Electrostatic image developing toner, developer, and image forming apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9557671
APP PUB NO 20150248070A1
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14629954

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A toner, including: base particles containing a polyester resin, a colorant, and a release agent, wherein the toner has a glass transition temperature (Tg1st) of 20° C. to 50° C. where the glass transition temperature (Tg1st) is measured in first heating of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) of the toner, wherein tetrahydrofuran (THF) insoluble matter of the toner has a glass transition temperature [Tg2nd (THF insoluble matter)] of 30° C. or lower where the glass transition temperature [Tg2nd (THF insoluble to matter)] is measured in second heating of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) of the THF insoluble matter, and wherein 50% or less of the colorant is present within a region of 1,000 nm from a surface of each of the base particles toward a center thereof.

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RICOH COMPANY LTD3-6 NAKAMAGOME 1-CHOME OHTA-KU TOKYO 143-8555

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Amemori, Suzuka Shizuoka, JP 29 350
Chiba, Ryuta Kanagawa, JP 9 79
Masuda, Minoru Shizuoka, JP 103 1255
Nagai, Shinsuke Shizuoka, JP 11 49
Nagata, Kohsuke Shizuoka, JP 17 100
Nakayama, Shinya Shizuoka, JP 115 1814
Saitoh, Akinori Shizuoka, JP 51 823
Santo, Hideyuki Kanagawa, JP 35 438
Sugimoto, Tsuyoshi Shizuoka, JP 86 1315
Takeda, Hiroyuki Kanagawa, JP 77 679
Takeyama, Akihiro Kanagawa, JP 7 24
Yamada, Hiroshi Shizuoka, JP 707 8311

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