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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.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011

Filed:

May. 25, 2007
Applicants:

Tomohiro Takeda, Kanagawa, JP;

Toyofumi Inoue, Kanagawa, JP;

Daisuke Ishizuka, Kanagawa, JP;

Inventors:

Tomohiro Takeda, Kanagawa, JP;

Toyofumi Inoue, Kanagawa, JP;

Daisuke Ishizuka, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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.


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