公开(公告)号：US06180297B2

公开(公告)日：2001-01-30

申请号：US08432291

申请日：1995-05-01

申请人： Man C. Tam ,  Edward G. Zwartz

发明人： Man C. Tam ,  Edward G. Zwartz

IPC分类号： G03G1710

CPC分类号： G03G17/10

摘要： Disclosed is a process which comprises (a) providing a migration imaging member comprising (1) a substrate, (2) an infrared or red light radiation sensitive layer comprising a pigment predominantly sensitive to infrared or red light radiation, and (3) a softenable layer comprising a softenable material, a charge transport material, and a photosensitive migration marking material predominantly sensitive to radiation at a wavelength other than that to which the infrared or red light sensitive pigment is predominantly sensitive; (b) uniformly charging the imaging member; (c) subsequent to step (b), uniformly exposing the charged imaging member to a source of activating radiation with a wavelength to which the migration marking material is sensitive, wherein a filter comprising the infrared or red light radiation sensitive pigment is situated between the radiation source and the imaging member; (d) subsequent to step (b), exposing the imaging member to infrared or red light radiation at a wavelength to which the infrared or red light radiation sensitive pigment is sensitive in an imagewise pattern, thereby forming an electrostatic latent image on the imaging member; and (e) subsequent to steps (c) and (d), causing the softenable material to soften, thereby enabling the migration marking material to migrate through the softenable material toward the substrate in an imagewise pattern.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种方法，其包括（a）提供迁移成像构件，其包括（1）基底，（2）包含主要对红外或红光辐射敏感的颜料的红外或红光辐射敏感层，和（3）可软化 层，其包含可软化材料，电荷传输材料和主要对红外或红色光敏颜料主要敏感的波长以外的波长的辐射敏感的光敏迁移标记材料; （b）对成像构件均匀充电; （c）在步骤（b）之后，将所充电的成像构件均匀地暴露于迁移标记材料敏感的波长的激活辐射源，其中包含红外或红光辐射敏感颜料的滤光器位于 辐射源和成像构件; （d）在步骤（b）之后，以成像图案将成像构件暴露于红外或红光敏感颜料敏感的波长处的红外或红光辐射，从而在成像构件上形成静电潜像 ; 和（e）步骤（c）和（d）之后，使可软化材料软化，从而使迁移标记材料能够以可成形图案向基材迁移通过可软化材料。

公开(公告)号：US4970130A

公开(公告)日：1990-11-13

申请号：US444343

申请日：1989-12-01

申请人： Man C. Tam ,  Rafik O. Loutfy ,  Gregory J. Kovacs

发明人： Man C. Tam ,  Rafik O. Loutfy ,  Gregory J. Kovacs

IPC分类号： G03G13/26 ,  G03G5/026 ,  G03G13/22 ,  G03G17/04 ,  G03G17/10

CPC分类号： G03G17/10 ,  G03G5/026

摘要： Disclosed is a xeroprinting process which comprises(1) providing a xeroprinting master comprising(a) a substrate; and(b) a softenable layer comprising a softenable material, a charge transport material capable of transporting charges of one polarity, and migration marking material situated contiguous to the surface of the softenable layer spaced from the substrate, wherein a portion of the migration marking material has migrated through the softenable layer toward the substrate in imagewise fashion;(2) uniformly charging the xeroprinting master to a polarity opposite to the polarity of the charges that the charge transport material in the softenable layer is capable of transporting;(3) uniformly exposing the charged master to activating radiation, thereby discharging those areas of the master wherein the migration marking material has migrated toward the substrate and forming an electrostatic latent image;(4) developing the electrostatic latent image; and(5) transferring the developed image to a receiver sheet.The process results in greatly enhanced contrast potentials or contrast voltages between the charged and uncharged areas of the master subsequent to exposure to activating radiation, and the charged master can be developed with either liquid developers or dry developers.

