Patent · US Expired

Fuser member with metal oxide fillers, silane coupling agents, and functionalized release fluids

US5998033A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 31, 1997
Grant dateDec 7, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 31, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31663
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fuser member having improved toner offset release and wear characteristics. The outermost layer comprises a fluoroelastomer with thermally conductive metal oxide fillers and a silane coupling agent that is interactive with the fluoroelastomer and with a release agent which may, optionally, be used on the surface of the fluoroelastomer layer.

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