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Color toner for developing electrostatic images, toner container containing the color toner, and image forming method and apparatus using the color toner

US7052815B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 23, 2003
Grant dateMay 30, 2006
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Expiry dateAug 31, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G9/08755
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A color toner including toner particles including a colorant, a binder resin, and a wax; and an external additive including at least one of an inorganic particulate material and a particulate resin, wherein the binder resin includes a polyester resin (A) having a crystallinity and a formula (—O—CO—CR1=CR2-CO—O—(CH2)n—)m, wherein R1 and R2 independently represents a hydrocarbon, and n and m are repeating numbers; a resin (B); and a resin (C), wherein the resins (B) and (C) and the wax have an island-sea structure such that the resin (C) is present like islands in a sea of the resin (B) and the wax is substantially included in the resin (C). A toner container, an image forming method, an image forming apparatus and a process cartridge including the color toner are also provided.

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