Patent ID: 6420029
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: G03G,Y10T

Abstract:
Carrier particles having a coating comprising a monomeric, polyfunctional organosilane containing at least two silicon atoms, each silicon atom having one to three hydrolysable groups or condensation crosslinking groups, wherein said silicon atoms are each bonded by a Siâ€”C bond to a structural unit which links at least one of said silicon atoms, a hydrolysis product of said monomeric, polyfunctional organosilane, or a reaction product of said monomeric, polyfunctional organosilane with an organosilane containing at least one of a hetero atom and an alkoxide, wherein said coating further comprises a weight percent, A, of a polymeric compound not containing silicon atoms relative to the weight of the dried coating such that 5%&lE;A&lE;50%.