公开(公告)号：US4853307A

公开(公告)日：1989-08-01

申请号：US140441

申请日：1988-01-04

申请人： Man C. Tam ,  Steven Bloembergen ,  Gregory J. Kovacs ,  Carol A. Jennings ,  Rafik O. Loutfy ,  Sandra J. Gardner ,  Michael G. Taylor

发明人： Man C. Tam ,  Steven Bloembergen ,  Gregory J. Kovacs ,  Carol A. Jennings ,  Rafik O. Loutfy ,  Sandra J. Gardner ,  Michael G. Taylor

IPC分类号： G03G5/02 ,  G03G13/22 ,  G03G17/08

CPC分类号： G03G13/22 ,  G03G17/08

摘要： An imaging system including a migration imaging member comprising a substrate and an electrically insulating softening layer adjacent the substrate, the softenable layer comprising a fracturable layer of electrically photosensitive migration marking material located substantially at or near the surface of the softenable layer spaced from the substrate, and a copolymer of styrene and ethyl acrylate in at least one layer adjacent the substrate, the copolymer comprising between about 40 and about 80 mole percent styrene, between about 20 and about 60 mole percent ethyl acrylate, the copolymer having a M.sub.n between about 4,000 and about 35,000, a M.sub.w between about 10,000 and about 80,000, a T.sub.g between about 30.degree. C. and about 75.degree. C., and a melt viscosity between about 1.times.10.sup.2 poise and about 1.times.10.sup.6 poise at 115.degree. C.The migration imaging member may be imaged by charging, imagewise exposing to activating radiation and developing with heat, solvent vapor, or solvent vapor pretreatment followed by heat. Some embodiments of the imaged member, wherein the softenable layer contains a charge transport material, may be utilized as a master in a zeroprinting process. The copolymer of styrene and ethyl acrylate may be in an adhesive layer of charge transport spacing layer between the substrate and the sofenable layer, or in the softenable layer itself. If desired, the copolymer in any of the aforesaid layers may be a terpolymer of styrene, ethyl acrylate and a copolymerizable organic acid having carbon-to-carbon unsaturation or a copolymerizable derivative of the organic acid.

摘要翻译： 一种成像系统，其包括迁移成像构件，所述迁移成像构件包括基底和邻近所述基底的电绝缘软化层，所述可软化层包括位于所述可软化层的与所述基底隔开的表面的表面附近或附近的电光敏迁移标记材料的可破裂层， 和苯乙烯和丙烯酸乙酯在邻近基材的至少一层中的共聚物，所述共聚物包含约40至约80摩尔％的苯乙烯，约20至约60摩尔％的丙烯酸乙酯，所述共聚物的Mn在约4,000和 约35,000，约10,000至约80,000的Mw，约30℃至约75℃之间的Tg，以及在115℃下约1×102泊至约1×10 6泊的熔体粘度。迁移成像构件可以是 通过充电成像，成像暴露于活化辐射并用热，溶剂蒸气或溶剂蒸气预处理进行显影 加热。 成像构件的一些实施方案，其中可软化层含有电荷传输材料，可以在压印过程中用作母体。 苯乙烯和丙烯酸乙酯的共聚物可以在基材和可渗透层之间或在可软化层本身中的电荷输送间隔层的粘合剂层中。 如果需要，任何上述层中的共聚物可以是苯乙烯，丙烯酸乙酯和具有碳 - 碳不饱和键的可共聚有机酸或有机酸的可共聚衍生物的三元共聚物。

公开(公告)号：US06699570B2

公开(公告)日：2004-03-02

申请号：US09985825

申请日：2001-11-06

申请人： Naveen Chopra ,  Steven Georges ,  Peter M. Kazmaier ,  Sammy Y.H. Ro ,  Man C. Tam ,  Francisco E. Torres ,  Sophie V. Vandebroek

发明人： Naveen Chopra ,  Steven Georges ,  Peter M. Kazmaier ,  Sammy Y.H. Ro ,  Man C. Tam ,  Francisco E. Torres ,  Sophie V. Vandebroek

IPC分类号： B32B300

CPC分类号： B32B5/02 ,  B32B2554/00 ,  Y10T428/24835 ,  Y10T428/25 ,  Y10T428/2915 ,  Y10T428/2982 ,  Y10T442/2418

摘要： A dynamic reimageable document or electric paper can be formed from ordinary substrates such as paper, transparencies or fabric by printing of microencapsulated Gyricon beads onto one or more discrete surface areas of the substrate. The substrate can include both fixed print regions formed by conventional fixed ink processes and dynamic reimageable regions formed by the Gyricon beads. The Gyricon beads are preferably bichromal and of contrasting colors, such as black/white so as to be changeable to display two states by selective application of electromagnetic force to the beads. By providing bichromal beads in differing color combinations, such as red/white and black/white, a multi-colored document can be achieved in which various fields of the document, representing text, images or graphics, may be in differing colors. Moreover, operations to perform both imaging or erasure can act on the discrete reimageable regions so that the versatility of the electric paper can be enhanced. The Gyricon beads may be dispersed in a solution to form a liquid Gyricon toner that can be directly marked, such as by a jet nozzle, into a desired pattern on the substrate.

