Abstract: A flexible electrophotographic imaging member comprising at least one electrophotographic imaging layer, a supporting substrate layer having an electrically conductive surface and an anti-curl layer, the anti-curl layer comprising a film forming binder and from about 3 percent by weight to about 30 percent by weight, based on the total weight of said anti-curl backing layer, of a copolyester resin reaction product of terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, ethylene glycol and 2,2-dimethyl-1-propane diol. This flexible electrophotographic imaging member is cycled in an electrostatographic imaging system to produce toner images.

Abstract: A flexible belt is fabricated from a substantially rectangular sheet having a first edge joined to a second parallel edge to form a seam, the seam having one end which terminates at a third end and another end which terminates at a fourth edge, the third edge and fourth edge being substantially perpendicular to the first and second edges, the third edge having a notch at the seam end, the notch having a bottom parallel to the third edge, the bottom extending in each direction from the centerline of the seam to the beginning of an arcuate side for a distance of between about 100 and about 400 times the thickness of the web, the notch having a depth of between about 4 and about 20 times the thickness of the web, the notch having substantially identical arcuate sides defined by a radius of curvature having a length of between about 40 and about 200 times the thickness of the web, and one end of each of the arcuate sides being substantially tangent to the bottom of the notch.

Abstract: A process for preparing an electrophotographic imaging member comprising a substrate having an electrically conductive surface, a charge generating layer and a charge transport layer contiguous to the charge generating layer, the process comprising preparing a dispersion of finely divided photoconductive particles in a liquid in which the particles are insoluble, the liquid comprising at least 0.25 percent by weight of an alcohol based on the total weight of the liquid, applying a thin coating of the dispersion on a substrate, evaporating substantially all of the liquid from the coating, and embedding the particles in a film forming polymer matrix to form the charge generating layer.

Abstract: A cylindrical electroforming mandrel and method of fabricating and using same, the mandrel having a substantially cylindrical mandrel core having substantially parallel sides and at least one tapered end having curved sides which converge toward an apex, and a plated metal coating on the parallel sides and the tapered end, the profile of an axial cross section of the tapered end from the intersection between the curved sides and the parallel sides to about the apex having the shape of half an ellipse defined by the formula: ##EQU1## where: a=1/2 the length of the major axis of the ellipse and has a value between about 2.3b and about 1.7b,b=1/2 the height of the minor axis of the ellipse and has a value at least about 1,000 times greater than the thickness of said plated metal coating on said parallel sides, andx and y define a point lying along the outer surface of the ellipse measured from the center of the ellipse.

Abstract: An imaging system in which an imaging member comprising a substrate and an electrically insulating softenable layer on the substrate, the softenable layer comprising migration marking material locked at least at or near the surface of the softenable layer spaced from the substrate, and a charge transport material in the softenable layer is imaged by electrostatically charging the member, exposing the member to activating radiation in an imagewise pattern, and decreasing the resistance to migration of marking material in the softenable layer sufficiently to allow the migration marking material struck by activating radiation to substantially migrate in depth towards the substrate in image configuration.

Abstract: An imaging system in which an imaging member comprising a substrate and an electrically insulating softenable layer on the substrate, the softenable layer comprising migration marking material located at least at or near the surface of the softenable layer spaced from the substrate, and a charge transport material in the softenable layer is imaged by eletrostatically charging the member, exposing the member to activating radiation in an imagewise pattern, decreasing the resistance to migration of marking material in the softenable layer sufficiently to allow the migration marking material struck by said activating radiation to retain a slight net charge which allows only slight agglomeration, slight coalescence, slight migration in depth of marking material towards said substrate or combination thereof in image configuration during a further decreasing of the resistance to migration towards the substrate in image configuration, and further decreasing the resistance to migration of marking material in the soft

Abstract: A process for controlling fractionation in selenium alloys comprising providing pellets of an alloy comprising amorphous selenium and an alloying component selected from the group consisting of tellurium, arsenic, and mixtures thereof, the particles having an average particle size between about 300 micrometers and about 3,000 micrometers, exposing the pellets to an ambient temperature of between about 114.degree. C. and about 190.degree. C. until an exotherm occurs in the pellets resulting in substantially complete crystallization between about 104.degree. C. and about 180.degree. C., grinding the pellets into fresh powder having an average particle size of less than about 200 micrometers, and compressing the fresh powder into fresh pellets having an average weight between about 50 mg and about 1000 mg. The resulting fresh pellets may be heated in a vacuum chamber to vacuum deposit the alloy onto a substrate.

