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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hirohide Tanikawa, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Takeshi Ohtake, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Makoto Unno, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Kanbayashi, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/097 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/097 ;
Abstract
A toner having a negative triboelectric chargeability and suitable for developing positively or negatively charged images is composed of at least a binder resin, a colorant and an organic metal compound. The organic metal compound is an organic zirconium compound comprising a coordination or/and a bonding of zirconium and an aromatic compound as a ligand or/and an acid source selected from the group consisting of aromatic diols, aromatic hydroxycarboxylic acids, aromatic monocarboxylic acids, and aromatic polycarboxylic acids.