Xerox Corporation

Frank P Sgabellone

Alan Richard Kuntz

Robert N Finsterwalder

Anthony J Formicola

David E Maxfield, Jr

David M Friel

Saquiequois J Bissouma

A process for renewing an outer surface of a used fuser roller by removing debris particles from the surface including contacting the outer surface with a first finishing paper while simultaneously rotating the used fuser roller so that the first finishing paper completes a first superfinishing of the outer layer; b) optionally contacting the outer surface with a second finishing paper while simultaneously rotating the used fuser roller so that the second finishing paper completes a second superfinishing of the outer layer; c) optionally contacting the outer surface with a third finishing paper while simultaneously rotating the used fuser roller so that the third finishing paper completes a third superfinishing of the outer layer; and d) repeating a) until obtaining a first measured gloss value of from about 10 to about 50 GGU, optionally repeating b) until obtaining a second measured gloss value of from about 30 to about 70 GGU, and optionally repeating c) until obtaining a third measured gloss value of from about 65 to about 80 GGU.

Method for repairing used fuser member

A fuser member having an amino silane adhesive layer intermediate a fuser substrate and an outer fluoroelastomer layer wherein the amino silane adhesive layer contains an amino silane composition and an organo phosphonium catalyst, along with an image forming apparatus using such fuser member and a method for preparation of the fuser member using a flow coating method are disclosed.

Fuser member with an amino silane adhesive layer and preparation thereof

A flow coating solution consisting essentially of a fluoroelastomer, a nucleophilic crosslinking agent, and an effective solvent selected from the group consisting of N-methyl 2-pyrrolidone, dimethyl formamide, and dimethyl sulfoxide, along with a fuser member containing a layer prepared from flow coating said flow coating solution.

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Frank P Sgabellone