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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert C. U. Yu, Webster, NY (US);
Satchidanand Mishra, Webster, NY (US);
Richard L. Post, Penfield, NY (US);
Anthony M. Horgan, Pittsford, NY (US);
Bing R. Hsieh, Webster, NY (US);
Edward F. Grabowski, Webster, NY (US);
Donald C. VonHoene, Fairport, NY (US);
Stephen T. Avery, Rochester, NY (US);
Scott J. Griffin, Fairport, NY (US);
Edward A. Domm, Hilton, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 6/514 ; B29C 6/516 ; B29C 6/518 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 6/514 ; B29C 6/516 ; B29C 6/518 ;
Abstract
A process for providing an improved imaging member belt having a welded seam which exhibits greater resistance to dynamic fatigue induced seam cracking and delamination. An apparatus for achieving stress relaxation and eliminating protrusions in the seam region is also disclosed.