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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2006
Jiann-hsing Chen, Fairport, NY (US);
Joseph A. Pavlisko, Pittsford, NY (US);
Shyh-hua E. Jao, Pittsford, NY (US);
Nataly Boulatnikov, Rochester, NY (US);
Jiann-Hsing Chen, Fairport, NY (US);
Joseph A. Pavlisko, Pittsford, NY (US);
Shyh-Hua E. Jao, Pittsford, NY (US);
Nataly Boulatnikov, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
The fuser members of this invention include a core member that includes a rigid outer surface. A resilient layer comprising an elastomer is optionally disposed on the cylindrical outer surface of the core member. A tie layer is disposed on the resilient layer or the outer surface if no resilient layer is present, the tie layer being made of fluoropolymers, fluoroelastomers, fluorocarbon thermoplastic copolymers and mixtures thereof. An outer layer of fluoropolymer resin made from polytetrafluoroethylene, polyperfluoroalkoxy-tetrafluoroethylene, polyfluorinated ethylene-propylene and blends thereof, is disposed on the tie layer.