Xerox Corporation

Robert N Finsterwalder

Alan Richard Kuntz

Joy L Longhenry

Samuel Kaplan

Alexander N Klymachyov

Kenneth W Schlafer

Jarad N Kohl

Edward L Schlueter, Jr

Robert M Ferguson

Santokh Singh Badesha

Christopher David Blair

Ugur Sener

David H Pan

Trevor James Snyder

Arnold W Henry

Lucille M Sharf

Donald S Stanton

Anthony Yeznach

Thomas C Parker

Anthony J Formicola

David M Friel

David E Maxfield, Jr

Frank P Sgabellone

Timothy J Fuller

Joseph C Mammino

George J Heeks

Nero R Lindblad

Clifford O Eddy

Patrick James Finn

Che C Chow

Laurence J Lynd

Xiaoying Elizabeth Yuan

Xiaoying (Elizabeth) Yuan

George A Riehle

Richard L Carlston

Sandra L Schmitt

Paul J Brach

David Battat

James G Russell, Jr

Francois Soos

Kathryn A Domagall

Lynn Lorenzo

William J Cheslock

Robert Blaszak

A process for producing a fuser member coating including a) adding and reacting a fluoroelastomer, a crosslinking agent, a polar solvent, and a fluorinated copolymer surfactant to form a coating solution, and b) providing said coating solution on said fuser member to form a fuser member coating, wherein said fluorinated copolymer surfactant comprises a fluorinated acrylate copolymer having pendant fluorinated alkyl groups.

Process for coating fluoroelastomer fuser member using fluorinated surfactant

A fuser component useful in electrostatographic machines is provided, having a substrate, and thereover a coating composition comprising a haloelastomer, such as, for example, a fluoroelastomer, and a deflocculating agent. A fuser component comprising a deflocculating agent exhibits improved properties including, but not limited to, increased gloss and a smoother coating surface with a relatively high adhesive strength. The use of a deflocculating agent also reduces or eliminates the barium sulfate defect.

Fuser member comprising deflocculated material

A process for producing a fuser member coating including a) adding and reacting a fluoroelastomer, a crosslinking agent, a polar solvent, and a fluorinated copolymer surfactant to form a coating solution, and b) providing said coating solution on said fuser member to form a fuser member coating, wherein said fluorinated copolymer surfactant comprises a fluorinated polyether copolymer comprising pendant trifluoroethoxy groups.

A process for producing a fuser member coating including a) adding and reacting a fluoroelastomer, a crosslinking agent, a polar solvent, and a fluorinated copolymer surfactant to form a coating solution, and b) providing the coating solution on the fuser member to form a fuser member coating, wherein the fluorinated copolymer surfactant includes a copolymer selected from the group consisting of a fluorinated acrylate copolymer and a fluorinated polyether copolymer.

A process for producing a fuser member coating including a) adding and reacting a fluoroelastomer, a crosslinking agent, a polar solvent, a fluorine-containing additive, and a deflocculant to form a coating solution, and b) providing the coating solution on the fuser member to form a fuser member coating, wherein the fluorine-containing additive includes pendant fluorinated groups.

Process for coating fluoroelastomer fuser member using blend of deflocculant material and fluorine-containing polysiloxane additive

A process for producing a fuser member coating including a) adding and reacting a fluoroelastomer, a crosslinking agent, a polar solvent, and a fluorinated blend comprising a fluorinated copolymer surfactant and a fluorinated polydimethylsiloxane additive to form a coating solution, and b) providing the coating solution on the fuser member to form a fuser member coating, wherein the fluorinated copolymer surfactant comprises a copolymer selected from the group consisting of a fluorinated acrylate copolymer and a fluorinated polyether copolymer, and wherein said fluorinated polydimethylsiloxane additive comprises pendant fluorinated groups.

Process for coating fluoroelastomer fuser member using fluorinated surfactant and fluroinated polysiloxane additive blend

A process for producing a fuser member coating including a) adding and reacting a fluoroelastomer, a crosslinking agent, a polar solvent, and a fluorine-containing polysiloxane additive to form a coating solution, and b) providing the coating solution on the fuser member to form a fuser member coating, wherein the fluorine-containing polysiloxane additive has pendant fluorinated groups.

Process for coating fluoroelastomer fuser member using fluorine-containing additive

An offset printing apparatus having a coated imaging member for use with phase-change inks, has a substrate, an optional intermediate layer, and thereover an outer coating having an elastomer of monomers selected from the group consisting of halogenated monomers, polyorganosiloxane monomers, and mixtures thereof, and an optional heating member associated with the offset printing apparatus.

Phase change ink imaging component having elastomer outer layer

A process for producing a fuser member coating including a) adding and reacting a fluoroelastomer, a crosslinking agent, a polar solvent, and a blend of two different fluorinated copolymer surfactants to form a coating solution, and b) providing the coating solution on the fuser member to form a fuser member coating, wherein the blend of two different fluorinated copolymer surfactants includes copolymers selected from the group consisting of fluorinated acrylate copolymers and fluorinated polyether copolymers.

Process for coating fluoroelastomer fuser member layer using blend of two different fluorinated surfactants

An offset printing apparatus having a coated imaging member for use with phase-change inks, has a substrate, an optional intermediate layer, and thereover an outer coating having an elastomer of monomers selected from the group consisting of halogenated monomers, polyorganosiloxane monomers, and mixtures thereof, and an optional heating member associated with the offset printing apparatus

A primer composition of an organic titanate and an alkoxysilane achieves a strong bond between a silicone rubber and a fluoro-containing compound, thereby enabling a composite of these materials to have excellent adhesion. The composite is most useful as a fuser member in a copying device, the silicone rubber being upon an aluminum core. The primer composition preferably includes a solvent such as methyl isobutyl ketone that swells the silicone rubber, thereby permitting the primer composition to penetrate into the silicone rubber layer and further enhance the bond strength.

Organic based titanate primers to bond fluoro-containing compound to silicone rubber

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 fixing apparatus having a fixing film for use in an electrostatographic apparatus for fusing toner images to a copy substrate, the fixing film having a fabric substrate, and thereover at least one layer, and further having an optional intermediate or adhesive layer positioned between the fabric substrate and layer.

Fabric fuser film

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.

Flow coating solution and fuser member layers prepared therewith

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Robert N Finsterwalder