Photochromic electrostatic toner compositions
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsTrevor I. Martin, Carol A. Jennings, Eric G. Johnson, John F. Oliver
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AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsTrevor I. Martin, Carol A. Jennings, Eric G. Johnson, John F. Oliver
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Disclosed is a toner composition for the development of electrostatic latent images which comprises particles comprising a mixture of a resin and a photochromic material. Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to a liquid developer composition for the development of electrostatic latent images which comprises a nonaqueous liquid vehicle and a photochromic material, wherein the liquid developer has a resistivity of from about 10.sup.8 to about 10.sup.11 ohm-cm and a viscosity of from about 25 to about 500 centipoise. Yet another embodiment of the present invention is directed to a liquid developer composition for the development of electrostatic latent images which comprises a nonaqueous liquid vehicle, a charge control agent, and toner particles comprising a mixture of a resin and a photochromic material.
A toner composition for the development of electrostatic latent images consisting essentially of a mixture of (1) a first component which is a resin, (2) a second component which is a photochromic material selected from the group consisting of (a) spiropyrans of the formula ##STR27## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 each, independently of the others, are hydrogen atoms, alkyl groups, aryl groups, arylalkyl groups, silyl groups, nitro groups, cyano groups, halide atoms, amine groups, hydroxy groups, alkoxy groups, aryloxy groups, alkylthio groups, arylthio groups, aldehyde groups, ketone groups, ester groups, amide groups, carboxylic acid groups, or sulfonic acid groups, wherein two or more R groups can be joined together to form a ring, (b) spirooxazines, (c) spirothiopyrans, (d) bisimidozole compounds, (e) bis-tetraphenylpyrrole compounds, (f) hydrozine compounds, (g) aryl disulfide compounds, (h) stilbene compounds, (i) aromatic azo compounds, and (j) mixtures thereof, (3) a third component which is a charge control agent, (4) an optional fourth component which is a colored dye, and (5) an optional fifth component which is a colored pigment.
A toner composition for the development of electrostatic latent images consisting essentially of a mixture of (1) a first component which is a resin, (2) a second component which is a photochromic material selected from the group consisting of bisimidazole compounds;
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