U.S. patent number 3,925,219 [Application Number 05/375,169] was granted by the patent office on 1975-12-09 for pressure-fixable developing powder containing a thermoplastic resin and wax.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company. Invention is credited to Doyle L. Strong.
United States Patent |
3,925,219 |
Strong |
December 9, 1975 |
Pressure-fixable developing powder containing a thermoplastic resin
and wax
Abstract
A pressure-fixable developing powder comprising a wax component
and a thermoplastic resin, the powder having defined physical
characteristics.
Inventors: |
Strong; Doyle L. (West Lakeland
Township, Washington County, MN) |
Assignee: |
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing
Company (St. Paul, MN)
|
Family
ID: |
23479777 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/375,169 |
Filed: |
June 29, 1973 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
430/110.3;
430/108.8; 430/111.4 |
Current CPC
Class: |
G03G
9/09708 (20130101); G03G 9/0821 (20130101); G03G
9/08782 (20130101); G03G 9/08704 (20130101); G03G
9/0819 (20130101); G03G 9/0823 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
G03G
9/097 (20060101); G03G 9/08 (20060101); G03G
9/087 (20060101); G03G 009/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;252/62.1P |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Feinberg; Samuel
Assistant Examiner: Nelson; P. A.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Alexander, Sell, Steldt &
DeLaHunt
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A flowable, pressure-fixable, dry powder comprising
thermoplastic, essentially spherical particles, the binder material
of which has a conductivity of at most 10.sup.- .sup.12 mho/cm and
which comprises (a) about 50 to 100 parts by weight of a wax
component having a melting point between about 45.degree. C. and
150.degree. C., and (b) about 2 to 50 parts by weight of
thermo-plastic resin having a softening point above about
60.degree. C.; wherein electrically conductive particles are firmly
anchored in said binder material, said electrically conductive
particles having a conductivity of at least 10.sup.- .sup.2 mho/cm
and an average diameter below about 100 millimicrons forming a
radially disposed zone; and wherein said essentially spherical
particles exhibit:
a. an electronic conductivity ranging monatonically without
decreasing from between about 10.sup.- .sup.11 and 10.sup.- .sup.4
mho/cm in a 100 v./cm. DC electrical field to between about
10.sup.- .sup.8 and 10.sup.- .sup.3 mho/cm in a 10,000 v./cm. DC
electrical field,
b. a number average particle diameter below about 20 microns,
and
c. a volume ratio of said electrically conductive particles to said
total particle volume of between 0.01/100 and 4/100;
wherein the dry powder exhibits a transfer density of less than
about 0.15 and a paper abrasion density of less than about
0.15.
2. A flowable, pressure-fixable, dry powder in accordance with
claim 1 wherein said wax component is selected from the group
consisting of polyethylene, aliphatic waxes, and hydroxylated fatty
acids.
3. A flowable, pressure-fixable, dry powder in accordance with
claim 1 wherein said thermoplastic resin is selected from the group
consisting of cellulose esters, vinyl resins, vinyl copolymers,
polyamides and polystyrene.
4. A flowable, pressure-fixable, dry powder in accordance with
claim 1 wherein said wax component comprises about 80 parts by
weight of polyethylene and said thermoplastic resin comprises about
20 parts by weight of ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer.
5. The dry powder of claim 1 in which said electrically conductive
particles are particles of highly conductive carbon having a
conductivity of at least 10.sup.- .sup.2 mho/cm.
6. The dry powder of claim 1 in which the particle size range of
said spherical particles is such that at least about 95 number
percent of the particles have a diameter greater than about 5
microns and no more than 5 number percent have a diameter greater
than 25 microns.
7. The dry powder of claim 1 in which said spherical particles have
an electronic conductivity ranging monatonically without decreasing
from between 10.sup.- .sup.9 and 10.sup.- .sup.5 mho/cm in a 100
v./cm. DC electrical field to between 10.sup.- .sup.7 and 10.sup.-
.sup.4 mho/cm in a 10,000 v./cm. DC electrical field.
