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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:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ken Ohmura, Hachioji, JP;
Asao Matsushima, Hachioji, JP;
Shiro Hirano, Hachioji, JP;
Yoshiki Nishimori, Hachioji, JP;
Hiroyuki Yamada, Hachioji, JP;
Hiroshi Yamazaki, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/08 ;
Abstract
A toner for developing a static image comprising at least a resin, colorant and crystalline substance is disclosed. The toner particle has a domain-matrix structure and the domain has an average of the ratio of the major axis to the minor axis of from 1.5 to 2.5 when the domain is approximated by an ellipse.