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Hydrophobic-treated metal oxide

Published 20 Mar 2008 · application patented

Assignee: Cabot Corporation

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Inventors: William R. Williams, Joachim K. Floess, Hairuo Tu, Dmitry Fomitchev · Examiner: Ronak Patel · AU 1788 · TC 1700

Application
11/774,465
filed 6 Jul 2007
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US 20080070146 A1
published 20 Mar 2008
Patent
US 9,150,731
granted 6 Oct 2015
20 Mar 2008
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Classifications
G03G9/097, C09C3/12
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William R. Williams
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granted 6 Oct 2015
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Abstract

This invention provides metal oxide particles surface-treated with a hydrophobicity-imparting agent, methods of making such, and toner compositions comprising the same.

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IPC · International Patent Classification
Section B — Performing operations; transporting
  • B82Y30/00
Section C — Chemistry; metallurgy
  • C09C3/12
  • C01B33/14
  • C09C1/30
Section G — Physics
  • G03G9/097
  • G03G9/113

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