Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a recording material which contains at least a colorant and a resin wherein the colorant contains silver, and a toner which contains at least a colorant and a resin wherein the colorant is an alloy containing silver, zinc and aluminum.

Abstract: An electrophotographic liquid developer includes a carrier liquid and toner particles. The toner particles include a colorant and a resin component and are dispersed in the carrier liquid. The resin component includes a polyester resin as a main component. When 0.3 g of the liquid developer is dropped on a filter paper (which is defined in JIS P 3801) from a point of 10 mm height, the carrier liquid diffuses in the filter paper at a speed not lower than 1 mm/minute.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a recording material which contains at least a colorant and a resin wherein the colorant contains silver, and a toner which contains at least a colorant and a resin wherein the colorant is an alloy containing silver, zinc and aluminum.

Abstract: A liquid recording material containing at least a carrier liquid, a resin, a coloring agent, and a reactive silicone material, an image transfer sheet for use with the liquid recording material, and a method of fixing images, using the liquid recording material, are disclosed.

Abstract: A recording liquid including a colorant and a carrier liquid including at least a poly-&agr;-olefin. The recording liquid can be used as a liquid developer, an inkjet ink, a printing ink, a marker ink, an electronic recording ink, or the like. An image forming method including the steps of applying a recording liquid on a liquid bearing member to form a layer of the recording liquid; and developing an electrostatic latent image born on an image bearing member by bringing the layer of the recording liquid into contact with the image bearing member to form a visual image on the image bearing member.

Abstract: A recording liquid including a colorant and a carrier liquid including at least one of a liquid paraffin and a linear silicone oil. The recording liquid is an inkjet ink, a printing ink, a marker ink, a stencil ink, an electronic recording ink, a non-aqueous paint, a liquid developer or the like. When the recording liquid is a non-aqueous paint or a liquid developer, the recording ink further includes a resin.

Abstract: A liquid recording material containing at least a carrier liquid, a resin, a coloring agent, and a reactive silicone material, an image transfer sheet for use with the liquid recording material, and a method of fixing images, using the liquid recording material, are disclosed.

Abstract: An electrophotographic liquid developer includes a carrier liquid and toner particles. The toner particles include a colorant and a resin component and are dispersed in the carrier liquid. The resin component includes a polyester resin as a main component. When 0.3 g of the liquid developer is dropped on a filter paper (which is defined in JIS P 3801) from a point of 10 mm height, the carrier liquid diffuses in the filter paper at a speed not lower than 1 mm/minute.

Abstract: A liquid recording material containing at least a carrier liquid, a resin, a coloring agent, and a reactive silicone material, an image transfer sheet for use with the liquid recording material, and a method of fixing images, using the liquid recording material, are disclosed.

Abstract: A recording liquid including a colorant and a carrier liquid including at least one of a liquid paraffin and a linear silicone oil. The recording liquid is an inkjet ink, a printing ink, a marker ink, a stencil ink, an electronic recording ink, a non-aqueous paint, a liquid developer or the like. When the recording liquid is a non-aqueous paint or a liquid developer, the recording ink further includes a resin.

Abstract: A liquid recording material containing at least a carrier liquid, a resin, a coloring agent, and a reactive silicone material, an image transfer sheet for use with the liquid recording material, and a method of fixing images, using the liquid recording material, are disclosed.

Abstract: An image forming process wherein a latent image-bearing surface of a supporting member is contacted with a toner-containing liquid developer to develop the latent image with the liquid developer and to form a toner image covered with a layer of the liquid developer. The toner image-bearing surface is treated with a squeezing member to squeeze the liquid developer layer therefrom. The toner image-bearing surface is then treated with a voltage impressing member to impart a bias voltage to the toner image. The toner image is transferred from the surface to an intermediate transfer medium and then to a transfer medium.

Abstract: A liquid developer containing a carrier liquid containing silicone oil, and toner particles dispersed in the carrier liquid and each containing a coloring agent and a resin, the resin contains at least one member selected from the group consisting of the following resins (a)-(g): (a): rosin polymers having a softening point of 50-190° C., a glass transition point of 10-170° C. and a molecular weight of 2,000-40,000 and obtained by reacting (a1) a rosin glycidyl ester, (a2) dicarboxylic acid or dicarboxylic anhydride, (a3) at least one crosslinking agent selected from the group consisting of polyfunctional epoxy compounds, tri- or more polybasic acids or anhydrides thereof tri- or more polyhydric alcohols, and (a4) a dihydric alcohol; (b): vinyl polymers having a ratio of the weight average molecular weight to the number average molecular weight of greater than 4; (c): olefin resins having a melt index of 2.5-700; (d): polyolefins or polyolefin copolymers having an acid value of 0.

Abstract: A liquid recording material containing at least a carrier liquid, a resin, a coloring agent, and a reactive silicone material, an image transfer sheet for use with the liquid recording material, and a method of fixing images, using the liquid recording material, are disclosed.

Abstract: A liquid toner for use in a liquid developer contains a dispersion medium and toner particles, each of which toner particles contains a coloring agent and a binder agent and is dispersed in the dispersion medium, the toner particles comprising small toner particles with a particle diameter of 0.1 .mu.m or less in an amount of 20 wt. % or less of the total weight of the toner particles, and having an average particle diameter of 0.3 to 5 .mu.m. Using the above-mentioned liquid toner in which the amount of the toner particles is controlled to 5 to 100 wt. % of the total weight of the liquid toner, a latent electrostatic image formed on a photoconductor can be developed to a toner image.

Abstract: An ink composition contains a carrier medium and charged particles containing a coloring agent, which ink composition satisfies at least one condition of condition A or B: condition A that the specific charge quantity of the charged particles is in a range of 10 to 1,000 .mu.C/g with a positive or negative polarity; and condition B that the specific resistance of the ink composition is 10.sup.10 .OMEGA.cm or more; and ink-jet recording methods using the ink composition are proposed.

Abstract: A developer for use in electrophotography for developing latent electrostatic images to visible toner images, includes at least two kinds of toner particles with different shapes selected from the group consisting of spherical toner particles, fibrous toner particles and amorphous toner particles, each toner particle containing a coloring agent and a binder resin. There is provided a liquid developer including a toner which is dispersed in a carrier liquid, in which the toner includes at least two kinds of the above-mentioned toner particles with different shapes. An electrophotographic image formation method using the above-mentioned liquid developer is also provided.

Abstract: A liquid developer for use in electrophotography is disclosed, which comprises (i) a toner comprising as the main toner components a colorant, a resin, and a polyolefin resin having an acid value of from 5 to 50 and a melt viscosity at 200.degree. C. of from 100 to 15,000 cps, and (ii) a carrier liquid in which the toner is dispersed. The polyolefin resin and the colorant in the liquid developer may constitute an integral flushing colorant which is prepared by subjecting the resin and the colorant to flushing processing.

Abstract: A method for producing a vinyl resin comprising the steps of dissolving or dispersing a polymerizable vinyl monomer in a polymerization solvent containing a silicone oil, and polymerizing the polymerizable vinyl monomer in the presence of a polymerization catalyst.

Abstract: A liquid developer comprises an aliphatic hydrocarbon carrier liquid and a toner dispersed in the carrier liquid, which toner comprises a coloring agent and a resin component, wherein a solid toner component which is obtained by evaporating the liquid developer to dryness has a softening point of 60.degree. C. to 90.degree. C. and flow-initiating point of 110.degree. C. to 160.degree. C.