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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 1981
Filed:
Jan. 03, 1980
Norman T Veillette, Nashua, NH (US);
Charles H Pian, Lexington, MA (US);
Nashua Corporation, Nashua, NH (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a developer composition which in use exhibits improved depletion characteristics and produces copies of high image density. The developer comprises an organic carrier containing a pigment system, a charge control agent, and a 'gelatex' which acts as a fixitive and a dispersant. The gelatex comprises a carrier-insoluble vinyl polymer and a multiply-branched, vinyl polymer which physically entraps or entangles the carrier-insoluble polymer and is on the borderline of solubility in the carrier. The gelatex component is present in the carrier as a stable dispersion and is substantially uniformly depleted as multiple copies are produced, resulting in a significantly reduced rate of image density deterioration as multiple copies are produced.