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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2023
Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Kojima, Tokyo, JP;
Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image formation apparatus may include: a first image formation unit including a storage part and configured to form a glitter developer image; and a controller. The controller may be configured to control the first image formation unit, (i) upon forming a glitter image on a medium based on predetermined print data when a remaining amount of a glitter developer in the storage part is a first remaining amount, to form the glitter developer image with a ratio of the glitter image per unit area being a first area ratio, and (ii) upon forming the glitter image on the medium based on the predetermined print data when the remaining amount is a second remaining amount less than the first remaining amount, to form the glitter developer image with the ratio of the glitter image per unit area being a second area ratio greater than the first area ratio.