Patent ID: 7468233

Claim:
A two-component developer for electro-photography, comprising: (A) a carrier comprising a core comprising a magnetic material, said core being coated with at least one resin layer; and (B) a toner; wherein said carrier has a weight average particle diameter Dw of 22-32 μm; wherein a content of carrier particles having a diameter smaller than 20 μm is 0-7% by weight based on the weight of the carrier; wherein a content of carrier particles having a diameter smaller than 36 μm is 90-100% by weight based on the weight of the carrier; wherein a weight average particle diameter Dw of the toner is 2-7 μm; and wherein a ratio Dw/Dn of the weight average particle diameter of the toner to the number average particle diameter of the toner is 1.00-1.25.