Liquid toners for use with perfluorinated solvents

Claim 2

Polymer resin bound pigment particles, comprising pigment particles in intimate association with a polymeric resin, wherein the polymeric resin is a copolymer of a) 65 to 89.5 weight percent of a non-fluorinated free-radically polymerizable monomer, b) 10 to 20 weight percent perfluorinated macromer terminated at exactly one end with a free-radically polymerizable group, and c) from 0.5 to 15 weight percent of a free-radically polymerizable monomer which is not a perfluorinated monomer having a group binding a polyvalent metal ion.

Claim 3

The resin bound pigment particles of claim 1 wherein monomer a) comprises an acryloyl or methacryloyl monomer.

Claim 4

The resin bound pigment particles of claim 1 wherein macromer b) has a number average molecular weight between 10,000 and 250,000 grams/mole and a fluorine content of from 40 to 95% by weight.

Claim 5

The resin bound pigment particles of claim 3 wherein said macromer b) comprises a polymer formed from monomers selected from the group consisting of perfluorinated epoxides, fluorinated alkenes, fluorinated acrylates, perfluorinated vinyl ethers, and fluorinated alkyl acrylonitrile.

Claim 6

The resin bound pigment particles of claim 2 wherein macromer b) has a number average molecular weight between 10,000 and 250,000 grams/mole and a fluorine content of from 40 to 75% by weight.

Claim 7

A latex comprising a dispersion in a carrier liquid of the particles of claim 1.

Claim 8

The latex of claim 6 wherein said carrier liquid comprises a fluorinated hydrocarbon having greater than 60% by weight of fluorine.

Claim 9

Polymer resin bound pigment particles, comprising pigment particles in intimate association with a polymeric resin, wherein the polymeric resin is a copolymer of from 75 to 98 weight percent of a perfluorinated free-radically polymerizable monomer, and from 2 to 25 weight percent of a free-radically polymerizable non-fluorinated monomers, wherein at least 0.5 to 15 weight percent on a weight basis of said copolymer of the free-radically polymerizable monomers has a group for binding a polyvalent metal ion.

Claim 10

Polymer resin bound pigment particles, comprising pigment particles in intimate association with a polymeric resin, wherein the polymeric resin is a copolymer of from 75 to 98 weight percent of a perfluorinated free-radically polymerizable monomer, and from 2 to 25 weight percent of a free-radically polymerizable non-fluorinated monomers, wherein at least 0.5 to 15 weight percent on a weight basis of said copolymer of the free-radically polymerizable monomers has a group for binding a polyvalent metal ion.

Claim 11

A latex comprising a dispersion in a carrier liquid of the particles of claim 8.

Claim 12

The latex of claim 9 wherein said carrier liquid comprises a fluorinated hydrocarbon of at least 60% by weight fluorine.

Claim 13

Polymer resin bound pigment particles, comprising pigment particles in intimate association with a polymeric resin, wherein the polymeric resin is a copolymer of a) 65 to 89.5 weight percent of a non-fluorinated free-radically polymerizable monomer, b) 10 to 20 weight percent of a fluorinated macromer terminated at exactly one end with a free-radically polymerizable group, and c) from 0.5 to 15 weight percent of a free-radically polymerizable monomer which is not a fluorinated macromer as in b) having a group binding a polyvalent metal ion.

Claim 14

Polymer resin bound pigment particles, comprising pigment particles in intimate association with a polymeric resin, wherein the polymeric resin is a copolymer of a) 65 to 89.5 weight percent of a non-fluorinated free-radically polymerizable monomer, b) 10 to 20 weight percent of a fluorinated macromer terminated at exactly one end with a free-radically polymerizable group, and c) from 0.5 to 15 weight percent of a free-radically polymerizable monomer which is not a fluorinated macromer as in b) having a group binding a polyvalent metal ion.

Claim 15

Polymer resin bound pigment particles, comprising pigment particles in intimate association with a polymeric resin, wherein the polymeric resin is a copolymer of from 75 to 98 weight percent of a fluorinated free-radically polymerizable monomer, and from 2 to 25 weight percent of a free-radically polymerizable non-fluorinated monomers, wherein at least 0.5 weight percent of the free-radically polymerizable non-fluorinated monomers has a group for binding a polyvalent metal ion.

Claim 16

Polymer resin bound pigment particles, comprising pigment particles in intimate association with a polymeric resin, wherein the polymeric resin is a copolymer of from 75 to 98 weight percent of a fluorinated free-radically polymerizable monomer, and from 2 to 25 weight percent of a free-radically polymerizable non-fluorinated monomers, wherein at least 0.5 weight percent of the free-radically polymerizable non-fluorinated monomers has a group for binding a polyvalent metal ion.

Claim 17

Polymer resin bound pigment particles, comprising pigment particles in intimate association with a polymeric resin, wherein the polymeric resin is a copolymer of a) 65 to 89.5 weight percent of a non-fluorinated free-radically polymerizable monomer, b) 10 to 20 weight percent of a fluorinated macromer having a fluorine content of from 40 to 95% by weight terminated at exactly one end with a free-radically polymerizable group, and c) from 0.5 to 15 weight percent of a free radically polymerizable monomer which is not a fluorinated macromer as in b) having a group binding a polyvalent metal ion.

Claim 18

Polymer resin bound pigment particles, comprising pigment particles in intimate association with a polymeric resin, wherein the polymeric resin is a copolymer of a) 65 to 89.5 weight percent of a non-fluorinated free-radically polymerizable monomer, b) 10 to 20 weight percent of a fluorinated macromer having a fluorine content of from 40 to 95% by weight terminated at exactly one end with a free-radically polymerizable group, and c) from 0.5 to 15 weight percent of a free radically polymerizable monomer which is not a fluorinated macromer as in b) having a group binding a polyvalent metal ion.

Claim 19

Polymer resin bound pigment particles, comprising pigment particles in intimate association with a polymeric resin, wherein the polymeric resin is a copolymer of from 75 to 98 weight percent of a fluorinated free-radically polymerizable monomer having a fluorine content of from 40 to 95% by weight, and from 2 to 25 weight percent of a free-radically polymerizable non-fluorinated monomers, wherein at least 0.5 weight percent of the free-radically polymerizable non fluorinated monomers has a group for binding a polyvalent metal ion.

Claim 20

Polymer resin bound pigment particles, comprising pigment particles in intimate association with a polymeric resin, wherein the polymeric resin is a copolymer of from 75 to 98 weight percent of a fluorinated free-radically polymerizable monomer having a fluorine content of from 40 to 95% by weight, and from 2 to 25 weight percent of a free-radically polymerizable non-fluorinated monomers, wherein at least 0.5 weight percent of the free-radically polymerizable non fluorinated monomers has a group for binding a polyvalent metal ion.