Method of making an endless image-forming medium
US7282110B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 12, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1038
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of making an endless image-forming medium starting from a strip of semi-crystalline support material, which strip extends between a first and second end, wherein the ends of the strip are brought together and fused to form an endless support, and the fused ends are post-crystallized, wherein prior to the application of the image-forming layer to the support at least a portion of the support is stretched, and the stretched part of the support is heated to a temperature above the glass transition temperature of the support material.
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