ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,386,289, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to XEROX Corp. (Norwalk, Conn.).

"Release fluid additive" was invented by Varun Sambhy (Pittsford, N.Y.), Eliud Robles-Flores (Rochester, N.Y.), Douglas Allen Gutberlet (Ontario, N.Y.) and Paul F. Sawicki (Rochester, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a release fluid, a fuser member and an image forming apparatus. The release fluid includes an amino functional silicone fluid, a non-functional silicone fluid; and vitamin E."

The patent was filed on Sept. 13, 2021, under Application No. 17/472,833.

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