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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Motonari Udo, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Masahiro Ikuta, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Kazuhisa Takeda, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Tsuyoshi Itou, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Takayasu Aoki, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Takafumi Hara, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaki, Tokyo, unknown;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/01 (2006.01); G03G 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a first image forming unit configured to form a first image to be transferred to a sheet with a non-decolorizable material, and a second image forming unit configured to form a second image to be transferred to the sheet with a decolorizable material. At least a part of the second image transferred to the sheet is formed on the first image transferred to the sheet.