Patent ID: 9459549
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. A liquid developer comprising: a toner in which a compound having a charge-accepting functional group has been bonded to a surface of toner particles; an ionization-controlling agent that ionizes the charge-accepting functional group; and a carrier liquid which makes a charge density of a surface of the toner become 1 μC/m wherein the ionization-controlling agent is present in an amount of from 0.01% by weight to 0.5% by weight based on the liquid developer having a toner concentration of 30% by weight, and wherein the ionization-controlling agent is a silicone derivative selected from the group consisting of an acid-modified silicone, a hydrogen-modified silicone, a carboxyl-modified silicone, and an amino-modified silicone.