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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2005
Applicants:
Kaori Ono, Hino, JP;
Satoru Ikesu, Fuchu, JP;
Koji Daifuku, Hachioji, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrophotographic toner exhibiting superior color reproducibility and transparency and improved characteristics is disclosed, comprising a thermoplastic resin and colored microparticles dispersed in the thermoplastic resin and containing a dye and a resin differing in composition from the thermoplastic resin. An image forming method by use of the toner is also disclosed.