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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7354691 | Imaging apparatus and improved toner therefor The invention relates to a liquid toner and imaging apparatus provided with an imaging surface having a liquid toner image formed thereon on fibrous toner particles and carrier liquid. The fibrous toner particles can be composed of a polymer portion and pigment disp... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7247341 | Method for forming electrodes of flat panel display The present invention provides a method for forming an electrode of a flat panel display device using ink for ink jet printing and an ink jet printer. The ink for ink jet printing is prepared by a method comprising the first step of contacting the vapor of a metal w... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244540 | Liquid toners comprising amphipathic copolymeric binder having insoluble components in the shell portion thereof The invention provides liquid electrographic toner compositions comprising a liquid carrier having toner particles dispersed in the liquid carrier. The liquid carrier has a Kauri-Butanol number less than about 30 mL. The toner particles comprise polymeric binder com... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234806 | Phase change ink imaging component with fluorosilicone layer An offset printing apparatus having a coated imaging member for use with phase-change inks, has a substrate, an optional intermediate layer, and thereover an outer coating with a fluorosilicone material, and an optional heating member associated with the offset prin... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7230638 | Image forming apparatus having a plurality of laser scanner units An image forming device, characterized in that the shape of the optical path of a third laser beam from a third semiconductor laser (19M) to a third photo-sensitive member drum (IM) is approximately the same as that of the optical path of a first laser beam f... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7211205 | High conductivity inks with improved adhesion Conductive ink compositions which can be cured to highly conductive metal traces by means of “chemical welding” include adhesion promoting additives for providing improved adhesion of the compositions to various substrates. ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7166405 | Organosol including high Tg amphipathic copolymeric binder and liquid toners for electrophotographic applications The invention provides liquid toner compositions in which the polymeric binder is chemically grown in the form of copolymeric binder particles dispersed in a liquid carrier. The polymeric binder includes one amphipathic copolymer comprising one or more S material po... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7144671 | Adjuvants for negatively charged toners Negative liquid electrographic toner compositions are provided comprising a liquid carrier having a Kauri-Butanol number less than about 30 mL and a plurality of negatively charged toner particles dispersed in the liquid carrier. The toner particles comprise a polym... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141185 | High conductivity inks with low minimum curing temperatures Conductive ink compositions which can be cured to highly conductive metal traces by means of “chemical welding” include additives which reduce the curing temperatures for use with low-temperature substrates. Conductive ink compositions can be deposited on a subs... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7135264 | Organosol including amphipathic copolymeric binder and use of the organosol to make dry toners for electrographic applications The present invention relates to amphipathic copolymeric binder particles chemically grown in a substantially nonaqueous liquid carrier to form an organosol. The invention also pertains to dry particulate electrographic toners incorporating an organosol comprising a... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7118842 | Charge adjuvant delivery system and methods A system for printing a liquid toner is provided comprising a liquid electrographic toner composition comprising a liquid carrier having a Kauri-Butanol number less than about 30 mL and a plurality of charged toner particles dispersed in the liquid carrier, wherein ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7074537 | Organosol liquid toner including amphipathic copolymeric binder having crystalline component Liquid electrographic toners are derived from organosols incorporating amphipathic copolymeric binder particles that include polymerizable, crystallizable compounds chemically incorporated into the dispersed portion of the copolymer. The invention further provides o... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070900 | Adjuvants for positively charged toners Positive liquid electrographic toner compositions are provided comprising a liquid carrier having a Kauri-Butanol number less than about 30 mL and a plurality of positively charged toner particles dispersed in the liquid carrier. The toner particles comprise a polym... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7060408 | Liquid toner comprising encapsulated pigment, methods and uses Liquid electrographic toner compositions are provided that comprise at least one visual enhancement additive encapsulated within an amphipathic copolymer. The amphipathic copolymer comprises one or more S portions and one or more D portions. Methods of making and me... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055675 | Conveyor belt cleaning system An assembly for cleaning a conveyor belt system is disclosed. The cleaning assembly is for a conveyor belt system with the type having first and second endless belts which each traverse a separate belt travel path and together define a generally upright article tran... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7054585 | Belt device and unit device including belt device and image forming apparatus using the belt device and unit device An image forming apparatus suppresses several kinds of inconveniences caused by unnecessary contact of a belt-formed member with opposing members and drives the belt-formed member accurately even when the belt-formed member separated from a part of a plurality of op... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7052816 | Organosol liquid toner including amphipathic copolymeric binder having crosslinkable functionality Liquid toner compositions having utility in electrographic applications. Organosol liquid toner compositions comprise binder particles dispersed in a nonaqueous liquid carrier, wherein the particles are derived from ingredients comprising one or more crosslinkable a... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7037346 | Textile substrate having coating containing multiphase fluorochemical and cationic material thereon for image printing A textile coated with a coating having multiphase fluorochemical and a cationic material. A printed image is subsequently placed on the coated textile. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7029814 | Gel organosol including amphipathic copolymeric binder having crosslinking functionality and liquid toners for electrophotographic applications The invention provides liquid toner compositions in which the polymeric binder is chemically grown in the form of copolymeric binder particles dispersed in a liquid carrier. The polymeric binder includes one amphipathic copolymer comprising one or more S material po... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7018767 | Gel organosol including amphipathic copolymeric binder having acid/base functionality and liquid toners for electrophotographic applications The invention provides liquid toner compositions in which the polymeric binder is chemically grown in the form of copolymeric binder particles dispersed in a liquid carrier. The polymeric binder includes one amphipathic copolymer comprising one or more S material po... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014972 | Gel organosol including amphipathic copolymeric binder having hydrogen bonding functionality and liquid toners for electrophotographic applications The invention provides liquid toner compositions in which the polymeric binder is chemically grown in the form of copolymeric binder particles dispersed in a liquid carrier. The polymeric binder includes one amphipathic copolymer comprising one or more S material po... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7014975 | Solids surface-modified with amino groups Surface-modified solids bearing groups of the formula I SiR12—R—NH2 (I), are prepared by reacting a solid having OH groups on a surface thereof with a cyclic silazane of the general formula II | 03/21/2006 |
