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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hideki Sugiura, Shizuoka, JP;
Satoshi Mochizuki, Shizuoka, JP;
Yasuo Asahina, Shizuoka, JP;
Kazuhiko Umemura, Shizuoka, JP;
Minoru Masuda, Shizuoka, JP;
Kohsuke Suzuki, Shizuoka, JP;
Tomomi Tamura, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/087 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/087 ;
Abstract
A toner for electrostatic image development in which the weight concentration of polar-solvent-soluble material is 1000 &mgr;g/g or less, based on the toner, and an image forming method comprising a step of forming a toner image by developing a latent electrostatic image by using the toner for electrostatic image development.