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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2018
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 15/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/5062 (2013.01); G03G 15/2021 (2013.01); G03G 15/50 (2013.01); G03G 15/6582 (2013.01); G03G 15/6585 (2013.01); G03G 15/2007 (2013.01); G03G 15/22 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0081 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00426 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00805 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is disclosed an image post-processing method for adjusting glossiness of a fixed toner image. The image post-processing method includes a glossiness control step of, with a non-contact heating device, heating a toner image fixed to a recording medium so as to reduce glossiness of the toner image. The non-contact heating device is configured to heat the toner image fixed to the recording medium to a temperature which reduces the glossiness of the fixed toner image.