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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:
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.
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