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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
May. 12, 2016
Applicants:
Shin Hasegawa, Tokyo, JP;
Tsuyoshi Sugimoto, Shizuoka, JP;
Hideyuki Santo, Kanagawa, JP;
Koh Ohnuma, Shizuoka, JP;
Kohsuke Nagata, Shizuoka, JP;
Suzuka Karato, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Shin Hasegawa, Tokyo, JP;
Tsuyoshi Sugimoto, Shizuoka, JP;
Hideyuki Santo, Kanagawa, JP;
Koh Ohnuma, Shizuoka, JP;
Kohsuke Nagata, Shizuoka, JP;
Suzuka Karato, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/08 (2006.01); G03G 9/087 (2006.01); G03G 15/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/08755 (2013.01); G03G 9/0804 (2013.01); G03G 9/0825 (2013.01); G03G 15/0126 (2013.01);
Abstract
A toner includes a base particle including a polyester resin and a colorant. A sea-island structure is observed by a transmission electron microscope (TEM) in a cross-sectional image of the toner. The island structure includes the colorant and has an average diameter of from 0.2 μm to 1.0 μm, and the number of the island structure is from 5 to 30.