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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2015
Applicant:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Inventors:
Yu Qi, Penfield, NY (US);
Carolyn Patricia Moorlag, Mississauga, CA;
Brynn Mary Dooley, Toronto, CA;
Barkev Keoshkerian, Thornhill, CA;
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/005 (2006.01); D06M 15/19 (2006.01); B41J 2/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/0057 (2013.01); B41J 2/01 (2013.01); D06M 15/19 (2013.01); B41J 2002/012 (2013.01); Y10T 442/2861 (2015.04);
Abstract
There is described a transfer member or blanket for use in aqueous ink jet printer. The transfer member includes a non-woven polymer fiber matrix and a polymer dispersed throughout the non-woven polymer fiber matrix. The polymer fiber matrix has a first surface energy and the polymer has a second surface energy. The difference between the first surface energy and the second surface energy is from about 30 mJ/mto about 5 mJ/m.