Eastman-kodak Company

Theodora Miller

Jerry Alan Pickering

Stephen V Davis

Susan C Baruch

Thomas M Plutchak

A fuser member for toner fusing systems and processes. This fuser member has a fuser base and a fusing surface layer, and the fusing surface layer contains a fluoroelastomer and filler particles. The filler particles have a mean particle diameter greater than 5 microns, and a modulus greater than the modulus of the fluoroelastomer at fusing temperatures. The fusing surface layer has at least the minimum proportion by volume of these particles, with at least the minimum mean particle diameter, that will provide the fusing surface layer with an equilibrium surface roughness so that, in fusing toner to substrate, the fuser member generates an image having a gloss number less than 10.

Fuser member and fuser member surface layer

A surface contacting member for toner fusing systems and processes. This surface contacting member has a fluoroelastomer surface layer containing amorphous silica that has been surface treated with at least one organoaminosilane.

Surface contacting member for toner fusing system and process, composition for member surface layer, and process for preparing composition

A layer for an article, including a fluoroelastomer, and at least about 25 percent by volume nonfibrillatable and autoadhesive plastic particles.

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Rochester, NY, United States of America

Theodora Miller