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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2008
Applicants:
Udo Dräger, Speyer, DE;
Detlef Schulze-hagenest, Molfsee, DE;
Cumar Sreekumar, Penfield, NY (US);
Dinesh Tyagi, Fairport, NY (US);
Inventors:
Udo Dräger, Speyer, DE;
Detlef Schulze-Hagenest, Molfsee, DE;
Cumar Sreekumar, Penfield, NY (US);
Dinesh Tyagi, Fairport, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A separating agent, in particular silicon oil, applied to the surface of a fuser mechanism, preferably in an electrophotographic printing machine. Contamination of the surfaces of the printing media is substantially prevented or reduced when the separating agent is diluted with at least one solvent with a boiling point equal to or greater than 60° C., preferably equal to or greater than 100° C., but below 160° C.