Image forming apparatus

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2006-11-30

2011-12-27

Gray, David (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Control of electrophotography process

Control of developing

C399S054000, C399S055000, C399S341000, C399S342000, C430S124130

Reexamination Certificate

active

08086124

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus including toner image forming means for forming a having chromatic toner image a transparent toner image; fixing means for heating and fixing the non-transparent toner image and the transparent toner image on recording material; glossiness detecting means for detecting a glossiness of an area in which the non-transparent toner image and the transparent toner image are overlaid and fixed; control means for controlling an amount of the transparent toner, per unit area, on the recording material on the basis of a result of detection by the detecting means.

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Office Action, dated May 30, 2008, issued in Chinese counterpart Patent Application No. 200610164136.1 and English-language translation thereof.

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