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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 01, 1996
Jiann H Chen, Fairport, NY (US);
Borden H Mills, III, Webster, NY (US);
Robert G Scheidt, Webster, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
This invention provides a method of increasing the gloss value of a fused toner image comprising the steps of: a) transferring toner to a receiver to make a toner bearing receiver; and b) passing the toner bearing receiver through a heated fuser system to create a fused toner image on a receiver; wherein said heated fuser system consists of a fuser roller and a pressure roller; said fuser roller has a surface roughness of less than or equal to 1.25 .mu.m Ra; said pressure roller comprises a metal core, and a fluoropolymer resin layer, said fluoropolymer resin layer has a thermal conductivity greater than 0.29 W/m.degree.C. and a surface energy less than or equal to 20 dyne/cm.