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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:
May. 02, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 25, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kazuyoshi Hagiwara, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
430110 ; 430111 ; 399252 ; 399343 ; 399111 ;
Abstract
A toner for developing an electrostatic image has toner particles containing at least a binder resin and a colorant, and an inorganic fine powder. The inorganic fine powder has been treated with a silicone oil having, in its molecular weight distribution as measured by gel permeation chromatography, at least one peak value in the region of molecular weight of from 500 to 15,000 and having at least one peak value or shoulder in the region of molecular weight of from 3,000 to 100,000 at a value greater than the former peak value.