Patents by Inventor Damodar M. Pai

Damodar M. Pai has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4304829
    Abstract: A photosensitive member having at least two electrically operative layers is disclosed. The first layer comprises a photoconductive layer which is capable of photogenerating holes and injecting photogenerated holes into a contiguous charge transport layer. The charge transport layer comprises an electrically inactive organic resinous material containing from about 10 to about 75 percent by weight of: ##STR1## The above compound has the chemical name bis(4-diethylamino-2-methylphenyl)-4-diphenylaminophenyl methane. The charge transport layer while substantially non-absorbing in the spectral region of intended use is "active" in that it allows injection of photogenerated holes from the photoconductive layer, and allows these holes to be transported through the charge transport layer. This structure may be imaged in the conventional xerographic mode which usually includes charging, exposure to light and development.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1981
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: William W. Limburg, Damodar M. Pai, Dale S. Renfer
  • Patent number: 4299897
    Abstract: A photosensitive member having at least two electrically operative layers is disclosed. The first layer comprises a photoconductive layer which is capable of photogenerating holes and injecting photogenerated holes into a contiguous charge transport layer. The charge transport layer comprises an electrically inactive organic resinous material containing from about 10 to about 75 percent by weight of: ##STR1## R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen (ortho) CH.sub.3, (meta) CH.sub.3, (para) CH.sub.3, and R.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (ortho) CH.sub.3, (meta) CH.sub.3, and (para) CH.sub.3. The charge transport layer while substantially non-absorbing in the spectral region of intended use is "active" in that it allows injection of photogenerated holes from the photoconductive layer, and allows these holes to be transported through the charge transport layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1981
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Milan Stolka, John F. Yanus, Damodar M. Pai, Dale S. Renfer, James M. Pearson
  • Patent number: 4297425
    Abstract: An imaging member comprising a hole generation layer and a contiguous hole transport layer, said hole transport layer comprising a transparent electrically inactive polycarbonate resinous material having a residual amount of a halogen containing organic solvent therein and dispersed therein from about 25 to about 75 percent by weight based on said transport layer composition of a diamine, said charge transport layer being substantially nonabsorbing in the spectral region at which the hole generation layer generates and injects photogenerated holes, but being capable of supporting the injection of photogenerated holes from said photoconductive material and transporting said hole through said charge transport layer, said charge transport layer also containing a stabilizing proportion of a di or triaryl methane compound of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently selected from the group consisting of a C.sub.1 -C.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1981
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Damodar M. Pai, John M. Pochan, Darlyn F. Pochan
  • Patent number: 4273846
    Abstract: An imaging member comprising a charge generation layer comprising a layer of photoconductive material and a contiguous charge transport layer of a polycarbonate resin material having dispersed therein from about 25 to about 75 percent by weight of one or more diamine compound having the general formula: ##STR1## wherein X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 are independently selected from the group consisting of a lower alkyl group having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, chlorine in the ortho, meta or para position, a para phenyl group and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1979
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1981
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Damodar M. Pai, S. Richard Turner, John F. Yanus, Dale S. Renfer, Milan Stolka
  • Patent number: 4265990
    Abstract: A photosensitive member having at least two electrically operative layers is disclosed. The first layer comprises a photoconductive layer which is capable of photogenerating holes and injecting photogenerated holes into a contiguous charge transport layer. The charge transport layer comprises a polycarbonate resin containing from about 25 to about 75 percent by weight of one or more of a compound having the general formula: ##STR1## wherein X is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms (e.g. methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, etc.) and chlorine in the ortho, meta or para position. This structure may be imaged in the conventional xerographic mode which usually includes charging, exposure to light and development.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1981
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Milan Stolka, Damodar M. Pai, John F. Yanus
  • Patent number: 4233384
    Abstract: A photosensitive member having at least two electrically operative layers is disclosed. The first layer comprises a photoconductive layer which is capable of photogenerating holes and injecting photogenerated holes into a contiguous charge transport layer. The charge transport layer comprises a polycarbonate resin containing from about 25 to about 75 percent by weight of one or more of a compound having the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an ortho, meta or para alkyl group having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, an ortho, meta or para halogen atom, a para phenyl group and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1980
