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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2015
Applicants:
Yoshihiro Moriya, Shizuoka, JP;
Masahiko Ishikawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Ryota Inoue, Shizuoka, JP;
Satoshi Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsuki Yamaguchi, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshihiro Moriya, Shizuoka, JP;
Masahiko Ishikawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Ryota Inoue, Shizuoka, JP;
Satoshi Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsuki Yamaguchi, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/087 (2006.01); G03G 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/0819 (2013.01); G03G 9/08711 (2013.01); G03G 9/08731 (2013.01); G03G 9/08759 (2013.01); G03G 9/08782 (2013.01);
Abstract
A toner is provided. The toner includes a binder resin and a release agent. The release agent has an average aspect ratio of 31 or more, when the average aspect ratio is determined from cross-sectional images of the toner observed with a transmission electron microscope (TEM).