Patent ID: 7141346

Claim:
A liquid developer for developing a latent image on a latent image carrier, comprising: colored particles comprising at least a resin and a colored substance, wherein the concentration of the colored particles in the liquid developer is 5 wt % to 40 wt %, wherein the colored particles are capable of being deposited on a latent image formed on an image carrier to develop the latent image; a liquid having a viscosity of 10 to 1,000 mPa·S and serving as a dispersant for the colored particles; wherein a substance having a polarity opposite to the polarity of the colored particles is contained in the liquid in a ratio of 0.05 parts by weight to 20 parts by weight to 1 part by weight of the colored particles as a dispersion-facilitating substance for facilitating dispersion of the colored particles in the liquid.