摘要翻译： 通过将微胶囊化Gyricon珠粒印刷到基底的一个或多个离散的表面区域上，可以由诸如纸，透明胶片或织物的普通基材形成动态可再成像的文件或电纸。 衬底可以包括通过常规固定油墨工艺形成的固定印刷区域和由Gyricon珠形成的动态可再形成区域。 Gyricon珠子优选是双色的，并且具有对比色，例如黑色/白色，以便通过选择性地向珠粒施加电磁力来显示两种状态。 通过提供不同颜色组合的双色珠，例如红/白和黑/白，可以实现多色文档，其中表示文本，图像或图形的文档的各个领域可以具有不同的颜色。 此外，执行成像或擦除的操作可以作用于离散的可再成像区域，使得可以增强电纸的通用性。 Gyricon珠可以分散在溶液中以形成液体Gyricon调色剂，其可以通过喷嘴直接标记成基底上所需的图案。

公开(公告)号：US6124409A

公开(公告)日：2000-09-26

申请号：US929457

申请日：1992-08-12

申请人： T. Hwee Ng ,  Hadi K. Mahabadi ,  Man C. Tam ,  Gregory J. Kovacs ,  Eric M. Peters ,  Rafik O. Loutfy

发明人： T. Hwee Ng ,  Hadi K. Mahabadi ,  Man C. Tam ,  Gregory J. Kovacs ,  Eric M. Peters ,  Rafik O. Loutfy

IPC分类号： C08F2/00 ,  C08F2/06 ,  C08F2/18 ,  C08F4/38

CPC分类号： C08F2/001 ,  C08F2/06 ,  Y10S526/921

摘要： Disclosed is a process for preparing copolymers which comprises, in the order stated: (1) adding monomers containing unsaturated carbon-to-carbon bonds, a first polymerization initiator, a second polymerization initiator, and a solvent to a reaction vessel; (2) purging the resulting solution with an inert gas; (3) sealing the reaction vessel and pressurizing it by addition of an inert gas to a pressure of from about 20 to about 600 kilopascals over ambient atmospheric pressure; (4) maintaining the temperature within the pressurized reaction vessel at a temperature of from about 50 to about 100.degree. C. for a period of from about 60 to about 300 minutes; (5) thereafter maintaining the temperature within the pressurized reaction vessel at a temperature of from about 80 to about 115.degree. C. for a period of from about 30 to about 300 minutes, wherein the temperature in step (5) is higher than the temperature in step (4); and (6) subsequently maintaining the temperature within the pressurized reaction vessel at a temperature of from about 115 to about 160.degree. C. for a period of from about 30 to about 180 minutes, wherein the temperature in step (6) is higher than the temperature in step (5). Polymers prepared according to the process of the present invention can be particularly useful in migration imaging members.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种制备共聚物的方法，其顺序包括：（1）向反应容器中加入含有不饱和碳 - 碳键的单体，第一聚合引发剂，第二聚合引发剂和溶剂; （2）用惰性气体吹扫所得溶液; （3）密封反应容器并通过在环境大气压下加入约20至约600千帕斯卡的惰性气体对其加压; （4）将加压反应容器内的温度维持在约50至约100℃的温度下约60至约300分钟; （5）之后将加压反应容器内的温度保持在约80至约115℃的温度下约30至约300分钟的时间，其中步骤（5）中的温度高于温度 在步骤（4）中; 和（6）随后将加压反应容器内的温度保持在约115至约160℃的温度下约30至约180分钟的时间，其中步骤（6）中的温度高于 步骤（5）中的温度。 根据本发明的方法制备的聚合物可以在迁移成像构件中特别有用。

公开(公告)号：US5683840A

公开(公告)日：1997-11-04

申请号：US632333

申请日：1996-04-11

申请人： Man C. Tam ,  Edward G. Zwartz ,  Daniel Bihon ,  Robert J. Kleckner

发明人： Man C. Tam ,  Edward G. Zwartz ,  Daniel Bihon ,  Robert J. Kleckner

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  G03G17/06 ,  G03G17/10 ,  G03G13/04

CPC分类号： G03G15/75 ,  G03G17/06 ,  G03G17/10

摘要： Methods and techniques of electrically biasing and providing a ground for migration imaging members are disclosed. An electrically conductive contact is fixed to the migration imaging member, the electrically conductive contact connecting at least an electrically conductive layer of the migration imaging member to a ground to insure proper imaging. The contacts are fixed to the migration imaging member without having to remove a portion of the softenable layer along its edge to expose the electrically conductive layer of the migration imaging member as is the current practice.

