Abstract: A wax emulsion comprised of polyethylene wax and one or more surfactants in an aqueous medium, wherein the polyethylene wax has a degree of crystallinity of from about 50% to about 80% by weight of the polyethylene wax, is provided. The wax emulsion is made by emulsifying the polyethylene wax, one or more surfactants and an aqueous medium in a vessel at a temperature at or above the melting point of the polyethylene wax to form an emulsified product, and subsequently cooling the emulsified product to ambient temperature at a cooling rate of at least 10° C. per minute. The wax emulsion is preferably incorporated into toner particles prepared by emulsion/aggregation/coalescing.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of emulsion aggregation toner particles with high pigment loading having a reduced number of wax protrusions on the surface of the toner particles and fewer coarse toner particles. The process includes the introduction of a wax having a molecular weight between about 500 and 2,500, or a blend of waxes having different a molecular weight between 500 and 2,500.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of emulsion aggregation toner particles with high pigment loading having a reduced number of wax protrusions on the surface of the toner particles and fewer coarse toner particles. The process includes the introduction of a wax having a molecular weight between about 500 and 2,500, or a blend of waxes having different a molecular weight between 500 and 2,500.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of toner by, for example, mixing a colorant, a latex, a wax and a dual coagulant mixture comprising water solubilized silica with an alumina coating referred to as aluminized silica and a polyaluminum chloride to provide, for example, a toner composition of different gloss levels when fused.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of toner by, for example, mixing a colorant, a latex, a wax and a dual coagulant mixture comprising water solubilized silica with an alumina coating referred to as aluminized silica and a polyaluminum chloride to provide, for example, a toner composition of different gloss levels when fused.

Abstract: A method for treating a substrate is disclosed in which a propellant stream is passed through a channel and directed toward a substrate. Substrate pre-marking or post-marking treatment material is controllably introduced into the propellant stream and imparted with sufficient kinetic energy thereby to be made incident upon a substrate. A multiplicity of channels for directing the propellant and treatment material allow for high throughput, high resolution in-situ treatment. Marking materials and treatment materials may be introduced into the channel and mixed therein prior to being made incident on the substrate, or mixed or superimposed on the substrate without registration. One example is a single-pass, full-color printer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for depositing marking material onto a substrate which includes (a) providing a propellant to a head structure, said head structure having at least one channel therein, said channel having an exit orifice with a width no larger than about 250 microns through which the propellant can flow, said propellant flowing through the channel to form thereby a propellant stream having kinetic energy, said channel directing the propellant stream toward the substrate, and (b) controllably introducing a particulate marking material into the propellant stream in the channel, wherein the kinetic energy of the propellant particle stream causes the particulate marking material to impact the substrate, and wherein the particulate marking material comprises toner particles which comprise a polyester resin, an optional colorant, and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene), said toner particles having an average particle diameter of no more than about 10 microns and a particle size distribution of GSD equal to no m

Abstract: A method for treating a substrate is disclosed in which a propellant stream is passed through a channel and directed toward a substrate. Substrate pre-marking or post-marking treatment material is controllably introduced into the propellant stream and imparted with sufficient kinetic energy thereby to be made incident upon a substrate. A multiplicity of channels for directing the propellant and treatment material allow for high throughput, high resolution in-situ treatment. Marking materials and treatment materials may be introduced into the channel and mixed therein prior to being made incident on the substrate, or mixed or superimposed on the substrate without re-registration. One example is a single-pass, full-color printer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a printing process which comprises (1) incorporating into an acoustic ink jet printing apparatus an ink composition comprising (a) an ink vehicle which comprises a bis(carbamate) of the formula wherein R1 is an alkylene group and R2 and R3 each, independently of the other, are alkyl groups or alkylene oxide or polyalkylene oxide groups of the formula —(CnH2nO)yH, wherein n is an integer of 2 or 3 and y is an integer representing the number of repeat alkylene oxide units, (b) a colorant, (c) an optional conductivity enhancing agent, (d) an optional antioxidant, (e) an optional UV absorber, (f) an optional clarifier, (g) an optional tackifier, (h) an optional adhesive, and (i) an optional plasticizer, (2) melting the ink, and (3) causing droplets of the melted ink to be ejected by acoustic beams in an imagewise pattern onto a recording sheet.

