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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2002
Applicant:
Keiichi Adachi, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventor:
Keiichi Adachi, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J002/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming method comprising steps of: preparing a medium to be formed an image thereon, the image being based on signals of image data; forming the image directly on the medium in an ink jet system that discharges oil-based ink by utilizing electrostatic fields; rolling an adhesive roller on the medium before and/or during forming the image on the medium; adhering dust existing on the medium to the adhesive roller in order to remove the dust from the medium; and, fixing the image on the medium.