a sub-critical fluid under pressure to remove the chain transfer agent from the particulate material. A toner prepared by the method. A toner container containing the toner. A developer including the toner. An image forming method including preparing an electrostatic latent image and developing the latent image with the developer. An image forming apparatus including an image bearing member configured to bear an electrostatic latent image, a developing device configured to develop the electrostatic latent image with the developer to form a toner image on the surface of the image bearing member, a transfer device, a fixing device, and a cleaner configured to clean the image bearing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
    Inventors: Takuya Saito, Chiaki Tanaka, Masayuki Ishii, Naohiro Watanabe, Kei Naitoh
  • Publication number: 20110294061
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a crystalline resin for toners which includes a composite resin including a polycondensation-based resin component obtained by polycondensing an alcohol component containing an aliphatic diol having 2 to 10 carbon atoms with a carboxylic acid component containing an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, and a styrene-based resin component; a resin binder containing the crystalline resin and a non-crystalline resin; and a toner for electrophotography which contains the resin binder. According to the present invention, there are provided a crystalline resin for toners which is capable of producing a toner that is excellent in not only low-temperature fixing ability but also gloss of images and anti-filming property, a resin binder, and a toner for electrophotography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Eiji Shirai, Tetsuya Ueno
  • Patent number: 8067477
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide the resin composition for electro-photographic toner, which the electro-photographic toner to be obtained by it is superior to low temperature fixing properties and a hot offset resistance, and the electro-photographic toner thereof. To be achieved this purpose, multi-branched state polyester structure having a structure representing the following structural formula (1) as a repeating unit, is made into a main skeleton (In the formula, R expresses an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, and n shows the number of repeating units of a branched structure and is an average of 1-5.) *a is a node of the carbon atom of a carbonyl group, *b is a node of an oxygen atom, and *b is bonded to *a in the other repeating unit of the structural formula (1)).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunobu Hirota, Nobuyoshi Shirai
  • Patent number: 8062821
    Abstract: A toner containing a binder resin including a unit of a polyester resin I having an amino group and another unit of a polyester resin II having an anion functional group and a coloring agent, wherein the toner is manufactured by dissolving or dispersing the polyester resin I, the polyester resin II and the coloring agent in an organic solvent to obtain an oil phase, dispersing the oil phase in an aqueous medium and removing the organic solvent followed by drying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Atsushi Yamamoto, Chiyoshi Nozaki, Tsuyoshi Nozaki
  • Publication number: 20110281212
    Abstract: A compound that includes an aqueous dispersion, wherein the dispersion includes a thermoplastic resin and at least one stabilizing agent, and at least one selected from the group consisting of a colorant and a magnetic pigment, wherein the dispersion has an average volume diameter particle size from about 0.05 to about 10 microns is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: John Klier, Richard Dicran Varjian, Alastair Stewart Hill
  • Patent number: 8053532
    Abstract: An emulsion aggregation polyester toner including a polyester resin having modified end groups, wherein the polyester resin includes at least one carboxylic end group. A process of making the toner by oxidation of a polyester resin including reacting the polyester with a hypohalite and a phase transfer catalyst results in a polyester resin endcapped with at least one acidic group. Stable xerographic charging in all ambient environments for all colors, and excellent resistivity and cohesion of the toner, may be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Valerie M. Farrugia
  • Publication number: 20110262855
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a binder resin system suitable for use in forming toner compositions. In embodiments, the binder resin system includes at least one amorphous resin, at least one crystalline resin, and at least one fatty acid salt. The presence of the fatty acid salt reduces plasticization which may otherwise occur upon combining the amorphous and crystalline resins, thereby increasing the glass transition temperature of the binder resin, as well as any toner produced with such binder resin. Toners produced with the disclosed binder resin may also include one or more optional ingredients such as optional colorants, optional waxes, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mark E. Mang, Timothy L. Lincoln
  • Patent number: 8034521
    Abstract: To provide a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image, the toner containing at least a colorant obtained by reacting a polymer with a basic dye, wherein the polymer contains 10 mol % or more of a monomer unit having any one of a sulfonic acid group, a sulfonic acid salt group, a sulfuric acid group and a sulfuric acid salt group as a constitutional unit, and the toner is obtained by forming a toner composition liquid containing at least the colorant into oil droplets in an aqueous medium, and solidifying the oil droplets into solid particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Kuramoto, Shinji Ohtani
