Patents by Inventor Robert G. Scheidt

Robert G. Scheidt has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of increasing gloss and transparency clarity of fused toner images
    Patent number: 5763129
    Abstract: This invention provides a method of increasing the gloss value of a fused toner image comprising the steps of:a) transferring toner to a receiver to make a toner bearing receiver; andb) passing the toner bearing receiver through a heated fuser system to create a fused toner image on a receiver; wherein said heated fuser system consists of a fuser roller and a pressure roller; said fuser roller has a surface roughness of less than or equal to 1.25 .mu.m Ra; said pressure roller comprises a metal core, and a fluoropolymer resin layer, said fluoropolymer resin layer has a thermal conductivity greater than 0.29 W/m.degree.C. and a surface energy less than or equal to 20 dyne/cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Jiann H. Chen, Borden H. Mills, III, Robert G. Scheidt