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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2003
Jiann-hsing Chen, Fairport, NY (US);
Joseph A. Pavlisko, Pittsford, NY (US);
Po-jen Shih, Webster, NY (US);
Robert A. Lancaster, Hilton, NY (US);
Jiann-Hsing Chen, Fairport, NY (US);
Joseph A. Pavlisko, Pittsford, NY (US);
Po-Jen Shih, Webster, NY (US);
Robert A. Lancaster, Hilton, 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 is preferably a single layer on a substrate, the substrate preferably a core member of a fuser roller or a pressure roller. The elastically deformable layer is made from a dry formulation inclusive of: a fluoro-thermoplastic polymer 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 can be thermally cured or electron-beam cured. Preferably, the dry formulation is thermally cured and further includes a curing catalyst, preferably a peroxide catalyst. Alternatively, the curing catalyst can be a bisphenol residue.