A roller usable in an image fixing device for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a first elastic layer; a second elastic layer provided closer to a center of the roller than the first elastic layer, the second elastic layer having a thermal conductivity in a thickness direction higher than that of the first elastic layer; a third elastic layer provided between the first elastic layer and the second elastic layer, wherein an indentation elastic modulus EIT1 of the first elastic layer, an indentation elastic modulus EIT2 of the second elastic layer, and an indentation elastic modulus of the third elastic layer satisfy E.sub.1T1<E.sub.1T3<E.sub.1T2.

The subject matter of the present patent application constitutes an elastomer composition intended for embedding a compact antenna designed to be used and operated in close proximity with regard to the human body to build short-range wireless communication links.

The elastomer composition for embedding a compact antenna is based on natural rubber and components whose quantities are expressed in parts in wt per 100 parts by weight of natural rubber (phr), namely: sulfur1 to 2 phr; phenyl-trichloromethylsulfenyl-benzene sulfonamide0.1 to 0.5 phr; diphenylguanidinefrom 0.3 to 0.8 phr; tertiary butyl-benzothiazolyl-sulfenamidefrom 1 to 2 phr; dimethylbutyl-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine1.5 phr; polymerized trimethyl dihydroquinoline1.5 phr; stearic acid2.0 phr; zinc oxide3.0 phr; rapeseed oil15 to 30 phr; bis (triethoxysilylpropyl) tetrasulfide-silanefrom 0.1 to 4.0 phr; 3-thiocyanato-propyl-triethoxy silanefrom 2.0 to 6.0 phr; carbon black5.0 phr; optionally silicon dioxidefrom 10 to 50.0 phr, microcrystalline cellulosefrom 20.0 to 60.0 phr. The composition of the invention is multilayer.

The advantages that the composition intended for embedding a compact antenna provides are: high efficiency when the antenna is placed over or in close vicinity to a human body model or metal surface pattern, a low specific absorption rate SAR (intensity of absorbed radiation) with regard to a human body model when the antenna is placed over or in close proximity to a human body model.

An article formed in a co-extrusion process comprises a base layer and a first cap layer disposed on the base layer. The base layer is formed from a thermoplastic olefin comprising a thermoplastic polymer, an elastomer, and a base filler. The base layer comprises greater than 15% by weight of the base filler. The first cap layer comprises at least one polyolefin and between 0-15% by weight of a first cap filler. The first cap layer has a thickness less than a thickness of the base layer. The first cap layer is configured to provide an exterior surface of the article resistant to whitening or fading caused by exposure to the ambient environment in comparison to the underlying base layer.

Disclosed are a laminate having two or more layers formed from at least one primary sheet, the at least one primary sheet containing a resin and a particulate carbon material with a content of the particulate carbon material being 50% by mass or less, and the at least one primary sheet having a tensile strength of 1.5 MPa or less, a method of producing the same, a secondary sheet that contains a resin and a particulate carbon material with a content of the particulate carbon material being 50% by mass or less, where the particulate carbon material is aligned in the thickness direction, and that has a curl index of 0.33 or less, and a method of producing the secondary sheet.

The layered product includes at least one type of layer selected from the layers (1) and (2), and at least one type of layer selected from the layers (3) and (4), in which at least one layer of the at least one type of layer selected from the layers (1) and (2) is directly in contact with or adjacent via an adhesive layer to at least one layer of the at least one type of layer selected from the layers (3) and (4): layer (1): a layer prepared using an ethylene/-olefin/non-conjugated polyene copolymer; layer (2): a layer prepared using an ethylene/carboxylic acid copolymer; layer (3): a layer prepared using an acrylic-type rubber; and layer (4): a layer prepared using a halogen-containing polymer.

A roller usable in an image fixing device for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a first elastic layer; a second elastic layer provided closer to a center of the roller than the first elastic layer, the second elastic layer having a thermal conductivity in a thickness direction higher than that of the first elastic layer; a third elastic layer provided between the first elastic layer and the second elastic layer, wherein an indentation elastic modulus EIT1 of the first elastic layer, an indentation elastic modulus EIT2 of the second elastic layer, and an indentation elastic modulus of the third elastic layer satisfy E.sub.IT1<E.sub.IT3<I.sub.IT2.

The present application relates to an elastomeric article, such as a glove, comprising: (i) an elastomeric film comprising one or more film layers, and including an external surface and an internal surface, (ii) an antimicrobial agent that is effective against both beneficial and harmful microorganisms on the external surface of the elastomeric film, and (iii) a skin-protective agent selected from a probiotic, a prebiotic, or a combination thereof on the internal surface of the elastomeric film; wherein the inner surface of the film is free of an antimicrobially-effective amount of an antimicrobial agent that is effective against both beneficial and harmful microorganisms. The elastomeric articles may further comprise a barrier film layer that provides separation between the antimicrobial agent and the skin-protective agent. Also described are methods for the manufacture of such articles.

Heavy duty conveyor belts (1) having excellent resistance to high temperatures. These conveyor belts (1) can be repeatedly exposed to temperatures of greater than 200 C. or even 250 C. without compromising the strength or reliability of the belt while providing a greatly extended service life. The conveyor belts (1) may also be manufactured in a commercially viable and cost effective manner. The conveyor belts (1) generally include a reinforcement layer (3), a carry cover layer (2) disposed above the reinforcement layer (3), a pulley cover layer (4) disposed beneath the reinforcement layer (3), and the carry cover layer (2) is comprised of a fluoroelastomer. In some aspects, the conveyor belts (1) have a carry cover layer (2) which includes an outer surface layer (6) containing a fluoroelastomer and an inner layer (7) based upon an EPM elastomer or an EPDM elastomer.

A cable has at least one elongated electric conductor and a multilayer insulation surrounding the electric conductor. The multilayer insulation has a first semiconducting layer and an electrically insulating layer. The two layers are made from a silicone rubber based composition. A method for making this cable includes co-extruding the first semiconducting layer and the electrically insulating layer.

Provided are a laminate body, a cross-linked product, and a molded member superior in interlayer adhesiveness. An acrylic elastomer layer 11 is prepared from an acrylic elastomer composition containing an epoxy group-containing acrylic elastomer as major component, an onium salt in an amount of 1 to 5 parts by mass and a polyol compound in an amount of 1 to 8 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the acrylic elastomer, and a fluorine-based elastomer layer 12 is prepared from a fluorine-based elastomer composition containing a polyol crosslinking agent. The acrylic elastomer layer 11 and the fluorine-based elastomer layer 12 are laminated, to give a laminate body 1. The laminate body 1 is cross-linked, to give a cross-linked product or a molded member.