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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2024
Kohta Abe, Kanagawa, JP;
Kei Sasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Keisuke Sugiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuki Seto, Kanagawa, JP;
Shohei Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Sachika Tamaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohta Abe, Kanagawa, JP;
Kei Sasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Keisuke Sugiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuki Seto, Kanagawa, JP;
Shohei Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Sachika Tamaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A medium processing apparatus includes a liquid applier and a post-processing device. The liquid applier includes a liquid application member including a foam containable a liquid to apply the liquid to a liquid application region in a part of at least one medium of a bundle of media. The post-processing device performs a given process on a post-processing region in the part of at least one medium having the liquid application region on which the liquid is applied by the liquid applier. The liquid applier applies the liquid to the liquid application region overlapped with at least a part of the post-processing region.