| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 399222000 |
Development
| 2205 |
| 399320000 |
Fixing (e.g., fusing)
| 1718 |
| 399297000 |
Transfer
| 791 |
| 399159000 |
Photoconductive member
| 415 |
| 399168000 |
Charging
| 245 |
| 399177000 |
Exposure
| 205 |
| 399151000 |
Combined with scanning
| 36 |
| 399148000 |
Combined or plural functions by single component
| 11 |
| 399296000 |
Treatment of developed image prior to transfer
| 9 |
| 399154000 |
Having transfer of latent image | 3 |
| 20080232848 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING DRY INK COLORANTS THAT WILL REDUCE METAMERISM - In accordance with the invention, there is a method of forming a toner. The method can include blending two or more colorants to form a sample toner and forming a sample color specimen including a printed image comprising the sample toner. The method can further include comparing spectral distribution curves of the sample color specimen with that of a target color specimen including a target color and repeating the disclosed steps until acquiring a desired spectral match between the sample toner and the target color. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080232849 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD - To provide an image forming method for obtaining excellent image quality under high humidity. The image forming method including charging a surface of a latent electrostatic image bearing member, exposing the charged surface of the latent electrostatic image bearing member so as to form a latent electrostatic image, developing the latent electrostatic image using a developer so as to form a toner image, and transferring the toner image from the latent electrostatic image bearing member to a transfer medium, wherein in the developing step, a toner is used that has an interparticle adhesion force of 500 nN to 1,200 nN when pressed at 500 nN and a volume average particle diameter of 4 μm to 8 μm, and in the transferring step, the transfer pressure applied to the transfer medium is 20 N/m to 60 N/m, and wherein a tandem image forming apparatus is used in the image forming method. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090092416 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - The present invention teaches and claims an image forming apparatus comprising a printing engine that secondarily supplies a sheet primarily supplied from a sheet storage unit, transfers and fixes image data to the sheet thereby printing an image on the sheet. The apparatus of the present invention comprises a print job input unit that inputs a print job having the image data and printing setting information, an image data storing unit that stores the image data continuously by dividing the image data into a band basis of a predetermined data amount, a job managing unit that outputs, a primary sheet supply band order of the image data indicating a primary sheet supply timing and a delivery band order indicating a delivery timing at which the image data can be delivered to the printing engine prior to the secondary sheet supply activated after the primary sheet supply, an image data output control unit that successively acquires the image data on the band basis from the image data storing unit, outputs primary sheet supply permission information when the acquired image data reaches the primary sheet supply band order, and outputs delivery permission information and the image data to the printing engine when the acquired image data reaches the delivery band order, and a printing engine control unit that outputs the primary sheet supply permission information and the delivery permission information to the printing engine, and controls the primary sheet supply in the printing engine and the delivery of the image data. | 04-09-2009 |
| 399132000 |
Thermoplastic deformation | 2 |
| 20090003879 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing step before smoothing by a smoothing device causes the phenomenon that a photo-medium is not properly separated from a fixing device due to a toner receiving layer of the photo-medium. Therefore, in order to prevent the occurrence of defective separation in the fixing device, a predetermined image pattern is formed using a toner containing a wax component in a margin, i.e., a non-image forming region, at the leading end of the photo-medium. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20120251174 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD - Provided is a method for forming an image containing the sequential steps of: forming a foil adhesion toner image on an image supporting substrate with a foil adhesion toner (α) which comprises at least a binder resin containing a thermoplastic resin using an electrophotographic method; forming a foil image on the foil adhesion toner image by contacting a transfer foil on the foil adhesion toner image with applying heat; and forming a visible toner image on the image supporting substrate which has been formed with the foil image with at least one image forming toner (β) using an electrophotographic method, followed by fixing the visible toner image by applying heat and pressure thereto, wherein Δ(Tsp(α)−Tsp(β)) is 5 to 50° C., provided that Tsp (α) is a softening point of the foil adhesion toner (α) and Tsp (β) is a softening point of the image forming toner (β). | 10-04-2012 |
| 399134000 |
Having photoconductive toner | 2 |
