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| 430115000 | Identified adjuvant, i.e., surfactant, etc. | 23 |
| 20090011359 | LIQUID DEVELOPER - It is an object of the present invention to provide a liquid developer in which, in liquid developers for electrophotography or electrostatic recording, the adverse effect on electric resistance of the liquid developer and the electrically charged characteristics of toner particles is minimized and the dispersibility of a pigment and the dispersion stability of the toner particles are improved. The present invention relates to a liquid developer, which is obtained by dispersing colored resin particles encapsulating a pigment in an insulating hydrocarbon organic solvent by a wet-grinding method using a dispersant, wherein the dispersant is a polyester side chain-containing carbodiimide type compound formed by introducing a polyester side chain into a molecule of a carbodiimide compound through a reaction with a carbodiimide group. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090214976 | Method of Producing Liquid Developer and Liquid Developer Produced by the Method - A liquid developer comprised of toner particles having excellent fixing properties to a recording medium is provided, and a liquid developer in which toner particles having uniform shape and small particle size distribution are dispersed is also provided, and further a method of producing a liquid developer capable of producing such a liquid developer efficiently is also provided. In particular, a producing method capable of producing such a liquid developer as described above in a method harmless to the environment is provided. The liquid developer producing method is a method for producing a liquid developer which is comprised of an insulation liquid and toner particles dispersed in the insulation liquid and is characterized by comprising the steps of: a water-based dispersion liquid preparing step for preparing a water-based dispersion liquid, the water-based dispersion liquid comprising a dispersoid comprised of a material containing a resin material and a water-based dispersion medium constituted from a water-based liquid in which the dispersoid is dispersed; a dispersion medium removal step for removing the dispersion medium to obtain toner particles; and a dispersing step for dispersing the toner particles into the insulation liquid. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090220884 | Method for charging toner particles - A charge adjuvant for promoting charging of toner particles comprising a dielectric carrier liquid; and an organic aluminum salt dissolved in the liquid, said organic aluminum salt being soluble in the carrier liquid at room temperature is disclosed. Also disclosed are solutions of the charge adjuvant with a charge director, a method of producing toner utilizing the charge adjuvant and a liquid toner. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090233216 | Liquid Developer and a Method of Forming Image - A liquid developer is provided. The liquid developer comprises: an insulation liquid constituted of a modified epoxy compound as a main component thereof; toner particles dispersed in the insulation liquid; and a cation type photopolymerization initiator used for polymerizing the modified epoxy compound. The liquid developer has superior fixing characteristics and is capable of forming an image at a high speed. Further, a method of forming an image is also provided. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20100136474 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF LIQUID DEVELOPER, AND LIQUID DEVELOPER PRODUCED BY THE PROCESS - Disclosed is a process for production of a liquid developer for use in electrophotograph or electrostatic recording by coacervation method. The process can produce a liquid developer in which a coloring agent (e.g., a pigment) is included completely within a resin particle by distillation of a solvent while retaining the state where the coloring agent are finely dispersed and the resulting colored resin particle is small in particle size and has an excellent dispersion stability, and which has excellent optical properties. The process comprises preparing a mixture containing a pigment, a resin having a fixability, a solvent (A) which can dissolve the resin therein, a hydrocarbon solvent (B) which cannot dissolve the resin therein and has an SP value lower than that of the solvent (A) and at least one dispersing agent which is soluble in both of the solvents (A) and (B), and distilling away the solvent (A) from the mixture to cause the resin dissolved in the mixture to precipitate, whereby a colored resin particle having the pigment included therein is dispersed in the solvent (B). | 06-03-2010 |
