Electrophotography – Image formation – Transfer
Reexamination Certificate
2008-04-11
2011-11-29
Porta, David (Department: 2884)
Electrophotography
Image formation
Transfer
Reexamination Certificate
active
08068774
ABSTRACT:
An image-forming apparatus comprises an intermediate transfer member having a hard release layer on the surface that receives a primarily transferred toner image from a latent image-supporting member on the hard release layer and secondarily transfers the toner image to an image-receiving medium, wherein,when the difference Δγsd between the dispersion-force component of surface free energy of the intermediate transfer member surface γsd(itm) and the dispersion-force component of surface free energy of the latent image-supporting member surface γsd(pc) is defined by the following Formula:in-line-formulae description="In-line Formulae" end="lead"?Δγsd=γsd(pc)−γsd(itm),in-line-formulae description="In-line Formulae" end="tail"?Δγsd is 5 mN/m or less.
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Hiroi Toshiaki
Inada Yasuyuki
Mori Tomohide
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney P.C.
Igyarto Carolyn
Konica Minolta Business Technologies Inc.
Porta David
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