Abstract: A printing apparatus is an apparatus capable of performing double-sided printing on a sheet, and is provided with a receiving portion and a control portion. The receiving portion receives an instruction for changing a sheet having one side printed that is set to a paper feed tray into a sheet having both sides printed with same printing content. The control portion performs control, when the instruction is received, to feed the sheet having one side printed from the paper feed tray, and when the fed sheet is an odd-numbered page and is a final page, to discharge the sheet without newly performing printing, and when the fed sheet is an odd-numbered page and is not a final page, to print information printed on a next even-numbered page on a back side of the sheet.

Abstract: A method of transferring a foil comprising: forming a foil transferring face on a photoreceptor employing a foil transferring face forming toner; transferring the foil transferring face onto a base substance, followed by fixing the foil transferring face; supplying a transfer foil having at least a foil and an adhesive layer on the base substance having the fixed foil transferring face, heating the transfer foil and the foil transferring face while the adhesive layer of the transfer foil is in contact with the foil transferring face to adhere the foil onto the foil transferring face; removing the transfer foil from the base substance while leaving the foil adhered onto the foil transferring face, wherein the foil transferring face forming toner comprises at least a binder resin, wherein the binder resin comprises a polymer formed by using a vinyl monomer comprising at least a carboxyl group.

Abstract: A printing apparatus is an apparatus capable of performing double-sided printing on a sheet, and is provided with a receiving portion and a control portion. The receiving portion receives an instruction for changing a sheet having one side printed that is set to a paper feed tray into a sheet having both sides printed with same printing content. The control portion performs control, when the instruction is received, to feed the sheet having one side printed from the paper feed tray, and when the fed sheet is an odd-numbered page and is a final page, to discharge the sheet without newly performing printing, and when the fed sheet is an odd-numbered page and is not a final page, to print information printed on a next even-numbered page on a back side of the sheet.

Abstract: An image forming method including a process for forming a transparent toner layer on an image formed on a support, the method including steps of supplying a transparent toner on an image on a support, and heating and then cooling the image on the support having the transparent toner while the image on the support having the transparent toner being in contact with a belt, wherein the transparent toner contains a resin constituted by a polyester and a styrene-acryl copolymer, a monoester compound represented by Formula I, and a hydrocarbon compound having at least one of a branched chain structure and a cyclic structure, R1—COO—R2??Formula I: wherein, R1 and R2 are each a hydrocarbon group having 13 to 30 carbon atoms which may have a substituent or not, and R1 and R2 are the same or different.

Abstract: Provided is a method for forming an image containing the steps of: supplying a clear toner on a surface of an image forming support; heating the supplied clear toner on the surface of the image forming support to melt; close contacting the surface of the image forming support supplied with the clear toner with a belt; and cooling the clear toner in a state of close contacting with the belt so as to form a clear toner layer on the image forming support, wherein the aforesaid clear toner contains at least a resin formed with a polymerizable monomer represented by Formula (1) and a vinyl monomer, Formula (1): H2?CR1—COOR2, wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; and R2 represents a chain alkyl group having 12 to 22 carbon atoms, or a cyclic alkyl group.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image formation method in which clear dots comprised of clear toner are formed on an image with a 75° glossiness of from 10 to 60, the image formation method comprising the steps of forming a clear toner image on the image, employing clear toner, and fixing the clear toner image by non-contact heat fixation to form clear dots in the form of protrusions, wherein the clear dots have an average height H and an average circle equivalent diameter R, a ratio H/R of the average height H to the average circle equivalent diameter R satisfying the following inequality: 0.005?H/R?10.

Abstract: Provided are a specific image information adding method with enhanced detection accuracy enabling multiple pieces of information to be added, and an image forming apparatus using the method. In the method of adding specific image information about a recorded image onto the recorded image, the specific image information consists of reference information and identification information, the reference information is formed so as to be able to set a reference position for reading of the specific image information, and the identification information is formed from dot images indicative of bit information at predetermined positions on an arc or a circumference around the reference position. The identification information can represent a single information item by a plurality of dot images, which are placed on a plurality of different arcs or circumferences and arranged at predetermined spacings in the circumferential direction and in the radial direction.

Abstract: A method of transferring a foil comprising: forming a foil transferring face on a photoreceptor employing a foil transferring face forming toner; transferring the foil transferring face onto a base substance, followed by fixing the foil transferring face; supplying a transfer foil having at least a foil and an adhesive layer on the base substance having the fixed foil transferring face, heating the transfer foil and the foil transferring face while the adhesive layer of the transfer foil is in contact with the foil transferring face to adhere the foil onto the foil transferring face; removing the transfer foil from the base substance while leaving the foil adhered onto the foil transferring face, wherein the foil transferring face forming toner comprises at least a binder resin, wherein the binder resin comprises a polymer formed by using a vinyl monomer comprising at least a carboxyl group.

Abstract: Provided is a method for forming an image containing the steps of: supplying a clear toner on a surface of an image forming support; heating the supplied clear toner on the surface of the image forming support to melt; close contacting the surface of the image forming support supplied with the clear toner with a belt; and cooling the clear toner in a state of close contacting with the belt so as to form a clear toner layer on the image forming support, wherein the aforesaid clear toner contains at least a resin formed with a polymerizable monomer represented by Formula (1) and a vinyl monomer, Formula (1): H2?CR1—COOR2, wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; and R2 represents a chain alkyl group having 12 to 22 carbon atoms, or a cyclic alkyl group.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image formation method in which clear dots comprised of clear toner are formed on an image with a 75° glossiness of from 10 to 60, the image formation method comprising the steps of forming a clear toner image on the image, employing clear toner, and fixing the clear toner image by non-contact heat fixation to form clear dots in the form of protrusions, wherein the clear dots have an average height H and an average circle equivalent diameter R, a ratio H/R of the average height H to the average circle equivalent diameter R satisfying the following inequality: 0.