摘要翻译： 公开了电偏置并为迁移成像构件提供接地的方法和技术。 将导电接触件固定到迁移成像构件，导电接触件将至少一个移动成像构件的导电层连接到地面以确保适当的成像。 接触件固定到迁移成像构件上，而不必沿着其边缘去除可软化层的一部分，以暴露迁移成像构件的导电层，如目前的做法。

公开(公告)号：US5563013A

公开(公告)日：1996-10-08

申请号：US432401

申请日：1995-05-01

申请人： Man C. Tam

发明人： Man C. Tam

IPC分类号： G03G17/04 ,  G03G17/10 ,  G03G13/04

CPC分类号： G03G17/10 ,  G03G17/04

摘要： Disclosed is a process which comprises (1) providing a migration imaging member comprising a substrate, an infrared or red light radiation sensitive layer comprising a pigment predominantly sensitive to infrared or red light radiation, and a softenable layer comprising a softenable material, a charge transport material, and migration marking material predominantly sensitive to radiation at a wavelength other than that to which the infrared or red light sensitive pigment is predominantly sensitive contained at or near the surface of the softenable layer, said infrared or red light radiation sensitive layer being situated between the substrate and the softenable layer; (2) uniformly charging the imaging member; (3) subsequent to step (2), uniformly exposing the imaging member to activating radiation at a wavelength to which the migration marking material is sensitive; (4) subsequent to step (3), neutralizing charge on the surface of the imaging member spaced from the substrate; (5) subsequent to step (4), exposing the imaging member to infrared or red light radiation at a wavelength to which the infrared or red light radiation sensitive pigment is sensitive in an imagewise pattern, thereby forming an electrostatic latent image on the imaging member, wherein step (5) takes place at least 2 hours after completion of step (4); (6) subsequent to step (5), causing the softenable material to soften, thereby enabling the migration marking material to migrate through the softenable material toward the substrate in an imagewise pattern.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种方法，其包括（1）提供迁移成像构件，其包括基底，包含主要对红外或红光辐射敏感的颜料的红外或红光辐射敏感层，以及包含可软化材料的软化层，电荷传输 材料和迁移标记材料，其主要对红外或红光敏感颜料主要敏感的波长处的辐射敏感，包含在可软化层的表面处或附近，所述红外或红光辐射敏感层位于 基材和软化层; （2）对成像构件均匀充电; （3）在步骤（2）之后，均匀地使成像构件暴露于迁移标记材料敏感的波长处的激活辐射; （4），在所述步骤（3）之后，中和所述成像构件表面上与所述衬底间隔开的电荷; （5）在步骤（4）之后，以成像图案将成像构件暴露于红外或红光敏感颜料敏感的波长处的红外或红光辐射，从而在成像构件上形成静电潜像 其中步骤（5）在步骤（4）完成后至少2小时进行; （6）之后，使可软化材料软化，从而使迁移标记材料能够以可成形图案向基材迁移通过可软化材料。

