Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member comprises isolated conductive members forming picture elements, a photoconductive layer, transparent electrodes and color filter electrodes.

Abstract: Electrophotographic element typically comprising in sandwiched arrangement a transition metal oxide layer and a photoconductive layer. When an electric field is applied across the element, preferably after inserting the element between a pair of electrode layers, and an optical image is projected onto the photoconductive layer, the resulting conductivity pattern in the photoconductive layer causes corresponding coloration in the transition metal oxide layer, thereby visibly recording the optical image.

Abstract: This invention is directed generally to a layered inorganic photoresponsive device, this device being comprised of a substrate, or supporting base, containing on its surface a layer of hole injecting material comprised of gold, a hole transport layer in operative contact with the hole injecting layer, the transport layer being comprised of a halogen doped selenium arsenic alloy, wherein the percentage of selenium present is from about 99.5 percent to about 99.9 percent, the percentage of arsenic present is from about 0.5 percent to 0.1 percent, the percentage of halogen present ranges from about 10 parts per million to 200 parts per million, followed by a charge generating material overcoated on the transport layer, this material being comprised of inorganic photoconductive substances, and as an optional layer a layer of insulating organic resin overlaying the charge generating layer. The transport and generating layers can also be comprised of one composite layer.

Abstract: An electronic copying apparatus includes a photosensitive drum having a drum body and a photosensitive layer of (ZnO) formed on the outer periphery of the drum body. Said drum body has a hollow cylinder made of paper or synthetic resin, a conductive layer formed on the outer periphery of said hollow cylinder and a low resistance layer formed on the outer peripheral surface of the conductive layer, said photosensitive layer formed on the outer peripheral surface of said low resistance layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a novel hole trapping layer and the use of this layer in an overcoated photoresponsive device, this hole trapping layer being comprised of materials of the following formulas: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, and R.sup.6 which may be the same or different radicals, are selected from aliphatic, substituted aliphatic, aromatic, and substituted aromatic, the substituents including for example alkyl, halogen and the like, x and y are numbers from 2 to about 10 and preferably from 2 to about 4, m and n are numbers of from 1 to 3, the sum of m and n being equal to 4, and Z is a sulfonyl (--SO.sub.2) or a carboxyl (--CO.sub.2) radical. Examples of aliphatic radicals include alkyl of from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms such as methane, ethane, propane, butane, isobutane, pentane, neopentane, heptane, decane, tetradecane, eicosane, and the like.

Abstract: This invention is generally directed to inorganic overcoated photoresponsive devices comprised of a substrate, a layer of hole injecting material capable of injecting holes into a layer on its surface, this layer being comprised of trigonal selenium, a hole transport layer in operative contact with the hole injecting layer, this layer being comprised of a halogen doped selenium arsenic alloy, wherein the percentage by weight of selenium present is from about 99.5 percent to about 99.9 percent, the percentage by weight of arsenic present is from about 0.1 percent to about 0.5 percent, and the halogen is present in an amount of from about 10 parts per million, to about 200 parts per million; a charge generating layer overcoated on the hole transport layer, comprised of an inorganic photoconductive material; and a layer of insulating organic resin overlaying the charge generating layer.

Abstract: Electroreprographic films comprising a support member which are capable of acquiring an electrostatic charge which on passing through a toner bath pick up unwanted toner outside the image area which is not fixed during development. The unwanted toner pick up is minimized by applying a layer of anti-static material to the otherwise uncoated back of the support.

Abstract: A photoconductive structure comprises an electrically insulating substrate bearing an evaporated metal electrode pattern, and a 60 to 150 nm thick polyimide film disposed between a sintered cadmium selenide layer and the substrate with the superposed electrode pattern. In the absence of the polyimide film, there had been unacceptable attack of the electrode structure and of silica substrates by the cadmium selenide.

Abstract: This invention is generally directed to inorganic overcoated photo-responsive devices comprised of a substrate, a layer of hole injecting material capable of injecting holes into a layer on its surface, this layer being comprised of trigonal selenium, a hole transport layer in operative contact with the hole injecting layer, this layer being comprised of a halogen doped selenium arsenic alloy, wherein the percentage by weight of selenium present is from about 99.5 percent to about 99.9 percent, the percentage by weight of arsenic present is from about 0.1 percent to about 0.5 percent, and the halogen is present in an amount of from about 10 parts per million, to about 200 parts per million; a charge generating layer overcoated on the hole transport layer, comprised of an inorganic photoconductive material; a hole trapping layer overcoated on the generator layer, the trapping layer being comprised of a halogen doped selenium arsenic alloy, containing from about 95 percent selenium, to 99.

Abstract: Charge transfer imaging method and apparatus using a photoreceptor assembly. The assembly, which is formed by the interposition of a semiconducting substrate between a photoreceptor and a conducting base member, is used to transfer an image to a dielectric member with reduced image degradation.

Abstract: A photoconductive member for electrophotography wherein an electric field is established across a light amplification layer comprising a first transparent electrode, a field-effect light-emitting layer, a second photoconductive layer and a second electrode after the first photoconductive layer has been uniformly charged when a light image impinges on the first photoconductive layer, the portion of the field-effect light-emitting layer corresponding to the light image emits light to the first photoconductive layer, whereby an electrostatic image is formed on the first photoconductive layer by both the light image impinged thereon and the light emitted from the field-effect light-emitting layer.

Abstract: An improved heat-developable photosensitive material is disclosed which comprises an infrared rays-absorbing layer provided in contact with or adjacent to a layer comprising a reducible organic silver salt.

Abstract: A flexible metal printing cylinder having a coating of a crystalline photoconductive material thereon. The cylinder is an electrodeposited sleeve of nickel or similar material that is a fraction of a millimeter in thickness which is adapted to be mounted in a printing press in order to enable the press to print electrostatically. The coating is applied by r.f. sputtering and comprises a thin film layer of the order of about 2000 to 6000 Angstroms thick of a wholly inorganic, electronically anisotropic, crystalline, flexible, high gain photoconductive material, as for example ultrapure cadmium sulfide. The cylinder may have an image adhered to its surface which is of dry insulating toner.

Abstract: This invention relates to an electrophotographic imaging member or device and an imaging method using this imaging member, which member or device is comprised of a substrate, a layer of a charge carrier injecting material comprised of carbon or graphite dispersed in a polymer, a layer of a charge carrier transport material, a layer of a photoconductive charge carrier generating material and an electrically insulating overcoating layer.

Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive rendered electrically conductive without adversely affecting pressure sensitive adhesiveness by adding thereto electrically conductive material.Where a conductive pressure sensitive adhesive layer is used in the form of a coating on a backing sheet, the protective release sheet or liner for the pressure sensitive adhesive coating may also be rendered conductive by the inclusion of electrically conductive material therein so that the thickness of the laminate is conductive.