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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2012
Applicants:
Takashi Teshima, Nara, JP;
Junichi Ishikawa, Nagano, JP;
Inventors:
Takashi Teshima, Nara, JP;
Junichi Ishikawa, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is provided a developer that has excellent positive charging characteristics and charging stability, and which is compatible with high-speed developing. The developer of the invention contains toner particles and an insulating liquid, wherein a fatty acid ester is contained as the insulating liquid, a substance A expressed by the following formula (1) and/or a substance B expressed by the following formula (2) is further contained, and the total percentage in which substance A and substance B are contained is at least 0.1 wt % and no more than 3.0 wt %.