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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:
Dec. 28, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Clifford O Eddy, Webster, NY (US);
Arnold W Henry, Pittsford, NY (US);
James B Maliborski, Rochester, NY (US);
Santokh S Badesha, Pittsford, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B31C / ; F28F / ; B29C / ; G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156184 ; 156256 ; 15624411 ; 492 46 ; 399328 ; 399330 ; 399333 ;
Abstract
A method for increasing the thermal conductivity of a fuser member for use in electrostatographic, including digital, apparatuses, by orienting anisotropic fillers in an elastomer layer in a manner wherein heat transfer is maximized in a radial or tangential direction of the fuser member. The fuser member may also contain other optional fillers and optional fluorocarbon powder fillers.