1. An adhesive composition comprising:
a) a raw elastomer with molecular weight from 50,000 to 400,000 Da; and,
b) from 1 to 15% by total weight of an anti-block agent comprising inorganic fillers, capable of forming emulsions in water, wherein the anti-block agent is not applied as an outer layer;
and wherein the adhesive composition has adhesive properties above the minimum parameters required for application as adhesive.
2. The adhesive composition of claim 1, wherein the elastomer is selected between Solution-SBR, Emulsion-SBR, SB di-block copolymers and tapered triblock copolymers.
3. The adhesive composition of claim 2, wherein the elastomer is a styrene\u2014butadiene copolymer with butadiene content higher than 60% weightweight.
4. The adhesive composition of claim 1, wherein the inorganic fillers contained in the anti-block agent are selected from the group comprising metallic carbonates, metallic sulfates, metallic oxides, metallic hydroxides, metallic aluminosilicates, alumina, silica, talc and combinations thereof, in combination with a compatible emulsifier capable of forming emulsions of the same in water.
5. The adhesive composition of claim 4, wherein the inorganic fillers contained in the anti-block agent are selected from the group comprising calcium carbonate, magnesium sulfate, calcium oxide, titanium dioxide, calcium hydroxide, potassium aluminosilicate, calcium aluminosilicate, alumina, silica, talc and combinations thereof.
6. The adhesive composition of claim 5, wherein the inorganic fillers contained in the anti-block agent are selected from the group comprising magnesium sulfate, titanium dioxide, calcium hydroxide, silica, potassium aluminosilicate, calcium aluminosilicate, talc and combinations thereof.
7. The adhesive composition of claim 4, wherein the compatible emulsifier is selected from alkaline salts of organic fatty esters with less than 20 carbon atoms.
8. The adhesive composition of claim 7, wherein the compatible emulsifier is a stearate.
9. The adhesive composition of claim 1, wherein the anti-block agent comprises:
a) 3-9% ww calcium hydroxide;
b) 0.3-1.1% ww talc;
c) 0.5-2% ww titanium dioxide;
d) 0.3-1% ww calcium aluminosilicate;
e) 0.2-0.7% ww potassium aluminosilicate
f) 0.5-1.5% ww magnesium sulfate;
g) 75-85% ww silica; and
h) 7-11% ww calcium stearate.
10. The adhesive composition of claim 1, wherein the anti-block agent can be used in powder form or as a water-based emulsion with solids content from about 5 to about 50% by weight.
11. The adhesive composition of claim 1, wherein the anti-block agent is added in the range of 2 to 8% by weight.
12. The adhesive composition of claim 1, wherein the Brookfield viscosity at 177\xb0 C. is maximum 5741 cP, the softening temperature is at least 75\xb0 C., Tension is at least 1.4 MPa, Loop Tack is at least 1.59 lbf, the Peel is at least 1.81 lbf, and Shear is at least 33 minutes.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. An image forming device comprising:
an image engine configured to use a consumable to image a job; and
processing circuitry coupled with the image engine and configured to monitor for an occurrence of a predetermined status of the consumable during imaging of the job and to select one of first ceasing imaging of the job before completion of the imaging of the job and second ceasing imaging of the job after completion of the imaging of the job, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to select one of the first ceasing and the second ceasing responsive to the monitoring of the predetermined status of the consumable.
2. The device of claim 1 wherein the processing circuitry is configured to access a value indicating a desirability to complete imaging of the job, and to select one of the first ceasing and the second ceasing using the value.
3. The device of claim 1 wherein the first ceasing comprises ceasing after a completion of imaging of a hard image being imaged during the occurrence of the predetermined status.
4. The device of claim 1 wherein the processing circuitry is configured to determine a requirement amount of the consumable to complete the job after the occurrence of the predetermined status, and to select one of the first ceasing and the second ceasing responsive to the determination.
5. The device of claim 4 wherein the processing circuitry is configured to select the first ceasing responsive to the requirement amount exceeding the predetermined status.
6. The device of claim 1 wherein the processing circuitry is configured to control an indication of the occurrence of the predetermined status of the consumable.
7. The device of claim 1 wherein the image engine comprises a print engine.
8. An image forming method comprising:
imaging at least a portion of a job comprising a plurality of hard images using a consumable;
monitoring for an occurrence of a predetermined status of the consumable; and
selecting one of first ceasing imaging of the job after a completion of imaging of a hard image being imaged during the occurrence of the predetermined status and second ceasing imaging after a completion of the imaging of the job, the selecting being responsive to the monitoring.
9. The method of claim 8 further comprising accessing a value indicating a desirability to complete imaging of the job, and wherein the selecting comprises selecting one of the first ceasing and the second ceasing using the value.
10. The method of claim 8 further comprising determining a requirement amount of the consumable to complete the job after the occurrence of the predetermined status, and wherein the selecting comprises selecting one of the first ceasing and the second ceasing responsive to the determining.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein the selecting comprises selecting the first ceasing responsive to the requirement amount exceeding the predetermined status.
12. The method of claim 8 wherein the imaging comprises printing.
13. The method of claim 8 further comprising indicating the occurrence of the predetermined status of the consumable.
14. An image forming method comprising:
providing a job comprising image data corresponding to a plurality of hard images;
imaging at least one of the hard images using a consumable and corresponding to a first portion of the job, the imaging comprising imaging using an image forming device;
detecting an occurrence of a predetermined status of the consumable during the imaging of the first portion of the job;
analyzing a requirement amount of the consumable to complete imaging of a second portion of the job with respect to the predetermined status of the consumable after the detecting;
providing a plurality of options for imaging the second portion of the job using the image forming device; and
selecting one of the imaging options for imaging the second portion of the job responsive to the analyzing.
15. The method of claim 14 wherein the providing the options comprises providing a first of the options comprising ceasing imaging of the job after imaging the first portion of the job, and providing a second of the options comprising ceasing imaging of the job after imaging the second portion of the job.
16. The method of claim 14 wherein the providing the imaging options comprises providing a first of the imaging options comprising ceasing imaging of the job after imaging the first portion of the job and before imaging the second portion of the job.
17. The method of claim 14 wherein the ceasing comprises ceasing responsive to the analyzing indicating that the requirement amount of the consumable exceeds the predetermined status of the consumable.
18. The method of claim 14 further comprising providing a value indicating a desirability to complete the job, and wherein the analyzing comprises analyzing using the value.
19. The method of claim 14 further comprising indicating the predetermined status of the consumable.
20. The method of claim 14 wherein the imaging comprises printing at least one of the hard images.