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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2007
Applicants:
Satoru Miura, Matsumoto, JP;
Hiroshi Kaiho, Matsumoto, JP;
Ken Ikuma, Suwa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A liquid developer includes an insulation liquid, and toner particles that are dispersed in the insulation liquid. Fatty acid monoester is unevenly distributed in the vicinity of surfaces of the toner particles, and the insulation liquid contains unsaturated fatty acid triglyceride.