Abstract: By using an intaglio plate for holding a pattern formed by a developing agent, a transfer device for transferring patterns developed on the intaglio plate to a transfer object medium, and a baking chamber for eliminating an electrode layer after transfer or heightening resistance thereof, the patterns developed on the intaglio plate are transferred onto the electrode layer disposed at the opposite side of the transfer object medium, and then heated in the baking chamber, whereby the electrode layer is eliminated or heightened in resistance.

Abstract: A liquid developing agent includes a toner particle having a nuclear particle and a covering layer containing a wax, provided on the surface of the nuclear particle in which the wax has at least one of polar groups and aromatic substituent groups, is substantially insoluble in an electric insulation solvent at room temperature, has a melting point below a boiling point of the electric insulation solvent, and is dissolved in the insulation solvent at a temperature higher than the melting point.

Abstract: A pattern forming device has an original plate for pattern formation having pattern-shaped concave portions in a high-resistance layer. When phosphor particles collected in the concave portions are transferred to a glass plate, an electric field is formed between separate electrodes and a transfer roller, and a high-frequency voltage is applied to a common electrode to apply a voltage between the separate electrodes, hence to generate ultrasonic waves from a piezoelectric layer.

Abstract: A pattern formation apparatus has a drum-like intaglio rolling along a transferred medium. After the intaglio is charged by a charger, a pattern of toner particles is formed by supplying a liquid developer of each color to the intaglio via a developing machine and an electric field is formed between the intaglio and the transferred medium by rolling the intaglio along the transferred medium to transfer charged toner particles to the transferred medium. A cleaning apparatus which cleans the intaglio after the pattern in each color being transferred to the transferred medium has nozzles at an angle for blowing a cleaning liquid against recesses and removal rollers for removing toner particles liberated from the recesses together with the cleaning liquid.

Abstract: A pattern forming apparatus includes an intaglio having a pattern of depressions, developing units which form a first potential difference with the intaglio, supply a liquid developer containing charged phosphor particles to the pattern and develop by aggregating the phosphor particles in the depressions, and a transfer roller which forms a second potential difference with the developed intaglio and a glass sheet arranged in opposed relation to each other and sequentially transfers the phosphor particles aggregated in the depressions to the glass sheet.

Abstract: A pattern forming device has a transfer unit which transfers a pattern image formed on a planographic plate held by a printing frame onto the surface of a glass plate held on an XY stage. After the glass plate and the planographic plate have been positioned by the XY stage, the transfer unit moves a stroke roller disposed on the rear surface side of the planographic plate in an arrow direction so that the stroke roller may be pressed against the planographic plate, thereby transferring the pattern image onto the glass plate by an electric field while, at the same time, stroking solvent components interposed between the planographic plate and the glass plate.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus of the present invention having a transferring particle layer forming equipment which forms a transferring particle layer prior to forming a toner layer on a surface of an image recording member, whose coagulation force among the transferring particles in the transferring particle layer is smaller than adhesive force of the transferring particle layer to the image recording member, a development equipment which forms a toner layer on a surface of the image recording member according to image information with a liquid developer in a manner that a part of the toner layer is superimposed on the transferring particle layer and a transfer equipment which transfer the toner layer to a transfer medium together with a part of the transferring particle layer. As a result, high transfer efficiency can be obtained, and an image forming apparatus which realizes high image quality is provided.

Abstract: The image forming apparatus in accordance with the present invention comprises an image forming substrate for forming an electrostatic latent image on a surface of the image forming substrate; a developing device supplying liquid developer to the electrostatic latent image to form a developed image on the image forming substrate; an intermediate transfer medium having a primary transferring position to which the developed image on the image forming substrate is transferred primarily by contacting the image forming substrate and a secondary transferring position transferring secondarily the developed image to a paper by contacting the paper; an intermediate transfer medium cleaning device adhering and removing material stuck to a surface of the intermediate transfer medium, which contacts in a place after passing through the secondary transferring position and before passing through primary transferring position; and a paper cleaning device positioned in a conveying path of a conveying device to transport the

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an optical unit which forms an electrostatic latent image on a surface of a photosensitive body, a developing device which supplies a liquid developer on the electrostatic latent image formed by the optical unit, and develops the electrostatic latent image into a develop image, a condensing device which condenses the developer image, and a transfer device which transfers the developer image condensed by the condensing device to a recording medium, while applying a shearing stress to the developer image.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus of the present invention having a transferring particle layer forming equipment which forms a transferring particle layer prior to forming a toner layer on a surface of an image recording member, whose coagulation force among the transferring particles in the transferring particle layer is smaller than adhesive force of the transferring particle layer to the image recording member, a development equipment which forms a toner layer on a surface of the image recording member according to image information with a liquid developer in a manner that a part of the toner layer is superimposed on the transferring particle layer and a transfer equipment which transfer the toner layer to a transfer medium together with a part of the transferring particle layer. As a result, high transfer efficiency can be obtained, and an image forming apparatus which realizes high image quality is provided.

