Method for temporally decoloring a part of image form on a sheet and coloring the decolored image again

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9242476
APP PUB NO 20150246554A1
SERIAL NO

14700300

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According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes an image forming section, a fixing device, and a control section. The image forming section forms images on a sheet with a recolorable decolorable colorant and an undecolorable colorant. The fixing device heats the sheet to fix the recolorable decolorable colorant and the undecolorable colorant on the sheet. The control section performs temperature control for the fixing device and fixes the recolorable decolorable colorant and the undecolorable colorant on the sheet at temperature higher than decoloring start temperature of the recolorable decolorable colorant to thereby fix the recolorable decolorable colorant on the sheet in a decolored state and fix the undecolorable colorant on the sheet in a colored state.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA;TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Yoshida, Minoru Tokyo, JP 409 5557

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