Abstract: Disclosed is an imaging member which comprises a conductive substrate, a photogenerating layer, and a charge transport layer comprising a polymer of the formulae I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, or X as further defined herein.

Abstract: Disclosed is an imaging member which comprises a conductive substrate, a photogenerating material, a charge transport material, and a polymeric binder comprising (a) a first polymer comprising a polycarbonate, and (b) a second polymer of the formulae I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, or X as further defined herein.

Abstract: Disclosed is an imaging member which comprises a conductive substrate, a photogenerating material, and a binder which comprises a polymer of the formulae I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, or X as further defined herein.

Abstract: There is disclosed an electrostatographic imaging member comprising: (a) a supporting substrate including an electrically conductive surface; (b) at least one electrostatographic imaging layer; and (c) an electrically conductive grounding layer adjacent to the at least one imaging layer and in electrical contact with the electrically conductive surface, wherein the grounding layer is comprised of alkyl acrylamidoglycolate alkyl ether polymer.

Abstract: An electrophotographic imaging member provided with a supporting substrate, a conductive layer, a charge blocking layer, an optional adhesive layer, a charge generating layer and a charge transport layer, wherein the charge generating layer contains a photogenerating pigment and a copolyester adhesive dopant blended into a film-forming polymer binder. The doping of the charge generating layer with a copolyester adhesive permits the elimination of the need of the optional adhesive layer for effective cost saving measure. If the adhesive layer is provided, the adhesion strength between the charge generating layer and the adhesive layer is significantly enhanced by up to about four times.

Abstract: Charge blocking materials include a complex or salt of a film forming material containing at least one nitrogen-containing compound, such as an amino, an imino or a tertiary amine group, chelated to a metal ion or atom. The charge blocking materials may be used in a charge blocking layer of an electrophotographic imaging member. The charge blocking materials may be used with transparent conductive layers, for example, comprising cuprous iodide.

Abstract: An electrophotographic imaging member includes a blocking layer formed from a maleic acid half ester copolymer which has free acid groups neutralized by an alkali metal. The imaging member may be provided with a conductive layer formed from a phenolic resin and dispersed carbon black particles in an amount which allows sufficient transparency for rear erasure.

Abstract: Charge blocking materials include a complex or salt of a film forming material containing at least one nitrogen-containing compound, such as an amino, an imino or a tertiary amine group, chelated to a metal ion or atom. The charge blocking materials may be used in a charge blocking layer of an electrophotographic imaging member. The charge blocking materials may be used with transparent conductive layers, for example, comprising cuprous iodide.

Abstract: Polymeric tertiary arylamine compounds of the phenoxy resin type which find utility especially in electrophotographic imaging.

Abstract: An imaging member comprising an electrophotographic imaging member comprising a substrate having an electrically conductive surface, a charge generator layer, a charge transport layer comprising a polycarbonate film forming binder and a charge transporting small molecule, and an interface layer comprising a polymer and a charge transporting between the charge generator layer and the charge transport layer, wherein the interface layer comprises a mixture of a charge transporting material and certain phenolic epoxy polymers of polyesters.

Abstract: An electrophotographic imaging member comprising a supporting substrate having an electrically conductive surface, a polymeric blocking layer and at least one photoconductive layer, the polymeric blocking layer having a surface resistivity greater than about 10.sup.10 ohm/sq between the supporting substrate and the photoconductive layer, the blocking layer comprising the heat dried product of a coating mixture comprising a film forming acid, metal salt, or ester copolymer comprising a backbone chain of repeating hydrocarbon units and acidic or acid derivative groups as pendant side chains chemically bonded to the backbone chain, the acidic groups selected from the group consisting of sulfonic acids, carboxylic acids, phosphonic acids and acid anhydrides, and silica gel.

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: 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 at least one electrophotoconductive layer, the imaging member comprising a polymeric arylamine compound represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein: R is selected from the group consisting of --H, --CH.sub.3, and --C.sub.2 H.sub.5 ;m is between about 4 and about 1,000;A is selected from the group consisting of an arylamine group represented by the formula: ##STR2## wherein: m is 0 or 1,Z is selected from certain specified aromatic and fused ring groups that also contain an oxygen or sulfur atom, certain linear or cyclic hydrocarbon groups, and certain amine groups,Ar is selected from certain specified aromatic groups,Ar' is selected from certain specified aromatic groups, andB is selected from the group consisting of:the arylamine group as defined for A and--Ar--V).sub.

