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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2014
Applicant:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Inventors:
Jordan H Wosnick, Toronto, CA;
Santiago Faucher, Oakville, CA;
Edward G Zwartz, Mississauga, CA;
Michael S Hawkins, Cambridge, CA;
Karen A Moffat, Brantford, CA;
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/087 (2006.01); G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 9/093 (2006.01); C12P 7/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/08755 (2013.01); C12P 7/62 (2013.01); G03G 9/08795 (2013.01); G03G 9/08797 (2013.01); G03G 9/09371 (2013.01); G03G 15/2064 (2013.01); G03G 2215/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides for enzymatic polymerization to produce polyester resins suitable for use in manufacturing toners. In embodiments, crystalline copolymers, which are polyesters, may be synthesized from lactones, cyclic anhydrides, cyclic carbonates, and combinations thereof. These crystalline copolymers, in turn, may be utilized in the synthesis of toner particles.