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Non-magnetic toner

US4985327A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 22, 1990
Grant dateJan 15, 1991
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Expiry dateMay 22, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S430/104
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A developer for developing electrostatic images, comprising a non-magnetic toner, the toner containing 17-60% by number of non-magnetic toner particles of 5 microns or smaller, containing 1-30% by number of non-magnetic toner particles of 8-12.7 microns, and containing 2.0% by volume or less of nonmagnetic toner particles of 16 microns or larger; wherein the non-magnetic toner has a volume-average particle size of 4-10 microns, and the non-magnetic toner particles of 5 microns or smaller have a particle size distribution satisfying the following formula: EQU N/V=-0.04N+k, wherein N denotes % by number of non-magnetic toner particles of 5 microns of smaller, V denotes % by volume of non-magnetic toner particles of 5 microns or smaller k denotes a positive number of 4.5-6.5, and N denotes a positive number of 17-60.

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