Patent ID: 6395448
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: B41M,C23C,G03C,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of depositing a lubricating layer on an imaging element comprising:providing in a deposition chamber a polymer or wax selected from the group consisting of polytetrafluorocthylene, fluorinated ethylene propylene, fluorinated ethylene copolymers, polyethylenes, natural waxes, synthetic waxes, and silicone waxes; pressurizing the chamber to a pressure of 10âˆ’1 Torr or less; bleeding a carrier gas into the chamber while maintaining the pressure in the chamber to 100 milli torr or less; heating the polymer or wax to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the polymer or wax; moving the imaging element through the chamber on a continuously moving web; and depositing the polymer or wax on the imaging element to form a lubricating layer.