Abstract: A polyimide film component useful as fusing films and having electrically conductive doped metal oxide fillers dispersed therein, the fusing film having a surface resistivity of from about 104 to about 1012 ohm/sq, and optionally provided on the polyimide film a conformable layer, or optionally in the following order, both a conformable intermediate layer and an outer release layer are provided on the polyimide film.

Abstract: Multiple layer fuser belts having a rigid or semi-rigid substrate layer and a high conformability, low surface energy elastic layer. The substrate layer is formed from long-life material such as polyimide. Apertures, beneficially elongated diamonds, are cut into the substrate layer such that the substrate layer can stretch slightly along the circumference of the fuser belt. The elastic layer is bonded to the substrate layer and is made from a highly conformable, low durometer material having a low surface energy. When the fuser belt is partially wrapped around a driven roller so as to form a nip with a pressure roller the fuser belt stretches in the direction of belt motion. As the fuser belt passes through the nip the fuser belt contracts, releasing surface strain, and thus reduces sticking between the fuser belt and fused toner.

Abstract: A method and system that assists medical practitioners who treat or prescribe treatment of patients having a medical condition which requires long-term profiling of medical data taken from the patient's body. Medical practitioners, their assistants, and patients take medical readings of predetermined medically important variables. These readings are stored as raw data in a data receptacle such as a smart card or in a portable medical instrument, then input into a remote computer, or the raw data is manually entered into a remote computer. The remote computer then connects with a primary computer using a communications connection and transmits the raw data to the primary computer system which maintains a database of patients and their medical readings. The communications connection can be any means of connecting two computers for communication therebetween but is preferably an Internet connection wherein the remote computer is operated as a web client and the primary computer is operated as a web server.

Abstract: A transfer member having a polyimide substrate, an optional solventless intermediate adhesive layer, an outer polyphenylene sulfide layer, and an optional outer release layer, which provides enhanced bonding and decreased occurrence of delamination is provided.

Abstract: A fuser member having a resistive heating layer including a polymer and a mixture of more than one variety of carbon black, the mixture including a first carbon black and a second carbon black of a different variety than the first carbon black.

Abstract: A contact electrostatic printing image separator having a substrate; and thereover a conformable layer with a conductive or semiconductive polymer; and an optional outer release layer positioned on the conformable layer, and contact electrostatic printing apparatuses including the image separator are included.

Abstract: A member composed of a base layer having a seam and a top layer having a seam, an adhesive layer between the base layer and the top layer, wherein the base layer seam is discontinuously offset from the top layer seam.

Abstract: An ultraviolet curable adhesive for use in bonding seams of endless flexible seamed belts, sheets or films, and preferably for use with puzzle cut seams, wherein there is virtually no thickness differential at the seam and the seam has a pull strength of from about 15 to about 50 pounds/inch.

Abstract: An endless flexible seamed belt with a mechanically and electrically invisible seam, substantially equivalent in performance to a seamless belt, is formed by joining two ends of substrate material, each end of which has a plurality of mutually mating elements in a puzle cut pattern which are in interlocking relationship. After the two ends are joined, an bonding is applied to the seam of the belt. When the belt is to be an electrostatographic imaging member, the electrostatics of the belt become very important. The two ends of a flexible substrate with a conductive coating applied thereto are interlocked and a conductive bonding is applied to the gap between the interlocking surfaces. The undercoating layer can then be applied to the adhered seam in order to smooth the seamed surface for application of the charge generating layer and the charge transfer layer. The undercoating layer may be relatively thicker than current undercoating layers to insure that the seam surface is smooth.

Abstract: A fixing apparatus having a fixing film for use in an electrostatographic apparatus for fusing toner images to a copy substrate, the fixing film having a fabric substrate, and thereover at least one layer, and further having an optional intermediate or adhesive layer positioned between the fabric substrate and layer.

Abstract: A transfer member comprising a polymer and a mixture of more than one variety of carbon black.

Abstract: A film component having a) a haloelastomer with halogenated monomers, polyorganosiloxane monomers, or both halogenated and polyorganosiloxane monomers, and b) a doped metal oxide, preferably antimony doped tin oxide, dispersed therein, wherein the film component is useful as components in xerographic processes.

Abstract: A transfer member having a substrate, an outer silicone rubber layer, and a silicone polymer release agent material, wherein the release agent material is a polydimethyl siloxane cationic liquid emulsion.

Abstract: A polyurethane transfer component useful in intermediate transfer, bias transfer, and transfix applications, the polyurethane film having electrically conductive doped metal oxide fillers, the polyurethane film having a surface resistivity of from about 10.sup.4 to about 10.sup.16 ohm/sq, and optionally the polyurethane film is provided on a substrate, and optionally, an outer release layer is provided on the polyurethane layer.

Abstract: A method and system that assists medical practitioners who treat or prescribe treatment of patients having a medical condition which requires long-term profiling of medical data taken from the patient's body. Medical practitioners, their assistants, and patients take medical readings of predetermined medically important variables. These readings are stored as raw data in a data receptacle such as a smart card or in a portable medical instrument, then input into a remote computer, or the raw data is manually entered into a remote computer. The remote computer then connects with a primary computer using a communications connection and transmits the raw data to the primary computer system which maintains a database of patients and their medical readings. The communications connection can be any means of connecting two computers for communication therebetween but is preferably an Internet connection wherein the remote computer is operated as a web client and the primary computer is operated as a web server.

Abstract: A seamed belt composed of: (a) a belt material including a polyimide and having two ends, each end having a plurality of mating elements, the two ends being joined to form a seam having the mating elements of the two ends in an interlocking relationship where the interlocked mating elements define a space between the interlocked mating elements; and (b) an adhesive present in the space between the interlocked mating elements, wherein the adhesive is selected from the group consisting of: (i) a polyvinyl butyral composition including: a terpolymer of polyvinyl butyral, polyvinyl alcohol, and polyvinyl acetate, and a plasticizer; (ii) a polyurethane composition including a polyester polyurethane polymer; and (iii) a blended composition including an acrylonitrile and butadiene copolymer and a phenol formaldehyde polymer.

Abstract: A polyimide film component useful in intermediate transfer, bias transfer, and transfix applications, the polyimide film having electrically conductive doped metal oxide fillers dispersed therein, the polyimide film having a surface resistivity of from about 10.sup.6 to about 10.sup.14 ohm/sq, and optionally provided on the polyimide film an outer layer, or in the following order both a conformable intermediate layer and an outer release layer.

Abstract: A fuser member having a polyimide substrate, an optional solventless intermediate adhesive layer, an outer polyphenylene sulfide layer, and an optional outer release layer, which provides enhanced bonding and decreased occurrence of delamination is provided. An image forming apparatus using the fuser member is also disclosed.

Abstract: A conformable bias transfer member for use in an electrostatographic printing apparatus comprising a conductive core having a layer of compressible material coated thereon to form a generally cylindrical roll member. The compressible material includes a conductive filler dispersed throughout the interstices thereof for providing conductivity control which is significantly insensitive to changes in temperature as well as relative humidity.

Abstract: A composition having a) a haloelastomer with halogenated monomers, polyorganosiloxane monomers, or both halogenated and polyorganosiloxane monomers, and b) a doped metal oxide, preferably antimony doped tin oxide, dispersed or contained therein, wherein the composition can be formed into films or outer layers of components useful in xerographic processes.