Noncontact Fixing (e.g., Flash Fusing, Etc.) Patents (Class 430/124.4)
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Patent number: 9760032Abstract: A toner composition comprising (a) a first lower molecular weight amorphous polyester resin comprising a polyester derived from dodecenyl succinic acid, dodecenyl succinic anhydride, or a combination thereof present in an amount of from about 5 to about 15 weight percent, based on the total weight of the first amorphous polyester; (b) a second higher molecular weight amorphous polyester resin comprising a polyester derived from dodecenyl succinic acid, dodecenyl succinic anhydride, or a combination thereof, and a branching agent derived from a polyacid or polyol component; wherein the dodecenyl succinic acid, dodecenyl succinic anhydride, or combination thereof is present in the second amorphous polyester in an amount of from about 5 to about 15 weight percent, based on the total weight of the second amorphous polyester; (c) a crystalline polyester resin; (d) a wax; and (e) optionally, a colorant.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2016Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Guerino G. Sacripante, Kimberly D. Nosella, John Lawrence Pawlak
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Patent number: 8849171Abstract: In a device or method to fix print images on a recording material, a printing fluid comprising a carrier fluid and chromophoric solid particles are applied to the recording material, the chromophoric solid particles being applied in a form of the print images to be fixed. Hot waste gas and infrared radiation are generated with aid of a porous burner. The infrared radiation is directed towards the recording material in a drying chamber such that the carrier fluid polymerizes or is vaporized, whereby a gaseous air/oil mixture arises in the drying chamber. The air/oil mixture is influenced with aid of the hot waste gas of the porous burner.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2011Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Océ Printing Systems GmbHInventors: Revdin Dedic, Stefan Roehl
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Patent number: 8735034Abstract: A toner for electrostatic image development containing toner matrix particles having at least a resin binder and a colorant, and an external additive, the external additive having composite oxide particles (an external additive A) that have titania and silica, wherein the external additive A has a core-shell structure in which a core portion has the titania and a shell portion has the silica, wherein the titania is present in the external additive A in an amount of from 75 to 95% by weight, and the resin binder comprising a polyester obtained by polycondensing a carboxylic acid component comprising an isophthalic acid compound and an alcohol component (a polyester A).Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2011Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Masahito Yamazaki, Satoshi Kunii
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Patent number: 8709696Abstract: A curable sublimation marking material including at least one curable component and at least one sublimation colorant. Also disclosed is a transfer printing method including applying a curable sublimation marking material in a desired pattern onto a transfer substrate to form an image on the transfer substrate at a first temperature which is below the sublimation temperature of the sublimation colorant; wherein the curable sublimation marking material comprises at least one curable component and at least one sublimation colorant; curing the image on the transfer substrate; and optionally, bringing the transfer substrate into contact with a final image-receiving substrate, optionally applying pressure, and heating to a second temperature which is sufficient to cause the sublimation colorant to sublime and form a permanent image on the final image-receiving substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2010Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Yulin Wang, Ke Zhou, Tie Hwee Ng, Marko Saban
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Publication number: 20130189611Abstract: Provided is a resin composition containing a pyrylium-based squarylium compound represented by the following Formula (I) and a resin, wherein in Formula (I), each of R1, R2, R3, and R4 independently represents an alkyl group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2012Publication date: July 25, 2013Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Minquan TIAN, Takahiro ISHIZUKA, Shinji HASEGAWA, Makoto FURUKI
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Patent number: 8465900Abstract: The present invention provides an electrophotographic toner comprising a polyester resin as binder resin and a colorant, said polyester resin being the condensation product of at least one polyhydric alcohol with at least one polybasic acid, wherein said at least one polyhydric alcohol comprises cyclohexanedimethanol, said toner having a loss modulus of from 2×103 Pa to 3×104 Pa at 110° C. and being irradiated with only laser light for fixing. According to toner of the invention, high quality toner images can be fixed with desired fastness and without white spots.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2010Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masahiko Kubo
