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Toner processes

US7291437B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 14, 2003
Grant dateNov 6, 2007
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Expiry dateOct 2, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G9/0906
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A toner process comprising mixing a colorant dispersion with a latex, a wax dispersion, and a coagulant, and wherein the polymer latex selected possesses a weight average molecular weight of from about 20,000 to about 55,000, a number average molecular weight of from about 5,000 to about 18,000, an onset glass transition temperature Tg of from about 40° C. to about 80° C., and a particle size distribution PSD of from about 50 to about 500 nanometers.

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