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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8026029 | Method of manufacturing charged particle, charged particle, electrophoretic dispersion liquid, electrophoretic sheet, electrophoretic device and electronic equipment A method of manufacturing a charged particle, comprising: a) providing a mother particle; and b) forming a coating layer that covers at least a part of a surface of the mother particle, wherein the step b) includes: coupling a first chemical compound ha... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7820348 | Toner recovery apparatus, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus To provide a toner recovery apparatus including: a toner transporting duct; and an endless toner transporting belt; wherein the toner transporting belt is rotated in a loop form in such a way that it descends in a region where the outer circumferential surface faces... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7326504 | Imaged anti-copy film An anti-copy film is disclosed. The film has a light transmissive imageable substrate having opposing first and second surfaces. Each surface has an image receptive coating. Complementary positive and negative images are disposed on the first and second surfaces suc... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7288347 | Method of applying spot varnish to xerographic image and emulsion aggregation toners for use therein A method of forming a xerographic image having at least one portion with a gloss different from a gloss of another portion of the xerographic image includes xerographically forming a toner image on a surface of a substrate and forming a finish over the toner image a... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7238419 | White opaque film having low transparency and improved dielectric strength The invention relates to a white opaque film formed from a crystallizable thermoplastic, preferably thermo-plastic polyester in the form of polyethylene terephthalate, barium sulfate and titanium dioxide as pigments, at least one optical brightener, and optionally a... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7205046 | Electrophotographic lamination film, a method of producing the same, and a method of forming an image The present invention provides an electrophotographic lamination film which can be easily laminated by using the film as it is without significantly modifying a conventional electrophotographic device, can be printed with letters of high resolution directly on a sur... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7008740 | Transfer member and manufacturing method thereof, and image forming apparatus using the same The present invention provides a transfer member containing a polyimide resin and carbon black. The carbon black has a pH value of no more than 5 and a volatile component of at least 3.5%, and the content of carbon black is 22 to 30 parts by weight relative to 100 p... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6998213 | Thermal transfer film, thermal transfer recording medium, and method for image formation using the same There are provided a thermal transfer film which can yield an image formed object possessing excellent fastness or resistance properties such as excellent abrasion resistance and lightfastness, has good sensitivity in transfer, and is free from blocking during stora... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6949327 | On-press developable lithographic printing plate Thermally imageable elements useful as on-press developable lithographic printing plate precursors are disclosed. The elements comprise a substrate and a layer of an imageable composition over the substrate. The imageable composition comprises a photothermal convers... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6884557 | Desensitizing treatment liquid for lithographic printing A desensitizing treatment liquid for offset printing plates, which contains a compound represented by formula (I) wherein φ represents —PO3H2, —OPO3H2, or the salt there... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6589720 | Crease resistant imaging element with coated paper base The invention relates to an imaging element comprising a coated coated paper base, a lower biaxially oriented sheet, and an upper biaxially oriented sheet.... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6479203 | Direct drawing type lithographic printing plate precursor A direct drawing type lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a water-resistant support having provided thereon an image receiving layer, wherein the image receiving layer comprises particles having rough surface composed of core particles having... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6358660 | Coated transfer sheet comprising a thermosetting or UV curable material A coated transfer sheet comprising a substrate having a first and second surface; at least one thermosetting and/or UV curable polymeric barrier layer overlaying said first surface, at least one release layer overlaying said at least one barrier layer; an... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6350522 | Composition for image receiving layer and polymer film having the image receiving layer formed therefrom A composition for an image receiving layer including 2 to 20% by weight of a thermoplastic copolymer containing methylmethacrylate residue and butylacrylate residue, 0.1 to 10% by weight of a heat-curable polymer capable of forming a cross link with the t... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6211287 | Particle formation process and marking materials thereof A process for the preparation of resin particles comprising: adding a mixture of at least one free radical reactive monomer continuously to a heated aqueous solution of a water soluble free radical initiator and a water soluble salt to form latex emulsion part... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6074793 | Digital reflective display material with voided polyester layer A imaging member comprising a polymer sheet comprising at least one layer of voided polyester polymer and at least one layer comprising polyethylene polymer, wherein said at least one polyethylene polymer layer comprises tints and wherein the imaging memb... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5986031 | Process for making allylic copolymer resins Allylic copolymer resins and processes for making them are disclosed. The resins are made by copolymerizing an ethylenic monomer, a monofunctional allyl monomer, and a multifunctional allyl monomer under free-radical conditions. The multifunctional allyl ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983064 | Auxiliary processor for making simulated photographic prints Simulated photographic prints are created using xerographic imaging. A transparent carrier having a xerographically formed mirror image fused thereto is bonded to a plastic substrate through the use of heat and pressure. The transparent carrier and the pl... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5781840 | Process for fusing a toner image to a substrate using a wicking agent A process for fusing a toner image to a substrate includes applying to a fuser member a replenishable layer containing a controlled amount of a wicking agent; the fuser member surface sites reactive to binding with Si--H functional groups included in an o... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5773182 | Method of light stabilizing a colorant A light-stable colored composition which includes a colorant and a radiation transorber. The colorant, in the presence of the radiation transorber, is adapted, upon exposure of the transorber to specific, narrow bandwidth radiation, to be mutable. The rad... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5751432 | Highlight gloss for xerographic engine Apparatus and method for glossing certain areas of a substrate. In particular, highlight images are created by incorporating in some of the images on a substrate a clear polymer material thereby providing them with a larger mass thereby resulting in a hig... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5746814 | Decurling compositions Disclosed is a curl preventing/minimizing fluid composition containing a hydrophilic solvent, a polymeric binder, a water soluble/dispersible paper desizing agent, a water soluble/dispersible paper anticurl agent, a defoamer, a biocide, an antistatic agen... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5614345 | Paper for thermal image transfer to flat porous surface A paper for thermal image transfer to flat porous surfaces is characterized by a paper support and a layer applied thereto which contains an ethylene copolymer or an ethylene copolymer mixture and a dye-receiving layer.... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5565290 | Desensitizing solution for offset printing An amine compound-containing, but cyanogen-free, desensitizing solution for offset printing, characterized by containing phytic acid (inositol hexaphosphate) and/or a metal and/or ammonium salts of phytic acid, and at least one selected from the group con... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5543453 | Composition for fixing water-color ink, cover film for thermal transfer image using composition for fixing water-color ink, and thermal transfer image recorded medium A composition for fixing water-color ink for fixing a water-color ink is disclosed. The composition for fixing a water-color ink contains an ion exchanger, such as, a clay based interlayer compound or an ion-exchange resin. The composition for fixing wate... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5486436 | Sealable web or sheet product A web or sheet product is provided which is coated on at least a portion of its surface with a bond-enabling material for adhering toner particles, on the surface of the sheet. The sheet product can be used as a mailer or confidential form which is sealed... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5397670 | Single-component non-magnetic toner developer for electrophotographic processes A non-magnetic one-component toner developer for use in electrophotographic processes having a particle size distribution represented by the following expressions: d1 /d50 =0.32~0.55; d50 /d90 =0.50~0.70; and d | 03/14/1995 |
| 5392104 | Method and apparatus for creating colorgraphs having a photographic look and feel from images created electrostatographically A method of electrostatographically forming a color print that has the feel of a photographic print. A series of color separation electrostatographic latent images are formed on an image member. A different color toner is applied to each latent image to f... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5332641 | Fuser member with an amino silane adhesive layer A fuser member for fusing thermoplastic resin toner images to a substrate has an aluminum base member and an elastomer fusing surface of a poly(vinylidenefluoride-hexafluoropropylene-tetrafluoroethylene) where the vinylidenefluoride is present in an amoun... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5327201 | Simulated photographic prints using a reflective coating Simulated photographic prints are created using xerographic imaging. A transparent carrier having a xerographically formed mirror image fused thereto is bonded to a plastic substrate through the use of heat and pressure. The transparent carrier and the pl... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5281505 | Toner composition A toner composition comprising a binder resin having dispersed therein additives including a colorant and a charge control agent, wherein said additives are present as agglomerates having an average sectional area of from 1.4 to 1.7 μm2 in a s... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5266435 | Liquid toners containing charge directors and components for stabilizing their electrical properties The invention relates to a homogeneous liquid composition which comprises: (1) liquid hydrocarbon compatible with liquid toners for electrostatic imaging, (2) at least one charge director, and (3) at least one stabilizing component in an amount effective ... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5194472 | Ester-containing quaternary ammonium salts as adhesion improving toner charge agents Toner particles comprising a polyester binder and a charge control agent are provided wherein such agent is a quaternary ammonium salt having one or more ester-containing moieties. Such an ester-containing salt causes toner particles to display lower fusi... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5110977 | Ester-containing quaternary ammonium salts as adhesion improving toner charge agents Toner particles comprising a polyester binder and a charge control agent are provided wherein such agent is a quaternary ammonium salt having one or more ester-containing moieties. Such an ester-containing salt causes toner particles to display lower fusi... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5017432 | Fuser member A fuser member and fuser system of a type wherein a polymeric release agent having functional groups supplied to the surface of the fuser member has an elastomer fusing surface comprising poly(vinylidenefluoride-hexafluoropropylene-tetrafluoroethylene) wh... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4996126 | Developer having specific spheriodicity This invention relates to a two-components developer containing toners and carriers wherein the toners have spheroidicity of 150 or less, mean particle size of 14 μm or less and coefficient of variation of 15% or less, and the carriers have mean particle... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4925761 | Conversion solutions for lithographic printing plates containing phytic acid A cyanide-free desensitizing or conversion solution for converting imaged electrophotographic masters to lithographic printing plates comprising: (a) from about 1.0 to about 3.0 percent of phytic acid; (b) from about 0.5 to about 2 percent of a water-soluble anioni... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4869991 | Charge director composition for liquid toner formulations A charge director composition dispersed in at least one solvent comprising: A. a salt mixture comprised of 1-10 parts by weight each of: (i) a chromium salt of a C14-18 alkyl salicylic acid; (ii) a calcium didecyl sulfosuccinate; and (iii) a salt of the didec... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4868075 | Electrophotographic imaging process An electrophotographic imaging process. The process utilizes a disposable photoconductor and develops the photoconductor in fresh toner. The toner is packaged in a pod to protect its freshness and dispense a predetermined quantity of toner. The toner cont... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4834797 | Fat-desensitizing composition for litho printing plates comprising phytic acid, polyethylene glycol and a glycol compound A composition useful for rapidly and safely effecting a fat-desensitizing treatment for litho printing plates with a high efficiency, and for providing a hydrophilic membrane having a high durability in printing operations on the surfaces of the litho pri... | 05/30/1989 |
