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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mikio Kohyama, Hino, JP;
Kenji Hayashi, Hino, JP;
Masafumi Uchida, Hachioji, JP;
Tsuyoshi Uchida, Hachioji, JP;
Hiroyuki Yamada, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/087 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/087 ;
Abstract
A toner for developing an electrostatic image comprising a resin, a colorant and a releasing agent in which the toner particles are obtained by salting out/fusion-adhering a resin particle comprising a binding resin and a releasing agent together with a colorant particle is disclosed. The toner comprises the toner particles having a variation coefficient of not more than 16% and a number variation coefficient of the number particle size distribution of not more than 27%.