Liquid electrophotographic ink compositions
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsRajesh Kelekar, Omer Gila
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Abstract
Described herein is a liquid electrophotographic ink composition comprising chargeable particles comprising a thermoplastic resin; and a carrier liquid produced from vegetable oil or animal fat, the carrier liquid comprising an aliphatic hydrocarbon, an ester of a fatty acid and a monoalcohol, or a mixture thereof. Also described herein is a process for producing the liquid electrophoto-graphic ink composition and a liquid electrophoto-graphic printing process.
Claims15
A liquid electrophotographic ink composition comprising:
- chargeable particles comprising a thermoplastic resin;
- and
- a carrier liquid produced from vegetable oil or animal fat, the carrier liquid comprising an aliphatic hydrocarbon, an ester of a fatty acid and a monoalcohol or a mixture thereof.
A process for producing a liquid electrophotographic ink composition comprising:
- dispersing chargeable particles comprising a thermoplastic resin in a carrier liquid wherein the carrier liquid has been produced from vegetable oil or animal fat and comprises an aliphatic hydrocarbon, an ester of a fatty acid and a monoalcohol or a mixture thereof.
A liquid electrophotographic printing process comprising:
- electrophotographically printing a liquid electrophotographic ink composition comprising chargeable particles comprising a thermoplastic resin;
- and a carrier liquid produced from vegetable oil or animal fat, the carrier liquid comprising an aliphatic hydrocarbon, an ester of a fatty acid and a monoalcohol or a mixture thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.