8. The dry powder of claim 1 in which said essentially spherical
particles contain therein magnetizable particles.
9. The dry powder of claim 8 wherein said magnetizable particles
comprise magnetite.
Description
This invention relates to a dry ink powder suitable for use in
electrographic recording. More particularly, the invention relates
to a developing powder which is pressure responsive so that it can
be fixed as an imaging material to an image-bearing surface by the
application of pressure.
Known developing powder (i.e., toner) formulations used in
electrographic recording processes are generally permanently
affixed to the substrate by heat. See, e.g., the developing powder
described in Nelson, U.S. Pat. No. 3,639,245 wherein the powder is
described as being thermoplastic and heat-fusible in the range of
80.degree. to 115.degree.C. Such heat-fusible powders are fixed
after image formation by raising the temperature of the powder to
its melting or softening point, causing the particles to coalesce,
flow together, and adhere permanently to the substrate.
Although such heat-fusing developing powders have been widely used
and have met with commercial success, there are certain
disadvantages which are inherent in the use of such powders. Such
disadvantages relate to the speed and efficiency of the fixing
process.
For example, the speed of the fixing process, and hence the speed
of the copying or recording process, is limited by the time
required to effect fusion of the developer powder. Although the use
of more heat to fuse the powder may shorten the fixing time
required, this approach is limited by the flammability of the
substrate on which the image is fixed. Since paper is widely used
as the image-bearing support, care must be taken to avoid charring
of the paper during the fixing process. Although the speed of the
fixing process may also be increased by using lower melting point
thermoplastic resins, the resulting image may be smeary and may
exhibit poor character definition.
Another disadvantage associated with the use of heat-fusible
powders is the significant power consumption of the equipment used
for fixing. A further disadvantage is the significant loss of heat
energy to the environment.
Yet another disadvantage associated with the use of heat-fusible
powders is that the fixing rolls or other equipment used for fixing
must first be heated to the requisite temperature before the
copying or recording process can begin.
These disadvantages are overcome with the use of the developing
powder of this invention.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with the invention there is provided a flowable,
pressure-fixable, dry powder comprising thermo-plastic, essentially
spherical particles, the binder material of which has a
conductivity of at most 10 .sup.-.sup.12 mho/cm and which comprises
(a) about 50 to 100 parts by weight of a wax component having a
melting point between about 45.degree. C. and 150.degree. C., and
(b) about 2 to 50 parts by weight of thermoplastic resin having a
softening point above about 60.degree. C.; wherein electrically
conductive particles are firmly anchored in said binder material,
said electrically conductive particles having a conductivity of at
least 10 .sup.-.sup.2 mho/cm and an average diameter below about
100 millimicrons forming a radially disposed zone; and wherein said
essentially spherical particles exhibit:
a. an electronic conductivity ranging monatonically without
decreasing from between about 10 .sup.-.sup.11 and 10 .sup.-.sup.4
mho/cm in a 100 v./cm. DC electrical field to between about 10
.sup.-.sup.8 and 10 .sup.-.sup.13 mho/cm in a 10,000 v./cm. DC
electrical field,
b. a number average particle diameter below about 20 microns,
and
c. a volume ratio of said electrically conductive particles to said
total particle volume of between 0.01/100 and 4/100;
wherein the dry powder exhibits a "transfer density" of less than
about 0.15 and a "paper abrasion density" of less than about 0.15,
as hereinafter defined.
The developing powder of this invention exhibits the very desirable
electrical properties exhibited by the powder described in U.S.
Pat. No. 3,639,245 and is pressure-fixable. Consequently, the
disadvantages associated with the use of heat-fusible developing
powders are avoided. Furthermore, because of the significant power
consumption reduction in processes using these powders, recording
and copying processes become more versatile and economical.
Another advantage derived from the use of such powders is that
there is no wait for the machine to warm up to operating
temperature. Also, the equipment necessary for fixing the powders
of this invention is less expensive and less complicated than
conventional heat-fusing equipment. Consequently, the fixing
equipment is more reliable and more easily serviced than
conventional heat fusing equipment.
