Abstract: A device containing a substrate and an electrically conductive layer including a film forming continuous phase containing a charge transport compound and finely divided electrically conductive particles dispersed in the continuous phase. This device may be coated with at least one photoconductive layer and used in an imaging process.

Abstract: An arylamine polymer composed of recurring units represented by the formula: ##STR1##

Abstract: An electrophotographic imaging member including a supporting substrate, an electrically conductive layer including at least a partially crosslinked polymer having a backbone derived from an alkyl acrylamidoglycolate alkyl ether, a charge blocking layer including a polymer having a backbone also derived from an alkyl acrylamidoglycolate alkyl ether and at least one photoconductive layer. Preferably, the backbone derived from an alkyl acrylamidoglycolate alkyl ether is a copolymer of methyl acrylamidoglycolate methyl ether and a vinyl hydroxy ester or vinyl hydroxy amide. This imaging member may be prepared by a coating process and employed in an electrostatographic imaging process.

Abstract: A polymeric arylamine represented by repeating units having the formula: ##STR1## wherein: n is between about 5 and about 5,000,Z is selected from certain specified aromatic and fused ring groups,m is 0 or 1,Ar' is selected from certain specified aromatic groups, andAr is selected from certain specified aromatic groups.

Abstract: An imaging member comprised of an optional supporting substrate; a ground plane layer; a blocking layer; an optional adhesive layer; a photogenerator layer; and a charge transport layer, wherein the blocking layer is comprised of a polyurethane of the formula: ##STR1## wherein A is a trivalent group; A' is a bivalent group; R is selected from the group consisting of alkylene, substituted alkylene, arylene, and substituted arylene; x and y are number mole fractions the sum of which is equal to 1.0.

Abstract: An electrostatographic imaging member and an electrophotographic imaging process for using the imaging member are disclosed in which the imaging member comprises a substrate and an electrophotoconductive layer, the imaging member comprising a polymeric arylamine compound represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein: n is between about 5 and about 5,000,Z is selected from certain specified aromatic and fused ring groups,m is 0 or 1,Ar is selected from certain specified aromatic groups, andAr' is selected from certain specified aromatic groups.The imaging member may comprise a substrate, charge generation layer and a charge transport layer.

Abstract: An electrostatographic imaging member and an electrophotographic imaging process for using the imaging member are disclosed in which the imaging member comprises a substrate and an electroconductive layer, the imaging member comprising a polymeric acrylamine compound represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein n is between 5 and about 5,000,m is 0 or 1,y is 1, 2 or 3,Z is selected from certain specified aromatic and fused ring groups,Ar is selected from certain specified aromatic groups,Ar' is selected from certain specified aromatic groups, andX' is alkylene radical selected from the group consisting of alkylene and isoalkylene groups containing 2 to 10 carbon atoms.The imaging member may comprise a substrate, charge generation layer and a charge transport layer.

Abstract: An electrostatographic imagining member and an electrophotographic imaging process for using the imaging member are disclosed in which the imaging member comprises a substrate and at least one electroconductive layer, the imaging member comprising a polymeric arylamine compound represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein: n is between about 5 and 5,000,m is 0 or 1,Z is selected from certain specified aromatic and fused ring groups,Ar is selected from certain specified aromatic groups,R is selected from certain specified alkyl groups,Ar' is selected from certain specified aromatic groups, andR' and R" are independently selected from certain specified alkylene groups.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for forming at least one thin substantially uniform fluid coating comprising polymeric film forming material on a cylindrical mandrel, solidifying the fluid coating to form a uniform solid coating and separating the uniform solid coating from the mandrel. The process may comprise forming at least one thin substantially uniform fluid coating comprising polymeric film forming material around a cylindrical mandrel, the mandrel having a larger mass or lower thermal conductivity than the polymeric film forming material and a critical surface tension greater than the surface tension of the fluid coating, solidifying the fluid coating to form at least one thin substantially uniform solid coating comprising the polymeric film forming material around the cylindrical mandrel, heating both the uniform solid coating and the mandrel to a temperature at least above the apparent T.sub.

Abstract: A process for preparing vanadyl phthalocyanine particles for photoresponsive devices.

Abstract: The invention disclosed herein provides a process for preparing a diene-containing synthetic rubber having improved green strength which includes the steps of charging a reaction vessel with water, an emulsifier, an initiator, an N-(alkoxymethyl)acrylamide monomer and a monomer containing a vinyl group, purging the vessel with an inert gas, charging a diene monomer and an activator to the vessel, polymerizing the monomers to form a copolymer; and, thereafter extracting the copolymer from the vessel and any unreacted monomers. A styrene-butadiene composition containing up to about 10 percent by weight of N-(isobutoxymethyl)acrylamide exhibits better stress-strain properties than a comparable styrene-butadiene rubber without the acrylamide compound.

Abstract: The invention disclosed herein provides a process for preparing a diene-containing synthetic rubber having improved green strength which includes the steps of charging a reaction vessel with water, an emulsifier, an initiator, an N-(alkoxymethyl)acrylamide monomer and a monomer containing a vinyl group, purging the vessel with an inert gas, charging a diene monomer and an activator to the vessel, polymerizing the monomers to form a copolymer; and, thereafter extracting the copolymer from the vessel and any unreacted monomers. A styrene-butadiene composition containing up to about 10 percent by weight of N-(isobutoxymethyl)acrylamide exhibits better stress-strain properties than a comparable styrene-butadiene rubber without the acrylamide compound.

Abstract: Poly(organophosphazenes) containing repeating units of the structure: ##STR1## wherein X and X' represent organic substituents which may be the same or different and n is from 20 to 50,000, are prepared by a process which involves reacting a poly(dichlorophosphazene) having the formula --(NPCl.sub.2).sub.n --, in which n is from 20 to 50,000, with an active hydrogen-containing compound in the presence of a bicyclic amidine represented by the structure: ##STR2## in which m is an integer of from 1 to 10. A unique aspect of the process of the invention is that it can be utilized to prepare such poly(organophosphazenes) utilizing either soluble or gelled (insoluble) poly(dichlorophosphazenes) as starting materials.

Abstract: An ordered copolyamide-urea-type polymer is prepared which is particularly useful for the production of synthetic fibers, films, etc. A representative polymer is that derived from p-phenylene terephthalamide and p-phenyleneurea. The polymer may contain nitrogen-substituted urea groups if the diamine which is reacted with urea is substituted at nitrogen with one or more lower alkyl groups such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, etc.

Abstract: Polyamides, particularly aromatic polyamides and mixed aromatic-aliphatic polyamides, are produced by heating various amidines or amidine derivatives to yield polymer and a volatile low molecular weight amide, such as formamide. The thermally polymerizable composition is an aromatic amidine or salt thereof, e.g. N,N-1,4-phenylene bis-(N',N'-dimethylformamidinium) terephthalate which is heat polymerizable to poly-(p-phenylene terephthalamide); or N-(p-carboxyphenyl)-N',N'-dimethyl formamidine hydrochloride which is heat polymerizable to poly-(p-benzamide).

Abstract: An ordered copolyamide-urea-type polymer is prepared which is particularly useful for the production of synthetic fibers, films, etc. A representative polymer is that derived from p-phenylene terephthalamide and p-phenyleneurea. The polymer may contain nitrogen-substituted urea groups if the diamine which is reacted with urea is substituted at nitrogen with one or more lower alkyl groups such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, etc.