US4672016A
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Carrier particles for use in a developer for developing latent electrostatic images comprise organic tin compound, silicone resin and conductive material
Assignee: Ricoh Co Ltd
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Filing: 1986-03-07
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Granted: 1987-06-09
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Expires: 2006-03-07
Abstract
Abstract Carrier particles for use in a two-component dry-type developer for developing latent electrostatic images comprising a core particle and a silicone resin layer coated on the core particle, the silicone resin layer comprising a silicone resin, an organic tin compound and finely-divided electroconductive particles.
Inventors
- 👤 Tetsuo Isoda
- 👤 Youichirou Watanabe
- 👤 Mitsuo Aoki
- 👤 Nobuhiro Nakayama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 06:12
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G9/00; G03G9/08; G03G9/10; G03G9/113; G03G9/1139; G03G9/1132; G03G9/1135; G03G9/1136; G03G9/1138; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2982; Y10T428/2991; Y10T428/2998
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
44 words
Carrier particles for use in a two-component dry-type developer for developing latent electrostatic images, comprising: a core particle and a silicone resin layer coated on said core particle, said silicone resin layer comprising a silicone resin, an organic tin compound and finely-divided electroconductive particles.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
44 words
Carrier particles for use in a two-component dry-type developer for developing latent electrostatic images, comprising: a core particle and a silicone resin layer coated on said core particle, said silicone resin layer comprising a silicone resin, an organic tin compound and finely-divided electroconductive particles.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
The carrier particles as claimed in claim 1, wherein said organic tin compound is represented by the formula: R 2 1 Sn(OCOR 2 ) 2 wherein R 1 and R 2 each represent an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The carrier particles as claimed in claim 1, wherein said organic tin compound is represented by the formula: Sn(OCOR) 4 wherein R represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The carrier particles as claimed in claim 1, wherein said organic tin compound is selected from the group consisting of: ##STR2##
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The carrier particles as claimed in claim 1, wherein said finely-divided electroconductive particles are selected from the group consisting of carbon black, a boride, a carbide, a nitride, an oxide and a silicide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The carrier particles as claimed in claim 1, wherein said finely-divided electroconductive particles have a particle size of 1 μm or less.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
The carrier particles as claimed in claim 1, wherein the amount of said finely-divided electronductive particles is in the range of 1 wt. % to 50 wt. % to the entire weight of the carrier coating layer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The carrier particles as claimed in claim 1, wherein the particle size of said core particle is in the range of from 50 μm to 1000 μm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
The carrier particles as claimed in claim 5, wherein said boride is selected from the group consisting of chromium boride, hafnium boride, molybdenum boride, niobium boride, tantalum boride, titanium boride and zirconium boride.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
The carrier particles as claimed in claim 5, wherein said carbide is selected from the group consisting of boron carbide, hafnium carbide, molybdenum carbide, niobium carbide, silicon carbide, thallium carbide, titanium carbide, uranium carbide, vanadium carbide, tungsten carbide and zirconium carbide.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
The carrier particles as claimed in claim 5, wherein said nitride is selected from the group consisting of boron nitride, niobium nitride, thallium nitride, titanium nitride, vanadium nitride and zirconium nitride.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
52 words
The carrier particles as claimed in claim 5, wherein said oxide is selected from the group consisting of chromium oxide, lead oxide, tin oxide, vanadium oxide, molybdenum oxide, bismuth oxide, iron oxide (Fe 3 O 4 ), niobium oxide, osmium oxide, platinum oxide, rhenium oxide, ruthenium oxide, titanium oxide and tungsten oxide.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
The carrier particles as claimed in claim 5, wherein said silicide is selected from the group consisting of molybdenum silicide, niobium silicide, thallium silicide, titanium silicide, vanadium silicide and tungsten silicide.
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