| 20090202273 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An optical scanning device includes two scanning units each having an input optical system for making, in a sub-scan section, a light beam from a light source be incident at a finite angle on a deflecting surface of a deflector, and an imaging optical system for imaging, on a scan surface, the light beam scanningly deflected by the deflecting surface, the two scanning units being disposed opposed to each other with the deflecting means intervening therebetween, wherein one scanning unit has a first imaging optical element and a second imaging optical element while the other scanning unit has a third imaging optical element and a fourth imaging optical element, wherein the one scanning unit includes a light blocking member for intercepting unwanted light reflected at an optical surface of the fourth imaging optical element, wherein the third imaging optical element is provided at a light path between the fourth imaging optical element and the first light blocking member, and wherein the third imaging optical element has a positive refracting power in the sub-scan section through which unwanted light reflected at the optical surface of the fourth imaging optical element passes. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20130022370 | Image Forming Apparatus and Photosensitive Unit - An image forming apparatus is described. The image forming apparatus may include: a main body provided with an accommodation chamber partitioned by an inner side surface; a photosensitive unit configured to slid between an accommodated position and a drawn position; a first electrode disposed on a first outer side surface on the photosensitive unit; a second electrode disposed on a second outer side surface on the photosensitive unit to protrude toward the inner side surface beyond the first outer side surface; a third electrode disposed on a first inner side surface on the inner side surface; and a fourth electrode disposed on a second inner side surface on the inner side surface to protrude toward the photosensitive unit beyond the first inner side surface. | 01-24-2013 |
| 399158000 |
Display of developed image | 1 |
| 20080212999 | LIGHT-AMOUNT DETECTING DEVICE, LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, OPTICAL SCANNING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A light-amount detecting device includes: a light source which emits a light beam; a branching optical element which divides the light beam emitted from the light source into a first light beam traveling in a predetermined direction and a second light beam traveling in a direction different to the predetermined direction; a light-condensing element which condenses the second light beam; a light-receiving element having a light-receiving surface which receives the second light beam condensed by the light-condensing element; and a detector which detects a light-amount of the second light beam received by the light-receiving element, and at least one of a direction of reflected light of the second light beam reflected from the light-receiving surface of the light-receiving element and spread of the reflected light of the second light beam reflected from the light-receiving surface of the light-receiving element is adjusted to control a light-amount of the reflected light of the second light beam returning to the light source. | 09-04-2008 |
| 399155000 |
Having reciprocating imaging member | 1 |
| 20100166462 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a plurality of photosensitive members, an endless belt, and a separation mechanism. The photosensitive members are arranged in parallel with and spaced from one another and correspond to respective colors. The plurality of photosensitive members includes a first photosensitive member and at least one second photosensitive member. Each of the photosensitive members has a first end portion and second end portion that is opposite to the first end portion in a longitudinal direction of each of the photosensitive members. The endless belt contacts the photosensitive members. The separation mechanism is configured to swing the second photosensitive member around the first end portion of the second photosensitive member as a fulcrum between a contact position at which the second photosensitive member contacts the endless belt and a separated position at which the second photosensitive member is separated from the endless belt. | 07-01-2010 |
| 399144000 |
Reader-printer | 1 |
| 20100232834 | Light Projection unit, image reading device including same, and image forming apparatus including the image reading device - A light projection unit includes a substrate, a plurality of light emitting elements arrayed on the substrate in a main scanning direction and including light emitting surfaces, a light guide facing the light emitting surfaces to direct light projected from the light emitting elements onto an illumination target and including a first positioning portion, and a holder including a second positioning portion that engages the first positioning portion of the light guide to position the light guide on the holder. The first positioning portion of the light guide is positioned between centers of light emission of adjacent light emitting elements in the main scanning direction of the substrate when the first positioning portion engages the second positioning portion of the holder. | 09-16-2010 |
