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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1996
Richard G Labombard, Williamson, NY (US);
Ana M Perez, Rochester, NY (US);
Karen E Halliley, Marion, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A method of forming an economical image conditioning device suitable for conditioning low solids and high solids images in a liquid Immersion Development reproduction machine. The method includes the steps of arranging a quantity of metallic fibers into a flat pattern having a desired thickness; partially compressing and sintering the fibers forming the pattern to create a sintered metallic fiber sheet held together by metallic bonds between touching fibers; rolling the sintered metallic fiber sheet into a cylindrical shape having a seam; welding the seam to create a finished cylindrical core; and forming a foam layer and a skin layer over the core for contacting an image being conditioned.