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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. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kock-Yee Law, Penfield, NY (US);
Ihor W Tarnawskyj, Webster, NY (US);
Joseph Mammino, Penfield, NY (US);
Kathleen M McGrane, Webster, NY (US);
Martin A Abkowitz, Webster, NY (US);
Robert M Ferguson, Penfield, NY (US);
Frederick E Knier, Jr, Wolcott, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399329 ; 399333 ;
Abstract
A fixing apparatus having a fixing film for use in an electrophotographic apparatus for fusing toner images to a copy substrate, the fixing film comprising a fluorinated carbon filled fluoroelastomer, and in embodiments, the fixing film comprises an optional substrate, an optional intermediate layer provided thereon, and an outer fluorinated carbon filled fluoroelastomer layer provided on the intermediate layer.