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Publication number: 20130122417Abstract: A toner is provided including toner particles A having a circularity of greater than 0.93 and not greater than 1.00 and toner particles B having a circularity of from 0.85 to 0.93, wherein the following relationships are satisfied: 70?RA?95, 5?RB?30, 0.014?SD?0.025, and 0.940?ED?0.950, wherein RA (% by number) represents a ratio of a number of the toner particles A to a total number of toner particles included in the toner, RB (% by number) represents a ratio of a number of the toner particles B to the total number of toner particles included in the toner, SD represents a standard deviation of circularity of the toner particles A, and ED represents an average envelope degree of the toner particles B.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2013Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicants: XEIKON, RICOH COMPANY, LTD. MANUFACTURING N.V.Inventors: RICOH COMPANY, LTD. MANUFACTURING N.V., XEIKON
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Patent number: 8404424Abstract: Printed products, printing methods and methods for verifying authenticity of a printed product are provided. In one aspect, the printed product has a receiver and an image formed thereon by an electrophotographic process using toner particles, said image having at least one raised portion, wherein at least parts of said raised portion of said image comprise phosphorescent or fluorescent toner particles.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2011Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Detlef Schulze-Hagenest, Dinesh Tyagi
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Patent number: 8383308Abstract: A positively chargeable two-component developer, including at least a toner and a carrier, wherein the toner contains a binder resin, a colorant, a wax, and a charge control agent, the binder resin contains at least a polyester resin and an addition polymerization resin grafted with a polyolefin, the wax and the addition polymerization resin grafted with a polyolefin are contained at a wax:addition polymerization resin grafted with a polyolefin ratio of from about 40:60 to about 80:20, and the carrier is a magnetic powder having a coating layer containing a methyl-containing silicone resin.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2008Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sakon Takahashi, Daisuke Ishizuka, Michio Take, Seijiro Ishimaru, Chiaki Suzuki
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Patent number: 8372569Abstract: A toner is provided including toner particles A having a circularity of greater than 0.93 and not greater than 1.00 and toner particles B having a circularity of from 0.85 to 0.93, wherein the following relationships are satisfied: 70?RA?95, 5?RB?30, 0.014?SD?0.025, and 0.940?ED?0.950, wherein RA (% by number) represents a ratio of a number of the toner particles A to a total number of toner particles included in the toner, RB (% by number) represents a ratio of a number of the toner particles B to the total number of toner particles included in the toner, SD represents a standard deviation of circularity of the toner particles A, and ED represents an average envelope degree of the toner particles B.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2007Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd., Xeikon Manufacturing N.V.Inventors: Hideyuki Yamaguchi, Hachiroh Tosaka, Tomoyuki Satoh
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Publication number: 20120237870Abstract: A toner including a main body particle, a layer B located overlying the main body particle, and a layer A located overlying the layer B is provided. The binder resin includes an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin. The layer B is comprised of particles of a resin B. The layer A is comprised of particles of a resin A. A method of manufacturing the above toner is also provided. The method includes dissolving or dispersing toner components in an organic solvent to prepare a toner components liquid. The toner components include the binder resin. The method further includes emulsifying the toner components liquid in an aqueous medium to prepare an emulsion. The aqueous medium contains the particles of the resins A and B. The method further includes removing the organic solvent from the emulsion and heating the emulsion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Inventors: Masaki Watanabe, Hiroshi Yamashita, Satoyuki Sekiguchi
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Patent number: 8101329Abstract: A toner in which mother toner particles containing at least a resin binder and a colorant are coated with an external additive, wherein the mother toner particles contain fine powders of a fluororesin having an average particle size of 1 ?m or less in an amount of from 4 to 10 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the resin binder, and a toner in which mother toner particles containing at least a resin binder and a colorant are coated with an external additive, wherein the external additive contains fine powders of a fluororesin having an average particle size of 1 ?m or less in an amount of from 0.3 to 2 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the mother toner particles. The toner of the present invention is suitably used for, for example, developing a latent image formed in electrophotography, electrostatic recording method, electrostatic printing method, or the like.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2007Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Yoshihiro Fukushima, Masahito Yamazaki
