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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2021
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Sara Yoshida, Shizuoka, JP;
Yusuke Kosaki, Shizuoka, JP;
Taiji Katsura, Shizuoka, JP;
Hidekazu Fumita, Shizuoka, JP;
Kentaro Yamawaki, Shizuoka, JP;
Itaru Kondo, Shizuoka, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toner including: a toner particle containing a binder resin and a colorant; and a fine particle on a surface of the toner particle, wherein the fine particle is a solid and substantially hemispherical shape, and has a substantially flat surface and a curved surface, and wherein a number-average value of a longest diameter 'w' of the substantially flat surface is 10 to 400 nm. An external additive for a toner that is a solid and substantially hemispherical shape, and has a substantially flat surface and a curved surface, wherein a number-average value of a longest diameter “w” of the substantially flat surface is 10 to 400 nm. A fine particle that is a solid and substantially hemispherical shape, and has a substantially flat surface and a curved surface, wherein a number-average value of a longest diameter “w” of the substantially flat surface is 10 to 400 nm.