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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tsutomu Onuma, Yokohama, JP;
Hirohide Tanikawa, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Nobuyuki Okubo, Yokohama, JP;
Tsuneo Nakanishi, Abiko, JP;
Katsuhisa Yamazaki, Numazu, JP;
Kaori Hiratsuka, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/087 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/087 ;
Abstract
A toner is principally constituted by a binder resin, a colorant and a hydrocarbon wax. The hydrocarbon wax has a hydroxyl value (Hv) of 5-150 mgKOH/g and an ester value (Ev) of 1-50 mgKOH/g satisfying Hv>Ev. Further, the toner has a tetrahydrofuran-soluble content providing a gel-permeation chromatogram showing at least one peak in a molecular weight region of 3×10 to 5×10 and at least one peak or shoulder in a molecular weight region of 1×10 to 1×10 .