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Patent number: 8073376Abstract: Processes for producing emulsion aggregation toners are provided. In embodiments, methods of the present disclosure may be utilized to produce toners suitable for low melt applications, including use in flexible packaging applications, where low pile height is desired for low cost and flexibility. In embodiments, the EA toners may be prepared by optimizing the particle size of the emulsion, the choice of and amount of aggregating agent utilized, and the solids content of the emulsion.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2009Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Guerino G. Sacripante, Nathan C. Dyck, Daryl W. Vanbesien, Edward G. Zwartz, Cuong Vong
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Patent number: 8057976Abstract: A toner which can efficiently induce high-frequency magnetic induction heating by Neel relaxation and/or Brown relaxation is provided. A toner including a core particle containing a thermoplastic polymer material and superparamagnetic ferrite fine particles having a particle diameter of less than 100 nm which adhere to the surfaces of the core particle is manufactured by directly forming the superparamagnetic ferrite fine particles having a particle diameter of less than 100 nm on the surfaces of the core particle so that the superparamagnetic ferrite fine particles having a particle diameter of less than 100 nm are not in contact with each other. As a result, the toner is prevented from being scattered due to the influence of a magnetic field, so that a high quality image is formed.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2009Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLCInventors: Tomoaki Ueda, Masanori Abe
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Publication number: 20110117485Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2008Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: SINTERMASK GMBHInventors: David Hermann, Ralf Larson
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Publication number: 20110097658Abstract: The present invention provides an electrophotographic toner comprising a polyester resin as binder resin and a colorant, said polyester resin being the condensation product of at least one polyhydric alcohol with at least one polybasic acid, wherein said at least one polyhydric alcohol comprises cyclohexanedimethanol, said toner having a loss modulus of from 2×103 Pa to 3×104 Pa at 110° C. and being irradiated with only laser light for fixing. According to toner of the invention, high quality toner images can be fixed with desired fastness and without white spots.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2010Publication date: April 28, 2011Inventor: Masahiko KUBO
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Publication number: 20110091803Abstract: An emulsion aggregation toner composition includes toner particles including: an amorphous polyester resin; an optional crystalline resin; an optional colorant; an optional wax; an optional coagulant; and a polymeric or oligomeric hydroxy ketone photo initiator capable of initiating crosslinking of said polyester resin, wherein at least one of the amorphous polyester resin and the optional crystalline resin when present is unsaturated.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2009Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Ke ZHOU, Daryl W. VANBESIEN, Edward G. ZWARTZ, Guerino G. SACRIPANTE, Karen A. MOFFAT
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Publication number: 20110053078Abstract: An emulsion aggregation toner composition includes toner particles including: an unsaturated polymeric resin, such as amorphous resins, crystalline resins, and combinations thereof; an optional colorant; an optional wax; an optional coagulant; and a photoinitiator. By optimizing the particle size of the emulsion, the aggregant concentration utilized in the emulsion aggregation process, and the solids content of the emulsion, toners may be produced capable of generating images with non-contact fusing that have high gloss.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2009Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Edward Graham Zwartz, Guerino G. Sacripante
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Publication number: 20110045394Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTDInventors: Noriyuki MIZUTANI, Shinichi YAOI, Yasushige NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20100285403Abstract: Processes for producing emulsion aggregation toners are provided. In embodiments, methods of the present disclosure may be utilized to produce toners suitable for low melt applications, including use in flexible packaging applications, where low pile height is desired for low cost and flexibility. In embodiments, the EA toners may be prepared by optimizing the particle size of the emulsion, the choice of and amount of aggregating agent utilized, and the solids content of the emulsion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2009Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: Guerino G. Sacripante, Nathan C. Dyck, Daryl W. Vanbesien, Edward G. Zwartz, Cuong Vong