| 20110003245 | TONER FOR PRINTING METHOD AND METHOD FOR ELECTROPHORETIC PRINTING PROCESS - Amphiphilic toner which has both hydrophilic groups and lipophilic groups in the molecule, use thereof for an electrophoretic printing process, and method for an electrophoretic printing process using it. The toner is first dispersed in a non-polar carrier liquid, the toner-containing carrier liquid being transported from a charge image carrier by means of a transfer roller to a. point of transfer and from there transferred to a substrate. A polar liquid is added before transfer of the toner to the substrate. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110189606 | TREATED FLUOROPOLYMER PARTICLES, METHODS OF MAKING TREATED FLUOROPOLYMER PARTICLES, TONER COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF MAKING TONER COMPOSITIONS - Toner compositions, treated fluoropolymer particles, methods of making treated fluoropolymer particles, and the like, are disclosed. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110217650 | LIQUID ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC INK WITH A CHARGE DIRECTOR SYSTEM - The present disclosure is drawn to compositions and methods for a liquid electrophotographic ink printing. The composition comprises a liquid vehicle; ink particles; and a charge director system, comprising i) a primary charge component, ii) a secondary charge component, and iii) an electrical stability additive; such that the charge director system provides the following ink conductivities: a high field conductivity of about 100 pS/cm to about 500 pS/cm, a low field conductivity of about 20 pS/cm to about 200 pS/cm, a direct charge conductivity less than about 30 pS/cm, and a particle conductivity of at least 100 pS/cm. Additionally, the liquid electrophotographic ink can be formulated for printing from a liquid electrophotographic printer. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110250534 | SOLUBILIZER FOR METAL IONS - The invention relates to solubilizers for metal ions and poorly soluble metal compounds, containing an oxidation product of starch hydrolysate as a solubilizing agent, to a method for solubilizing metal ions and to the use of said solubilizer. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110294065 | LIQUID DEVELOPER, LIQUID DEVELOPING DEVICE, AND WET IMAGE FORMING METHOD - In order to prevent the occurrence of bleeding in a nip between a photoreceptor and an intermediate transfer body or a nip between the photoreceptor and a sheet, which is a problem in a wet developing method, the present disclosure provides a liquid developer that includes an electrically insulating carrier liquid and colored particles dispersed within the carrier liquid, further contains an organic polymer compound, and has a viscosity of 30 to 400 mPa·s at a measurement temperature of 25° C. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120276480 | METHOD OF PREPARING POLYMERIZED TONER - This present invention relates to a method of preparing a polymerized toner, which comprises the steps of: preparing an aqueous dispersion medium containing calcium phosphate; preparing a monomer mixture including a styrene-based pigment stabilizer having a weight average molecular weight of 2,000 to 200,000, a charge control agent, a pigment, and a monomer for binder resin; dispersing the monomer mixture in the form of droplets in the aqueous dispersion medium; and performing suspension polymerization for the monomer mixture dispersed in the form of droplets, and calcium phosphate is used in an amount of 2 to 6 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the monomer mixture. Also, a polymerized toner produced using this method is provided. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120301820 | LIQUID DEVELOPER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUID DEVELOPER - A liquid developer is provided. The liquid developer includes a liquid insulator and toner particles. The liquid insulator toner particles include a resin material, a colorant, a substance A, a substance B, and a substance C. The substance A is an acrylic-modified silicone. The substance B is at least one selected from the group consisting a quaternary cationic silicone, an aminophenyl-modified silicone, and a phenyl-modified silicone. The substance C is at least one of a silanol-containing polysiloxane and a fluorine-modified silicone. The average degree of roundness R | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130029265 | New Magenta Quinacridone Pigments - The invention relates to single phase solid solutions containing 65 to 98 wt.-% unsubstituted quinacridone, 1 to 34 wt.-% 2,9-dimethylquinacridone and 1 to 10 wt.-% 2,9-dichloroquinacridone, relative to the total weight of the single phase solid solution. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130183619 | LIQUID TONER INCLUDING LATEX PARTICLES - A liquid toner is disclosed herein. The liquid toner includes a toner composition with latex particles incorporated therein. The toner composition includes charged toner particles incorporated into a non-polar liquid carrier. The latex particles are polymer particles of acrylic monomers, vinylic monomers, or mixtures thereof, and each latex particle has a particle size ranging from about 20 nm to about 5 μm. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130209933 | RELEASE AGENT FOR TONER, AND TONER CONTAINING THE RELEASE AGENT - An object of the present invention is to provide a toner release agent adaptable to making the fixing temperature of the toner low. The above object can be solved by using a release agent for a toner including a hydrophobic organic substance which is liquid at normal temperature and normal pressure and has a relative dielectric constant of 20 or lower and an SP value of lower than 10, and a gelling agent. