Abstract: New electrophotographic elements contain electron-transport agents comprising derivatives of certain substituted 1,4-naphthoquinones in which the keto oxygens at the 4-positions have been replaced by certain cyanoalkoxycarbonylmethylene groups.

Abstract: New polyesters are provided, having advantageous utility as dual function binder/charge agents in electrostatographic toner particles. The new polyesters contain a quaternary phosphonium salt comprising a cationic portion and an anionic portion, wherein the cationic portion comprises a phosphonium atom directly covalently bonded to at least one aryl moiety substituted with a group containing an ester linkage to the rest of the polyester, and wherein the anionic portion of the salt comprises an arylsulfonate moiety in which the aryl group is unsubstituted or is substituted with one or more alkyl, halide, or group having an ester linkage to the rest of the polyester.

Abstract: Disclosed is an improvement in a method of making a primary current detector by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, where a gas mixture comprising a carrier gas, a dopant gas, and silane gas is passed through a plasma in a vacuum chamber thereby forming, on a conductive substrate, deposits of a blocking layer which comprises doped hydrogenated amorphous silicon, and then a photoconductive layer which comprises hydrogenated amorphous silicon. The improvement comprises controlling the process parameters within defined limits while reducing the flow of the silane gas to the vacuum chamber so as to deposit on the photoconductive layer a passivation layer about 0.05 to about 0.5 micrometers thick which comprises hydrogenated amorphous silicon doped with about 100 to about 2000 ppm of a dopant. Also disclosed is a primary current detector made by this method.

Abstract: New quaternary ammonium salts are provided having advantageous utility as charge agents in electrostatographic toners and developers. The salts have the structure ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl having 12 to 18 carbon atoms.

Abstract: An improved reusable multiactive electrophotographic element has a charge-transport layer comprising a triarylamin charge-transport material in a mixture of binders comprising poly[2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane carbonate] and a polyester of 4,4'-(2-norbornylidene)diphenol and terephthalic and azelaic acids, with the weight ratio of the polycarbonate to the polyester being in the range of 9:1 to 3:7.

Abstract: New electrostatographic toners and developers are provided containing new charge-control agents comprising quaternary ammonium salts having the structure ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl having 12 to 18 carbon atoms.

Abstract: An improved reusable multiactive electrophotographic element has a charge-transport layer comprising a triarylamine charge-transport material in a mixture of binders comprising poly[2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane carbonate] and a polyester of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane and terephthalic and isophthalic acids, with the weight ratio of the polycarbonate to the polyester being in the range of 9:1 to 3:7.

Abstract: New electrostatographic toners and developers are provided, containing dual function polyester binder/charge agents. The new toner particle has an average diameter in the range of 0.01 to 100 micrometers and comprises a binder polyester and a charge-control agent comprising a quaternary phosphonium salt, wherein the phosphonium salt has a cationic portion comprising a phosphorus atom covalently bonded to at least one moiety containing an ester linkage to the binder polyester.

Abstract: New electrostatographic developers are provided, containing dual function polymeric binder/charge agents. The new developers contain toner particles comprising a vinyl addition binder polymer containing a quaternary phosphonium salt, wherein the phosphonium salt has an anionic portion covalently bonded to the binder polymer.

Abstract: New electrostatographic toners and developers are provided, containing dual function polyester binder/charge agents. The new toner particle has an average diameter in the range of 0.01 to 100 micrometers and comprises a binder polyester and a charge-control agent comprising a quaternary phosphonium salt, wherein the phosphonium salt has an anionic portion comprising a sulfonate group covalently bonded to a moiety containing at least one ester linkage to the binder polyester.

Abstract: New electrostatographic developers are provided, containing dual function polymeric binder/charge agents. The new developers contain toner particles comprising a vinyl addition binder polymer containing a quaternary phosphonium salt, wherein the phosphonium salt has a cationic portion comprising a phosphorus atom covalently bonded to the binder polymer.

Abstract: New quaternary ammonium salts are provided having advantageous utility as charge agents in electrostatographic toners and developers. The salts have the structure ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl having 12 to 18 carbon atoms.

Abstract: New quaternary ammonium salts are provided having advantageous utility as charge agents in electrostatographic toners and developers. The salts have the structure ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl having 12 to 18 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A particulate electrophotographic toner includes a binder polymer having dispersed therein an amount, effective to control the charge on the toner particles, of a mixture of sodium dioctylsulfosuccinate and sodium benzoate.

Abstract: New electrostatographic toners and developers are provided containing new charge-control agents comprising quaternary ammonium salts having the structure ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl having 12 to 18 carbon atoms.

Abstract: New electrostatographic toners and developers are provided containing new charge-control agents comprising quaternary ammonium salts having the structure ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl having 12 to 18 carbon atoms.

Abstract: New electrostatographic toners and developers are provided containing new charge-control agents comprising quaternary ammonium salts having the structure ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl having 12 to 18 carbon atoms.

Abstract: New electrostatographic toners and developers are provided containing new charge-control agents comprising quaternary ammonium salts having the structure ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl having 12 to 18 carbon atoms.

Abstract: Toner fusing rolls with improved properties comprise cylindrical cores covered with crosslinked poly(diorganosiloxanes) having 5-15 mole percent diphenylsiloxane recurring units. The rolls are produced by molding and curing the uncrosslinked polysiloxanes on cylindrical cores.

Abstract: New quaternary ammonium salts are provided having advantageous utility as charge agents in electrostatographic toners and developers. The salts have the structure ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl having 12 to 18 carbon atoms.