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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
May. 22, 2009
Tsuyoshi Sugimoto, Shizuoka, JP;
Hiroshi Yamashita, Shizuoka, JP;
Naohiro Watanabe, Shizuoka, JP;
Shinichi Wakamatsu, Shizuoka, JP;
Masaki Watanabe, Shizuoka, JP;
Satoshi Ogawa, Nara, JP;
Masana Shiba, Shizuoka, JP;
Junichi Awamura, Shizuoka, JP;
Naohito Shimota, Shizuoka, JP;
Tsuyoshi Sugimoto, Shizuoka, JP;
Hiroshi Yamashita, Shizuoka, JP;
Naohiro Watanabe, Shizuoka, JP;
Shinichi Wakamatsu, Shizuoka, JP;
Masaki Watanabe, Shizuoka, JP;
Satoshi Ogawa, Nara, JP;
Masana Shiba, Shizuoka, JP;
Junichi Awamura, Shizuoka, JP;
Naohito Shimota, Shizuoka, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toner including at least one polyester resin serving as a binder resin, a colorant, a releasing agent, and a fixing aid, wherein the fixing aid includes a fatty acid amide-based compound, and the fatty acid amide-based compound is at least one of a fatty acid amide compound having a mono- or higher valent amide bond and a fatty acid amide-based compound having a mono- or higher valent amino group or a hydroxyl group.