Patent ID: 8080318
Filing Date: 2011-12-20
Classification: G03G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An image fixing member, comprising: a substrate; an optional intermediate layer over said substrate; and an outermost layer over said substrate or over said optional intermediate layer when said intermediate layer is present; wherein at least one of the optional intermediate layer when present and the outermost layer comprises a healing material encapsulated within nano- or micro-capsules, said healing material comprises a fluoroelastomer prepolymer selected from the group consisting of copolymers of vinylidenefluoride and hexafluoropropylene; a copolymer of vinylidenefluoride, hexafluoropropylene and tetrafluoroethylene; a copolymer of vinylidenefluoride, hexafluoropropylene and perfluoro(methyl vinyl ether); a fluorinated polyolefin, a fluorosilicone, and a perfluoropolyether, and a mixture thereof, and said fluoroelastomer prepolymer possesses a reactive functional moiety selected from the group consisting of and mixtures thereof; wherein R 1 and R 2 are each an alkyl or a fluoroalkyl having from 1 to about 10 carbons, R is an alkyl having from 1 to about 6 carbons, and n is an integer of from 1 to about 10.