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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2016
Applicant:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Sho Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/01 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0131 (2013.01); G03G 15/0831 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a forming unit and a transfer unit. The forming unit forms a first image using a first toner including a flat pigment containing a first metal or a first metal oxide, and forms a second image using a second toner that does not include any flat pigment containing a second metal or a second metal oxide, a maximum length of the second toner being smaller than that of the first toner. The transfer unit transfers the second image and the first image to a medium in order of the second image and the first image.