Abstract: A developing roller comprising: a shaft comprising an aluminum alloy; and a coating layer directly formed on a periphery of the shaft, the coating layer comprising a conducting agent and a binder comprising a resin, wherein the aluminum alloy comprises 0.2 to 0.8% by mass of silicon and 0.05 to 1.5% by mass of maganese, based on the total mass of the aluminum alloy.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming method comprising developing a latent electrostatic image formed on the surface of a latent electrostatic image bearing body by a developer borne and conveyed by a developer bearing body which is brought into contact with a developer layer control member to control an amount of the developer on the surface of the developer bearing body through a nonmagnetic single-component development system, wherein an acid value (SAV) of the surface of the developer and a total acid value (TAV) of the developer meet the following requirements: 1<SAV/TAV?5 and 5?TAV?25, and a ratio of a mass average particle size (d50, ?m) of the developer to a surface roughness (Ra, ?m), d50/Ra being in a range of 0.5 to 3.0 and an average spacing (Sm) between protruding peaks of the developer bearing body being in a range of 20 to 200 ?m.

Abstract: An electrophotographic image forming method is disclosed. In the method electrostatic latent image is developed by a non-magnetic single-component developing system, in which a non-magnetic single-component developer is conveyed by a developer carrying member, the developer carrying member is contacted with a developer layer regulation member for regulating an amount of the developer at the surface of the developer carrying member, and a binder resin of the developer comprises a vinyl polymer having an acid value of from about 5 to about 30 and a ratio of hydroxyl group value/acid values from about 0.3 to about 0.8.

Abstract: An electrostatic image developing toner is disclosed. The toner contains an external additive, which contains inorganic minute particles having a number average primary particle diameter of 5-30 nm and a titanic acid compound treated by silicone oil or a coupling agent.

Abstract: An electrostatic latent-image developing toner comprising: a core particle and a shell layer formed on an outer portion thereof, wherein the shell layer comprises a crystalline polyester resin having a softening point from 60 to 120° C. at 70 to 100% by weight of the entire shell-layer constituent resin, and an image-forming method using the toner.

Abstract: The present invention provides a toner comprising a binder resin, a colorant and an infrared absorbing agent, wherein tan ? (loss elastic modulus G?/storage elastic modulus G?) of the toner at 120° C. is in the range of 3 to 6, and an image-forming method using the toner in which toner images on a recording medium are light irradiated by a flash lamp having a light-emitting energy of 1.0 to 5.0 J/cm2 so that the toner images are fixed on the recording medium.

Abstract: The present invention provides a resin particle for toner, which is allowed to contain colorant particles and/or charge-controlling agent particles through a miniemulsion method, and a toner prepared with the resin particles aggregated/fused.

Abstract: A positively chargeable toner, comprising: toner particles that are formed by allowing resin particles containing an amino-group and colorant particles to aggregate, the toner having an amine value in a range of 5 to 35 KOHmg/g, being excellent in fixing properties, heat resistant storing property and chargeability.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrostatic charge image developing toner containing external additives comprising at least amorphous silica and a crystallized metal oxide selected from titanium oxide, aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, or calcium oxide, wherein the amorphous silica is present on the crystallized metal.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrostatic charge image developing toner containing external additives possessing at least amorphous silica and a crystallized metal oxide selected from titanium oxide, aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, or calcium oxide, wherein the amorphous silica is placed as a nucleus, and the crystallized metal oxide is present on the silica surface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a toner, comprising a binder resin, a colorant and two kinds of infrared absorbing agents, and having a maximum absorbance of the toner in a wavelength range of 810 to 870 nm that is greater, preferably two or more times greater than the maximum absorbance of the toner in a wavelength range of 870 to 1,000 nm, and also relates to an image-forming method which uses a flash fixing system with a xenon lamp serving as its light source, and is characterized by using the above-mentioned toner.

Abstract: A non-contact heat fixing toner, comprising a binder resin, a colorant, an infrared absorbing agent, a first wax and a second wax, wherein a difference (X-Y) between the maximum peak temperature (X; ° C.) in the differential thermal curve in the first wax and Tg (Y; ° C.) of the binder resin is within the range from ?5 to +10° C.

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 used for an image forming method comprises steps of: limiting an amount of toner on a surface of a toner carrier by allowing a toner layer limiting member to be pressed to the surface of the toner carrier; and developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an electrostatic latent image carrier using the toner carried and transferred by the toner carrier, based on a non-magnetic single component development system, wherein the toner comprises toner particles having a volume average particle diameter of 3 to 9 ?m, an arithmetic mean value of shape factor of 1.1 to 1.5, a coefficient of variation of shape factor of 16% or less, a ratio of rounded toner particle of 50% by number or more and a coefficient of variation of number particle diameter distribution of 26% or less, and a conveyance index of 2.0 to 10.0.

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 comprising: toner particles that are manufactured by a wet granulating method and contain a binder resin and a colorant; and composite oxide fine particles having a specific surface area of not more than 300 m2/g, that contain two kinds or more of metal atoms selected from the group consisting of metal atoms that belong to 4A to 7A groups, 8 group and 1B to 4B groups in the long-period-type element periodic table, and an image-forming method using the toner thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a toner for developing an electrostatic latent image comprising a binder resin, a colorant, a first wax, and a second wax whose kind is different from that of the first wax, wherein the toner is prepared by a kneading-grinding method and integrated domains of the first wax and the second wax are dispersed in the binder resin.

Abstract: An electrostatic latent-image developing toner comprising: a core particle and a shell layer formed on an outer portion thereof, wherein the shell layer comprises a crystalline polyester resin having a softening point from 60 to 120° C. at 70 to 100% by weight of the entire shell-layer constituent resin, and an image-forming method using the toner.

Abstract: The present invention provides a resin particle for toner, which is allowed to contain colorant particles and/or charge-controlling agent particles through a miniemulsion method, and a toner prepared with the resin particles aggregated/fused.

Abstract: A positively chargeable toner, comprising: toner particles that are formed by allowing resin particles containing an amino-group and colorant particles to aggregate, the toner having an amine value in a range of 5 to 35 KOHmg/g, being excellent in fixing properties, heat resistant storing property and chargeability.