Abstract: A toner is provided including a colorant; a resin composition (A) comprising at least one binder resin and a hydrocarbon wax having a melting point of 70-90° C. in an amount of from 6 to 30% by weight based on total weight of resin composition (A), and having a softening point (T1/2(A)) of from 120 to 150° C.; and a resin composition (B) having a softening point (T1/2 (B)) of from 100 to 130° C., wherein a weight ratio of the resin composition (A) to the resin composition (B) is from 10/90 to 45/55, and the following relationship is satisfied: T1/2(A)?T1/2(B)+3; and the use of the toner in an image forming method, an image forming apparatus, and a process cartridge.

Abstract: To provide a toner containing at least a toner base containing a binder resin and a colorant, and an inorganic fine particle, wherein the inorganic fine particle contains a compound oxide expressed by the following Composition Formula (1): [M1]aSibOc??Composition Formula (1) where “M1” represents a metal element selected from Sr, Mg, Zn, Co, Mn and Ce, “a” and “b” each represents an integer of 1 to 9 and “c” represents an integer of 3 to 9, wherein an average primary particle diameter of the compound oxide is 0.02 ?m to 1.5 ?m, and an average secondary particle diameter of the compound oxide is 0.08 ?m to 3.5 ?m, where the secondary particle is an aggregate of the primary particles.

Abstract: A toner containing a binder resin containing a resin having a polyester skeleton, a wax containing a hydrocarbon based wax, a colorant, and a charge controlling agent represented by the following chemical structure, wherein the toner has at least one endothermic peak in a range of from 60 to 80 ° C. when measured by a differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). In the chemical structure, M represents one of Li, Na and K, R1, R2, R3 and R4 each, independently, represent one of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and a halogen atom, and n represents an integer of from 1 to 5, and when n is from 2 to 5, each of R1, R2, R3 and R4 can be different from the other.

Abstract: A toner including a binder resin, a wax, and a colorant, wherein particles of the wax having a particle diameter of less than 1.00 ?m are included in the toner in an amount of not less than 35% by number and less than 55% by number, and wherein the wax has a particle diameter distribution property such that when particle diameters of particles of the wax are classified into ranges having a width of 0.05 ?m, the wax has a particle diameter mode value that is not less than 0.75 ?m and less than 1.00 ?m; and a fixing method and an image forming method using the above toner.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a toner containing toner particles and inorganic fine particles wherein the inorganic fine particles are externally added to the toner particles which contain a binder resin and a colorant and at least one type of the inorganic fine particles is a compound oxide having a relative permittivity measured at 1 MHz of 2 to 10 and a volume resistivity of 1011 ?*cm or more and an image forming method using the toner.

Abstract: A toner composition, comprising a binder resin, a wax, a copolymer and a colorant; the copolymer being a copolymer between an ?-olefin, maleic anhydride and maleic anhydride monoester.

Abstract: A toner for developing electrostatic latent images, having a specified volume-average particle size, an average degree of roundness, a standard deviation of the degree of roundness and surface properties D/d50 wherein a specified amount of fatty acid metal salt that has a specified volume-average particle size is externally added, and an image-forming method using such a toner.

Abstract: A toner for developing electrostatic latent images, having a specified volume-average particle size, an average degree of roundness, a standard deviation of the degree of roundness and surface properties D/d50 wherein a specified amount of fatty acid metal salt that has a specified volume-average particle size is externally added, and an image-forming method using such a toner.

Abstract: A toner composition, comprising a binder resin, a wax, a copolymer and a colorant;

Abstract: The present invention relates to a mono-component developing device, which develops an electrostatic latent image formed on an electrostatic latent image-supporting member with a toner having a weight-average particle size of from 4 to 10 &mgr;m, a compression rate of not more than 32% and an angle of repose of not more than 38°, and a toner used for the mono-component developing device. Even in the case when a comparatively great stress is imposed on the toner particles, the toner of the present invention maintains superior fluidity and makes it possible to provide a high-quality image.

Abstract: A developing system is provided for forming a full-color image, which includes (i) a first developing device which is equipped with a developer-supporting member having a mean crest distance (Sm) of 20-200 &mgr;m on its surface and satisfying the following relation: 0.5-30, (ii) a second developing device which is equipped with a developer-supporting member having a mean crest distance (Sm) of 20-200 &mgr;m on its surface and satisfying the following relation: d4, Ra=0.5-3.0, wherein tan &dgr; (50° C.) of the black toner is not more than 1.0, and a first ratio of tan &dgr; and a first ratio tan 6 represented by (tan 8 (150° C.) of the first color toner (tan 8 (150° C.) of the black toner satisfies the following relation: I the first ratio of tan 8s 1.35.

