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US 2024/0280927 A1Published application
Image forming apparatus and print medium
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsShintaro YAMADA, Hiroaki KATOH, Akihiro KAWASAKI
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a conductive medium, an applying device, and a developing device. The applying device applies conductive liquid to a surface of the conductive medium to form an invisible image. The developing device adheres charged particles to the invisible image formed on the surface of the conductive medium to form a visible image.
Claims11
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a conductive medium;
- an applying device to apply conductive liquid to a surface of the conductive medium to form an invisible image;
- and
- a developing device to adhere charged particles to the invisible image formed on the surface of the conductive medium to form a visible image.
1 more element
A print medium comprising:
- a conductive layer;
- and
- an insulating layer laminated on a printing surface side relative to the conductive layer, the insulating layer being absorptive of conductive liquid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.