Image forming method, image forming apparatus, varnish applicator, and toner
US8630573B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 8, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00805
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming method including forming a toner image on a transfer medium with a toner comprising a wax having a polar group, and applying a varnish to the toner image. The wax may be a plant wax having an ester group, a wax having a polar group derived from a fatty acid, an oxidized wax, or a mixture thereof. The varnish may include a surfactant, such as a polyoxyethylene glycol, and may be photocurable.
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