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Dry toner, toner kit, and image forming apparatus and process cartridge using the dry toner

US7183029B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 8, 2004
Grant dateFeb 27, 2007
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Expiry dateSep 8, 2024

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

Abstract

A toner for forming a full color image, which includes a colorant and a binder resin including a polyester resin which is prepared by a polycondensation ester reaction in the presence of a titanium-containing catalyst selected from the group consisting of halogenated titanium, titanium diketone enolates, titanium carboxylates, titanyl carboxylates, and salts of titanyl carboxylates. A toner kit including a yellow toner, a magenta toner, a cyan toner and a black toner, wherein each of the toners is the toner mentioned above. An image forming apparatus including an image bearing member; a charger; a light irradiator; a developing device configured to develop an electrostatic latent image with a developer including the toner mentioned above; a transfer device; and a fixing device.

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