Abstract: An electrostatographic imaging member comprising a photoconductive layer comprising an organic resin binder and photoconductive particles comprising selenium coated with thin layer of a reaction product of a hydrolyzed aminosilane. This electrostatographic imaging member may be prepared by forming a mixture of an organic resin binder, the photoconductive particles coated with a thin layer of a reaction product of a hydrolyzed aminosilane and a solvent for the binder to form a uniform dispersion, forming the dispersion into a uniform layer, and drying the uniform layer to form a photoconductive layer.

Abstract: An electrical resistor comprising an insulating substrate, a thin continuous siloxane film of a reaction product of a hydrolyzed silane coated on the insulating substrate, the hydrolyzed silane may have the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is an alkylidene group containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.7 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, a lower alkyl group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms and a phenyl group, X is an anion of an acid or acidic salt, and y is 1, 2, 3 or 4, and at least two spaced apart electrodes in electrical contact with the thin continuous siloxane film on the insulating substrate. Processes for preparing and using the resistor are also disclosed.

Abstract: This invention is directed to an improved photoresponsive device comprised in the order stated of (1) a substrate, (2) a transmissive semi-conductive layer selected from the group consisting of indium-tin oxide, cadmium tin oxide, tin oxide, titanium oxides, titanium nitrides, titanium silicides, and mixtures thereof (3) a photogenerating layer comprised of an inorganic photoconductive composition or an organic photoconductive composition, dispersed in a resinous binder and (4) a charge carrier transport layer comprised of a combination of a resinous binder having dispersed therein small molecules of an electrically active material, the combination of which is substantially non-absorbing to visible light and allows the injection of photogenerating holes from the charge photogenerating layer in contact therewith, the electrically active material being of the following formula: ##STR1## wherein X is selected from the group consisting of ortho CH.sub.3, meta CH.sub.3, para CH.sub.

Abstract: An electrostatographic imaging member having two electrically operative layers including a charge transport layer and a charge generating layer, the electrically operative layers overlying a siloxane film coated on a metal oxide layer of a metal conductive anode, said siloxane film comprising a reaction product of a hydrolyzed silane having the following general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is an alkylidene group containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, are independently selected from the group consisting of H, a lower alkyl group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms, a phenyl group, and a poly(ethylene-amino) group, said siloxane having reactive OH and ammonium groups attached to silicon atoms.

Abstract: This invention is directed to an improved photoresponsive device comprised in the order stated of (1) an optional supporting substrate, (2) a conductive layer, (3) a photogenerating layer comprised of an inorganic photoconductive composition, or an organic photoconductive composition, dispersed in a resinous binder material comprised of a poly(hydroxyether) material selected from the group consisting of those of the following formulas: ##STR1## wherein X and Y are independently selected from the group consisting of aliphatic groups and aromatic groups, Z is hydrogen, an aliphatic group or an aromatic group, and n is a number of from about 50 to about 200, and (4) in contact with the photogenerating layer a charge transport layer comprised of an electrically active composition dispersed in an insulating organic resinous binder, which composition is of the following formula: ##STR2## wherein X is selected from the group consisting of ortho (CH.sub.3), meta (CH.sub.3), para (CH.sub.

Abstract: Polymeric photoconductive composition having recurring structural units of the formula: ##EQU1## WHEREIN R is hydrogen or alkyl of 1-4 carbon atoms;R' is alkyl of 1-4 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl, phenyl, or alkyl substituted phenyl;B is phenylene or a diradical of a fused aromatic nucleus having up to four benzene rings;A.sub.r is selected from the group consisting of naphthalene, anthracene, pyrene, perylene, julolidine, carbazole, their respective homologues and analogues;x is 0 or 1;y is 0 or 1; andn is at least 2.The above polymeric compositions are suitable for use as charge transport matrices for photogenerator materials or can themselves be complexed with an appropriate activator and thus, form a charge transfer complex which is itself capable of photoresponse within the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for forming a visible image. The method involves exposing in an imagewise manner a mixture of a halogenated polymer having halogen atoms on alternating carbon atoms and a strong organic electron acceptor to actinic radiation to induce dehydrohalogenation of the polymer. The exposed composition is then subjected to heat in order to provide a visible image.