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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:
Jan. 20, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jiann Hsing Chen, Fairport, NY (US);
Lawrence Paul Demejo, Rochester, NY (US);
Muhammed Aslam, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
430 42 ; 430 99 ; 430124 ; 349333 ;
Abstract
A process for controlling gloss to fused toner images, comprising the steps of: A. passing an element bearing an unfused toner image through a fusing zone, a cooling zone and a release zone; and B. bringing the element bearing the unfused toner image into pressure contact with a fusing belt, thereby fusing the toner image to the element; characterized in that the fusing belt is a metal having