Patent ID: 7510812

Claim:
A toner for an image forming apparatus comprising: a chemically processed toner including a resin having a particle size in the range of 1 micron to 25 microns and particle additive comprising: (a) silica particles having a BET surface area greater than 100 m 2/ g which are present in the range of about 0.1 to about 2.0% (wt) of the toner composition, said silica particles having a BET surface area less than 100 m 2/ g which are present at a level of greater than 0.5% (wt); and (b) acicular inorganic oxide particles present at a level of about 0.5 to about 5.0% (wt) and have a diameter of between about 0.01 to about 10 microns and length of between 1 to 100 microns.