Patent ID: 8440379

Claim:
A liquid electrophotographic ink, comprising: a) a carrier liquid, and b) a pigment-polymer blend composition dispersed in the carrier liquid, the pigment-polymer blend composition comprising a pigment and a polymer blend of at least three distinct polymers, the polymer blend comprising: i) a first polymer having a melt flow rate of about 20 to about 70 g/10 min and a Vicat softening point of about 60° C. to about 70° C., ii) a second polymer having a melt flow rate of about 80 to about 120 g/10 min, and iii) a third polymer having an acidity of about 160 to about 230 mg KOH/g and a melt flow rate of at least 500 g/10 min, wherein the liquid electrophotographic ink is formulated for printing in a liquid electrophotographic printer.