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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2011
Masato Iio, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsuyoshi Asami, Kanagawa, JP;
Kentarou Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Shinya Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Akio Tsujita, Kanagawa, JP;
Kathuhiro Shinohara, Kanagawa, JP;
Tadashi Kasai, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Bisaiji, Kanagawa, JP;
Masato Iio, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsuyoshi Asami, Kanagawa, JP;
Kentarou Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Shinya Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Akio Tsujita, Kanagawa, JP;
Kathuhiro Shinohara, Kanagawa, JP;
Tadashi Kasai, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Bisaiji, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming method including forming a toner image on a transfer medium with a toner comprising a wax having a polar group, and applying a varnish to the toner image. The wax may be a plant wax having an ester group, a wax having a polar group derived from a fatty acid, an oxidized wax, or a mixture thereof. The varnish may include a surfactant, such as a polyoxyethylene glycol, and may be photocurable.