US Patent Issued to Xerox on April 29 for "Particles comprising polyamides with pendent pigments and related methods" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,286,535, issued on April 29, was assigned to Xerox Corp. (Norwalk, Conn.).

"Particles comprising polyamides with pendent pigments and related methods" was invented by Karen A. Moffat (Brantford, Canada) and Valerie M. Farrugia (Oakville, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nonlimiting example method of forming polyamide polymer particles having pigments therein may comprising: mixing a mixture comprising a polyamide having a pigment pendent from a backbone of the polyamide (PP-polyamide), a carrier fluid that is immiscible with the PP-polyamide, and optionally an emulsion stabilizer at a temperature greater than a melting point or sof...