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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2008
Applicants:
Shinichi Kuramoto, Numazu, JP;
Shinji Ohtani, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Shinichi Kuramoto, Numazu, JP;
Shinji Ohtani, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/087 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
To provide a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image, the toner containing at least a colorant obtained by reacting a polymer with a basic dye, wherein the polymer contains 10 mol % or more of a monomer unit having any one of a sulfonic acid group, a sulfonic acid salt group, a sulfuric acid group and a sulfuric acid salt group as a constitutional unit, and the toner is obtained by forming a toner composition liquid containing at least the colorant into oil droplets in an aqueous medium, and solidifying the oil droplets into solid particles.