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Toner

US9625844B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 10, 2014
Grant dateApr 18, 2017
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Expiry dateApr 17, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G9/08797
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Provided is a toner containing toner particles, each of which includes a binder resin containing a polyester as a main component, a colorant, and a wax, in which the binder resin includes a block polymer in which a segment capable of forming a crystalline structure and a segment incapable of forming a crystalline structure are bonded, the toner has a maximum endothermic peak from the binder resin, as determined by differential scanning calorimetry measurement, with a peak temperature in a specific range and with an endothermic quantity in a specific range, and the wax is an ester wax having a functionality of 3 or more.

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