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Publication number: 20100203440Abstract: A toner for electrostatic image development containing a resin binder, a negatively chargeable charge control agent, and a positively chargeable charge control agent, wherein the resin binder contains at least one polyester, wherein a carboxylic acid component of the polyester contains isophthalic acid and/or an ester thereof and fumaric acid and/or an ester thereof, provided that if two or more polyesters are used, the carboxylic acid component is taken as an overall component, and wherein the negatively chargeable charge control agent contains a metal-containing azo dye and/or a metal complex of salicylic acid, and wherein the toner has a softening point of from 90° to 120° C. The toner for electrostatic image development of the present invention can be suitably used in developing latent images formed in, for example, electrophotography, an electrostatic recording method, an electrostatic printing method, or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2010Publication date: August 12, 2010Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi KUNII, Masahito Yamazaki, Yoshihiro Fukushima
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Patent number: 7771910Abstract: An image forming method is disclosed, comprising (a) forming a toner image on an image forming body, (b) transporting the image forming body to a transfer region, (c) overlapping an image supporting body onto the image forming body, (d) radiating ultrasonic waves onto the image forming body and the image supporting body by an ultrasonic radiation means with applying an electric field between the image forming body and the image supporting body to transfer the toner image onto the image supporting body and (e) subjecting the toner image on the image supporting body to contact heat-fixing to fix the toner image, wherein a toner is comprised of toner particles containing a resin, a colorant and a releasing agent, and the toner particles exhibiting a coefficient of variation of shape factor of not more than 16% and a coefficient of variation of number particle size distribution of not more than 27%.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2004Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Hiroshi Yamazaki, Hiroyuki Yamada, Tomoe Kitani
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Patent number: 7772047Abstract: A semiconductor device having a redistribution layer, and methods of forming same, are disclosed. After fabrication of semiconductor die on a wafer, a tape assembly is applied onto a surface of the wafer, in contact with the surfaces of each semiconductor die on the wafer. The tape assembly includes a backgrind tape as a base layer, and a film assembly adhered to the backgrind tape. The film assembly in turn includes an adhesive film on which is deposited a thin layer of conductive material. The redistribution layer pattern is traced into the tape assembly, using for example a laser. Thereafter, the unheated portions of the tape assembly may be removed, leaving the heated redistribution layer pattern on each semiconductor die.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2007Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: SanDisk CorporationInventors: Chien-Ko Liao, Chin-Tien Chiu, Jack Chang Chien, Cheemen Yu, Hem Takiar
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Patent number: 7763407Abstract: Toner images applied on the first-side and on the second-side of a substrate are fixed together by microwaves, by being heated to a final fixing temperature, and that the toner image applied on the first-side is prefixed by microwaves before a toner image on the second-side is applied, with the toner image of the first-side being heated to a prefixing temperature that is lower than the final fixing temperature.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2004Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Knut Behnke, Hans-Otto Krause, Frank-Michael Morgenweck, Domingo Rohde, Detlef Schulze-Hagenest, Lars Seimetz
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Patent number: 7745080Abstract: The present invention provides a color image forming developer comprising yellow, magenta, and cyan toners each containing an infrared absorber, wherein the cyan toner has a maximum infrared absorbance in the infrared region lower than that of the magenta toner and that of the yellow toner, to simultaneously attain sufficient fixation capacity and sufficient resistance to void formation, and also provides an improved image forming method and an image forming device using the developer.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2008Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasushige Nakamura, Satoshi Takezawa
