Abstract: An imaging system employs a photoconductive material capable of bearing a latent photostatic image, a plurality of elongated parallel electrodes adjacent the photoconductive material, selective scanning of the individual electrodes to produce charge carriers within the photoconductive material, and time-ordered detection of the current created by the charge carriers in the plurality of elongated parallel electrodes. Dynamic rearrangement of the detection pattern for individual electrodes allows for detection from effective electrodes wider than the individual electrodes. Appropriate addressing of the effective electrodes during the scan produces a pixellated representation of the latent image having selectable resolution and reduction of edge-effect artifacts of known systems.

Abstract: A pressure sensitive apparatus for producing electrical signals on two electrodes having a layered structure consisting of a conductive layer, a piezoelectric polymer film layer, an electrode layer, an insulating layer, another electrode layer, another piezoelectric polymer film layer, and another conductive layer. The layered structure may be constructed from an insulating layer sandwiched between two piezoelectric polymer films each having an electrode on one surface thereof and having a conductive plane on the other surface thereof disposed on each side of the insulating layer with the electrodes in closest proximity to the insulating film. Further, support substrates may be disposed on each side of the piezoelectric polymer films, the support substrates having an opening where the electrodes are located.