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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2019
Applicant:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Aya Kakishima, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuki Nagamori, Kanagawa, JP;
Kunihiko Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsuhiro Matsumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Keitaro Mori, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/01 (2006.01); G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/6585 (2013.01); G03G 15/2014 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a first image forming unit that forms a first toner layer on a medium on which an image is to be formed, a foil layer forming unit that forms a foil layer on the first toner layer on a surface of the medium on which an image is to be formed, and a second image forming unit that forms a second toner layer below the foil layer on the surface of the medium, on which an image is to be formed, in such a manner as to compensate for image steps that are formed by the first toner layer.