Abstract: A liquid developer comprising: a toner particle containing binder resin; a carrier liquid; and a basic toner particle dispersing agent, wherein the basic toner particle dispersing agent is a primary amine, an acid value of the binder resin is at least 10 mg KOH/g, an acid value of a component having a molecular weight of not more than 2,000 contained in the binder resin is not more than 5 mg KOH/g, and a hydroxyl value of the component having a molecular weight of not more than 2,000 contained in the binder resin is not more than 10 mg KOH/g.

Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire. A partial tie rubber layer is selectively disposed between a carcass layer and an inner liner layer in an area on a tread portion on either side in a tire lateral direction excluding a center region of the tread portion such that a length of intrusion from a perpendicular line extending from an outermost edge of a belt layer in a tire lateral direction through the inner liner layer toward a tire equator of each of the partial tie rubber layers is within the range from 0 to 15 mm and a length of protrusion from the perpendicular line toward a bead portion of the partial tie rubber layer is within the range from 15 to 120 mm.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire is provided with four or more circumferential main grooves extending in a tire circumferential direction and five or more land portions defined by the circumferential main grooves. Additionally, second land portions are each provided with first through lug grooves and second through lug grooves that extend through the second land portion in a tire lateral direction and are adjacently arranged in the tire circumferential direction. Crossing angles of the first through lug grooves and the second through lug grooves with respect to the outermost circumferential main grooves are mutually different.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a bead core including circumferential portions made of metal wire bundled in rows disposed at each bead portion; and a carcass layer turned up at end portions around the bead cores from a tire inner side to an outer side; the bead cores including at least two central layers centrally located in a tire radial direction, at least one upper layer outward of the central layers in the radial direction, and at least one lower layer inward of the central layers in the radial direction; a number of the circumferential portions made of metal wire in the central layers is equal to each other and a maximum value; and a number of the circumferential portions made of metal wire in the upper layer(s) and the lower layer(s) being reduced by one from the maximum value for each layer away from the central layers.

Abstract: A binder resin of toner particles in a liquid developer contains a resin having a monomer unit derived from at least one polymerizable monomer selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylates with an alkyl group having 18 to 36 carbon atoms, and the binder resin has an SP value higher by 1.5 (J/cm3)0.5 or more than the SP value of a carrier liquid.

Abstract: A liquid developer containing toner particles and a carrier liquid, the toner particles containing a resin component, wherein the resin component includes a resin A and a resin B, the resin A has a unit Y1 represented by the formula (1) and a unit Y2 represented by the formula (2), the resin B has a unit Y3 represented by the formula (3) and a unit Y4 selected from the units represented by the formulae (4) to (8), the resin A has a unit Y2 content of 1% to 20% by mass, the resin B has a unit Y3 content of 5% to 90% by mass, the resin component has a resin A content of 50% to 99% by mass, and the resin component has a resin B content of 1% to 50% by mass.

Abstract: A liquid developer containing a liquid carrier and a toner particle that is insoluble in the liquid carrier, wherein a particular substructure is bonded through a covalent bond to a surface of the toner particle, and a method of producing a liquid developer containing a liquid carrier and a toner particle that is insoluble in the liquid carrier, the method comprising a step (I) of covalently bonding, to a surface of the toner particle, a compound having a particular substructure.

Abstract: A liquid developer containing toner particles and a carrier liquid, the toner particles containing a resin component, wherein the resin component includes a resin A and a resin B, the resin A has a unit Y1 represented by the formula (1) and a unit Y2 represented by the formula (2), the resin B has a unit Y3 represented by the formula (3) and a unit Y4 selected from the units represented by the formulae (4) to (8), the resin A has a unit Y2 content of 1% to 20% by mass, the resin B has a unit Y3 content of 5% to 90% by mass, the resin component has a resin A content of 50% to 99% by mass, and the resin component has a resin B content of 1% to 50% by mass.

Abstract: A liquid developer containing: a toner containing a binder resin; a carrier liquid; and a basic toner dispersing agent, wherein the binder resin contains a polylactic acid, the polylactic acid has an acid value of at least 5 mg KOH/g, and a content of the polylactic acid in the binder resin is at least 50 mass %.

Abstract: A liquid developer that can show excellent adhesiveness with respect to plastic film media even if a base layer is not formed, the liquid developer includes a toner particle and a carrier liquid, where the toner particle contains a resin including a monomer unit (1) represented by the formula (1).

Abstract: A liquid developer contains toner particles containing a binder resin and a colorant, a liquid carrier, a toner-particle dispersant, and a compound represented by formula (1). The liquid carrier contains at least one selected from the group consisting of liquid aliphatic hydrocarbons and liquid polysiloxanes. The toner-particle dispersant is an amine-based dispersant.

Abstract: A liquid developer comprising: a toner particle containing binder resin; a carrier liquid; and a basic toner particle dispersing agent, wherein the basic toner particle dispersing agent is a primary amine, an acid value of the binder resin is at least 10 mg KOH/g, an acid value of a component having a molecular weight of not more than 2,000 contained in the binder resin is not more than 5 mg KOH/g, and a hydroxyl value of the component having a molecular weight of not more than 2,000 contained in the binder resin is not more than 10 mg KOH/g.

Abstract: A liquid developer comprising a toner particle, a carrier liquid, and a basic toner particle dispersing agent, wherein the toner particle contains a polyester resin A, and the polyester resin A contains at least one monomer unit selected from the group consisting of monomer units derived from aliphatic monocarboxylic acids having from 1 to 6 carbons and monomer units derived from aromatic monocarboxylic acids having from 7 to 12 carbons.

Abstract: A binder resin of toner particles in a liquid developer contains a resin having a monomer unit derived from at least one polymerizable monomer selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylates with an alkyl group having 18 to 36 carbon atoms, and the binder resin has an SP value higher by 1.5 (J/cm3)0.5 or more than the SP value of a carrier liquid.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes main grooves disposed in shoulder regions of a tread portion and extending in a tire circumferential direction; a plurality of lug grooves extending outward in a tire width direction from the main grooves and reaching sidewall portions; and a plurality of blocks that is partitioned by the main grooves and the lug grooves. In such a pneumatic tire, a narrow-width bent portion, having a groove width that is less than a groove width of other portions of the lug groove and which is bent with respect to an extending direction of the lug groove, is provided at an end portion on an outer side in the tire width direction of at least a portion of lug grooves among the plurality of lug grooves.

Abstract: A liquid developer containing a liquid carrier and a toner particle that is insoluble in the liquid carrier, wherein a particular substructure is bonded through a covalent bond to a surface of the toner particle, and a method of producing a liquid developer containing a liquid carrier and a toner particle that is insoluble in the liquid carrier, the method comprising a step (I) of covalently bonding, to a surface of the toner particle, a compound having a particular substructure.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprises a plurality of blocks arranged on a tire ground contact edge. The plurality of blocks each comprise at least one main sipe that comprises: a two-dimensional sipe portion extending in a tire circumferential direction, and a three-dimensional sipe portion extending in a tire lateral direction that connects to the two-dimensional sipe portion.