Image forming apparatus

Details Image forming apparatus Image forming apparatus

2006-02-10

2008-09-02

Gray, David M. (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Image formation

Development

C399S341000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07421231

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus which improves uneven gloss occurring at the step of fixing a transparent toner is provided with an image bearing member on which a latent image is formed, a transparent toner image forming device for forming a transparent toner image on the image bearing member, a transferring device for transferring the formed transparent toner image onto a recording material, a fixing device for fixing the transferred transparent toner image on the recording material, and a controller for controlling the bearing amount of the transparent toner image formed on the image bearing member, and the controller controls a condition for forming the transparent toner image to change the bearing amount of the transparent toner image in accordance with the fixing temperature of the fixing device.

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Notification od Reason for Refusal issued on Jan. 29, 2008, in Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-057009.

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