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Publication number: 20100159384Abstract: An electrophotographic method for producing fused toner images on a receiver medium comprising the steps of: forming an electrostatic image pattern on an image forming member; developing the image pattern on the image forming member with fusible toner particles thereby forming a toner image thereon; transferring the toner image to the receiver medium; and heating the toner image to form a fused toner image on the receiver medium, wherein an amount of a plasticizer is added to the toner particles of the toner image after formation of the toner image on the image forming member and prior to or concurrent with fusing of the transferred toner image on the receiver medium, further wherein the amount of plasticizer added is effective in lowering the Tg of the toner below that of the toner under prevailing ambient conditions in the absence of the added plasticizer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2008Publication date: June 24, 2010Inventors: Michael T. Regan, Mridula Nair, David D. Putnam, Joseph S. Sedita, Cumar Sreekumar
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Patent number: 7678521Abstract: There are disclosed an electrophotographic toner including a compound represented by formula (1) and a compound represented by formula (2). In Formula (1), R1, R2, R3, and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aromatic group, and X? represents a molybdate anion or a tungstate anion. In Formula (2), R5+ and R6+ each independently represent a hydrogen ion, an ammonium ion, an iminium ion, or a phosphonium ion, and R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, and R14 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2006Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akiko Kimura, Yasushige Nakamura, Shinichi Yaoi
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Publication number: 20100047707Abstract: A toner which can efficiently induce high-frequency magnetic induction heating by Neel relaxation and/or Brown relaxation is provided. A toner including a core particle containing a thermoplastic polymer material and superparamagnetic ferrite fine particles having a particle diameter of less than 100 nm which adhere to the surfaces of the core particle is manufactured by directly forming the superparamagnetic ferrite fine particles having a particle diameter of less than 100 nm on the surfaces of the core particle so that the superparamagnetic ferrite fine particles having a particle diameter of less than 100 nm are not in contact with each other. As a result, the toner is prevented from being scattered due to the influence of a magnetic field, so that a high quality image is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2009Publication date: February 25, 2010Inventors: Tomoaki UEDA, Masanori Abe
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Patent number: 7625685Abstract: The present invention provides a magnetic mono-component toner which can suppress a selection development on a latent image carrier and can maintain favorable image properties for a long period by using a toner having the coarse powder distribution (S) within a given range in a jumping developing method and an image forming method which uses the toner. In the toner used in the jumping developing method which develops an electrostatic latent image formed on a latent image carrier using a developer carrier, the toner includes toner particles which contain at least a binding resin and a magnetic powder, and the coarse powder distribution (S) of the toner particles satisfies a following formula (1). Coarse powder distribution (S)=(50?A)/2?17 (volume %/?m)??(1) (wherein, A is a volume % of the coarse powder having particle sizes larger than D50 based on volume by 2 ?m or more).Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2008Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Kyocera Mita CorporationInventor: Hideaki Kawata
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Patent number: 7592115Abstract: A carrier for electrostatic latent image developer, including a core material and at least two or more resin-coated layers formed on the surface of the core material, wherein the resin-coated layers include a siloxane bond-containing coating resin containing an organic metal compound and a conductive material, the metal contained in the organic metal compound in the innermost resin-coated layer has an ionization potential of less than 7 eV, and the metal contained in the organic metal compound in the outermost resin-coated layer has an ionization potential of 7 eV or more.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2005Date of Patent: September 22, 2009Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasushige Nakamura, Sadaaki Yoshida
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Publication number: 20090226839Abstract: Novel UV-curable liquid toner compositions, methods for preparing same and imaging processes and apparatus utilizing same are provided. The UV-curable liquid toner compositions include a dispersion of toner particles in a hydrocarbon based liquid carrier and one or more UV-curable component(s) which form a part of the carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2005Publication date: September 10, 2009Inventors: Albert Teishev, Muhammad Iraqi, Gregory Katz
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Publication number: 20090186289Abstract: A toner including a binder resin, a coloring agent, an infrared absorbing agent having at least a maximum absorption wavelength in a wavelength range of from 700 to 1,100 nm, and a fixed surface protective agent, wherein, for a cross section observation of the toner, the infrared absorbing agent which exists in the vicinity of the fixed surface protective agent occupies at least 60% by area based on the entire area of the infrared absorbing agent and is present inside the toner closer to the surface of the toner than to the center area thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2009Publication date: July 23, 2009Inventors: Minoru NAKAMURA, Akira Izutani, Tsuyoshi Nozaki
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Patent number: 7550244Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the preparation of a UV curable electrostatographic toner. The process includes the steps of dispersing a polymeric material and a UV curable material and a UV photoinitiator in an organic solvent to form an organic phase. The organic phase is dispersed in an aqueous phase containing a particulate stabilizer to form a dispersion. The dispersion is homogenized and the organic solvent is removed from the dispersed particles in the dispersion which are then recovered.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2006Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Xin Jin, Lloyd A. Lobo, Dinesh Tyagi
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Publication number: 20090029278Abstract: A radiation curable toner is described comprising at least a radiation curable binder (e.g. a UV curable polymer), a photoinitiator, and a wax; wherein the wax is present in a concentration ranging from 0.3 to 3% by weight. The ratio of scratch resistance after curing to scratch resistance before curing is preferably at least 2. The toner may be used in a developer, e.g. a two-component developer, for printing or copying.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2008Publication date: January 29, 2009Inventors: Werner OP De Beeck, Michel Vervoort, Lode Deprez
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Patent number: 7316879Abstract: In an imaging color toner employing a photofixing system, a binder resin, which contains, as a principal component, a polyester resin obtained by mixing a first polyester resin having a softening point Tsp of not lower than 120° C. and lower than 170° C. with a second polyester resin having a softening point Tsp of not lower than 80° C. and lower than 110° C. in a weight ratio of 80:20 to 20:80, is used. The color toner is used in an electrophotographic process and other imaging processes.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2001Date of Patent: January 8, 2008Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasushige Nakamura, Shinichi Yaoi, Tomoaki Tanaka, Yoshimichi Katagiri
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Patent number: 7316882Abstract: The present invention provides an image forming method for obtaining excellent color fixed images with a smaller amount of light energy. This image forming method includes the steps of: forming a toner layer of a color toner containing at least a binder resin, a coloring agent, and an infrared absorbent, on a recording medium; and fixing the toner layer by flashlight emission, where the relationship among the PAS level S of the color toner that is obtained by integrating an infrared PAS spectrum obtained through PAS (photoacoustic spectroscopy) analysis in the range of 800 nm to 2000 nm, the melt viscosity ? of the color toner at a reference temperature, and the energy E of the flashlight, is expressed by the following relational expression: 1000??/E·S?5500.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2002Date of Patent: January 8, 2008Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshimichi Katagiri, Yasushige Nakamura, Katsuji Ebisu, Yuzo Horikoshi, Takahiro Kashikawa
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Publication number: 20070292800Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the preparation of a UV curable electrostatographic toner. The process includes the steps of dispersing a polymeric material and a UV curable material and a UV photoinitiator in an organic solvent to form an organic phase. The organic phase is dispersed in an aqueous phase containing a particulate stabilizer to form a dispersion. The dispersion is homogenized and the organic solvent is removed from the dispersed particles in the dispersion which are then recovered.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2006Publication date: December 20, 2007Inventors: Xin Jin, Lloyd A. Lobo, Dinesh Tyagi
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Publication number: 20070287089Abstract: There are disclosed an electrophotographic toner including a compound represented by formula (1) and a compound represented by formula (2). In Formula (1), R1, R2, R3, and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aromatic group, and X? represents a molybdate anion or a tungstate anion. In Formula (2), R5+ and R6+ each independently represent a hydrogen ion, an ammonium ion, an iminium ion, or a phosphonium ion, and R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, and R14 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2006Publication date: December 13, 2007Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Akiko Kimura, Yasushige Nakamura, Shinichi Yaoi