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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2010
Mitsutoshi Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Shigenori Kouno, Tokyo, JP;
Masaharu Matsubara, Tokyo, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of recycling an image forming material comprising the steps of holding a toner image formed by employing toner particles in a toner holding layer formed on an image supporting substrate to form a first generation image print, separating the toner particles from the first generation image print; and recycling the separated toner particles to form a second generation image print by holding a toner image formed by employing the separated toner particles in a toner holding layer formed on an image supporting substrate, provided that the image forming material comprises at least toner particles, wherein Condition (1) 0.9≧B/A≧0.1 and Condition (2) 1≧C/A≧0.9 are satisfied, A, B and C representing particle shape factors of original toner particles, toner particles held in the image holding layer of the first generation image print; and separated toner particles, respectively.