The present disclosure relates to an electrophotographic ink composition. The composition comprises thermoplastic polymer, solder material, conductive filler and liquid carrier. The present disclosure also relates to a method of printing a conductive trace on a print substrate. The method comprises electrophotographically printing the electrophotographic ink composition described above onto a print substrate.

The present invention relates to a liquid developer containing toner particles containing a colorant and a binder resin containing a polyester resin; and an insulating liquid, wherein the polyester resin includes a constituent unit derived from an alcohol component and a constituent unit derived from a carboxylic acid component, and the toner particles contain an acid-modified product A of a polymer of an α-olefin having 3 or more and 18 or less carbon atoms.

Here is described a method of printing on a plastic substrate, the method comprising: providing an electrostatic ink composition comprising a carrier liquid, and particles comprising a resin, and a slip agent dispersed in the carrier liquid; forming a latent electrostatic image on a surface; contacting the surface with the electrostatic ink composition, such that at least some of the particles and the slip agent are transferred to the surface to form a developed toner image on the surface; and transferring the toner image to the plastic substrate. Electrostatic ink compositions and plastic substrates are also disclosed.

A process for preparing a printed rigid plastic substrate is described, the process comprising: providing a rigid plastic substrate comprising a primer on a surface of the rigid plastic substrate, the primer comprising a primer resin; printing a liquid electrophotographic ink composition comprising a thermoplastic resin onto the primer on the surface of the rigid plastic substrate; depositing a cross-linking composition comprising a cross-linker onto the printed electrophotographic ink composition disposed on the primer; and laminating the rigid plastic substrate with a flexible film such that the ink composition and the cross-linker are disposed between the rigid substrate and the flexible film and wherein the lamination of the rigid substrate with the flexible film causes cross-linking of the thermoplastic resin of the ink composition and of the primer resin.

The azomethine compound provided by this case is a compound showing high chroma and having excellent light resistance.

An information processing apparatus includes circuitry to control a display to display a setting screen for a background pattern that allows a user to designate a special consumable material as a color to be used for information specified as the background pattern; generate print data using the designated special consumable material; and transmit the print data to an image forming apparatus.

Described herein is an electrostatic ink composition comprising a thermoplastic resin comprising a copolymer of an alkylene monomer and an ethylenically unsaturated monomer comprising an epoxide. Also descried herein is a method of printing comprising electrostatically printing an electrostatic ink composition on a surface of a substrate, the electrostatic ink composition comprising a thermoplastic resin comprising a copolymer of an alkylene monomer and an ethylenically unsaturated monomer comprising an epoxide; and reacting the epoxide with the surface of the substrate.

A compound represented by the Formula (1), in which, in the Formula (1), R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and the alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms may have a substituent; R.sup.3 represents a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, an alkoxycarbonyl group having 2 to 12 carbon atoms, or an acyl group having 2 to 12 carbon atoms; and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be bonded to each other to form a ring, is provided.

Described herein is a printed product and a process for preparing a printed product. The process may comprise providing a printed substrate comprising an electrostatic ink layer on a surface of a substrate, the electrostatic ink layer comprising a first thermoplastic resin and a pigment; and electrostatically printing an electrostatic overcoat composition onto the printed substrate, the electrostatic overcoat composition comprising a second thermoplastic resin and a wax. Also described herein is an electrostatic overcoat composition, as well as an ink set comprising an electrostatic ink composition and an electrostatic overcoat composition.

A binder resin of toner particles in a liquid developer contains a resin having a monomer unit derived from at least one polymerizable monomer selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylates with an alkyl group having 18 to 36 carbon atoms, and the binder resin has an SP value higher by 1.5 (J/cm.sup.3).sup.0.5 or more than the SP value of a carrier liquid.