Magnetic toner particles comprising magnetite particles containing silicon
US6103437A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 27, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2998
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Magnetite particles of the present invention have an average particle diameter of 0.05 to 0.50 .mu.m, each of the magnetite particles having a plurality of mountain-shaped protrusions with unsharpened crests on a surface of each magnetite particle, and the number of the mountain-shaped protrusions formed on the surface of each magnetite particle being in the range of 2 to 30 when viewed in projected plan; magnetic iron oxide particles for magnetic toner comprising not less than 60%, in particle number, of the said magnetite particles; and a magnetic toner comprising the said magnetic iron oxide particles and a binder resin. The magnetite particles of the present invention are free from the falling-off from toner particles. The toner particles of the present invention shows a good fluidity and produces visual images having a higher definition upon development of electrostatic latent images.
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