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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2007
Kazuhisa Sudo, Kawasaki, JP;
Mikio Ishibashi, Yokohama, JP;
Yukiko Iwasaki, Yokohama, JP;
Megumi Ohtoshi, Yokohama, JP;
Reki Nakamura, Sagamihara, JP;
Masafumi Yamada, Kawasaki, JP;
Nobuyuki Koinuma, Yokohama, JP;
Takashi Sakamaki, Ebina, JP;
Kazuhisa Sudo, Kawasaki, JP;
Mikio Ishibashi, Yokohama, JP;
Yukiko Iwasaki, Yokohama, JP;
Megumi Ohtoshi, Yokohama, JP;
Reki Nakamura, Sagamihara, JP;
Masafumi Yamada, Kawasaki, JP;
Nobuyuki Koinuma, Yokohama, JP;
Takashi Sakamaki, Ebina, JP;
Ricoh Company Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus capable of using a recording medium having a transparent portion includes an image forming unit, a fixing unit, and an applicator. The image forming unit forms an image on a face of the recording medium. The fixing unit fixes the image, formed by the image forming unit, on the face of the recording medium. The applicator applies a non-transparent liquid to at least the fixed image on the face of the recording medium.