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Toner kit, deep-color cyan toner, pale-color cyan toner, and image forming method

US7381509B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 28, 2007
Grant dateJun 3, 2008
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Expiry dateAug 28, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G9/0926
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention provides: a toner kit having a deep toner and a pale toner which are separated from each other, wherein: the deep toner and the pale toner satisfy prescribed conditions for an L*a*b* color coordinate system where a* represents a hue in the red-green direction, b* represents a hue in the yellow-blue direction, and L* represents a lightness; the pale toner and the deep toner to be used in the toner kit; and a method for forming an image using the toner kit. Thus, the present invention can form a high quality image, while suppressing graininess and roughness over the areas covering from the low density area to the high density area.

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