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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 24, 1996
Kazuo Tsubuko, Numazu, JP;
Akihiko Gotoh, Susono, JP;
Tsuyoshi Asami, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuyo Mizuno, Numazu, JP;
Akihiro Koseki, Numazu, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A developer for use in electrophotography for developing latent electrostatic images to visible toner images, includes at least two kinds of toner particles with different shapes selected from the group consisting of spherical toner particles, fibrous toner particles and amorphous toner particles, each toner particle containing a coloring agent and a binder resin. There is provided a liquid developer including a toner which is dispersed in a carrier liquid, in which the toner includes at least two kinds of the above-mentioned toner particles with different shapes. An electrophotographic image formation method using the above-mentioned liquid developer is also provided.