The developing powders of this invention can be fixed directly to a
photoconductive surface, in an imagewise fashion, or they can be
transferred to a receiving sheet (e.g., untreated bond paper) to
which pressure is subsequently applied (e.g., with a steel roll) to
fix the image. The powders are useful with known photoconductive
materials, e.g., amorphous or vitreous selenium, selenium alloys
with tellurium and arsenic, cadmium sulfide, zinc oxide in a resin
binder, and organic photoconductive materials.
Although pressure-fixable developing powders have been suggested
generally in British Patent No. 1,210,665, the developing powder of
the present invention represents an improvement thereover. This
British patent generally suggests that an aliphatic wax can be
used, either by itself or in admixture with a thermoplastic resin,
as the developing powder. However, it has been found that all waxes
and many blends of wax and resin produce developing powders which,
although easily pressurefixable, are commercially unacceptable due
to their ease of smearing and "carbon paper" transfer. The
developing powders of the present invention alleviate these
disadvantages.
The developing powders of this invention also differ from those
described in British Patent 1,210,665 in another material respect,
viz., in terms of electrical properties. The novel developing
powders exhibit the highly desirable electrical properties
described in U.S. Patent No. 3,639,245, whereas the developing
powders described in the aforementioned British patent are not
electrically conductive. Consequently, the developing powders
described in the British patent are useful only in conventional
electrostatic copying processes wherein electroscopic toner powders
are used.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 shows apparatus for determining the "transfer density" value
for a particular developing powder.
FIG. 2 shows apparatus for measuring the paper abrasion density for
a particular developer powder.
The developer powders of this invention have the electrical
conductivity properties of the heat-fusible powders described in
Nelson, U.S. Pat. No. 3,639,245, incorporated herein by reference.
The novel powders have a number average diameter below about 20
microns, and preferably in the range of about 10-15 microns.
Preferably, the average particle size range is such that at least
about 95 number percent of the particles have a diameter greater
than about 5 microns, while no more than about 5 number percent
have a diameter greater than about 25 microns.
The developing powders are pressure-fixable in the sense that the
application of pressure thereto causes them to flow and coalesce
and also to adhere to the desired support surface (i.e., the
image-bearing surface). The binder material in which the
electrically conductive particles are anchored comprises a blend of
a wax component and a thermoplastic resin, wherein the weight ratio
of thermoplastic resin to wax component is about 0.02/1 to 1/1
(preferably about 0.1/1 to 0.5/1). The binder material has a
conductivity of at most 10 .sup.-.sup.12 mho/cm.
The wax component has a melting or softening point in the range of
about 45.degree. C. to about 150.degree. C. (preferably between
about 65.degree. C. and 125.degree. C.) and is normally selected
from the group consisting of aliphatic compounds such as waxes
(natural or synthetic), fatty acids, metal salts of fatty acids,
hydroxylated fatty acids or amides, ethylene homopolymers, or a
mixture of two or more of these materials. Aromatic or polymeric
wax-like materials can also be used, e.g., dicyclohexylphthalate
and diphenylphthalate. All of these materials are well known in the
art.
Representative useful aliphatic waxes include paraffin wax,
microcrystalline wax, carnauba wax, montan wax, ouricury wax,
ceresin wax, candellila wax, and sugar cane wax.
Representative useful fatty acids include stearic acid, palmitic
acid, and behenic acid. Representative useful metal salts of fatty
acids include aluminum stearate, lead stearate, barium stearate,
magnesium stearate, zinc stearate, lithium stearate, and zinc
palmitate. Representative amide hydroxy waxes include
N(beta-hydroxyethyl)ricinoleamide (commercially available under the
trade name "Flexricin 115"), N,N'-ethylene-bis-ricinoleamide
(commercially available under the trade name "Flexricin 185"),
N(2-hydroxyethyl)-12-hydroxystearamide (commercially available
under the trade name "Paracin 220"), and
N,N'-ethylene-bis-12-hydroxystearamide (commercially available
under the trade name "Paracin 285").
