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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Naoki Yoshie, Ibaraki, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/00 (2006.01); G03G 9/13 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/132 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liquid developer contains an insulating liquid and toner particles dispersed in the insulating liquid. The toner particles have a resin and a coloring agent. The resin contains at least 5 mass % and at most 30 mass % of an aliphatic polyester resin and at least 70 mass % and at most 95 mass % of an aromatic polyester resin. A difference in acid value between the aliphatic polyester resin and the aromatic polyester resin is not less than 15 mgKOH/g and not more than 100 mgKOH/g.