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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2002
Kao Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toner comprising a resin binder comprising a crystalline resin having a ratio of a softening point to a maximal peak temperature of heat of fusion of 0.6 or more and less than 1.1, and an amorphous hybrid resin having a ratio of a softening point to a maximal peak temperature of heat of fusion of from 1.1 to 4.0; and a colorant, wherein the amorphous hybrid resin comprises two polymerization resin components each having an independent reaction path, said two polymerization resin components being partially chemically bonded to each other, wherein at least one polymerization resin component is the same as that of the crystalline resin, and wherein a weight ratio of the crystalline resin to the amorphous hybrid resin (crystalline resin/amorphous hybrid resin) is from 1/99 to 50/50. The toner can be used for developing electrostatic latent images formed in electrophotography, electrostatic recording method, electrostatic printing, and the like.