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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:
Sep. 21, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroyasu Kikukawa, Okayama, JP;
Hiroshi Kato, Okayama, JP;
Assignee:
Japan Gore-Tex, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1563071 ; 1562722 ; 1563073 ; 427387 ; 4273882 ; 427413 ;
Abstract
An elastic fixing roll having an elastic, compliant body material and release surface material is disclosed. The body material comprises porous silicone rubber or fluorosilicone rubber foam, or a porous synthetic polymer foam reinforced with silicone rubber or fluorosilicone rubber. The release surface material is formed of porous polytetrafluoroethylene film containing silicone rubber or fluorosilicone rubber. The elastic fixing roll has the strength, resilience, and heat resistance and is suitable for use in hot toner fixing assemblies of copying machines and printing machines.