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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2020
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Chunliang Lu, Webster, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
Fluorescent latexes are provided. In embodiments, a fluorescent latex comprises water and fluorescent agent-incorporated resin particles, the particles comprising a resin and a Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) pair comprising a fluorescent brightener having a fluorescence emission spectrum and a fluorescent dye having an absorption spectrum that overlaps with the fluorescence emission spectrum of the fluorescent brightener, wherein the fluorescent latex exhibits FRET under illumination with ultraviolet (UV) light. Fluorescent toners made from the fluorescent latexes are provided. Methods of making and using the fluorescent toners are also provided.