Abstract: An imaging system including a migration imaging member comprising a substrate and an electrically insulating softening layer adjacent the substrate, the softenable layer comprising a fracturable layer of electrically photosensitive migration marking material located substantially at or near the surface of the softenable layer spaced from the substrate, and a copolymer of styrene and ethyl acrylate in at least one layer adjacent the substrate, the copolymer comprising between about 40 and about 80 mole percent styrene, between about 20 and about 60 mole percent ethyl acrylate, the copolymer having a M.sub.n between about 4,000 and about 35,000, a M.sub.w between about 10,000 and about 80,000, a T.sub.g between about 30.degree. C. and about 75.degree. C., and a melt viscosity between about 1.times.10.sup.2 poise and about 1.times.10.sup.6 poise at 115.degree. C.

Abstract: A process for fabricating an electrophotographic imaging member is disclosed comprising providing in a vacuum chamber at least one crucible containing particles of an alloy comprising selenium and an alloying component selected from the group consisting of tellurium, arsenic, and mixtures thereof, providing a substrate in the vacuum chamber, applying a partial vacuum to the vacuum chamber, and rapidly heating the crucible to a temperature between about 250.degree. C. and 450.degree. C. to deposit a thin continuous selenium alloy layer on the substrate.

Abstract: A sheet stripping device for electrostatographic systems includes a frame, a member having movable surface for conveying a receiving sheet, and a sheet stripping element for separating the receiving sheet from the movable surface, the sheet stripping element including a stripping element having a leading edge adapted to contact the movable surface and strip the sheet from the movable surface, the leading edge coated with a material including an electrically conductive material comprising a film forming polymer and an electrically conductive additive. The leading edge may include a thermally resistant polymer of cross-linked siloxane-silica hybrid material, a polyimide or a poly(amide-imide). The sheet stripping means may be prepared by coating the leading edges of preformed stripping elements.

Abstract: A web having phosphor particles uniformly distributed on at least one outer surface of the web, the phosphor particles being substantially white or colorless under ambient room light illumination and which upon excitation by ultraviolet light phosphoresces to emit visible radiation having a wavelength between about 400 nanometers and about 500 nanometers for a detactable period after ultraviolet excitation.

Abstract: A device is described comprising an elongated electroforming mandrel, the mandrel comprising at least a first segment having at least one mating end and a second segment having at least one mating end, the mating end of the first segment being adapted to mate with the mating end of the second segment, means to temporarily maintain the mating end of the first segment mated with the mating end of the second segment during an electroforming process, each of the segments having a circumferential, electrically conductive electroforming surface located at at least the mating end.

Abstract: An electrophotographic imaging member is disclosed having an imaging surface adapted to accept a negative electrical charge, the electrophotographic imaging member comprising a metal ground plane layer comprising zirconium, a hole blocking layer, a charge generation layer comprising photoconductive particles dispersed in a film forming resin binder, and a hole transport layer, the hole transport layer being substantially non-absorbing in the spectral region at which the charge generation layer generates and injects photogenerated holes but being capable of supporting the injection of photogenerated holes from the charge generation layer and transporting the holes through the charge transport layer.

Abstract: A process for preparing an electrophotographic imaging member comprising providing large particles of an alloy comprising selenium, tellurium and arsenic, the large particles having an average particle size of at least about 300 micrometers and an average weight of less than about 1000 mg, mechanically abrading the surfaces of the large particles while maintaining the substantial surface integrety of the large particles to form between about 3 percent by weight to about 20 percent by weight dust particles based on the total weight of the alloy prior to mechanical abrasion.

