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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2016
Applicants:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Norifumi Yagi, Tokyo, JP;
Takao Ishida, Kanagawa, JP;
Kanya Hiroi, Kanagawa, JP;
Mamoru Nomura, Tokyo, JP;
Assignees:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/32 (2006.01); B41M 7/00 (2006.01); B65H 31/24 (2006.01); B65H 29/62 (2006.01); B65H 43/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M 7/0009 (2013.01); B41J 2/32 (2013.01); B41M 7/00 (2013.01); B41M 7/009 (2013.01); B65H 29/62 (2013.01); B65H 31/24 (2013.01); B65H 43/04 (2013.01); B41J 2202/37 (2013.01); B65H 2301/314 (2013.01); B65H 2301/33312 (2013.01); B65H 2301/5111 (2013.01); B65H 2404/166 (2013.01); B65H 2408/111 (2013.01); B65H 2511/414 (2013.01); B65H 2557/23 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to an embodiment, a decoloring device is disclosed. A decoloring unit decolors an image formed with decolorable colorant on a sheet. A reading unit reads a surface of the sheet to determine whether the surface of the sheet is reusable. When the surface of the sheet read by the reading unit is determined to be not reusable, a marking unit adds a mark to the read surface. A first tray receives the sheet on which a mark is added by the marking unit.