Xerox Corporation

Matthew J Torpey

Edward F Grabowski

Satchidanand Mishra

Robert C U Yu

Markus Rudolf Silvestri

Michael Stephen Roetker

Scott J Griffin

David W Martin

Satish R Parikh

John Joseph Darcy, Iii

Donald J Goodman

M John Hinckel

Felix J Santana

Joellen Simone

Robert J Flanagan

John P Kerwawycz

Ihor W Tarnawskyj

Ralph A Mosher

William M Prest, Jr

Jodie L Watson

A weldable intermediate transfer belt having a substrate with a homogeneous composition of polyaniline in an amount of from about 2 to about 25 percent by weight of total solids, and a thermoplastic polyimide in an amount of from about 75 to about 98 percent by weight of total solids, and the polyaniline has a particle size of from about 0.5 to about 5.0 microns, and an apparatus for forming images on a recording medium and incorporating the intermediate transfer belt.

Polyaniline filled polyimide weldable intermediate transfer components

A process for flashless hot melt bonding of seamed flexible belts having a substrate and a seam having interlocking seam members, wherein the interlocking seam members are held together by an adhesive for use in electrostatographic, contact electrostatic, digital and other like machines, wherein the process includes: a) providing a release layer having an adhesive strip on a front side of the release layer, wherein the release layer is wider than the adhesive strip; b) providing the release layer containing the adhesive strip over the seam, wherein the front side of the release layer containing the adhesive strip is in contact with the seam and mutually mating members; c) thermal compressive adhesive bonding of the release layer to the seam, and d) optionally postcuring the seam; and wherein virtually no flashing of the adhesive outside the seam occurs.

Flashless hot melt bonding of adhesives for imageable seamed belts

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Matthew J Torpey