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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1976
Filed:
Feb. 20, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:
William R Buchan, Lincoln, MA (US);
Robert A Moore, Amherst, NH (US);
Assignee:
Itek Corporation, Lexington, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ; B32B / ; B32B / ; B05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428216 ; 118644 ; 428334 ; 428337 ; 428409 ; 428421 ; 428458 ; 428447 ; 428450 ; 428474 ; 428913 ; 96-14 ;
Abstract
Apparatus and method for transferring non-fused xerographic toner images from a first support material, such as a photoconductive insulating surface, to a second support material, such as paper, and fusing the toner images to the second support material. Such apparatus includes an intermediate transfer member having a smooth surface of low surface free energy and a hardness of from 3 to 70 durometers. The intermediate transfer member can be, for example, a 0.1-10 mil layer of silicone rubber coated onto a polyimide support. The member can be formed into belt or drum configuration.