Patent ID: 11866562
Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC C  B  Y | IPC C

Claim 5:
6. A composition comprising:
a plurality of elastomeric particulates comprising a polyurethane polymer and a plurality of nanoparticles, the polyurethane polymer defining a core and an outer surface of the elastomeric particulates and the plurality of nanoparticles being associated with the outer surface;
wherein the elastomeric particulates have a D50 ranging from about 1 μm to about 1,000 μm; and
wherein the plurality of nanoparticles comprises or consists essentially of a plurality of oxide nanoparticles, the oxide nanoparticles comprising or consisting essentially of silica nanoparticles;

wherein the silica nanoparticles are at least partially embedded in the outer surface.