Image forming apparatus
US-2015168884-A1 · Jun 18, 2015 · US
Image forming apparatus utilizing flat pigment
US9501015B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9501015-B2 |
| Application number | US-201514593402-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jan 9, 2015 |
| Priority date | Jul 8, 2014 |
| Publication date | Nov 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2016 |
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An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a heating unit, and a fixing unit. The image forming unit uses a toner including a flat pigment. The heating unit heats a recording medium. The fixing unit allows the recording medium to pass therethrough so as to cause an image formed on the recording medium to be fixed onto the recording medium by heat. In the image forming apparatus, the heating unit heats the recording medium on which the image has not been formed, the image forming unit forms the image on the recording medium having been heated, and the fixing unit fixes the image having been formed onto the recording medium.
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What is claimed is: 1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming unit that uses a toner including a flat pigment and a toner not including a flat pigment; a heating unit that heats a recording medium; and a fixing unit that allows the recording medium to pass therethrough so as to cause an image formed on the recording medium to be fixed onto the recording medium by heat, wherein the heating unit heats the recording medium on which the image has not been formed…
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- What does patent US9501015B2 cover?
- An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a heating unit, and a fixing unit. The image forming unit uses a toner including a flat pigment. The heating unit heats a recording medium. The fixing unit allows the recording medium to pass therethrough so as to cause an image formed on the recording medium to be fixed onto the recording medium by heat. In the image forming apparatus,…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Fuji Xerox Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G03G15/235. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Nov 22 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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