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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2016
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Tomoko Mine, Hino, JP;
Kaori Matsushima, Hino, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toner for developing an electrostatic latent image, the toner includes, a toner parent particle containing a binder resin, the binder resin including a crystalline resin and a hybrid resin, the hybrid resin having a main chain and a side chain, either one of or both of the main chain and the side chain including a unit derived from a crystal nucleating agent, and the crystal nucleating agent being one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of arachidyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, 1-tetracosanol, 1-hexacosanol, octacosanol, palmitic acid, margaric acid, stearic acid, arachidic acid, behenic acid, and lignoceric acid.