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Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026

Filed:

Oct. 08, 2024
Applicant:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Atsushi Toda, Shizuoka, JP;

Toru Oguma, Shizuoka, JP;

Kazuhisa Shida, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 9/08 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/5095 (2013.01); G03G 9/0821 (2013.01); G03G 15/0865 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image forming apparatus may include a holding container that holds a toner containing an antibacterial agent, and an image forming unit that forms an antibacterial region by applying the toner supplied from the holding container to a recording material by performing an image forming process. The antibacterial region is formed on a partial region that is a partial region of a first surface of the recording material and that is likely to be touched by a user's finger


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Toda, Atsushi. (2026). Image forming apparatus that forms antibacterial region on recording material (U.S. Patent No. 12547112). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12547112

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