  • Patent number: 8034520
    Abstract: Disclosed is a magenta toner, which contains magenta colorants composed of compound A represented by Formulas (1), (2) or (3) in an amount of mA and compound B selected from a group consisting of a mono-azo pigment, a naphthol pigment and rhodamine chelate pigment in an amount of mA, and a ratio of amount mA:mB is 90:10 to 55:45. are described in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenji Hayashi, Mikio Kouyama, Hiroyuki Yasukawa, Hiroaki Obata, Natsuko Kusaka
  • Patent number: 8029961
    Abstract: There is provided a toner for developing a latent electrostatic image, obtained by a method containing: ejecting a toner composition fluid from an ejection hole so as to make the toner composition fluid into droplets; and solidifying the droplets in an atomizing space so as to form solid particles, wherein the toner composition fluid contains at least a colorant formed by reacting a polymer containing 10 mol % or more of a monomer unit having a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, or a monomer unit having a sulfuric acid group or a salt thereof as a constitutional unit, and a basic dye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Kuramoto, Shinji Ohtani, Yoshihiro Norikane
  • Patent number: 8026030
    Abstract: The present invention provides a toner which is excellent in low-temperature fixability and transparency and has high gloss, and which is excellent in offset resistance, storage stability, and development stability. The toner is characterized in that: a square radius of inertia Rt at a peak top of a main peak in GPC-RALLS-viscometer analysis of tetrahydrofuran (THF) soluble matter when the toner is dissolved in a THF solvent at 25° C. for 24 hours is 1.0 nm to 3.8 nm; and the square radius of inertia Rt and a square radius of inertia Rp at a peak top of a main peak in GPC-RALLS-viscometer analysis of THF soluble matter when linear polystyrene, having an absolute peak molecular weight value at the same value as a main peak value of the toner, is dissolved in a THF solvent at 25° C. for 24 hours satisfy the relationship of Rt/Rp<0.85.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Syuhei Moribe, Katsuhisa Yamazaki, Shuichi Hiroko
  • Patent number: 8012658
    Abstract: A toner including a binder resin including a polyester resin and a vinyl resin; a wax; and a colorant, wherein the vinyl resin includes a unit obtained from a radically polymerizable monomer having an alkyloxysilyl group. An image forming apparatus including an image bearing member configured to bear an electrostatic image thereon; a developing device configured to develop the electrostatic image with a developer including the toner to form a toner image on the image bearing member; and a transfer device configured to transfer the toner image onto a receiving material. A process cartridge including an image bearing member; and a developing device configured to develop an electrostatic image on the image bearing member with a developer including the toner, wherein the process cartridge is detachably attached to an image forming apparatus as a unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
    Inventors: Chiyoshi Nozaki, Takuya Kadota, Katsunori Kurose, Mitsuyo Matsumoto, Tsuyoshi Nozaki, Yoshimichi Ishikawa, Atsushi Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Murakami
  • Patent number: 8013074
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a toner process comprising providing a resin miniemulsion comprising polymeric particles comprising at least one free radical polymerizable monomer compound and at least one alkylene anhydride; blending the miniemulsion with at least one colorant, at least one amine, and optionally at least one wax; heating the resulting mixture below or about equal to the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the resin emulsion; and heating the resulting mixture above or about equal to the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the resin emulsion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Barkev Keoshkerian, Raj Patel, Edward G. Zwartz, Cuong Vong
  • Publication number: 20110189604
    Abstract: A toner for electrostatic latent image development is disclosed. The toner for electrostatic latent image development includes toner particles, the toner particles includes a binder resin and a release agent, and the toner has a linear thermal expansion coefficient in accordance with JIS K 7197-1991 of from about 6×10?5/C.° to about 1×10?3/C.°. An electrostatic latent image developer, a toner cartridge, a process cartridge, and an image forming apparatus are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eisuke IWAZAKI, Satoshi Yoshida, Shintaro Anno, Masaki Nakamura, Satoshi Inoue
  • Patent number: 7989130
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrostatic latent image developing toner including a binding resin having an acidic polar group, a magnetic powder, and a carboxylic acid group-containing compound, the toner having a shape factor (SF1) of 110 to 140, wherein the carboxylic acid group-containing compound has a weight-average molecular weight of 1800 to 50,000 and an acid value of 150 to 600 mg KOH/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Hasegawa, Yasunobu Kashima, Takeshi Iwanaga, Hiroyoshi Okuno
  • Patent number: 7989134