Abstract: A process is described for preparing vanadyl phthalocyanine for electrophotographic devices comprising reacting vanadium pentoxide and phthalonitile to form vanadyl phthalocyanine pigment and other reaction products, separating crude vanadyl phthalocyanine pigment from the other reaction products, washing the crude vanadyl phthalocyanine pigment, drying the crude vanadyl phthalocyanine pigment, mixing the crude vanadyl phthalocyanine pigment with a solution of between about 60 percent and about 80 percent by weight of H.sub.2 SO.sub.4 to form a H.sub.2 SO.sub.4 -vanadyl phthalocyanine pigment mixture, diluting the H.sub.2 SO.sub.

Abstract: An electrophotographic imaging member comprising providing a conductive substrate, an alloy layer comprising selenium doped with arsenic having a thickness of between about 100 micrometers and about 400 micrometers, the alloy layer comprising between about 0.3 percent and about 2 percent by weight arsenic at the surface of the alloy layer facing away from the conductive substrate and comprising crystalline selenium having a thickness of from about 0.01 micrometer to about 1 micrometer contiguous to the conductive substrate, and a thin protective overcoating layer on the alloy layer, the overcoating layer having a thickness between about 0.05 micrometer and about 0.3 micrometer and comprising from about 0.5 percent to about 3 percent by weight nigrosine. This photoreceptor is prepared by providing a conductive substrate, cleaning the substrate, heating an alloy comprising selenium and from about 0.

Abstract: A planar electrophotographic imaging member comprising a magnetically attractable, electrically conductive layer, a thin aluminum layer, an aluminum oxide blocking layer and at least one x-ray photoconductive selenium alloy insulating layer. This planar electrophotographic imaging member may be fabricated by providing a planar substrate comprising a magnetically attractible, electrically conductive layer and a thin aluminum layer bearing an aluminum oxide blocking layer, mounting the substrate on a magnetic support member, the blocking layer facing away from the magnetic support member, and applying at least one x-ray photoconductive insulating layer to the blocking layer. The planar electrophotographic imaging member may be overcoated while the substrate remains mounted on the magnetic support member.

Abstract: Apparatus and process for fabricating flexible belts in which the apparatus comprises at least one cylindrical mandrel having a plurality of moveable segments arranged around the periphery of the mandrel, each of the segments having an outwardly facing gripping surface which cooperates with adjacent gripping surfaces on adjacent segments to form a substantially cylindrical surface having at least one annular groove which circumscribes the substantially cylindrical surface. The segments are movable radially away from the axis of the mandrel to grip a flexible tube. Upon rotation of the mandrel, at least one cutting means adjacent to and spaced from the groove and the cylindrical surface of the segments are moved relative to each other whereby the cutting means circumscribes the mandrel along a path defined by the groove to cut the tube into belts.

Abstract: A cassette for an electrophotographic imaging machine contains a photoreceptor, such as a drum or endless belt photoreceptor and optionally one or more process means, such as a charge corotron, a development device, a transfer corotron and a cleaning device. The photoreceptor belt is loosely held in an open loop, for example by means of belt retaining strips, within a cassette when the cassette is out of the main machine. When the cassette is inserted into a suitably shaped aperture in the main machine, the photoreceptor engages over a plurality of support rollers. At least one of the rollers is movable so as to space it from another roller, thereby tensioning the photoreceptor belt and accurately locating the belt within the main machine. One of the support rollers may also be a drive roller for the belt.

Abstract: The process of preparing a tertiary amine by the condensation of a mono- or di-tertiary amine and a mono- or di-iodoaryl compound. Conducting the condensation reaction in the presence of potassium hydroxide, and a copper catalyst, either in the absence of a solvent or with an inert saturated hydrocarbon solvent, in an inert atmosphere, at a temperature between from about 120.degree. C. to about 190.degree. C. for a period of time sufficient to at least substantially complete the reaction.