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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2001
Hiroshi Katagiri, Nagano-Ken, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The object of the present invention is to achieve a dry toner that is of improved low-temperature fixability, pulverizability, offset resistance, durability and storability as well as improved transparency and light resistance and so provides a useful color toner, and provide a dry toner production process of improved continuous productivity. The dry toner of the invention is characterized by comprising as a binder resin a polymer that is obtained by bulk polymerization of a compound having at least two isocyanate groups and a compound having at least two functional groups, each containing active hydrogen, contains an urethane bond or urea bond in its main chain and has a number-average molecular weight (Mn) of 1,500 to 20,000 as measured on a polystyrene basis.