The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Futoshi Kadonome, Sagamihara, JP;
Satoshi Uchino, Hino, JP;
Kosuke Nakamura, Hachioji, JP;
Koji Shibata, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/08 (2006.01); G03G 9/087 (2006.01); G03G 9/113 (2006.01); G03G 9/097 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 9/08755 (2013.01); G03G 9/0819 (2013.01); G03G 9/08711 (2013.01); G03G 9/09791 (2013.01); G03G 9/113 (2013.01);
Abstract
A toner for developing an electrostatic latent image includes: toner base particles containing a hybrid crystalline polyester resin having a crystalline polyester polymerized segment and an amorphous polymerized segment chemically bonded to each other and an amorphous resin; and an external additive including fatty acid metal salt particles, wherein a volume median diameter of the fatty acid metal salt particles is from 3.0 to 5.0 μm.