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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2023
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Ken Nito, Hino, JP;
Ayumi Kawamura, Hino, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06P 5/28 (2006.01); B41F 16/02 (2006.01); D06P 5/00 (2006.01); D06P 1/651 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06P 5/004 (2013.01); B41F 16/02 (2013.01); D06P 5/002 (2013.01); D06P 1/65168 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming method for forming an image on a cloth with a sublimation coloring material, the image forming method including: pretreatment liquid applying that is applying a pretreatment liquid to the cloth; drying that is drying the cloth after the pretreatment liquid applying; and sublimation coloring material applying that is applying the sublimation coloring material to the cloth after the drying. The pretreatment liquid contains an organic compound, and a heat source and the cloth are not in contact with each other in the drying.