Representative fatty acid derivatives include castor was (glyceryl
tris-12-hydroxy stearate), methyl hydroxy stearate (commercially
available under the trade name "Paracin 1"), ethylene glycol
monohydroxy stearate (commercially available under the trade name
"Paracin 15") and hydroxy stearic acid.
The thermoplastic resin has a ring and ball softening point above
about 60.degree. C. (and preferably between 120.degree. C. and
200.degree. C.) and is normally selected from the group consisting
of polyamides (e.g., "Versamid 950"), commercially available from
General Mills); polystyrenes (e.g., 2000 mol. wt.); bisphenol A
epoxy resins (e.g., "Epon 1004", commercially available from Shell
Chemical Corp); acrylic resins (e.g., "Elvacite 2044", an N-butyl
methacrylate commercially available from DuPont); vinyl resins such
as polyvinyl butyral (e.g., "Butvar B72-A," commercially available
from Monsanto Company), polyvinyl acetate (e.g., "Gelva V-100",
commercially available from Monsanto Company); vinyl copolymers
such as vinyl chloride/vinyl acetate (e.g., "VYHH", commercially
available from Union Carbide Corp.), ethylene/vinyl acetate
copolymers; cellulose esters such as cellulose acetate butyrate
(e.g., "EAB-171-25", commercially available from Eastman Chemical
Products, Inc.), cellulose acetate propionate (e.g., "CAPPLFS 70",
commercially available from celanese Corp.); and cellulose ethers.
The ring and ball softening point is measured according to
ASTM:E28.
Various other materials may be usefully incorporated in or on the
developer particles on this invention, e.g., plasticizers,
dyestuffs, pigments, magnetically permeable particles, etc.
Magnetically permeable particles having an average major dimension
of 1 micron or less are particularly preferred, including
magnetite, barium ferrite, nickel zinc ferrite, chromium oxide,
nickel oxide, etc. A magnetically permeable core may also be used.
Powdered flow agents may also be added to the dry particles to
improve their flow characteristics.
The developing powder is prepared by first obtaining a blend of
appropriate composition by any of several conventional techniques.
For example, the wax component and thermoplastic resin may be
heated to obtain a melt to which solid filler (e.g., magnetite) may
be added and dispersed. The melt may then be atomized so as to
obtain particles which, upon solidifying, are ready for further
processing. Alternatively, the melt may be allowed to cool and
solidify in mass after which it is ground into particles and
classified according to the appropriate number average particle
size range of about 5 to 20 microns.
The solid particles obtained in accordance with either of the
foregoing procedures is then "spheroidized" by the following
method. The powder is aspirated into a moving gas stream,
preferably air, to create an aerosol. This aerosol is directed
perpendicular to and through a stream of hot air, which has been
heated to about 900.degree.-1,100.degree. F., in a cooling chamber
where the powder is then allowed to settle by gravity while it
cools. The resulting powder now comprises substantially spherical
particles. It is then dry blended with conductive powder (e.g.,
conductive carbon black) and the mixture is directed perpendicular
and through a stream of gas, preferably air, heated to a
temperature (e.g., 700.degree.-800.degree. F.) which can at least
soften and desirably melt the thermoplastic binder in the particles
and maintain that softened or melted condition for a period of time
sufficient to permit the conductive powder to become firmly
anchored to the surface of the particle. The particles are then
collected, such as by cyclone separation, and are preferably
blended with a flow agent (e.g., "CAB-O-SIL", finely divided
silica, commercially available from the Cabot Corporation) to
insure that it will be free flowing.
In order to be commercially acceptable, the resulting developing
powder must exhibit a "transfer density" of less than about 0.15
and a "paper abrasion density" of less than about 0.15. The
"transfer density" value for a particular developing powder is
determined by first using the apparatus depicted in FIG. 1.