    Abstract: To provide a toner manufacturing method including: dissolving or dispersing a toner material into an organic solvent to prepare a toner solution, the toner material containing at least an active hydrogen group-containing compound, polymer reactive with the active hydrogen group-containing compound, binder resin, releasing agent and coloring agent; emulsifying or dispersing the toner solution into an aqueous medium to prepare an emulsified dispersion; reacting the active hydrogen group-containing compound with the polymer reactive with the active hydrogen group-containing compound in the aqueous medium produce an adhesive base material in the form of particle; and removing the organic solvent, wherein time X (hour) from a point where the organic solvent starts to be removed to a point where the concentration of the organic solvent reaches less than 12% by mass and temperature T (° C.) of the emulsified dispersion at the time X satisfy the relationship 5{exp(?0.2X)+1}?T?50X?0.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Usami, Masashi Miyakawa
  • Patent number: 7981587
    Abstract: A method for producing a developing agent including heating a dispersion of a toner particle material containing a binder resin fine particle, a coloring agent particle and a dispersion medium at a temperature of a glass transition point of the binder resin or higher and adding a coagulating agent in the heated dispersion of a toner particle material to coagulate a toner material containing the binder resin fine particle and the coloring agent particle, thereby forming a coagulated particle is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takayasu Aoki, Masahiro Ikuta, Tsuyoshi Itou, Takashi Urabe, Motonari Udo, Satoshi Araki
  • Publication number: 20110171571
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an electrophotographic toner and methods for preparing the same, including a first binder resin, a second binder resin, a colorant, a releasing agent, a charge control agent, and an ionomer, wherein the second binder resin is a resin derived biomass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: In KIM
  • Publication number: 20110117485
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a toner composition for forming a masking pattern for use e.g. in connection with a method of building up a three-dimensional body from a large number of mutually connected layers of powder particles that are bonded to each other using radiant heat. The toner composition consists of powder particles that arc able to withstand a temperature of at least 200° C. without sticking together. It also relates to a developer that comprises the toner composition and carrier particles and a method in connection with the production of a volume body by using a toner composition or a developer according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: SINTERMASK GMBH
    Inventors: David Hermann, Ralf Larson
  • Patent number: 7939232
    Abstract: A toner or two-component developer is obtained by mixing, aggregating, and heating resin particles, colorant particles, and wax particles in an aqueous medium. A gel permeation chromatography (GPC) measurement of the resin particles shows that a weight-average molecular weight is 10000 to 60000, and the ratio of the weight-average molecular weight to a number-average molecular weight is 1.5 to 6. The wax particles include at least a first wax and a second wax. An endothermic peak temperature (melting point Tmw1 (° C.)) of the first wax based on a DSC method is 50° C. to 90° C. An endothermic peak temperature (melting point Tmw2 (° C.)) of the second wax based on the DSC method is at least 5° C. to 50° C. higher than Tmw1. Thus, the toner can have a smaller particle size and a sharp particle size distribution without requiring a classification process, can achieve a longer life, and can suppress transfer voids or scattering during transfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhito Yuasa, Hidekazu Arase, Masahisa Maeda
  • Publication number: 20110104607
    Abstract: A chemical toner composition that includes at least one curable amorphous resin and at least one sublimation colorant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Yulin WANG, Ke ZHOU, Edward G. ZWARTZ, T. Hwee NG
  • Patent number: 7935469
    Abstract: Disclosed is a developer containing toner and carrier, the toner containing as a binder resin a polyol resin having a plurality of OH groups in a molecule chain having an EX/OH ratio between epoxy groups (EX) and OH groups (OH) of 0.990 to 1.010. The rotational speed ?, pitch ? and conveyance path length ? of an stirring and conveying unit satisfies 1.0×106??×?×??16.0×106. Toner base particles having an electrostatic property satisfies 1.5<[QB/M3600]/[QB/M180]<2.5, toner having an electrostatic property satisfies 0.7<[QT/M3600]/[QT/M180]<1.3, the external additive comprises two types of fine inorganic particles having different resistance values, wherein the particle size distribution Y and added amount X of the fine inorganic particles with smaller resistance satisfy 0.1?x?2.0, and Y?2.6×10?3X+0.0048.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Honda, Hiroyuki Fushimi, Fumihiro Sasaki, Hisashi Nakajima, Yasuo Asahina
  • Patent number: 7932008
    Abstract: A hybrid toner and a method of preparing the toner are provided. The hybrid toner is of a core-shell type having improved storage characteristics and a toner blocking phenomenon. The toner prevents image contamination caused by dispersion of waxes or colorants onto the surface of the outer layer of toner particles are prevented. The hybrid toner includes particles including: a core of about 100 parts by weight of a polyester-based resin, about 1-20 parts by weight of a wax, about 0.1-10 parts by weight of a colorant and about 0.1-10 parts by weight of a charge control agent; and about 5-500 parts by weight of a vinyl-based resin, about 0.1-10 parts by weight of silica, about 0.1-5 parts by weight of a metal oxide and about 0.1-10 parts by weight of polymer beads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In Kim, Kyung-yol Yon, Sang-eun Shim
