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Liquid developer, method of producing the liquid developer and image formation using the same

US6020103A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 3, 1997
Grant dateFeb 1, 2000
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Expiry dateJul 3, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G9/125
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A liquid toner for use in a liquid developer contains a dispersion medium and toner particles, each of which toner particles contains a coloring agent and a binder agent and is dispersed in the dispersion medium, the toner particles comprising small toner particles with a particle diameter of 0.1 .mu.m or less in an amount of 20 wt. % or less of the total weight of the toner particles, and having an average particle diameter of 0.3 to 5 .mu.m. Using the above-mentioned liquid toner in which the amount of the toner particles is controlled to 5 to 100 wt. % of the total weight of the liquid toner, a latent electrostatic image formed on a photoconductor can be developed to a toner image.

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