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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2003
Applicants:
Seishi Ojima, Takatsuki, JP;
Hideaki Ueda, Kishiwada, JP;
Inventors:
Seishi Ojima, Takatsuki, JP;
Hideaki Ueda, Kishiwada, JP;
Assignee:
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a non-magnetic one-component toner that is characterized by containing toner particles that have a volume-average particle size of 2 to 8 μm, a ratio of the volume-average particle size/number-average particle size of not more than 1.22, an average degree of roundness of not less than 0.92 and a Vickers hardness of not less than 13.5HV0.01 (10 g), and also concerns a non-magnetic one-component contact developing device using such a toner and an image-forming apparatus using such a developing device.