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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2015
Applicants:
Yoshitsugu Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryota Inoue, Shizuoka, JP;
Masana Shiba, Shizuoka, JP;
Daisuke Inoue, Shizuoka, JP;
Tomoki Murayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Rintaro Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshitsugu Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryota Inoue, Shizuoka, JP;
Masana Shiba, Shizuoka, JP;
Daisuke Inoue, Shizuoka, JP;
Tomoki Murayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Rintaro Takahashi, Kanagawa, 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 9/08755 (2013.01); G03G 9/0821 (2013.01);
Abstract
A toner including a binder resin and a release agent, wherein the toner has a component soluble in a 50% by mass aqueous methanol solution in an amount of 0.10% by mass to 0.60% by mass, and wherein the toner has a flowing-out beginning temperature (Tfb) of 55.0° C. to 100.0° C. as determined by a flowtester method.