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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2016
Applicant:
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Inventors:
Jean Marie Massie, Lexington, KY (US);
Jemboy Tejana Pogoy, Cebu, PH;
Giritharan Suppiah, Lexington, KY (US);
Assignee:
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC., Lexington, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/2057 (2013.01); G03G 2215/2016 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention discloses a polyimide fuser belt incorporating synthetic graphite or expanded synthetic graphite as a filler. The resulting fuser belt has increased thermal diffusivity without sacrificing mechanical strength. Fuser belts made with synthetic or expanded synthetic graphite enable electrophotographic printers to exhibit superior fuse temperatures and better print speeds across a range of different media types.