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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2018
Applicants:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Maiko Miyoshi, Izunokuni Shizuoka, JP;
Li Xu, Mishima Shizuoka, JP;
Taishi Takano, Shimizu Sunto Shizuoka, JP;
Assignees:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/08 (2006.01); G03G 15/06 (2006.01); G03G 9/087 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/0819 (2013.01); G03G 9/0808 (2013.01); G03G 9/08755 (2013.01); G03G 15/06 (2013.01); G03G 15/6585 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided here are toners and image forming apparatus and methods for the formation of a bright image with excellent brightness and concealability. A bright toner according to an embodiment comprises a plurality of toner particles containing a bright pigment and a binder resin, and has a volume particle diameter distribution with a coefficient of variation CV of 0.26 or more.