Appeal No. 2004-1287
Application 09/211,410 Page 2
BACKGROUND
Appellants' invention relates to a fuser member1 including a
metallic core and a layer of composite material including an
aluminum powder and a cross-linked poly(dialkylsiloxane) formed over
the core. An understanding of the invention can be derived from a
reading of exemplary claim 6, which is reproduced below.
6. A fuser member having a support metallic core and a layer
of material formed over the metallic core, the layer including
composite material, comprising:
(a) an aluminum powder having an average particle size less
than 25 microns and being present in an amount less than 30 weight
percent;
(b) a cross-linked poly(dialkylsiloxane) incorporating an
oxide, wherein the poly(dialkylsiloxane) has a weight average
molecular weight before crosslinking of about 5,000 to 80,000; and
(c) a silane crosslinking agent.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner
in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Fitzgerald 5,292,606 Mar. 08, 1994
Visser et al. (Visser) 5,654,052 Aug. 05, 1997
Law et al. (Law) 5,837,340 Nov. 17, 1998
Claims 3, 6-10, 14 and 16-21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
1 Fusing members are employed for affixing toner material to a receiving
sheet in a photocopying device.
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