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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:
Mar. 27, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Biao Tan, Rochester, NY (US);
Jiann-Hsing Chen, Fairport, NY (US);
Tonya D. Binga, Rochester, NY (US);
Wayne T. Ferrar, Fairport, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/520 ; B32B 2/502 ; B32B 2/508 ; B32B 2/520 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/520 ; B32B 2/502 ; B32B 2/508 ; B32B 2/520 ;
Abstract
A fuser member having an outermost layer comprising a fluoroelastomer with thermally conductive fillers treated with a mercapto-functionalized silane coupling agent that is interactive with a fluoroelastomer to provide a fuser roller surface of decreased toner offset and abrasion and increased toner release and thermal conductivity.