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: S. Richard Turner, John F. Yanus, Damodar M. Pai
  • Patent number: 4232103
    Abstract: An imaging member comprising a hole generation layer and a contiguous hole transport layer, said generation layer comprising a photoconductive material exhibiting the capability of photogeneration of holes and injection of said holes, said hole transport layer comprising a transparent electrically inactive polycarbonate resinous material having dispersed therein from about 25 to about 75% by weight of the composition of one or more of the following diamines: ##STR1## and wherein X is independently selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms and chlorine in the ortho, meta or para position, said transport layer also containing a chlorine-containing organic solvent, and a stabilizing proportion of a substituted or unsubstituted 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)-benzotriazole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1980
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: William W. Limburg, Damodar M. Pai
  • Patent number: 4140529
    Abstract: A photosensitive member having at least two electrically operative layers is disclosed. The first layer comprises a photoconductive layer which is capable of photogenerating holes and injecting photogenerated holes into a contiguous charge transport layer. The charge transport layer comprises an electrically inactive organic resinous material containing from about 10 to about 75 percent by weight of: ##STR1## where R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl with from 1 to 12 carbon atoms and an alkyl with from 1 to 12 carbon atoms substituted by aryl groups selected from the group consisting of phenyl, maphthyl, anthryl, and biphenyl and R.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, chloro, bromo and hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1979
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Damodar M. Pai, John F. Yanus, Milan Stolka
  • Patent number: 4115116
    Abstract: A photosensitive member having at least two electrically operative layers is disclosed. The first layer comprises a photoconductive layer which is capable of photogenerating holes and injecting photogenerated holes into a contiguous charge transport layer. The charge transport layer comprises an electrically inactive organic resinous material containing from about 15 to about 75 percent by weight of N,N'-diphenyl-N,N'-bis(phenylmethyl)-[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-diamine. The charge transport layer while substantially non-absorbing in the spectral region of intended use is "active" in that it allows injection of photogenerated holes from the photoconductive layer, and allows these holes to be transported through the charge transport layer. This structure may be imaged in the conventional xerographic mode which usually includes charging, exposure to light and development.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1978
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Milan Stolka, Damodar M. Pai, John F. Yanus
  • Patent number: 4055420
    Abstract: There is described a single phase organic photoconductive composition consisting of a solid solution of N-ethyl-3-tricyanovinylcarbazole and 2,5-bis(N,N-dimethylaminophenyl) oxadiazole in a polycarbonate binder material. The composition exhibits a shallow field dependence for the photogeneration of charge carriers and thus provides a high contrast potential photoconductive system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1977
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: William W. Limburg, Damodar M. Pai
  • Patent number: 4053311
    Abstract: A photosensitive member having at least two electrically operative layers is disclosed. The first layer comprises a photoconductive layer which is capable of photogenerating holes and injecting the photo-generated holes into a contiguous charge transport layer. The charge transport layer comprises poly(N-vinylcarbazole) which contains an electrically active plasticizer comprising from about 1 to about 25 percent by weight of bis(4-diethylamino-2-methylphenyl)phenylmethane. The charge transport layer while substantially non-absorbing in the spectral region of intended use, is "active" in that it allows injection of photo-generated holes from the photoconductive layer, and allows these holes to be transported through the charge transport layer. This structure may be imaged in the conventional xerographic mode which usually includes charging, exposure to light and development.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1976
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1977
    Inventors: William W. Limburg, John F. Yanus, Damodar M. Pai
  • Patent number: 4050935
    Abstract: A photosensitive member having at least two electrically operative layers is disclosed. The first layer comprises trigonal selenium which is capable of photogenerating holes and injecting the photo-generated holes into a contiguous charge transport layer. The charge transport layer comprises a transparent electrically inactive organic resinous material containing from about 15 to about 75 percent by weight (throughout) of bis(4-diethylamino-2-methylphenyl)phenylmethane. The charge transport layer while substantially non-absorbing in the spectral region of intended use, is "active" in that it allows injection of photo-generated holes from the trigonal selenium carrier generating layer, and allows these photo-generated holes to be transported through the charge transport layer. This structure may be imaged in the conventional xerographic mode which usually includes charging, exposure to light and development.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1977
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: William W. Limburg, John F. Yanus, Damodar M. Pai