Fuser member

US8995897B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8995897-B2
Application numberUS-201313850663-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 26, 2013
Priority dateMar 26, 2013
Publication dateMar 31, 2015
Grant dateMar 31, 2015

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There is disclosed a fuser member include a substrate layer and a release layer disposed on the substrate layer. The release layer includes a plurality polyimide particles dispersed in a fluoropolymer. An image forming apparatus equipped the fuser member is also described.

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What is claimed is: 1. A fuser member, comprising: a substrate, and a release layer disposed on the substrate comprising a plurality of polyimide particles dispersed in a fluoropolymer, wherein the plurality of polyimide particles have a textured surface comprising nano-sized dimples having a roughness of from about 5 to about 500 nm in a scan area of about 1×1 square micrometers. 2. The fuser member of claim 1 , wherein the fluoropolymer comprises a fluor…

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What does patent US8995897B2 cover?
There is disclosed a fuser member include a substrate layer and a release layer disposed on the substrate layer. The release layer includes a plurality polyimide particles dispersed in a fluoropolymer. An image forming apparatus equipped the fuser member is also described.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Xerox Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G03G15/206. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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