Referring to the drawing, there is shown apparatus 10 comprising
base 12 on which there is fastened an imaged copy sheet 14 (wherein
the image comprises a solid black line or stripe about 1 inch wide)
covered by an unimaged copy sheet 16. The image on sheet 14 has
been made using the pressure-fixable developing powder to be
tested, and sheet 16 is laid over and in direct contact with the
image. Tape strips 18 and clip 20 hold sheets 14 and 16 in
position.
Sheets 14 and 16 are "Type 350" copy paper commercially available
from 3M Company, and comprise 45 pound Weyerhauser "GRS" paper
coated on one side with zinc oxide in a binder. The binder
comprises a blend of acrylic resin and alkyd resin, and the ratio
of zinc oxide to total binder is 6:1. The weight of dried coating
on the paper is 2.2-2.4 grams per square foot.
Twelve conventional medium point ball-point pen cartridges 22 are
positioned (in free moving vertical position) within holding device
24. Four of the cartridges 22 are each vertically loaded with a
weight 26 of 4.25 ounces (121 grams); four of the cartridges are
loaded with a weight 28 of 8.8 ounces (250 grams); and 4 of the
cartridges are loaded with a weight 30 of 17.3 ounces (492 grams),
as shown in FIG. 1. These particular weight loadings encompass the
range of writing pressures normally encountered.
Holding device 24 is then rolled across the unimaged copy sheet so
that each of the cartidges 22 makes an inked line on sheet 16. The
holding device 24 is then indexed 1/64 inch (0.397 millimeters)
laterally via indexing device 32 and threaded shaft 34 before the
holding device 24 is again passed over sheet 16. This procedure is
repeated until about 20-25 passes have been made over sheet 16 with
the loaded cartridges 22. The number of passes should be sufficient
to obtain an area large enough to permit measuring of the diffuse
reflection optical density of the developing powder transferred
from the solid image area of sheet 14 to the back side of sheet 16.
The optical density are proportional to the amount of image
material transferred, and the optical density reading (e.g., 0.1)
is taken as the "transfer density" value for the particular powder
being tested. Conventional diffuse reflection densitometers (e.g.,
MacBeth Quanta-Log Diffuse Reflection Densitometer, Model RD-100)
can be used to measure the optical density. For the purposes of
this invention useful developing powders exhibit a "transfer
density" of less than about 0.15 when testing image samples in the
foregoing test using a pen cartridge loading of 17.3 ounces.
The "paper abrasion density" is measured by first using the
apparatus of FIG. 2 wherein there is depicted a base 40 having
mounted thereon arm 42. Rod 44 is 1/2 inch (12.7 millimeters) in
diameter and 61/2 inches (16.5 centimeters) long. Rod 44 is loaded
with 8 pounds of force pushing it against base 40 via spring 46.
Pad 48, firmly attached to the bottom of rod 44, is formed of a
silicone elastomer (hardness of 35 Shore A).
A copy sheet 50 bearing a solid image stripe 52 formed by pressure
fixing the developing powder to be tested is positioned on base 40,
with image side up, and 4 inches (10 centimeters) into the throat
of the apparatus. Sheet 54 is then placed over and in direct
contact with image 52 on sheet 50 after which rod 44 (loaded with 8
pounds force) is placed in contact with sheet 54. Then, while
holding sheet 54 in its stationary position, sheet 52 is pulled in
the direction of the arrow at the rate of about 2-10 inches per
second for a distance of 4 inches (10 centimeters). The diffuse
reflection optical density of the material transferred to the back
side of sheet 54 is then measured using a conventional diffuse
reflection densitometer (e.g., MacBeth Quanta-Log Diffuse
Reflection Densitometer, Model RD-100). The optical density reading
is taken as the "paper abrasion density" value for the particular
powder being tested.
Copy sheet 50 is "Type 350" copy paper commercially available from
3M Company. Sheet 54 is a conventional 20 pound mimeo paper
("Nekoosa Ardor" Mimeo, Sub-20) which is placed with the wire side
against the image stripe in the paper abrasion density test.
