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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2005
Kousuke Suzuki, Numazu, JP;
Tomio Kondou, Numazu, JP;
Shinichiro Yagi, Numazu, JP;
Hitoshi Iwatsuki, Numazu, JP;
Kousuke Suzuki, Numazu, JP;
Tomio Kondou, Numazu, JP;
Shinichiro Yagi, Numazu, JP;
Hitoshi Iwatsuki, Numazu, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The object of the present invention is to provide a carrier for electrophotography which includes a core material and a coating layer comprising particles on a surface of the core material, in which the carrier for electrophotography comprises indium (In) in an amount of 0.0001% by mass to 0.5% by mass. The present invention also provides a developer using the carrier, a developer container, an image forming method, an image forming apparatus, and a process cartridge in each of which the carrier is used.