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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2008
Applicants:
Kasturi Rangan Srinivasan, Longmont, CO (US);
Rick Owen Jones, Berthoud, CO (US);
Inventors:
Kasturi Rangan Srinivasan, Longmont, CO (US);
Rick Owen Jones, Berthoud, CO (US);
Assignee:
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention provides a toner with improved charge and charge stability by suitable addition of extra particulate additives (EPA) such as aluminum cerium oxide and/or cerium zirconium oxide. The additives may be combined with toner in a conical mixer having selected temperature control. The invention also provides toner which may provide reduced print quality defects such as ghosting or residual image and fade-to-color.