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Image forming method, image forming apparatus, varnish applicator, and toner

US8630573B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 8, 2011
Grant dateJan 14, 2014
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Expiry dateNov 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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