Patent ID: 7556368

Claim:
A phase change ink marking system comprising in an operative arrangement an imaging member, a pressure transfix roller, at least one paper file guide, at least one print head, a cleaning station and a release agent reservoir, said reservoir enabled to coat said release agent on said imaging member prior to said marking, said cleaning station enabled to remove excess marking material and said release agent from said imaging member subsequent to said marking, said release agent being applied in an amount sufficient to cover said surface with at least a continuous, low surface energy fluid film of said release agent to provide said imaging member with a release agent enabled to reduce adherence of marking material to said imaging member, said release agent comprising a substituted polyolefin solution comprising a single poly-alpha olefin or a blend of polyolefin materials with the following general formulas: A: CH 3 —(CH 2 ) m —CHR 1 —(CH 2 ) n —CH 3 where R 1 is selected from the group consisting of an amine, mercapto, ester, hydroxyl, fluoroalkyl or carboxylic acid functional group of C 4 -C 20 and m=0-720 and n=0-720, however, at least 1 m or 1 n is present and m+n=20-720; B: R 1 —(CH 2 ) p —R 2 p=20-720, R 1 is same as A. above and R 2 ═R 1 or CH 3 . C: CH 3 —(CH 2 ) m —CHR 3 —(CH 2 ) n —CH 3 where R3 is —(CH 2 ) q —R 1 where q=1-200. D: CH 3 —(CH 2 ) p —CH 3 .