公开(公告)号：US5411825A

公开(公告)日：1995-05-02

申请号：US598279

申请日：1990-10-16

申请人： Man C. Tam

发明人： Man C. Tam

IPC分类号： G03D13/00 ,  G03G15/20 ,  G03G17/10 ,  G06G13/70 ,  G06G13/78

CPC分类号： G03D13/002 ,  G03G15/2014 ,  G03G17/10

摘要： Disclosed is an apparatus for heat development of a migration imaging member containing migration marking material and a softenable material capable of softening upon exposure to heat at a development temperature, which apparatus comprises a heating source, a conveyance means for conveying the migration imaging member past the heating source, a first pinch roller in contact with the conveyance means, and a second pinch roller in contact with the conveyance means, wherein the imaging member passes through a nip between the conveyance means and the first pinch roller subsequent to entering the apparatus and prior to exposure to the heating source and passes through a nip between the conveyance means and the second pinch roller subsequent to exposure to the heating source and prior to exiting the apparatus, wherein the surface temperature of the first pinch roller is maintained at a temperature at least 20.degree. C. below the development temperature of the migration imaging member during the period in which the first pinch roller contacts the migration imaging member, wherein the surface temperature of the second pinch roller is maintained at a temperature at least 20.degree. C. below the development temperature of the migration imaging member during the period in which the second pinch roller contacts the migration imaging member, and wherein the heating source is maintained at the development temperature of the migration imaging member during development.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于含有迁移标记材料和能够在显影温度下暴露于热量时软化的可软化材料的迁移成像构件的热显影装置，该装置包括加热源，用于将迁移成像构件传送过去的传送装置 加热源，与所述输送装置接触的第一夹送辊以及与所述输送装置接触的第二夹送辊，其中所述成像构件在进入所述装置之后穿过所述输送装置和所述第一夹送辊之间的辊隙，并且先前 暴露于加热源并且在暴露于加热源之后并且在离开设备之前通过输送装置和第二压紧辊之间的辊隙，其中第一压紧辊的表面温度至少保持在一个温度 20℃以下的迁移成像构件的开发温度以下 其中所述第一夹送辊接触所述迁移成像构件，其中所述第二夹送辊的表面温度在所述第二夹持辊的所述时间段内保持在所述迁移成像构件的显影温度以下至少20℃的温度 辊接触迁移成像构件，并且其中在开发期间将加热源保持在迁移成像构件的显影温度。

公开(公告)号：US07078095B2

公开(公告)日：2006-07-18

申请号：US10886730

申请日：2004-07-07

申请人： Man C. Tam

发明人： Man C. Tam

IPC分类号： B32B5/16 ,  B32B7/12

CPC分类号： H05K3/323 ,  H01R4/04 ,  H05K1/0287 ,  H05K3/102 ,  H05K2201/10234 ,  H05K2201/10378 ,  H05K2203/0522 ,  Y10T428/24917 ,  Y10T428/256 ,  Y10T428/2804 ,  Y10T428/2839 ,  Y10T428/2857 ,  Y10T428/2861

摘要： An anisotropic conductive film includes a release layer, an insulating adhesive matrix on the release layer, and conductive particles distributed in the matrix in a substantially uniform pattern. The film may also include a patterned adhesive layer on the release layer, so that the particles are positioned in a pattern that substantially corresponds to the pattern of the patterned adhesive layer.

摘要翻译： 各向异性导电膜包括剥离层，剥离层上的绝缘粘合剂基质和以基本上均匀的图案分布在基质中的导电颗粒。 膜还可以在剥离层上包括图案化的粘合剂层，使得颗粒以基本对应于图案化粘合剂层的图案的图案定位。

公开(公告)号：US5672451A

公开(公告)日：1997-09-30

申请号：US630296

申请日：1996-04-11

申请人： Man C. Tam ,  Liqin Chen ,  Edward G. Zwartz ,  Daniel Bihon ,  Marie-Eve Perron

发明人： Man C. Tam ,  Liqin Chen ,  Edward G. Zwartz ,  Daniel Bihon ,  Marie-Eve Perron

IPC分类号： G03G17/10

CPC分类号： G03G17/10

摘要： Disclosed is a migration imaging member which comprises (a) a substrate, (b) a conductive layer comprising indium tin oxide dispersed in a polymeric binder, (c) a siloxane film charge blocking layer comprising a hydrolysis reaction product of a silane of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is an alkylidene group, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each, independent of the other, a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a phenyl group, or a poly(ethyleneamino) group, and R.sub.4, R.sub.5, and R.sub.6 are each, independent of the others, alkyl groups, said siloxane having reactive hydroxyl and ammonium groups attached to silicon atoms, and (d) a softenable layer comprising a softenable material and a photosensitive migration marking material. Optionally an antistatic layer comprising indium tin oxide dispersed in a polymeric binder is situated on the surface of the substrate spaced from the softenable layer.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种迁移成像构件，其包括（a）基底，（b）包含分散在聚合物粘合剂中的氧化铟锡的导电层，（c）硅氧烷膜电荷阻挡层，其包含式 其中R 1是亚烷基，R 2和R 3各自独立地为氢原子，烷基，苯基或聚（亚乙基氨基），R 4，R 5和R 6各自为 独立于其它烷基，所述硅氧烷具有连接到硅原子的反应性羟基和铵基团，和（d）包含可软化材料和光敏迁移标记材料的可软化层。 任选地，包含分散在聚合物粘合剂中的氧化铟锡的抗静电层位于与可软化层间隔开的衬底的表面上。