Image forming method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9470992
APP PUB NO 20150248069A1
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14628831

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An image forming method includes: charging a surface of an electrostatic latent image holder with a charging roller; exposing the charged surface so as to form an electrostatic latent image; and developing the formed electrostatic latent image with toner. The toner contains at least a toner base particle and an external additive minute particle. The external additive minute particle contains a silica-polymer composite minute particle. A silicon atom abundance ratio obtained from abundances of a carbon atom, an oxygen atom and a silicon atom present on an outermost surface and within 3 nm from the outermost surface in a depth direction of the silica-polymer composite minute particle are measured with an x-ray photoelectron spectrometer satisfies at least the following condition A.

description='In-line Formulae' end='lead'15.0 atm %≦silicon atom abundance ratio ({Si/(C+O+Si)}×100)≦30.0 atm %  [Condition A]description='In-line Formulae' end='tail'

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KONICA MINOLTA INC2-7-2 MARUNOUCHI CHIYODA-KU TOKYO 100-7015

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Obara, Shinya Fuchu, JP 38 112
Sakurada, Ikuko Hachioji, JP 16 22
Uchino, Satoshi Hino, JP 88 323
Uchino, Yasuko Hino, JP 31 105

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