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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 25, 1996
Santokh S Badesha, Pittsford, NY (US);
Robert M Ferguson, Penfield, NY (US);
Marko D Saban, Etobicoke, CA;
Sonja Hadzidedic, Etobicoke, CA;
Arnold W Henry, Pittsford, NY (US);
George J Heeks, Rochester, NY (US);
Nam S Ro, Mississauga, CA;
John Abate, Mississauga, CA;
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
There is disclosed a viscosity reduction method including: (a) forming an azeotropic mixture including water and a liquid capable of forming the azeotropic mixture with the water in a coating composition comprised of the water, a solvent, and a polymeric material selected from the group consisting of a fluorohydrocarbon polymer and a grafted elastomer composed of a polyorganosiloxane bonded to a fluoroelastomer; and (b) agitating the coating composition including the azeotropic mixture, thereby reducing the viscosity of the coating composition.