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Toner, vessel with the toner, developer, image forming apparatus and process cartridge and image forming method

US8026031B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 5, 2007
Grant dateSep 27, 2011
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Expiry dateMar 5, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G9/09791
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Toner and a developer which are excellent in cleaning property and fixing property at low temperature, and capable of forming images with high quality are provided. A toner prepared by dispersing and/or emulsifying an oil phase or a monomer phase comprising a toner composition and/or a toner composition precursor in a water-based medium to granulate, wherein the toner has an average circularity of 0.925 to 0.970, and the toner composition and/or the toner composition precursor has a layered inorganic material in which at least a part of interlayer ions in the layered inorganic material has been exchanged with organic ions.

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