US 7,465,348 B1
Nanosized particles of monoazo laked pigment
Rina Carlini, Mississauga (Canada); C. Geoffrey Allen, Waterdown (Canada); Sandra J. Gardner, Oakville (Canada); Karl W. Dawson, Ottawa (Canada); Peter G. Odell, Mississauga (Canada); Paul F. Smith, Oakville (Canada); and Jennifer L. Belelie, Oakville (Canada)
Assigned to Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, Conn. (US)
Filed on Jun. 07, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/759,913.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. C09B 67/20 (2006.01); C09B 63/00 (2006.01); C09B 41/00 (2006.01); C09D 11/00 (2006.01); C09D 11/02 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 106—496  [106/31.61; 106/31.62; 106/31.65; 106/31.66; 106/31.67; 106/31.72; 106/31.73; 106/31.75; 106/31.8; 523/161; 534/579] 32 Claims
 
1. A nanoscale pigment particle composition, comprising:
an organic monoazo laked pigment having at least one functional moiety, and
a sterically bulky stabilizer compound having at least one functional group,
wherein the functional moiety associates non-covalently with the functional group; and
presence of the associated stabilizer limits an extent of particle growth and aggregation, to afford nanoscale-sized pigment particles.