Bryan J Root

US Patent:

8082842, Dec 27, 2011

Filed:

May 31, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/445387

Inventors:

David J. Gervasi - Penfield NY, US
Bryan J. Root - Fairport NY, US
Santokh S Badesha - Pittsford NY, US

Assignee:

Xerox Corporation - Norwalk CT

International Classification:

G03G 15/20

US Classification:

101141, 399325, 399328, 101142

Abstract:

An offset printing apparatus for transferring a phase change ink onto a print medium, which includes a) a phase change ink component for applying a phase change ink in a phase change ink image; b) an imaging member for accepting the phase change ink image from the phase change ink component, and transferring the phase change ink image from the imaging member to the print medium, the imaging member having i) an imaging substrate, and thereover ii) an optional outer layer; and iii) iii) a release agent material coating, wherein the release agent material coating includes a perfluorinated polyether having a skeleton selected from the group consisting of Formulas I and II and mixtures thereof:CF—(CFCF)—O—(RRO)—(RRO)—(RO)—(CF)—CF  Formula IandR—(CFCF)—O—(RRO)—(RO)—(CF)—CF—R  Formula II.