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Liquid developer compositions with block copolymers

US5441841A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 26, 1994
Grant dateAug 15, 1995
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Expiry dateMay 26, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G9/1355
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A liquid developer comprised of a liquid, thermoplastic resin particles, optional pigment, a nonpolar liquid soluble charge director comprised of an ionic or zwitterionic quaternary ammonium block copolymer, and wherein said charge director possesses a molecular weight distribution that is bimodal comprising a first AB diblock copolymer component with a number average molecular weight of from about 70,000 to about 200,000, and a second AB diblock copolymer component with a number average molecular weight of from about 2,200 to about 60,000.

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