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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
May. 25, 2007
Tomohiro Takeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Toyofumi Inoue, Kanagawa, JP;
Daisuke Ishizuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The invention provides a developer having at least a toner, an aeration ratio (AR) of the developer measured by a powder rheometer being in a range of about 5.0 to about 10.0. It is preferable that the developer further contains an external additive of silica particles having a small diameter. The invention further provides a process cartridge having at least: a photoreceptor; and a developing device that comprises plura developer storage portions and that makes visible a latent image formed on the photoreceptor by using the developer. The invention further provides an image forming apparatus having at least the process cartridge.