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| 20080199215 | AROMATIC POLYCARBONATE, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an electrophotographic photoreceptor including a conductive substrate and a single layer type photosensitive layer, the aromatic polycarbonate is contained to a single layer type photosensitive layer, which aromatic polycarbonate includes a constituent unit represented by the following general formula (1) derived from a compound having a basic asymmetric bishydroxy enamine skeleton represented by the general formula: | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080286006 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus and an image forming method are provided, in which a drum itself forms an electrostatic latent image on a surface of the drum by charging plates included in the drum surface among plates of capacitors of a plurality of cells based onprint data, wherein the cells constitute a circumference of the drum, the electrostatic latent image is developed so as to generate a developed image, the developed image is transferred onto a printing medium, and the developed image is fixed to the printing medium. Accordingly, the time required to print the print data is drastically reduced, it is possible to reduce the size of an image forming apparatus, and high quality print outs can be obtained. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080286007 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus and an image forming method are provided, in which a drum itself forms an electrostatic latent image corresponding to print data that is to be printed, on a surface of the drum, the electrostatic latent image is developed so as to generate a developed image, the developed image is transferred onto a printing medium, and the transferred image is fixed to the printing medium. Accordingly, the time required to print the print data is drastically reduced, it is possible to reduce the size of an image forming apparatus, and high quality print outs can be obtained. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080317502 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD USING LATENT IMAGES - An image forming apparatus and an image forming method are provided, in which a drum itself forms an electrostatic latent image for each of one or more basic colors in accordance with print data on a surface of the drum while making the polarities of the electrostatic latent images different, the electrostatic latent images are developed so as to generate developed images, the developed images are transferred onto a printing medium, and the transferred images are fixed to the printing medium. Accordingly, color printing can be rapidly completed even by using a number of drums less than the number of basic colors for use in representing colors to be printed, it is possible to reduce the size of an image forming apparatus, and high quality print outs can be obtained. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090035016 | Bookbinding Method and Bookbinding Unit, and Image-Forming System - Image-forming system and bookbinding method, for collating and stacking sheets and binding together their spine-portion edges, that allows easy insertion of foldout leaves in the course of the bookbinding processes. Bookbinding-finishing method for collating printed sheets into bundles and binding together the spine-portion edges includes: an image-forming step of sequentially forming images on a plurality of sheets, based on predetermined image data; a fold-process step of folding the printed sheets from the image-forming step; a stacking step of collating into bundles the printed sheets from the image-forming step and/or the sheets folded in the fold-process step; a bookbinding step of binding together the spine-portion edges of the sheet bundles collated in the stacking step; and a trim-finishing step of trimming true at least the fore-edge of the sheet bundles bound in the bookbinding step. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090252532 | RED SURFACE EMITTING LASER ELEMENT, IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A red surface emitting laser element includes a first reflector, a second reflector including a p-type semiconductor multilayer film, an active layer between the first reflector and the second reflector, and a p-type semiconductor spacer layer between the active layer and the second reflector, the p-type semiconductor spacer layer having a thickness of 100 nm or more and 350 nm or less. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20100232833 | OPTICAL SCANNER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical scanner, including a frame member; a pair of connection members near a coupling end with the frame member; a pair of elastic members connected with the frame member by the connection members; a mirror substrate supported by the pair of elastic members, the mirror substrate having a bending rigidity outward from the rotational axis for each area in accordance with a bending moment caused by oscillation, the mirror substrate having a slit at both connection ends with the pair of elastic members; and a piezoelectric element provided on each of the connection members, the piezoelectric element generating a torque for driving the mirror substrate oscillatable back and forth around the pair of elastic members as a torsion rotational axis. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100278558 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND APPARATUS - The image forming apparatus includes a latent image bearing member; a charging device charging the surface of the latent image bearing member; a latent image forming device forming an electrostatic latent image on the surface of the latent image bearing member; a developing device supplying toner to the electrostatic latent image to form a toner image; a cover film supplying device supplying a cover film to the surface of the latent image bearing member at a cover film supplying position located on an upstream side from the development position so that the toner image is formed on the cover film covering the surface of the latent image bearing member; and a cover film separating device separating the cover film bearing the toner image thereon from the surface of the image bearing member before the cover film bearing the toner image thereon reaches the cover film supplying position. