Patent 7914964 was granted and assigned to Konica Minolta on March, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An image forming method of forming images on both sides of a recording sheet; comprising the steps of: fixing a first toner image on a first surface a recording sheet; and fixing a second toner image on a second surface of the recording sheet; wherein in two-component developer includes toner particles each containing a binder resin having a glass transition temperature Tg° C. and a colorant and carrier particles in each on which magnetic powder is dispersed in a binder resin including a phenol formaldehyde obtained by a polymerization process, and the first toner image is fixed with first heat in such a way that the surface temperature of the first surface of the recording sheet is a temperature in a range of Tg° C. or more and lower than 100° C.