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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:
Sep. 01, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 17, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jun Ikami, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ; G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
430126 ; 430110 ; 430111 ; 430903 ;
Abstract
An electrostatic latent image developer is produced by adding 1 part by weight or more of an agent improving transfer efficiency, the agent having an average particle size of 0.1 to 3 .mu.m, together with 0.3 to 5 parts by weight of a hydrophobic silica fine powder of a BET specific surface area of 50 to 300 m.sub.2 /g to 100 parts by weight of a toner. The electrostatic latent image developer of the invention improves the transfer efficiency from a photosensitive material onto a recording medium while the flowability of the toner can be retained, whereby any cleaning mechanism in a developer system can be omitted.