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110200360 | SYSTEM TO PRINT RAISED PRINTING USING SMALL TONER PARTICLES - Electrophotographic printing of one or more layers of toner to enable the printing of a wide range of toner mass laydown using electrophotography to produce prints with raised letters. This method encompasses the steps of forming multicolor toner images and fusing the print one or more times to create the raised print. having the desired height of raised print. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110229202 | MEMBER FOR IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - Provided is a member for an image forming device. The member has a base material and a film on the surface of the base material. The film is formed to maintain the surface shape of the base material. The member is provided with the base material composed of rubber of a resin, and the metal film composed of a metal, metal oxide, metal carbide, metal nitride or metal sulfide. The metal film is a conductive film formed by ion-plating titanium, aluminum or the like. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110255903 | PROOF PRINTING USING RECYCLED MARKING MATERIAL - Methods and systems supply used marking material to a printing device marking material supply container. The used marking material was previously used in a printing process and was previously removed from one or more photoreceptors. The methods/systems feed the used marking material from the material supply container to a photoreceptor within the printing device and transfer the used marking material to a sheet of media in a printing process performed by the printing device that produces “proof prints.” These proof prints are printed sheets that are used to verify content and/or layout of printed material. The proof prints are not required to comply with any print quality or print durability standard. The methods/systems also fuse (using a heating element within the printing device) the used marking material to the sheet of media at a reduced temperature that is insufficient to comply with any print quality or print durability standard. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20120107016 | LENTICULAR LENS SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A lenticular lens sheet manufacturing apparatus includes a transparent toner layer forming section and a lens forming section. The transparent toner layer forming section includes a photoreceptor drum, a charging section and a exposure section that form an electrostatic latent image on the photoreceptor drum, a developing section that forms a transparent toner image, a transfer section that transfers the transparent toner image to one side of a transparent substrate, and a fixing section that heats the transparent toner image transferred to one side of the transparent substrate to fix the transparent toner image, thereby forming a transparent toner layer on one side of the transparent substrate. The lens forming section pressurizes under heating the transparent toner layer formed on one side of the transparent substrate to shape the layer into a concavo-convex shape, thereby forming a lens layer having a concavo-convex shape on one side of the transparent substrate. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120114378 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC INK, LIQUID TONER PRODUCING METHODS, AND DIGITAL PRINTING METHODS - An ink contains dispersed particles, individually including at least one thermoplastic first resin exhibiting a MFI less than or equal to 100, at least one thermoplastic second resin exhibiting a MFI greater than 100, and a white pigment. A liquid toner producing method includes forming a paste containing the resins, combining the paste with a white pigment, and after corn-biasing the paste and pigment, applying a shear force, encapsulating the pigment, and dispersing the encapsulated pigment. A digital printing method includes providing a liquid marking agent containing charged particles dispersed in a carrier liquid, individual particles including at least one thermoplastic first resin and at least one thermoplastic second resin encapsulating a white pigment, and printing a hard image on a substrate. At least a portion of the image has a white color. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120282000 | TONER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY, DEVELOPER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - To provide a toner for electrophotography, which contains a binder resin, a colorant, and an organic-modified layered inorganic mineral, wherein the binder resin contains a crystalline resin in an amount of 50% by mass or greater, and wherein the organic-modified layered inorganic mineral is an organic-modified layered inorganic mineral in which at least part of ions present between layers of a layered inorganic mineral are modified with organic ions. