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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2003
Jiann-hsing Chen, Fairport, NY (US);
Joseph A. Pavlisko, Pittsford, NY (US);
Po-jen Shih, Webster, NY (US);
Nataly Boulatnikov, Rochester, NY (US);
Jiann-Hsing Chen, Fairport, NY (US);
Joseph A. Pavlisko, Pittsford, NY (US);
Po-Jen Shih, Webster, NY (US);
Nataly Boulatnikov, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A controlled-modulus fusing station member inclusive of a durable, tough, elastically deformable layer incorporating hollow flexible filler particles. The elastically deformable layer can be a single layer on a substrate, the substrate preferably a core member of a fuser roller or a pressure roller. Alternatively, a protective or gloss control fluoropolymer layer is formed on the elastically deformable layer. The elastically deformable layer is made from a dry formulation inclusive of: a fluoroelastomer powder; microspheres in the form of unexpanded microspheres or expanded microballoons; and solid filler particles including strength-enhancing filler particles and thermal-conductivity-enhancing filler particles. The dry formulation is thermally cured or electron-beam cured.