Process for coating fluoroelastomer fuser member using fluorinated surfactant

US7871674B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Xerox Corporation · US

Inventors

• Samuel Kaplan · Walworth, US
• Alexander N. Klymachyov · Webster, US
• Robert N. Finsterwalder · Webster, US
• Kenneth W. Schlafer · Fairport, US
• Jarad N. Kohl · Rochester, US
• Joy L. Longhenry · Webster, US
• Alan R. Kuntz · Webster, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 11, 2010
• Grant date: Jan 18, 2011
• Expiry date: May 11, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C08L71/02
• WIPO field: Macromolecular chemistry, polymers
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A process for producing a fuser member coating including a) adding and reacting a fluoroelastomer, a crosslinking agent, a polar solvent, and a fluorinated copolymer surfactant to form a coating solution, and b) providing said coating solution on said fuser member to form a fuser member coating, wherein said fluorinated copolymer surfactant comprises a fluorinated polyether copolymer comprising pendant trifluoroethoxy groups.