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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2019
Applicants:
Juichi Furukawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsuya Tomura, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Juichi Furukawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsuya Tomura, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 11/322 (2014.01); C09D 11/38 (2014.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41M 5/50 (2006.01); B41M 5/00 (2006.01); B41J 2/21 (2006.01); C09D 11/40 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 11/322 (2013.01); B41J 2/2117 (2013.01); B41J 11/002 (2013.01); B41M 5/0047 (2013.01); B41M 5/504 (2013.01); C09D 11/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming method comprises applying a white ink containing a metal oxide having a number average particle diameter of from 200 to 700 nm and a polymer to a recording medium and applying a glittery ink containing a glittery pigment to an area on the recording medium where the white ink has been applied, wherein the following relation 1 is satisfied:0.6≤Vp/(Vp+Ve)   Relation 1, where Vp represents a volume of the metal oxide in the white ink and Ve represents a volume of the polymer in the white ink.