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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2007
Filed:
May. 09, 2006
Clifford R. King, Hendersonville, NC (US);
Wolfgang G. Wedler, Tualatin, OR (US);
Clifford R. King, Hendersonville, NC (US);
Wolfgang G. Wedler, Tualatin, OR (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A block of intermediate transfer material for use in a printing apparatus having an intermediate transfer member, said intermediate transfer member being equipped with a heater to heat said intermediate transfer member to a temperature of at least about 40° C., said intermediate transfer member having a surface with a first shape, a marking material applicator situated to apply marking material in an imagewise pattern to the intermediate transfer member, and a transferring apparatus to transfer the imagewise pattern of marking material to a final recording substrate, said block of intermediate transfer material comprising a silicone polymer containing monomers of the formula wherein R, R, R, R, R, x, y, and z are as defined herein, wherein the monomers can be directly bonded to each other or bonded through spacer groups, said block of intermediate transfer material having a surface with a second shape substantially the complement of the first shape.