Patent ID: 8227166
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A method for forming an imaging member having a patterned surface in the outer layer, comprising: providing a mold for imprinting, wherein the mold comprises a pattern on one face of the mold, the pattern comprising an array of periodically ordered protrusions or indentations and wherein the step of providing the mold for imprinting further comprises providing an imaging member comprising a substrate and disposed thereover the substrate a soft outer layer coating for being imprinted; applying one or more release agents onto the mold prior to imprinting the outer layer coating; pressing the patterned face of the mold and the outer layer coating of the imaging member together in a manner such that the pattern structure of the mold is replicated onto the outer layer coating; and hardening the outer layer coating to form a patterned structure on an outer surface of the imaging member.