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US 2012/0236089 A1Published application
Phase Change Magnetic Ink Comprising Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles And Process For Preparing Same
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsGabriel Iftime, Peter G. Odell, Marcel P. Breton
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Abstract
A phase change magnetic ink and process for preparing same including comprising a phase change ink carrier; an optional colorant; an optional dispersant; an optional synergist; an optional antioxidant; and a coated magnetic nanoparticle comprising a magnetic core and a shell disposed thereover.
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A phase change magnetic ink comprising:
- a phase change ink carrier;
- an optional colorant;
- an optional dispersant;
- an optional synergist;
- an optional antioxidant;
- and
- a coated magnetic nanoparticle comprising a magnetic core and a shell disposed thereover.
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A process for preparing a phase change magnetic ink comprising:
- combining a phase change ink carrier, an optional colorant, an optional dispersant, an optional synergist, an optional antioxidant, and a coated magnetic nanoparticle comprising a magnetic core and a shell disposed thereover;
- heating to provide a phase change magnetic ink including the metal nanoparticles;
- optionally, filtering the phase change magnetic ink while in a liquid state, and
- cooling the phase change magnetic ink to a solid state.
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A process which comprises:
- (1) incorporating into an ink jet printing apparatus a phase change magnetic ink comprising a phase change ink carrier, an optional colorant, an optional dispersant, an optional synergist, an optional antioxidant;
- and a coated magnetic nanoparticle comprising a magnetic core and a shell disposed thereover;
- (2) melting the ink;
- and
- (3) causing droplets of the melted ink to be ejected in an imagewise pattern onto a substrate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.