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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2005
Marcel P. Breton, Mississauga, CA;
Adela Goredema, Mississauga, CA;
Christine E. Bedford, Burlington, CA;
Christopher Wagner, Toronto, CA;
Sandra Gardner, Oakville, CA;
Nan-xing HU, Oakville, CA;
Bruce Goodbrand, Hamilton, CA;
Marcel P. Breton, Mississauga, CA;
Adela Goredema, Mississauga, CA;
Christine E. Bedford, Burlington, CA;
Christopher Wagner, Toronto, CA;
Sandra Gardner, Oakville, CA;
Nan-Xing Hu, Oakville, CA;
Bruce Goodbrand, Hamilton, CA;
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is an ink carrier and a method for forming same, and a phase change ink including same. The ink carrier comprises a colloidal dispersion of at least one of silica nanoparticles and metal oxide nanoparticles. The ink carrier can also include a low melting wax, and a gelling agent. The ink carrier exhibits a substantially uniform distribution of the nanoparticles so that they are discretely distributed therewithin, and are substantially resistant to the aggregation of the nanoparticles distributed therewithin.