Patent ID: 8512928

Claim:
A carrier for developing an electrostatic latent image, comprising: a magnetic core particle having a shape factor SF-2 of 130 to 160; and a resin layer covering a surface of the magnetic core particle, the resin layer comprising a conductive particle and a resin obtained by heating a copolymer comprising a monomer A unit having the following formula (1) and a monomer B unit having the following formula (2): wherein R 1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, m represents an integer of 1 to 8, R 2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R 3 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms or an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and each of X and Y represents a molar ratio (%) between 10 to 90.