Borden D Mills

US Patent:

6393247, May 21, 2002

Filed:

Oct 4, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/680135

Inventors:

Arun Chowdry - Rochester NY
James E. Mathers - Rochester NY
John W. May - Rochester NY
Borden H. Mills - Webster NY
Alan R. Priebe - Rochester NY
Kenneth D. Stack - Rochester NY

Assignee:

NexPress Solutions LLC - Rochester NY

International Classification:

G03G 1520

US Classification:

399330, 399331, 399333, 492 53, 492 56

Abstract:

A product and process for forming an internally heated roller configuration for use in an electrostatographic machine that employs a fuser roller and a pressure roller. One of the rollers is a conformable roller having a rigid cylindrical core member centered on an axis of rotation, a compliant base cushion layer formed on the core member; a stiffening layer in intimate contact with and surrounding the base cushion layer; and an internal heating mechanism, while the other roller is a hard roller.

US Patent:

6393249, May 21, 2002

Filed:

Oct 4, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/679177

Inventors:

Muhammed Aslam - Rochester NY
Arun Chowdry - Rochester NY
James E. Mathers - Rochester NY
John W. May - Rochester NY
Borden H. Mills - Webster NY
Alan R. Priebe - Rochester NY
Kenneth D. Stack - Rochester NY
Joseph A. Pavlisko - Pittsford NY

Assignee:

Nexpress Solutions LLC - Rochester NY

International Classification:

G03G 1520

US Classification:

399333, 29895, 219216, 399 24, 492 49

Abstract:

A conformable roller for use in a fusing station of an electrostatographic machine, the fusing station being provided with a pressure roller and a fuser roller for fusing a toner image on a receiver, the fuser roller made from a plurality of layers surrounding an axis of rotation, the conformable roller including a rigid cylindrically symmetric core member; a flexible replaceable removable compliant sleeve member in the form of a tubular belt surrounding and nonadhesively intimately contacting the core member; and the fusing station including an internal heat source for the fuser roller, at least one of the plurality of layers being thermally conductive.

US Patent:

6456816, Sep 24, 2002

Filed:

Oct 4, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/680136

Inventors:

Arun Chowdry - Rochester NY
Steven Cormier - Rochester NY
John W. May - Rochester NY
Borden H. Mills - Webster NY
Bonnie Patterson - Rochester NY
David J. Quesnel - Pittsford NY
Donald S. Rimai - Webster NY
Kenneth D. Stack - Rochester NY

Assignee:

NexPress Solutions LLC - Rochester NY

International Classification:

G03G 1501

US Classification:

399302

Abstract:

An intermediate transfer roller that functions as an image receiving member within a reproduction apparatus having a rigid cylindrical core member and at least one layer of an elastically deformable structure surrounding the core member, the elastically deformable structure preferably has an effective Poissons ratio in the range of 0. 2 to 0. 4.

US Patent:

6463250, Oct 8, 2002

Filed:

Oct 4, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/679345

Inventors:

Arun Chowdry - Rochester NY
John W. May - Rochester NY
Borden H. Mills - Webster NY
David Quesnel - Rochester NY
Donald S. Rimai - Webster NY

Assignee:

Nexpress Solutions LLC - Rochester NY

International Classification:

G03G 1520

US Classification:

399330, 399333

Abstract:

A deformable toner fuser roller, for use in a fusing station of an electrostatographic machine comprising a rigid cylindrical core member; an overdrive-controlling, elastically deformable structure surrounding the core member; and wherein the fuser roller is adapted to be heated by a heat source external to the roller and the overdrive-controlling elastically deformable structure comprises an effective or operational Poissons ratio between 0. 2 and 0. 4.

US Patent:

6490430, Dec 3, 2002

Filed:

Oct 4, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/680138

Inventors:

Arun Chowdry - Rochester NY
James E. Mathers - Rochester NY
John W. May - Rochester NY
Borden H. Mills - Rochester NY
Alan R. Priebe - Rochester NY
Kenneth D. Stack - Rochester NY

Assignee:

NexPress Solutions LLC - Rochester NY

International Classification:

G03G 1520

US Classification:

399333, 219216

Abstract:

A conformable roller for use in a fusing station of an electrostatographic machine, said fusing station being provided with a pressure roller for fusing a toner image on a receiver, said fuser roller made from a plurality of layers surrounding an axis of rotation, said conformable roller comprising a rigid cylindrically symmetric core member; a compliant base-cushion layer formed on the core member; a stiffening layer in intimate contact with and surrounding the base-cushion layer; a compliant release layer coated on the stiffening layer; and said fusing station including an external heat source for said fuser roller, at least one of said plurality of layers being thermally resistive.

US Patent:

6567641, May 20, 2003

Filed:

Oct 4, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/680134

Inventors:

Muhammed Aslam - Rochester NY
Arun Chowdry - Rochester NY
John W. May - Rochester NY
Borden H. Mills - Rochester NY
Alan R. Priebe - Rochester NY
Kenneth D. Stack - Rochester NY
Biao Tan - Rochester NY
Joseph A. Pavlisko - Pittsford NY

Assignee:

NexPress Solutions LLC - Rochester NY

International Classification:

G03G 1520

US Classification:

399330, 219216, 399328, 399331, 399333

Abstract:

A conformable roller for use in a fusing station of an electrostatographic machine, the fusing station being provided with a pressure roller and a fuser roller for fusing a toner image on a receiver, the fuser roller made from a plurality of layers surrounding an axis of rotation, the conformable roller comprising a rigid cylindrically symmetric core member; a flexible replaceable removable compliant sleeve member in the form of a tubular belt surrounding and nonadhesively intimately contacting the core member; and the fusing station including an external heat source for the fuser roller, at least one of the plurality of layers being thermally resistive.

US Patent:

6801746, Oct 5, 2004

Filed:

Jun 26, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/180755

Inventors:

Borden H. Mills - Webster NY

Assignee:

Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY

International Classification:

G03G 1500

US Classification:

399341, 1014242, 399324, 399407

Abstract:

Apparatus and method for reducing toner rub-off from a copy made by an electrophotographic process wherein printers anti-offset powder (e. g. finely-powdered starch) is sprayed onto the copy after the toner image has been fused to the copy. If a release oil is present on the copy, the powder is sprayed directly onto the release oil on the copy. To apply the powder, an applicator is positioned within the finishing section of the electrophotographic apparatus and sprays the copy with the powder as the copy exits the fuser section of the apparatus.

US Patent:

6959164, Oct 25, 2005

Filed:

Sep 23, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/669077

Inventors:

Richard C. Baughman - Geneseo NY, US
Terry N. Morganti - Brockport NY, US
Michael K. Baskin - Springwater NY, US
Borden H. Mills - Webster NY, US

Assignee:

Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY

International Classification:

G03G015/20

US Classification:

399327

Abstract:

The invention generally relates to the field of fusing powder toner images on receiver sheets. According to various aspects of the invention, methods and apparatus are provided of cleaning, only during standby, a pressure roller that cooperates with a fuser roller in fusing toner images. The pressure roller is cleaned with a cleaning pad mounted adjacent the pressure roller in an electrographic printer.