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US 2003/0215732 A1Published application
Toner and image forming method
AssigneeKonica Corporation
InventorsTsuyoshi Uchida, Masafumi Uchida, Michiaki Ishikawa, Takao Yamanouchi, Ryuji Kitani, Yasuko Yamauchi
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Abstract
An electrostatic photographic image forming toner is disclosed. The toner comprises a toner particle containing a binder resin and a colorant in which the binder resin has a specific softening point of from 105 to 132° C. and the toner particle has a hardness of from 6.0 to 24.0 mN and a circularity of from 0.92 to 0.99.
Claims12
A toner comprising a toner particle containing a binder resin and a colorant;
- wherein the toner has a softening point of from 105 to 132 C, and
- the toner particle has a hardness of from 6.0 to 24.0 mN and a circularity of from 0.92 to 0.99.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.