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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masami Tomita, Numazu, JP;
Shigeru Emoto, Numazu, JP;
Hiroshi Yamasita, Numazu, JP;
Tsunemi Sugiyama, Numazu, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/087 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/087 ;
Abstract
A dry toner for developing an electrostatic image, including a toner binder containing a urea-modified polyester. The toner has a volume average particle diameter Dv of 3 to 10 &mgr;m and a number average particle diameter Dp such that the ratio Dv/Dp of the volume average particle diameter to the number average particle diameter ranges from 1.05 to 1.25.