Abstract:
Coated carrier particles are provided for use in developer compositions for electrophotographic imaging. The coated carrier particles include a carrier core and a resin coating that includes first and second polymer components. The coated carrier particles exhibit stable triboelectric charging during aging, decreased coating hardness, higher coating coverage, and an improved resilience to toner impaction.
Abstract:
Carrier comprised of a core, a polymer coating, and wherein said coating contains a mixture of an alkali metal lauryl sulfate and a conductive component.
Abstract:
A carrier for a developer composition includes a steel core having a shape factor of 6 or more coated with a coating at a coating weight of from 0.1 to 3.0% by weight of a total core weight. The coating is most preferably polymethyl methacrylate. The steel core also preferably has an average particle diameter of 70 to 89 micrometers and a size distribution wherein 1.5% or less of a total number of carrier particles have a size less than 38 micrometers. The carrier is preferably used in conjunction with toner particles to form a developer for particular use in devices utilizing hybrid scavengeless development. Use of a carrier in such a developer in a hybrid scavengeless development apparatus enables images to be achieved with properties similar to that achieved in offset lithography.
Abstract:
A process including:blending carrier particles;separating the resulting blended carrier particles from fine particles formed in blending; andblending the resulting blended carrier particles with toner particles to form a two component developer.
Abstract:
Carrier includes a mixture of carrier particles. The mixture may contain first carrier particles containing carrier cores that are coated with a polymer coating, the coating containing polymer and conductive particles, and second carrier particles containing carrier cores that are not coated with a polymer coating. The mixture may contain carrier particles having a conductivity of at least about 5×10−8 (ohm-cm)−1 and carrier particles having a conductivity of less than about 1×10−8 (ohm-cm)−1.
Abstract:
A micro-powder includes: (i) a sub-micron sized powder recovered from a synthetic latex emulsion of polymer and surfactant; (ii) a conductive filler incorporated into the powder; and (iii) optional charge enhancing additives incorporated into the powder. The conductive micro-powder finds particular utility as a coating for carrier core particles of toner and developer compositions.
Abstract:
A method of preparing a developer composition involves the steps of:(1) blending carrier particles with finely divided toner particles, wherein blending is carried out for a period of time sufficient to enable the toner particles to alter the tribocharging ability of the carrier particles and become embedded therein;(2) dividing the blend of toner particles and carrier particles into coarse particles and fine particles; and(3) blending the coarse particles with toner particles.
Abstract:
A carrier composition comprised of a core with a coating thereover comprised of a mixture of first and second polymers that are not in close proximity thereto in the triboelectric series, which mixture contains a charge enhancing additive.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a process for forming two-color images which comprises charging an imaging member, creating on the member a latent image comprising areas of high, medium, and low potential, developing the low areas of potential with a developer comprising a specific colored toner and a specific carrier as described herein, subsequently developing the high areas of potential with a developer comprising a specific black toner and a specific carrier as described herein, transferring the developed two-color image to a substrate, and permanently affixing the image to the substrate.
Abstract:
Carrier particles comprise a core and a polymer coating that comprises a mixture of polymethyl methacrlyate (PMMA) and melamine. The coating compositions comprise from about 60 to about 80 percent by weight of PMMA and from about 20 to about 40 percent by weight of melamine. The carriers may be combined with a toner to provide a developer suitable for use in an electrostatographic process. Carriers comprising the PMMA/melamine coatings exhibit increased triboelectric charging, a more conductive carrier, and also contribute to reducing toner cohesion.