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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2011
Michiyo Fujita, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuya Nagase, Tokyo, JP;
Asao Matsushima, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuko Uchino, Tokyo, JP;
Aya Shirai, Tokyo, JP;
Ryuichi Hiramoto, Tokyo, JP;
Michiyo Fujita, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuya Nagase, Tokyo, JP;
Asao Matsushima, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuko Uchino, Tokyo, JP;
Aya Shirai, Tokyo, JP;
Ryuichi Hiramoto, Tokyo, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of forming an image comprising the steps of: forming an image on an image support to obtain an original image, and forming a gloss adjusting layer comprising a clear toner-fixed image comprising a clear toner on the original image, wherein the gloss adjusting layer comprises an aggregate of gloss adjusting units, wherein the gloss adjusting units each comprise a section where the clear toner is attached and a section where the clear toner is unattached, wherein a borderline between the section where the clear toner is attached and the section where the clear toner is unattached comprises a straight line.