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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2024
Jun Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Kensuke Fukuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoki Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasushi Tsuruoka, Kanagawa, JP;
Shohei Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Kei Sasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Keisuke Sugiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Jun Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Kensuke Fukuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoki Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasushi Tsuruoka, Kanagawa, JP;
Shohei Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Kei Sasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Keisuke Sugiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A medium processing apparatus includes a liquid applier, a post-processing device, a liquid storage unit, a liquid detector, and circuitry. The liquid applier applies liquid to a part of at least one medium. The post-processing device performs a given process on a bundle of media. The liquid storage unit stores the liquid. The liquid detector detects the liquid in the liquid storage unit. The circuitry is to determine whether to cause the liquid applier to apply the liquid on the at least one medium based on a detection result of the liquid detector, and set a number of times of application of the liquid to be equal to or less than a given number of times of application of the liquid when the liquid detector does not detect the liquid in the liquid storage unit.