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COLOR TONER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY, AND A COMBINED SET OF COLOR TONERS FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY USING THE SAME, COLOR DEVELOPING AGENT FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY USING THE SAME, METHOD FOR FORMING COLOR IMAGES USING THE SAME, AND DEVICE FOR FORMING COLOR IMAGES USING THE SAME

US6641965B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 22, 2002
Grant dateNov 4, 2003
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Expiry dateApr 19, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/0132
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A color toner for electrophotography, preferably used as a flash fixing toner which can be processed at a high speed, and exhibit excellent fixing property, high image resolution (image reproducibility) when fixed, and color reproducibility by color overlapping, and having a preferable color tone, with which a multi-color image can be formed. The color toner for electrophotography is used for the extreme bottom layer of a multi-color image comprised of laminating at least two types of toners that are selected from black toner, magenta toner, yellow toner, and cyan toner, and contains a coloring agent and an infrared ray absorbent, the color toner for electrophotography has a contrast ratio in the range of 35% to 95%.

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