Low melt color toners with fluorescence agents

US8962228B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8962228-B2
Application numberUS-72458210-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 16, 2010
Priority dateSep 19, 2008
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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A low melt or ultra low melt toner includes at least one amorphous polyester of an alkoxylated bisphenol based polyester, a crystalline polyester derived from the reaction of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid or aromatic dicarboxylic acid with an aliphatic diol, at least one colorant and at least one fluorescence agent. Methods of authentication of the toner, of authentication of documents formed from the toner, of embedding information in documents, and the like are also set forth.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of forming an image, comprising: with a toner set comprised of a plurality of toners, a first toner of the toner set comprised of toner particles comprising at least one amorphous polyester comprised of an alkoxylated bisphenol based polyester, at least one crystalline polyester derived from the reaction of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid or aromatic dicarboxylic acid with an aliphatic diol, at least one colorant and at least one fluorescence agent,…

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What does patent US8962228B2 cover?
A low melt or ultra low melt toner includes at least one amorphous polyester of an alkoxylated bisphenol based polyester, a crystalline polyester derived from the reaction of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid or aromatic dicarboxylic acid with an aliphatic diol, at least one colorant and at least one fluorescence agent. Methods of authentication of the toner, of authentication of documents formed …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Iftime Gabriel, Moffat Karen A, Wosnick Jordan H, and 5 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G03G9/08795. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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