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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2012
Applicant:
Hiroaki Houjou, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroaki Houjou, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Assignee:
FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/01 (2006.01); B41J 2/195 (2006.01); B41J 29/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming method includes the steps of: depositing an ink containing 10% or more and less than 30% of a water-soluble high-boiling-point organic solvent having an SP value of 28 or lower, onto a recording medium in accordance with an image signal, the ink having a viscosity of 10 cP or lower in a case where a temperature of the ink is 25° C.; removing water contained in the solvent of the ink on the recording medium, by a heating drying device; and heating and pressurizing the ink so as to fix the ink onto the recording medium.