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US 8,299,140 B2Granted
Discrete ink particle with solid phase and liquid phase
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorMridula Nair
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Abstract
The present invention is an ink comprising a solid phase and a liquid phase wherein the solid phase comprises a polymeric binder and the liquid phase comprises oil and a pigment, the solid phase and the liquid phase forming a discrete particle having multiple domains of the liquid phase.
Claims19
An ink comprising:
- a discrete ink polymer particle comprising a solid phase and a liquid phase wherein the solid phase comprises a polymeric binder and the liquid phase comprises an oil that does not solubilize the solid phase and a pigment, the solid phase and the liquid phase forming the discrete ink polymer particle having multiple domains of the liquid phase contained within the solid phase.
A dry electrophotographic toner comprising:
- a plurality of discrete toner particles, each comprising;
- a solid phase portion comprising a polymeric binder, and a liquid phase portion comprising an oil that does not solubilize the solid phase and a pigment contained within a plurality of separate domains formed within the polymeric binder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.