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Electrophotographic toner, and image forming apparatus and image forming method using the same

US6475688B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 30, 2000
Grant dateNov 5, 2002
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Expiry dateAug 30, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G9/09783
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An electrophotographic toner is disclosed. The toner contains resinous composition comprising a lower molecular weight component having peak at molecular weight of 3,000 to 50,000 and a higher weight having peak at molecular weight of 100,000 to 5,000,000 of the copolymer comprised of vinyl based copolymer comprised of styrene based monomer and acrylic or methacrylic acid ester based monomer as structural units, and a fatty acid ester specified in the specification and a carboxylic acid specified in the specification.

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