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120288306 | CONDUCTIVE MEMBER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVICE - A conductive member for an electrophotographic device includes a conductive rubber elastic layer. The conductive rubber elastic layer is composed of a cross-linked product of a conductive rubber composition containing (a) a polar rubber, (b) at least one ion-conductive agent selected from diallyldimethylammonium.bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide and diallyldimethylammonium.trifluoromethanesulfonate and (c) a cross-linking agent, and the cross-linked product has a relative dielectric constant of 23 or more. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20130077996 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY-BASED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM WITH RECIPROCATING OPERATION - An additive manufacturing system for printing a three-dimensional part using electrophotography, the additive manufacturing system comprising a rotatable photoconductor component, first and second development stations configured to develop layers of materials on a surface of the rotatable photoconductor component while the rotatable photoconductor component rotates in opposing rotational directions, and a platen configured to operably receive the developed layers in a layer-by-layer manner to print the three-dimensional part from at least a portion of the received layers. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130077997 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY-BASED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM WITH TRANSFER-MEDIUM SERVICE LOOPS - An additive manufacturing system for printing a three-dimensional part using electrophotography, the additive manufacturing system comprising a rotatable photoconductor component, a development station configured to develop layers of a material on a surface of the rotatable photoconductor component, a rotatable transfer medium configured to receive the developed layers from the surface of the rotatable photoconductor component, and a platen configured to receive the developed layers from the rotatable transfer medium in a layer-by-layer manner. The additive manufacturing system also comprises a plurality of service loops configured to move portions of the rotatable transfer medium at different line speeds while maintaining a net rotational rate of full rotations of the rotatable transfer medium at a substantially steady state. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130077998 | ELECTROGRAPHIC PRINTING USING FLUIDIC CHARGE DISSIPATION - A method of electrographically producing a toner image on paper includes drying a selected region of the paper to a moisture content not to exceed that of the paper equilibrated to 20% RH. Selected portions of the selected region of the paper are wetted within 15 seconds after the completion of drying to provide a latent fluid image corresponding to the wetted portions of the paper. A dry area is thereby defined in the selected region outside the latent fluid image. The paper is charged so that the paper in the dry area has a selected potential. Charged dry toner is deposited in the selected region, the toner having charge of the same sign as the selected potential, so that the toner adheres to paper in the area of the latent fluid image. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130077999 | ELECTROGRAPHIC PRINTER USING FLUIDIC CHARGE DISSIPATION - Electrographic printing apparatus for producing a toner image on paper includes a dryer adapted to dry a selected region of the paper to a moisture content not to exceed that of the paper equilibrated to 20% RH. A liquid-deposition unit wets selected portions of the selected region of the paper within 15 seconds after the completion of drying to provide a latent fluid image corresponding to the wetted portions of the paper. A dry area is thereby defined in the selected region outside the latent fluid image. A charging member charges the paper so that the paper in the dry area has a selected potential. A development station deposits charged dry toner in the selected region, the toner having charge of the same sign as the selected potential, so that the toner adheres to paper in the area of the latent fluid image. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130272746 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY-BASED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM WITH TRANSFER-MEDIUM SERVICE LOOPS - An additive manufacturing system for printing a three-dimensional part using electrophotography, the additive manufacturing system comprising a rotatable photoconductor component, a development station configured to develop layers of a material on a surface of the rotatable photoconductor component, a rotatable transfer medium configured to receive the developed layers from the surface of the rotatable photoconductor component, and a platen configured to receive the developed layers from the rotatable transfer medium in a layer-by-layer manner. The additive manufacturing system also comprises a plurality of service loops configured to move portions of the rotatable transfer medium at different line speeds while maintaining a net rotational rate of full rotations of the rotatable transfer medium at a substantially steady state. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20140056616 | ELECTROGRAPHIC PRINTING OF TACTILE IMAGES - A method for forming a tactile printed image on a receiver medium using an electrographic printer, comprising forming a sequence of toner particle images on one or more primary imaging members, the sequence of toner particle images including a plurality of annular shapes having associated inner and outer sizes. The inner and outer sizes of the annular shapes varying in a monotonic sequence, such that when the sequence of toner particle images are transferred in register onto the receiver medium the annular shapes are substantially concentric and overlapping, thereby forming a tactile image feature having a hollow core; which is then fixed to permanently attach the transferred toner particle images to the receiver medium. