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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2024
Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Takenori Shimada, Tokyo, JP;
Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image formation apparatus according to an embodiment may include: a non-lustrous image formation unit; a lustrous image formation unit; and a controller configured to control the non-lustrous image formation unit to form a non-lustrous image of a non-lustrous developer on a first surface of a medium, and the lustrous image formation unit to form a lustrous image of a lustrous developer including a first region and a second region on a second surface opposite to the first surface, such that a difference between a first adhesion ratio and a second adhesion ratio is 18.75% or more and 37.50% or less, where the first adhesion ratio is an amount of the lustrous developer adhered to the medium per unit area in the first region, and the second adhesion ratio is an amount of the lustrous developer adhered to the medium per unit area in the second region.