| 7014973 | Organosol including amphipathic copolymeric binder made with Soluble High Tg Monomer and liquid toners for electrophotographic applications The invention provides liquid toner compositions in which the polymeric binder is chemically grown in the form of copolymeric binder particles dispersed in a liquid carrier. The polymeric binder includes one amphipathic copolymer that comprises the residue of a Solu... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008745 | Gel organosol including amphipathic copolymeric binder having selected molecular weight and liquid toners for electrophotographic applications The invention provides liquid toner compositions in which the polymeric binder is chemically grown in the form of copolymeric binder particles dispersed in a liquid carrier. The polymeric binder includes one amphipathic copolymer comprising one or more S material po... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7005225 | Organosol including amphipathic copolymeric binder having crystalline material, and use of the organosol to make dry tones for electrographic applications The present invention relates to amphipathic copolymeric binder particles that incorporate polymerizable crystallizable compounds chemically incorporated into a dispersible (D) portion and/or solvatable (S) portion of the copolymer. The invention also pertains to dr... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7005118 | Synthetic mesoporous material with radially assembled nanotubes This invention relates to a new composition of high surface area materials suitable for adsorption of both organic and inorganic species and as a component of catalysts useful for the transformation of hydrocarbons into a variety of products. These materials are com... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004650 | Developing device using a developing liquid and image forming apparatus including the same A developing device for developing a latent image formed on an image carrier with a developing liquid includes a liquid storing section for storing the liquid including a developing substance and a carrier liquid. A developer carrier deposits the liquid fed from the... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003248 | Liquid image formation apparatus and liquid developing device An excess toner removal area is made broader over the whole area with respect to a developer applied area that is broader than an image effective area. Thereby a liquid developer, that tends to spread slightly broader than the applied area after being applied to a p... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6979523 | Toner material and method utilizing same A toner particle adapted for use in electrostatic image formation, comprising a polymer and flakes of metal dispersed in the polymer. ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6962735 | Textile printing substrate A textile substrate is treated with a composition having a dye fixing agent and an ink receiving agent, for the subsequent printing with an ink jet printer. The dye fixing agent includes a reactive amino compound, and the ink receiving agent comprises inorganic part... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6951666 | Precursor compositions for the deposition of electrically conductive features A precursor composition for the deposition and formation of an electrical feature such as a conductive feature. The precursor composition advantageously has a viscosity of at least about 1000 centipoise and can be deposited by screen printing. The precursor composit... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6941102 | Belt device and unit device including belt device and image forming apparatus using the belt device and unit device An image forming apparatus suppresses several kinds of inconveniences caused by unnecessary contact of a belt-formed member with opposing members and drives the belt-formed member accurately even when the belt-formed member separated from a part of a plurality of op... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6936075 | Textile substrates for image printing A textile coated with a coating having cationic and repellant properties, thereby accepting an image thereon more readily. ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6936076 | Textile substrate having coating containing multiphase fluorochemical, cationic material, and sorbant polymer thereon, for image printing A textile coated with a coating having a multiphase fluorochemical, a cationic material, and a sorbant polymer. A printed image is subsequently placed on the coated textile. ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6692881 | Recording liquid and image forming method using the recording liquid A recording liquid including a colorant and a carrier liquid including at least one of a liquid paraffin and a linear silicone oil. The recording liquid is an inkjet ink, a printing ink, a marker ink, a stencil ink, an electronic recording ink, a non-aque... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6493530 | Method for controlling density of liquid carrier in the toner images Method of a liquid process type electrophotographic apparatus forming a multicolor visible image on a surface of a photosensitive drum, which prevents the visible image after the second color from being disturbed. After a visible image of the first color ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6379745 | Low temperature method and compositions for producing electrical conductors A composition of matter having a metal powder or powders of specified characteristics in a Reactive Organic Medium (TOM). These compositions can be applied by any convenient printing process to produce patterns of electrical conductors on temperature-sens... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6365318 | Process for controlling triboelectric charging Disclosed is a process which comprises (a) dispersing into a solvent (i) toner particles comprising a resin and an optional colorant, and (ii) monomers selected from pyrroles, thiophenes, or mixtures thereof; and (b) causing, by exposure of the monomers t... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6207336 | Liquid developing method A liquid developing method that uses a highly-concentrated liquid developing agent to develop an electrostatic latent image. A highly-concentrated liquid developing agent with a viscosity of 100 to 1,000 mPa.s can be used. Therefore, a film of developing agent... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6187499 | Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus, comprising an imaging member with an electrostatic latent image formed thereon, said imaging member containing a surface capable of supporting marking material; an imaging device for generating the electrostatic latent image on said ... | 02/13/2001 |