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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2012
Tomoharu Miki, Osaka, JP;
Takuya Kadota, Hyogo, JP;
Yoshihiro Mikuriya, Hyogo, JP;
Tsuyoshi Nozaki, Osaka, JP;
Yoshimichi Ishikawa, Hyogo, JP;
Kazuoki Fuwa, Hyogo, JP;
Tomohiro Fukao, Osaka, JP;
Tomoharu Miki, Osaka, JP;
Takuya Kadota, Hyogo, JP;
Yoshihiro Mikuriya, Hyogo, JP;
Tsuyoshi Nozaki, Osaka, JP;
Yoshimichi Ishikawa, Hyogo, JP;
Kazuoki Fuwa, Hyogo, JP;
Tomohiro Fukao, Osaka, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toner including: a core particle containing at least a binder resin, a colorant and a releasing agent; and a shell on a surface of the core particle, wherein the toner gives a supernatant having a transmittance of 50% to 95% with respect to light having a wavelength of 800 nm, where the supernatant is formed after 3 g of the toner is added to 40 g of ion-exchange water containing 0.5% by mass of sodium dodecyl sulfate, followed by stirring for 90 min and by irradiating with ultrasonic waves of 20 kHz and 80 W for 5 min, and a liquid containing the toner dispersed therein is centrifugated at 3,000 rpm for 5 min.