Abstract: The present invention provides a toner-set comprising yellow toner, magenta toner, cyan toner and black toner, in which the black toner comprises black toner particles comprising at least a binder resin and a black pigment and having a standard deviation of degree of roundness of not more than 0.045; the yellow toner comprises yellow toner particles comprising at least a binder resin and a yellow pigment and having a standard deviation of degree of roundness of not more than 0.045 and an average degree of roundness larger than that of the black toner particles, the magenta toner comprises magenta toner particles comprising at least a binder resin and a magenta pigment and having a standard deviation of degree of roundness of not more than 0.045 and an average degree of roundness larger than that of the black toner particles, and the cyan toner comprises cyan toner particles comprising at least a binder resin and a cyan pigment and having a standard deviation of degree of roundness of not more than 0.

Abstract: A developer for developing an electrostatic latent image comprising: toner particles comprising a colorant and a binder resin, said toner particles having a volume-average particle size of 5 to 10 &mgr;m; a first exterior additive comprising hydrophobic titanium oxide powder or hydrophobic aluminum oxide powder; and a second exterior additive comprising a silica powder; said developer satisfying following relationships: S1>S2 400<{square root over ((S12+L +S22+L ))}≦1300. wherein S1 (m2) denotes total specific surface area of the first additive per 1 kg of the toner and S2 (m2) denotes that of the second additive.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a mono-component developing device, which develops an electrostatic latent image formed on an electrostatic latent image-supporting member with a toner having a weight-average particle size of from 4 to 10 &mgr;m, a compression rate of not more than 32% and an angle of repose of not more than 38°, and a toner used for the mono-component developing device. Even in the case when a comparatively great stress is imposed on the toner particles, the toner of the present invention maintains superior fluidity and makes it possible to provide a high-quality image.

Abstract: A production method of toner particles has steps of mixing a binder resin and a colorant, melting and kneading the mixture, pulverizing the kneaded material, and classifying the pulverized materials to give a colored resin particles. Then the colored resin particles are mixed with silica particles having an average primary particle size of 16 to 28 nm with the number of particles (A) that are less than 15 nm in particle size, the number of particles (B) that are between 15 and 30 nm in particle size and the number of particles (C) that are larger than 30 nm in particle size having the relation of (B)/(A)>4 and (B)/(C)>4. To obtain toner particles, the resultant mixture is heat-treated to make the colored resin particles spherical and to make the silica particles fixed on the surface of the colored resin particles.

Abstract: A developing system is provided for forming a full-color image, which includes

Abstract: The present invention provides a toner-set comprising yellow toner, magenta toner, cyan toner and black toner, in which

Abstract: The present invention provides a toner-set comprising yellow toner, magenta toner, cyan toner and black toner, in which the black toner comprises black toner particles comprising at least a binder resin and a black pigment and having a standard deviation of degree of roundness of not more than 0.045; the yellow toner comprises yellow toner particles comprising at least a binder resin and a yellow pigment and having a standard deviation of degree of roundness of not more than 0.045 and an average degree of roundness larger than that of the black toner particles, the magenta toner comprises magenta toner particles comprising at least a binder resin and a magenta pigment and having a standard deviation of degree of roundness of not more than 0.045 and an average degree of roundness larger than that of the black toner particles, and the cyan toner comprises cyan toner particles comprising at least a binder resin and a cyan pigment and having a standard deviation of degree of roundness of not more than 0.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-magnetic toner for developing electrostatic latent images, having; an average degree of roundness of not less than 0.960, a standard deviation of degree of roundness of not more than 0.040, a value of D/d50 of not less than 0.40, in which D=6/(&rgr;·S) (&rgr; is a true density of toner (g/cm3), and S is a BET specific surface area of toner (m2/g)); d50 is an average weight particle size of toner, and an adhesive stress of 6 g/cm2 or less under a compression of 1 kg/cm2. The non-magnetic toner for developing electrostatic latent images provides high-quality images not only in low-speed areas, but also in high-speed areas, and has a superior transferring properties.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-magnetic yellow toner for use in full-color image forming apparatuses, such as full-color electrostatic copying machines and full-color laser beam printers, comprising:non-magnetic toner particles containing a binder resin having an acid value of 1 to 30 KOHmg/g, and a coloring material composed of a compound classified as C. I. pigment yellow 180;the toner particles having a roundness of 0.94 to 1.0, a standard roundness deviation of not more than 0.045, and a volume mean particle size of 2 to 9 .mu.m.