The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Sep. 12, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kevin J O'Leary, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355285 ; 355319 ; 3553 / ;
Abstract
High gloss is provided for multicolor images formed on opposite sides of a receiving sheet in a double pass system using a fuser having a smooth, soft pressure roller surface. Preferably, a thin elastomeric outer layer on the pressure roller has a shore .ANG. durometer less than 40 and a roughness average less than 40 microinches. When a second multicolor image is fused to a receiving sheet by contact with a fusing roller, the gloss of a first multicolor image on the opposite side of the receiving sheet that has already been fused is not reduced by contact with the pressure roller, but is, in fact, enhanced.