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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 03, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toshio Honjo, Kashiwa, JP;
Yuji Sato, Kashiwa, JP;
Kanao Kayamoto, Kashiwa, JP;
Masahiro Ogata, Kashiwa, JP;
Assignee:
Powdertech Co., Ltd., Kashiwa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4301066 ; 430108 ; 252 6254 ; 252 6255 ;
Abstract
An iron carrier for an electrophotographic developer, the carrier having a mean particle diameter of 25 to 40 .mu.m, a magnetization of at least 160 emu/g at 3000 Oe, an apparent density of 3.0 to 4.2 g/cm.sup.3, a percentage sphericity of at least 80%, and a specific surface area of at least 350 cm.sup.2 /g as determined by an air permeation method; a process for preparing the carrier by a plasma method; and an electrophotographic developer comprising the carrier.