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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2007
Hitoshi Takimoto, Minamiashigara, JP;
Kenta Ide, Minamiashigara, JP;
Toru Asahi, Minamiashigara, JP;
Hidemi Nukada, Minamiashigara, JP;
Takahiro Suzuki, Minamiashigara, JP;
Koji Bando, Minamiashigara, JP;
Hitoshi Takimoto, Minamiashigara, JP;
Kenta Ide, Minamiashigara, JP;
Toru Asahi, Minamiashigara, JP;
Hidemi Nukada, Minamiashigara, JP;
Takahiro Suzuki, Minamiashigara, JP;
Koji Bando, Minamiashigara, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image carrier includes a conductive base material and a photosensitive layer formed on the base material. The photosensitive layer has an outermost surface layer that contains particles having a number-averaged particle sphericality represented by Formula (1) of approximately 0.7 or less: sphericality=4πA/L(1), where π represents the circular constant, A represents the projection area of the particle, and L represents the peripheral length of the projected particle image.