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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2010
Applicants:
Aya Shirai, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuya Nagase, Tokyo, JP;
Motoi Nishimura, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A color particle is disclosed, comprising a color-exhibitive piece which comprises microparticles for structural color and a matrix and is dispersed in a binder resin, wherein the color particle meets the following requirement:1.5≦≦5.0wherein A is a major axis diameter of the color particle and B is a minor axis diameter of the color particle; and an angle of a longitudinal direction of the color-exhibitive piece to a major axis direction of the color particle falls within a range of ±20 degrees.