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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Shosuke Aoai, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventor:
Shosuke Aoai, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 2/01 (2006.01); C09D 179/02 (2006.01); C09D 179/04 (2006.01); C08G 73/02 (2006.01); B41J 2/21 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 179/02 (2013.01); C08G 73/0226 (2013.01); B41J 2/2114 (2013.01); B41J 2/2146 (2013.01); B41J 11/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A processing fluid for image forming by an aqueous ink includes a flocculant to aggregate a colorant in the aqueous ink, a water-soluble organic solvent, a polymer particle, and water. The polymer particle has a core-shell structure with a core portion including a wax and a shell portion having a lower critical solution temperature of 30 degrees C. or higher.