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140056617 | ELECTROGRAPHIC TACTILE IMAGE PRINTING SYSTEM - An electrographic printing system for forming a tactile printed image on a receiver medium, comprising an image processing path, one or more printing modules and a fixing subsystem. The image processing path provides a sequence of image patterns including a plurality of annular shapes having associated inner and outer sizes, the inner and outer sizes of the annular shapes varying in a monotonic sequence. The printing modules are controlled to form a sequence of toner particle images corresponding to the sequence of image patterns, and to sequentially transfer the sequence of toner particle images in register onto the receiver medium such that the annular shapes in the toner particle images overlap to form a tactile image feature having a hollow core. The fixing subsystem is used to permanently attach the transferred toner particle images to the receiver medium. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140248067 | MODIFIED POLYMER BODY - A modified polymer body | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140286674 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THERMAL TRANSFER PRINT SHEET - An apparatus for manufacturing a thermal transfer print sheet includes an image forming unit configured to form a film pattern including a first pattern and a second pattern on a releasing sheet, the first and second patterns being arranged to at least partially overlap each other, the first pattern being formed of toner that includes a binder resin having a first thermoplastic resin, the second pattern being formed of toner that includes a binder resin having a second thermoplastic resin that is in a homologous relation to the first thermoplastic resin, and a fixing unit configured to apply heat and pressure to the film pattern such that the film pattern is formed as a thermal transfer film releasably supported on the releasing sheet. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20150093149 | TACTILE IMAGES HAVING COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION DIFFERENCES - A method for forming a tactile printed image on a receiver medium to convey information to a visually-impaired person from image data having an array image pixels with binary pixel values. The tactile printed image by depositing tactile marking material onto the receiver medium, wherein no tactile marking material is deposited onto portions of the receiver medium corresponding to image pixels having a first state, and tactile marking material is deposited onto portions of the receiver medium corresponding to image pixels having the second state. The receiver medium has a first coefficient of friction, and the portions of the tactile printed image having deposited tactile marking material are raised by at least 20 microns relative to the surface of the receiver medium and have a second coefficient of friction which differs from the first coefficient of friction by at least 0.06. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20160062264 | PRINTING IMPROVED TACTILE IMAGES USING INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBER - A method of forming an electrophotographic image having raised information providing a distinct tactile feel. One or more layers of marking particles are formed on an intermediate transfer member using an electrophotographic process responsive to visible image data. A layer of non-marking particles is then formed over the layers of marking particles responsive to tactile image data, wherein a volume average diameter of the non-marking particles is between 150% and 200% of the volume average diameter of the marking particles. The formed layers of marking particles and non-marking particles are then transferred onto a receiver medium so that the non-marking particles are in direct contact with the receiver medium. The transferred layers of non-marking particles and marking particles are then fused onto the receiver medium, wherein the layer of fused non-marking particles has a maximum thickness of at least 20 μm to provide the distinct tactile feel. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160103401 | IMAGE-FORMING METHOD - The present invention is an image-forming method in which, when θ(A) is the contact angle relative to water of a surface of a photosensitive member and θ(B) is the contact angle relative to water of a surface of an intermediate transfer member, θ(B) is from 100° to 150°; θ(A) and θ(B) satisfy −70°≦θ(A)-θ(B)<0°; the toner has a toner particle that contains a binder resin; and the contact angle relative to water of a surface of a pellet molding of the toner is from 60° to 80°. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160136986 | COMPOSITION SUITABLE FOR MULTIFUNCTIONAL PRINTING AND RECORDING SHEET CONTAINING SAME - A paper sizing or coating composition is provided, which includes; a first binder resin, which is compatible with dry toner binder resin; a second binder resin, which is compatible with liquid toner binder resin, and which is different from the first binder resin; a first pigment, which has a BET surface area of from greater than zero to about 35 m | 05-19-2016 |
