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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2012
Applicants:
Mikio Kouyama, Tokyo, JP;
Ken Ohmura, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Mikio Kouyama, Tokyo, JP;
Ken Ohmura, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/087 (2006.01); G03G 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/0806 (2013.01); G03G 9/0804 (2013.01); G03G 9/08704 (2013.01); G03G 9/08706 (2013.01); G03G 9/08788 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are a low-environmental load toner for electrostatic image development and a production process of the toner. The toner for electrostatic image development includes toner particles containing a resin. The resin contains a vinyl polymer having a structural unit represented by the following general formula (1): [in the general formula (1), Ris a hydrogen atom, —CHOH, —CHOR, or —CHO(C═O)R, and Rand Rare each an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms].