Appeal No. 1997-2499 Application No. 08/228,449 said liquid-state catalyst coating means and said erasing processing means are disposed along a feeding path (P) through which the recording medium is unidirectionally fed, and wherein said liquid-state catalyst coating means is positioned at an upstream side of said erasing processing means; a feeding speed of the recording medium is changed in accordance with a temperature change of the feeding path; and a temperature of the feeding path is controlled to be within a temperature range from approximately 200°C to 410°C. 68. A portable erasing apparatus for erasing a recording agent on a recording medium recorded by the recording agent comprising a near IR erasable dye, said apparatus comprising: a feeding path for feeding the recording medium in a direction; casing means; liquid-state catalyst coating means, provided in a part of said casing means, for coating a liquid-state catalyst on the recording surface of said recording medium; and heating and near IR irradiation means, provided in a part of said casing means, for heating the recording surface of the recording medium coated with the liquid-state catalyst by said liquid-state catalyst coating means, and for irradiating near infrared rays onto said recording surface, wherein the feeding speed of the recording medium is changed in accordance with a temperature change of the feeding path and wherein the temperature of the feeding path is controlled to be within a temperature range from approximately 200°C to 410°C. THE REFERENCES OF RECORD 5Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007