The invention is illustrated by means of the following examples
wherein the term "parts" refers to parts by weight unless otherwise
indicated.
EXAMPLE 1
A developing powder is prepared using the following ingredients in
the amounts shown:
Parts ______________________________________ Paraffin wax
("Shellwax 300", melting point 71.degree. C., commercially
available from Shell Chemical Company) 32 Ethylene/vinyl acetate
copolymer ("Elvax 250", commercially available from DuPont), ball
and ring softening point of 138.degree. C. 8 Magnetite 60
______________________________________
The wax is first heated to melting after which the ethylene/vinyl
acetate copolymer is added with stirring and continued heating
until a hot melt solution or dispersion is obtained. The magnetite
(0.2-0.4 micron particles) is then added with continued stirring
and heating until a homogeneous dispersion is obtained, after which
the dispersion is spread in a thin layer on polyester film to cool
and solidify.
The solidified composition is then broken into flakes, chilled with
dry ice, and reduced to fine powder particles using a hammer mill
(e.g., a "Mikro-Pulverizer", commercially available from MikroPul).
A fraction having a diameter less than 45 microns is then collected
and blended with 0.1% by weight of a flow agent (e.g., "Aerosil",
an amorphous colloidal silica commercially available from Degussa,
Inc.).
The resulting dry developing powder is then used in a copying
process wherein an image is formed electrographically on zinc oxide
coated paper and developed using a magnetic roller of the type
disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,455,276 (Anderson). The developed
image on the zinc oxide coated paper is then pressure fixed, for
example by passing the imaged and developed paper between two
smooth, polished steel rolls (approximately 2 inches in diameter)
at a pressure of 200 pounds per lineal inch.
The resulting finished copy has sharp black image areas of high
quality with no backgrounding. The transfer density of the finished
copy is measured and found to be 0.031 at a pen cartridge loading
of 17.3 ounces (492 grams). The paper abrasion density of the
finished copy is measured and found to be 0.04.
EXAMPLE 2
A pressure-fixable developing powder is prepared using the
following ingredients in the amounts stated:
Parts ______________________________________ Ethylene glycol
mono-hydroxy stearate ("Paracin 15", melting point 66.degree. C.,
commercially available from Baker Castor Oil Company) 34 Cellulose
ether ("Ethocel N-200", commercially available from Hercules, -
Inc., ball and ring softening point of 193.degree. C.) 6 Magnetite
60 ______________________________________
A hot melt dispersion is prepared with the stated ingredients using
the procedure of Example 1. The dispersion is then solidified and
reduced to a powder, after which a small amount of conventional
flow agent is added.
The resulting dry developing powder is then used in a copying
process wherein an image is formed electrographically on zinc oxide
coated paper and developed using a magnetic roller of the type
disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,455,276 (Anderson). The developed
image on the zinc oxide coated paper is then pressure fixed, for
example, by passing the imaged and developed paper between two
smooth steel rolls at a pressure of 200 pounds per lineal inch.
The resulting finished copy has sharp black image areas of high
quality with no backgrounding. The transfer density of the finished
copy is measured and found to be 0.09 at a pen cartridge loading of
17.3 ounces (492 grams). The paper abrasion density of the finished
copy is measured and found to be 0.075.
EXAMPLE 3
A dry, pressure-fixable developing powder is prepared with the
following ingredients using the procedures of Example 1:
Parts ______________________________________ Castor wax (melting
point 87.degree. C., commercially available from Baker Castor Oil
Company) 35 Cellulose ether ("Ethocel N-200", commercially
available from Hercules, Inc., ball and ring softening point of
193.degree. C.) 5 Magnetite 60
______________________________________
The resulting dry developing powder is used to make finished copies
as described in Example 1. The transfer density of such copies is
measured and found to be 0.09 at a pen cartridge loading of 17.3
ounces (492 grams). The paper abrasion density is measured and
found to be 0.075.
