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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazuo Tsubuko, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Tuyoshi Asami, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/510 ; G03G 1/516 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/510 ; G03G 1/516 ;
Abstract
An image forming process wherein a latent image-bearing surface of a supporting member is contacted with a toner-containing liquid developer to develop the latent image with the liquid developer and to form a toner image covered with a layer of the liquid developer. The toner image-bearing surface is treated with a squeezing member to squeeze the liquid developer layer therefrom. The toner image-bearing surface is then treated with a voltage impressing member to impart a bias voltage to the toner image. The toner image is transferred from the surface to an intermediate transfer medium and then to a transfer medium.