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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2020
Applicants:
Masashi Nagayama, Shizuoka, JP;
Kousuke Suzuki, Shizuoka, JP;
Masahiro Seki, Nara, JP;
Hiroyuki Kishida, Shizuoka, JP;
Namie Suzuki, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Masashi Nagayama, Shizuoka, JP;
Kousuke Suzuki, Shizuoka, JP;
Masahiro Seki, Nara, JP;
Hiroyuki Kishida, Shizuoka, JP;
Namie Suzuki, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/113 (2006.01); G03G 9/107 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/1139 (2013.01); G03G 9/1085 (2020.08); G03G 15/0808 (2013.01);
Abstract
A carrier can be used for forming an electrophotographic image. The carrier contains a core particle and a coating layer coating the core particle. The coating layer contains a chargeable particle. The carder has an internal void ratio of 0.0% or greater but less than 2.0%, and an apparent density of 2.0 g/cmor greater but less than 2.5 g/cm.