EXAMPLE 4
A dry pressure-fixable developing powder is prepared with the
following ingredients using the procedures of Example 1:
Parts ______________________________________ 12-hydroxy stearic
acid (75.degree. C. melting point, commercially available from
Baker Castor Oil Company) 32 Ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer
("Elvax 250", commercially available from DuPont, ball and ring
softening point of 138.degree. C.) 8 Magnetite 60
______________________________________
The resulting dry developing powder is used to make finished copies
as described in Example 1. The transfer density of such copies is
measured and found to be 0.03 at a pen cartridge loading of 17.3
ounces (492 grams). The paper abrasion density is measured and
found to be 0.06.
EXAMPLE 5
A dry pressure-fixable developing powder is prepared with the
following ingredients using the procedures of Example 1:
Parts ______________________________________ Ethylene homopolymer
(1,000 mol. wt., 113.degree. C. melting point) 32 Ethylene/vinyl
acetate copolymer ("Elvax 250", commercially available from DuPont,
ball and ring softening point of 138.degree. C.) 8 Magnetite 60
______________________________________
The resulting dry developing powder is used to make finished copies
as described in Example 1. The transfer density of such copies is
measured and found to be 0.07 at a pen cartridge loading of 17.3
ounces (492 grams). The paper abrasion density is measured and
found to be 0.06.
EXAMPLE 6
A dry pressure-fixable developing powder is prepared with the
following ingredients using the procedures of Example 1:
Parts ______________________________________ 12-hydroxy stearic
acid (75.degree. C. melting point) 32 Cellulose ether ("Ethocel
N-200", commercially available from Hercules, Inc., ball and ring
softening point of 193.degree. C.) 8 Magnetite 60
______________________________________
The resulting dry developing powder is used to make finished copies
as described in Example 1. The transfer density of such copies is
measured and found to be 0.09 at a pen cartridge loading of 17.3
ounces (492 grams). The paper abrasion density is measured and
found to be 0.07).
EXAMPLE 7
A dry pressure-fixable developing powder is prepared with the
following ingredients using the procedures of Example 1:
Parts ______________________________________ Castor wax (melting
point 87.degree. C.) 32 Polyvinyl butyral (ball and ring softening
point of 188.degree. C., "Butvar B72-A", commercially available
from Monsanto) 8 Magnetite 60
______________________________________
The resulting dry developing powder is used to make finished copies
as described in Example 1. The transfer density of such copies is
measured and found to be 0.10 at a pen cartridge loading of 17.3
ounces (492 grams). The paper abrasion density is measured and
found to be 0.09.
EXAMPLE 8
A dry pressure-fixable developing powder is prepared with the
following ingredients using the procedures of Example 1:
Parts ______________________________________ Ethylene glycol
mono-hydroxy stearate ("Paracin 15", melting point 66.degree.C.,
commercially available from Baker Castor Oil Co.) 32 N-butyl
methacrylate (ball and ring softening point of 132.degree. C.,
"Elvacite 2044", commercially available from DuPont) 8 Magnetite 60
______________________________________
The resulting dry developing powder is used to make finished copies
as described in Example 1. The transfer density of such copies is
measured and found to be 0.09 at a pen cartridge loading of 17.3
ounces (492 grams). The paper abrasion density is measured and
found to be 0.10.
EXAMPLE 9
A dry pressure-fixable developing powder is prepared with the
following ingredients using the procedures of Example 1:
Parts ______________________________________
N(2-hydroxyethyl)-12-hydroxy stearamide (melting point 104.degree.
C., "Paracin 220", commercially available from Baker Castor Oil
Co.) 32 Polyvinyl butyral (ball and ring softening point of
188.degree. C., "Butvar B72-A", commercially available from -
Monsanto) 8 Magnetite 60 ______________________________________
The resulting dry developing powder is used to make finished copies
as described in Example 1. The transfer density of such copies is
measured and found to be 0.10 at a pen cartridge loading of 17.3
ounces (492 grams). The paper abrasion density is measured and
found to be 0.09.
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