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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2007
Applicants:
Yasuo Katano, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsuneo Kurotori, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromichi Komai, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Yasuo Katano, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsuneo Kurotori, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoyasu Hirasawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromichi Komai, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 9/00 (2006.01); G03G 13/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A disclosed fixing device fixes resin particles onto a medium by applying a fixer including a softening agent onto the resin particles resting on the medium. The softening agent softens the resin particles by dissolving or causing swelling of at least part of resin included in the resin particles. A foamed fixer is generated from the fixer. The foamed fixer whose layer thickness is controlled is applied onto the resin particles resting on the medium.