Abstract: A printing apparatus for printing an image onto a print medium with use of a liquid developer which contains a liquid carrier and a toner being dispersed in the liquid carrier. The printing apparatus has: an image holding member having an imaging surface on which a latent image corresponding to the image to be printed is generated; a development unit which provides the liquid developer to the imaging surface to form a toner image corresponding to the latent image; a transfer member which transfers the toner image from the imaging surface to the print medium; and a fibrous wipe member having a cleaning face contacting with the imaging surface for wiping a residual toner failing to be transferred from the imaging surface by moving relatively to the imaging surface in a first direction. A cleaning liquid is impregnated at a ratio of 2 grams per square meter to 200 grams per square meter in the fibrous wipe member.

Abstract: The image forming apparatus in accordance with the present invention comprises an image forming substrate for forming an electrostatic latent image on a surface of the image forming substrate; a developing device supplying liquid developer to the electrostatic latent image to form a developed image on the image forming substrate; an intermediate transfer medium having a primary transferring position to which the developed image on the image forming substrate is transferred primarily by contacting the image forming substrate and a secondary transferring position transferring secondarily the developed image to a paper by contacting the paper; an intermediate transfer medium cleaning device adhering and removing material stuck to a surface of the intermediate transfer medium, which contacts in a place after passing through the secondary transferring position and before passing through primary transferring position; and a paper cleaning device positioned in a conveying path of a conveying device to transport the

Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprises an optical unit which forms an electrostatic latent image on a surface of a photosensitive body, a developing device which supplies a liquid developer on the electrostatic latent image formed by the optical unit, and develops the electrostatic latent image into a developer image, a condensing device which condenses the developer image, and a transfer device which transfers the developer image condensed by the condensing device to a recording medium, while applying a shearing stress to the developer image.

Abstract: Disclosed is a printing apparatus for printing an image onto a print medium with use of a liquid developer which contains a liquid carrier and a toner being dispersed in the liquid carrier. The printing apparatus has: an image holding member having an imaging surface on which a latent image corresponding to the image to be printed is generated: a development unit which provides the liquid developer to the imaging surface to form a toner image corresponding to the latent image; a transfer member which transfers the toner image from the imaging surface to the print medium; and a fibrous wipe member having a cleaning face contacting with the imaging surface for wiping a residual toner falling to be transferred from the imaging surface by moving relatively to the imaging surface in a first direction. The fibers on the cleaning face have a directional distribution which is biased to a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus with high release characteristic of a toner image, which can acquire a good imprint for a long time, is provided. In the image forming apparatus using the liquid development method, by giving release agent under the visible image formed by the liquid development, which forms release layer on latent image support before development, and is, the image forming apparatus with high release characteristic of a toner image, which can acquire good transfer characteristic for a long time, is realized.

Abstract: This invention provides an electrophotographic photosensitive body including a photosensitive layer containing a chemical substance selected from a compound having a polysilazane skeleton, a compound having an Si—CnH2n+1 bond and one of an Si—N bond and an Si—C—N bond, a compound having an Si—CnF2n+1 bond and one of an Si—N bond and an Si—C—N bond, and a mixture of a compound having one of an Si—N bond and an Si—C—N bond and a compound having a C—F bond, an intermediate transfer medium including a surface layer containing the chemical substance, and an electrophotographic apparatus using the same.

Abstract: An electrophotographic machine including an image forming device configured to form a latent electrostatic image on a latent image carrier, a developing unit configured to develop a visible image from the latent electrostatic image on the latent image carrier with a liquid developer, and a pressure roller configured to apply pressure to an intermediate transfer medium disposed between the latent image carrier and the pressure roller. Further, a contact pressure between the intermediate transfer medium and the pressure roller is larger than a contact pressure between the intermediate transfer medium and the latent image carrier.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of reading a pattern comprising steps of heating or irradiating with infrared light a substrate on which a transparent pattern is formed, the pattern containing a material capable of absorbing infrared light of specific wavelength such as polyacrylonitrile, and detecting infrared light which is radiated or reflected from the pattern.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image forming process, an image forming device, and a pattern forming process intended to obtain an image by developing a latent image which has been formed by exposing to light a photosensitive material including a photocatalytic layer which includes a photocatalyst and a hydrophobic layer applied on top of said photocatalytic layer, or a photosensitive material including a hydrophobic photosensitive layer which includes a photocatalyst and an organic compound, wherein the photocatalyst, when exposed to light, changes the angle of contact with water in the area on the surface of the photosensitive material which is exposed to light, thereby differentiating from the angle of contact with water in the area which is not exposed to light.

Abstract: A method of reading a pattern including steps of heating or irradiating with infrared light a substrate on which a transparent pattern is formed, the pattern containing a material capable of absorbing infrared light of specific wavelength such as polyacrylonitrile, and detecting infrared light which is radiated or reflected from the pattern.