  • Patent number: 7901860
    Abstract: The present invention provides dry toner particles comprising at least a radiation curable resin, and a colouring agent, wherein the circularity of the toner particles is between 0.95 and 0.99 and a charge control agent in a concentration between 0.025% and 1.0% by weight is present preferably as an external additive. The toners of this invention are useful for printing any substrate and for use in any form of printing or marking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Xeikon IP BV
    Inventors: Lode Deprez, Werner Op De Beeck
  • Publication number: 20110045394
    Abstract: An electrostatic image developing toner set includes two or more toners different in hue, wherein a difference between maximum and minimum values of an absorption rate ? in a range of from 380 nm to 1,500 nm of each of the two or more toners is about 0.1 or less, the absorption rate ? being represented by the following equation (1): Absorption ? ? rate ? ? ? = { ? ? = 380 1500 ? e ? ? ( 1 - 1 10 A ? ) } / { ? ? = 380 1500 ? e ? } ( 1 ) wherein e? represents an emission intensity of a light source at a wavelength ?, and A? represents an absorbance of a toner at a wavelength ?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD
    Inventors: Noriyuki MIZUTANI, Shinichi YAOI, Yasushige NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 7887984
    Abstract: The present invention is toner particle that includes a continuous phase of binder polymer and a second phase of hydrocolloid. The particle has a porosity of at least 10 percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Mridula Nair, Xiqiang Yang, Tamara K. Jones, Jason Morgan
  • Patent number: 7873304
    Abstract: To provide an image forming apparatus including: a latent electrostatic image bearing member; a charging unit configured to charge the surface of the latent electrostatic image bearing member; an exposing unit configured to expose the charged surface of the latent electrostatic image to form a latent electrostatic image thereon; a developing unit configured to develop the latent electrostatic image with a toner to form a visualized image; a transferring unit configured to transfer the visualized image onto a recording medium; and a fixing unit configured to fix the visualized image transferred onto the recording medium, wherein the toner includes a binder resin and a coloring agent, and the binder resin includes a polyester resin obtained by condensation polymerization of an alcohol component and a carboxylic acid component containing a (meth)acrylic acid modified rosin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuaki Iwamoto, Yohichiroh Watanabe, Yasutada Shitara
  • Patent number: 7867683
    Abstract: A toner that when the complex elastic modulus measured at an angular frequency of 6.28 rad/sec., and a strain amount of 0.3% is 1×106 Pa or more and 1×108 Pa or less, the tangent loss is 0.5 or more and 1.8 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanobu Ninomiya, Toyofumi Inoue, Masataka Kuribayashi, Masashi Ikeda, Takafumi Koide
  • Patent number: 7867679
    Abstract: The present invention is toner particle that includes a binder resin and nonionic organic polymer particles. The particle has porosity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Mridula Nair, Xiqiang Yang, Tamara K. Jones, James G. Popowych
  • Patent number: 7867681
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides an electrostatic image developing toner including a binder resin containing amorphous polyester resin containing a tin-containing catalyst and crystalline polyester resin containing a titanium-containing catalyst, and a colorant and a releasing agent, an electrostatic image developer using the same, a toner cartridge, a process cartridge, and an image forming apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yoshida, Shinpei Takagi, Noriyuki Mizutani, Yusuke Ikeda, Katsumi Daimon
  • Patent number: 7867680
    Abstract: A non-magnetic toner including a binder resin including a first resin, a second resin, a third resin; a colorant; and a wax, wherein the first resin is a hybrid resin including an amorphous condensation polymerization unit and a radical polymerization unit in its molecular frame, and the second and third resins are non-hybrid resins including condensation polymerization units, wherein each of the first, second and third resins has a glass transition temperature (Tg) and a softening point (Tm) satisfying the following relationships: Tg of first resin<Tg of second resin<Tg of third resin, which is from 70 to 80° C., and Tm of second resin<Tm of third resin<Tm of first resin, and wherein the binder resin includes the first resin in an amount of from 10 to 20% and the third resin of from 25 to 45% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Mikuriya, Kazuoki Fuwa, Hiroaki Katoh, Yoshitaka Sekiguchi, Hideaki Yasunaga, Masayuki Hagi
  • Patent number: 7867678
    Abstract: A toner composition for fixing onto a receiver in conjunction with non-contact fuser capable of fusing one or more layers of toner on the receiver such that one or more toner layers reach a fusing temperature above a glass transition temperature. One or more cooling finish rollers are located downstream from the non-contact fuser to lower the toner temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Andrew Ciaschi, Dinesh Tyagi, James H. Hurst, Arun Chowdry, Eric C. Stelter, Robert D. Bobo, Muhammed Aslam