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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1997
Hiroshi Yusa, Machida, JP;
Motoo Urawa, Funabashi, JP;
Keita Nozawa, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Yuki Karaki, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Kazuo Maruyama, Mishima, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toner for developing an electrostatic image is disclosed which has at least one endothermic peak in the temperature region of 120.degree. C. or below in differential thermal analysis and contains, in its particles having particle diameters of 3 .mu.m or larger, not less than 93% by number of particles having a circularity of at least 0.90 and less than 30% by number of particles having a circularity of at least 0.98. The toner does not cause the re-transfer under high transfer current conditions and can realize the formation of good images with high image density. Also, an image forming method using the toner is disclosed.