Abstract: An ink composition containing (1) a complex mixture of a urea compound and an alkylene oxide containing oxyalkylene compound wherein the conductive mixture optionally possesses a melting point of from about 60 to about 120° C.; (2) a polymeric binder with an optional melting point of from about 60 to about 115° C.; (3) a lightfastness component; (4) a lightfast antioxidant, and (5) a colorant.

Abstract: An apparatus for treating a substrate is disclosed in which a propellant stream is passed through a channel and directed toward a substrate. Substrate pre-marking or post-marking treatment material is controllably introduced into the propellant stream and imparted with sufficient kinetic energy thereby to be made incident upon a substrate. A multiplicity of channels for directing the propellant and treatment material allow for high throughput, high resolution in-situ treatment. Marking materials and treatment materials may be introduced into the channel and mixed therein prior to being made incident on the substrate, or mixed or superimposed on the substrate without registration. One example is a single-pass, full-color printer.

Abstract: An ink composition containing (1) an oxazoline compound with, for example, a melting point of from about above 60° C. to about 120° C. and with, for example, an acoustic-loss value of from about 25 to about 80 dB/mm; (2) a carbamate; (3) an alcohol compound; (4) a lightfastness component; (5) a lightfastness antioxidant; and (6) a colorant.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for depositing marking material onto a substrate which comprises (a) providing a propellant to a head structure, said head structure having a channel therein, said channel having an exit orifice with a width no larger than about 250 microns through which the propellant can flow, said propellant flowing through the channel to form thereby a propellant stream having kinetic energy, said channel directing the propellant stream toward the substrate, and (b) controllably introducing a particulate marking material into the propellant stream in the channel, wherein the kinetic energy of the propellant particle stream causes the particulate marking material to impact the substrate, and wherein the particulate marking material comprises particles which comprise a resin and a colorant, said particles having an average particle diameter of no more than about 7 microns and a particle size distribution of GSD equal to no more than about 1.

Abstract: A process for depositing marking material onto a substrate which includes (a) providing a propellant to a head structure, the head structure having a channel therein, the channel having an exit orifice with a width no larger than about 250 microns through which the propellant can flow, the propellant flowing through the channel to form thereby a propellant stream having kinetic energy, the channel directing the propellant stream toward the substrate, and (b) controllably introducing a particulate marking material into the propellant stream in the channel, wherein the kinetic energy of the propellant particle stream causes the particulate marking material to impact the substrate, and wherein the particulate marking material includes particles which include a resin and a colorant, the particles having an average particle diameter of no more than about 7 microns and a particle size distribution of GSD equal to no more than about 1.25, wherein the particles are prepared by an emulsion aggregation process.

Abstract: An ink composition including: an aqueous liquid vehicle, a colorant, and an amino bisphosphonate dispersant compound.

Abstract: An ink composition comprised of (1) a thiourea with a melting point of from about 60 to about 120° C. and with an acoustic-loss value of from about 25 to about 80 dB/mm, (2) an optional ink carbamate with a melting point of from about 25° C. to about 60° C. and with an acoustic-loss value of from about 5 to about 40 dB/mm, (3) a lightfastness component, (4) a lightfast antioxidant, and (5) a colorant.

Abstract: An ink composition comprised of (1) a carbamate or thiourea each with a melting point of from about 60.degree. C. to about 120.degree. C. and an acoustic-loss value of from about 25 to about 80 dB/mm, (2) an alcohol compound with melting point of about 25.degree. C. to about 90.degree. C. and with an acoustic-loss value of from about 5 to about 40 dB/mm, (3) a lightfastness component, (5) an antioxidant, and (6) a colorant.

Abstract: An ink composition comprised of (1) a solid oxazoline compound with a melting point of from about 60.degree. C. to about 120.degree. C. and an acoustic-loss value of from about 25 to about 80 dB/mm; (2) a carbamate compound with a melting point of from about 25.degree. C. to about 100.degree. C.; (3) an alcohol compound; (4) a lightfastness component; (5) a lightfastness antioxidant; and (6) a colorant.

Abstract: An ink composition comprised of (1) a mixture comprised of a salt and an oxyalkylene compound wherein the conductive mixture possesses a melting point of from about 60.degree. C. to about 120.degree. C.; (2) an ink vehicle compound with a melting point of from about 80.degree. C. to about 100.degree. C.; (3) a viscosity modifying amide compound; (4) a lightfastness component; (5) a lightfastness antioxidant; and (6) a colorant.

Abstract: An ink composition comprised of a vehicle and a colorant, and wherein the vehicle is comprised of a mixture of an alkane.