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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2012
Applicant:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Inventors:
Caroline M. Turek, Mississauga, CA;
Guerino G. Sacripante, Oakville, CA;
Daryl W. Vanbesien, Burlington, CA;
Corey L. Tracy, Calgary, CA;
C. Geoffrey Allen, Waterdown, CA;
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 11/02 (2014.01); C09D 11/38 (2014.01); C09D 11/34 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 11/34 (2013.01); C09D 11/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A phase change ink including an amorphous compound; a crystalline compound; an optional colorant; an optional synergist; an optional dispersant; and at least one polyhydroxyalkanoate compound of the formula wherein R is independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group, a heteroatom, and combinations thereof; wherein n represents the number of repeating units of from 1 to about 35,000; and wherein x represents an integer from 1 to about 5.