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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kathryn A Pearlstine, Wilmington, DE (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
430115 ;
Abstract
A liquid developer contains a liquid dispersion medium, marking particles, a polymeric surfactant, an optional colorant, and an optional charge control agent. The polymeric surfactant may be a siloxane surfactant, preferably a siloxane-alkene oxide block copolymer. To prepare the liquid developer, the surfactant may be added as a post additive to previously-formed developer.