Abstract: An image forming method including a process for forming a transparent toner layer on an image formed on a support, the method including steps of supplying a transparent toner on an image on a support, and heating and then cooling the image on the support having the transparent toner while the image on the support having the transparent toner being in contact with a belt, wherein the transparent toner contains a resin constituted by a polyester and a styrene-acryl copolymer, a monoester compound represented by Formula I, and a hydrocarbon compound having at least one of a branched chain structure and a cyclic structure, R1—COO—R2??Formula I wherein, R1 and R2 are each a hydrocarbon group having 13 to 30 carbon atoms which may have a substituent or not, and R1 and R2 are the same or different.

Abstract: A method of forming an image comprising: (a) developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an electrophotographic photoreceptor with an electrophotographic toner so as to obtain a toner image; (b) transferring the toner image on the electrophotographic photoreceptor to a recording paper; and (c) fixing the transferred toner image with a fixing device comprising a belt fixing member having an endless belt, wherein the electrophotographic toner comprises a polymer having a glass transition point of 20 to 40° C.; an interfacial adhesion force (Fr) between the electrophotographic toner and poly(tetrafluoroethylene) is 1 to 3.5 N; and the fixing device comprises a heating roller which is provided at a position apart from a fixing nip area.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrophotographic image forming method which comprises steps of forming a toner image on an image support, fixing the toner image on the image support in a fixing nip section of a fixing device employing a contact heating system and the toner contains a first releasing agent, a dynamic viscosity of the first releasing agent is 4-20 mm2/sec; and a fixing temperature in the fixing nip section of the fixing device is 75-100° C. higher than a melting point of the first releasing agent.

Abstract: A method of image forming comprising the steps of: providing a clear toner all over a transfer material on which an image is formed; heating and pressing the transfer material having thereon the image while the transfer material is in contact with a belt; cooling the transfer material; and peeling the transfer material from the belt, whereby a clear toner layer formed on the transfer material is obtained, wherein a storage modulus G? at 60° C. of the clear toner is 1×106 N/m2 or more, but 1×106 N/m2 or less; and a viscosity ? at 130° C. of the clear toner is 1×101 Pa·s or more, but 1×102 Pa·s or less.

Abstract: An electrophotographic toner is disclosed, meeting the requirement that a ratio of a storage modulus at 60° C. [G?(60)] to a storage modulus at 80° C. [G?(80)], G?(60)/G?(80) is from 1×102 to 1×104; a ratio of a storage modulus at 100° C. [G?(100)] to a storage modulus at 120° C. [G?(120)], G?(100)/G?(120) is from 1 to 10; and a storage modulus at a temperature of from 140 to 160° C., [G?(140-160)] is not less than 102 dyn/cm2.

Abstract: An electrophotographic toner is disclosed, comprising a binding resin, a colorant and a releasing agent, wherein the releasing agent comprises a first releasing agent component of a monoester compound represented by formula (1) and a second releasing agent component composed of a hydrocarbon compound having a branched chain structure, and the first releasing agent component accounting for 40% to 98% by mass of the total amount of the first and second releasing agent components: R1—COO—R2??(1) wherein R1 and R2 are each independently a hydrocarbon group having 13 to 30 carbon atoms.

Abstract: In an image forming method in which a toner image, which is visualized via an electrostatic latent image formed on an electrophotographic photoreceptor, employing a developer incorporating toner, is transferred onto a recording material followed by fixing, and any residual toner remaining on the electrophotographic photoreceptor is removed, an image forming method in which an electrophotographic photoreceptor and a toner which satisfy specified requirements are employed and image formation is carried out while feeding a surface energy lowering agent from the developer onto the aforesaid electrophotographic photoreceptor, and an image forming apparatus employing the same.

Abstract: The image processing apparatus (data processing apparatus) stores data in a storing unit (storing means), inputs and outputs the data to and from the storing unit via a storage control unit (input-output means) and processes the data outputted from the storing unit with a control unit (processing means). The storage control unit inputs and outputs image data to and from the storing unit by the DMA method through a path via a DMA control unit and inputs and outputs other data such as a control instruction to and from the storing unit by the PIO method through a path via a PIO control unit. Image data to be inputted and outputted to and from the storing unit by the DMA method is encrypted in an input operation and decrypted in an output operation by an encryption/decryption unit provided on the input-output path for DMA method.

Abstract: Disclosed is a toner having a core/shell structure and including a hydrophilic resin and a hydrophobic resin, and a manufacturing method thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming method including steps of primary transferring the toner image formed on the photoreceptor to an intermediate transfer material, secondary transferring the toner image on intermediate transfer material, and cleaning remaining toner on the photoreceptor, in which method the toner contains abrasive agent particles adhered to a toner mother particle comprising a resin and a colorant, abrasive agent particles having a particle diameter of 80-300 nm and Mohs' hardness of 5 or more in an amount of parts by weight of 100 parts by weight of toner mother particle, and the intermediate transfer material has a hardness measured by nanoindentation method of 3-10 GPa.