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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2002
Takeshi Imamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Etsuko Sugawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuya Yano, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsuyoshi Nomoto, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiro Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsutomu Honma, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Kenmoku, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsuki Fukui, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Imamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Etsuko Sugawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuya Yano, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsuyoshi Nomoto, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiro Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsutomu Honma, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Kenmoku, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsuki Fukui, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A polyhydroxyalkanoate characterized by having in the molecule a unit represented by Chemical Formula (1):wherein n may assume any one integral value within the range of from 1 to 8. Also disclosed are a process for producing the polyhydroxyalkanoate by the use of a microorganism having the ability to produce the polyhydroxyalkanoate and accumulate it in the bacterial body; a charge control agent, a toner binder and a toner which contain this polyhydroxyalkanoate; and an image-forming method and an image-forming apparatus which make use of the toner.