Abstract: The present disclosure is directed, in part, to method for selective thermoplastic electrophotographic process additive manufacturing, the method comprising applying a high-absorbance support material and a low-absorbance part material adjacent to one another: applying radiated energy to the high-absorbance support material and low-absorbance part material such that the high-absorbance support material selectively absorbs the radiated energy and transfers heat to the low-absorbance part material.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of printing which includes providing a substrate having an inked surface. The inked surface is typically achieved using an offset lithographic printing press. A thermoplastic polymer powder is applied to the inked surface. The surface is then fused. An advantage of the prepared substrate is that there is reduced contamination of electrostatographic fusing systems when fused by heat and pressure fixing. Another aspect of the invention further provides a method of fusing a substrate having an inked surface wherein a thermoplastic powder has been applied to the inked surface prior to stacking the uncured offset prints.

Abstract: The present invention is a coating for a fuser roller having an elastomer layer that includes fluoroplasfic particles dispersed through the elastomer layer wherein the surface of the particles has been contacted with a solution comprising a group I or a group II metal hydride while being exposed to ultraviolet UV radiation. This treatment reduces the fluorine content in of the layer by at least 20 percent and increases the oxygen content or nitrogen content on the layer to greater than zero.

Abstract: A fuser roller for toner fusing systems and processes, and including a base and a fusing surface layer. The fusing surface layer has a first elastomer continuous phase and a second elastomer discontinuous phase; the discontinuous phase is dispersed through the continuous phase in the form of domains. The second elastomer is wettable by the first elastomer, and at the temperature of the fusing process, the modulus of the second elastomer is greater than the modulus of the first elastomer. The swell levels of the first and second elastomers both are greater than zero, with the swell level of the second elastomer being lower than the swell level of the first elastomer.

Abstract: A method of printing comprising the steps of marking the surface of a test preprinted media with a first marking material; placing the media adjacent to a transfer media; disposing the test media and the transfer media into the nip of a fuser roller assembly to thereby apply predetermined heat and pressure thereto; removing the test media and the transfer media from the nip of the fuser roller after a predetermined time; and, measuring the density of the first marking material which has been offset to the transfer media.

Abstract: A polyorganosiloxane block hydrocarbyl block polymer having utility as a release agent in toner fusing systems. The polymer has one or more polar linkages, with each such linkage bonding a polyorganosiloxane block and a hydrocarbyl block, and also including a polar functionality.

Abstract: A surface contacting member for toner fusing systems and processes. This surface contacting member has a fluoroelastomer surface layer containing amorphous silica that has been surface treated with at least one organoaminosilane.