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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 23, 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 9/09 (2006.01); G03G 9/13 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/08706 (2013.01); G03G 9/08711 (2013.01); G03G 9/08728 (2013.01); G03G 9/087 (2013.01); G03G 9/08702 (2013.01); G03G 9/08708 (2013.01); G03G 9/08722 (2013.01);
Abstract
The toner is a low-environmental load toner for electrostatic image development. The toner 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 formula, Rto Rare each a hydrogen atom, an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or —OCOR(Ris an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms), at least two of Rto Rare hydrogen atoms, and at least one thereof is an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or —OCOR.