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130224650 | LIQUID DEVELOPER, DEVELOPER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A liquid developer contains a carrier liquid, and toner particles containing a binder resin and a pigment surface-treated with a polyallylamine compound as a colorant. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20140087305 | LIQUID DEVELOPER - A liquid developer of the present invention includes a toner particle and an insulating liquid, the toner particle including a resin and a pigment, the resin including a polyester resin, the pigment including a first pigment, a second pigment, and a third pigment, the first pigment being a carbon black, 10 to 25 mass % of the first pigment being included in the toner particle, the second pigment being nigrosine, 3 to 15 mass % of the second pigment being included in the toner particle, the third pigment being at least one organic pigment selected from a group consisting of a phthalocyanine blue pigment, a phthalocyanine green pigment, a carmine-based pigment, a naphthol-based pigment, a quinacridon-based pigment, an azo-based pigment, a benzimidazolone-based pigment, and an isoindoline-based pigment, 5 to 20 mass % of the third pigment being included in the toner particle. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140093822 | Liquid Developer Dispersion for Digital Printing Process - This invention is related to a liquid developer dispersion for use in a digital printing apparatus comprising a non volatile carrier liquid, a marking particle and a dispersing compounds, wherein the marking particle in the liquid developer dispersion is stabilized during storage and wherein at fusing two phases are formed. The invention is also related to the use of the developer in a digital printing apparatus and to a method for preparing the liquid developer dispersion. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140287357 | LIQUID ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC INKS - The present disclosure provides for compositions, methods, and systems directed towards a liquid electrophotographic ink comprising a carrier fluid, a pigment, a first resin, and a stable cross-linkable resin that is solvated or swellable with the carrier fluid, where the stable cross-linkable resin does not undergo cross-linking until a temperature of at least 110° C. and, once cross-linked, does not melt until a temperature of at least 300° C. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140370436 | LIQUID DEVELOPER - A liquid developer includes an insulating liquid and toner particles dispersed in the insulating liquid. The insulating liquid has a flash point not lower than 100° C. The toner particles contain a resin, and the resin contains 80 mass % or more of a first resin containing a component derived from a polyester resin. A solid content of the liquid developer corresponding to a portion of the liquid developer excluding the insulating liquid satisfies relation of G′(T | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150037730 | LIQUID DEVELOPER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid developer contains an electrically insulating liquid carrier and toner particles dispersed in the liquid carrier. Each toner particle includes a core and a shell layer that is formed on a surface of the core and contains a thermosetting resin. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150086920 | LIQUID DEVELOPER - A resin in a liquid developer contains a first resin which is a urethane-modified polyester resin resulting from increase in chain length of a component derived from a polyester resin by a compound containing an isocyanate group and a second resin. The first resin is contained by not lower than 70 mass % with respect to a total of the first resin and the second resin. The component derived from the polyester resin includes a constitutional unit derived from an acid component and a constitutional unit derived from an alcohol component. A ratio of a constitutional unit derived from an aliphatic monomer occupied in the constitutional unit derived from the acid component and the constitutional unit derived from the alcohol component is not lower than 80 mass %. Relation of 2.3≦Mw/Mn≦4(10000≦Mn≦50000) is satisfied. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150111149 | MAKING A LIQUID ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC (LEP) PASTE - A method of making a liquid electrophotographic (LEP) paste is disclosed herein. A base paste is made by forming a dispersion of a pigment and a non-polar carrier, adding a transparent resin dispersion to the pigment dispersion to form a dispersion mixture, and homogenizing the dispersion mixture. The transparent resin dispersion includes a polymer dispersed in a non-aqueous carrier. The homogenizing may be accomplished by agitating the dispersion mixture at a frequency of less than 1 kHz, thereby forming the paste. | 04-23-2015 |
