Abstract: A surface-grafted material having an inorganic material, a linking group, and a charge transport moiety capable of transporting holes or electrons, and the charge transport moiety is grafted to a surface of the inorganic material via the linking group.

Abstract: An imaging member includes a substrate, a charge transport layer, a charge generator layer, and a charge transporting or photoconductive overcoating layer.

Abstract: An imaging member with a surface-grafted material having an inorganic material, a linking group, and a charge transport moiety capable of transporting holes or electrons, and the charge transport moiety is grafted to a surface of the inorganic material via the linking group, and further, an image forming apparatus having the imaging member.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for preparing copolymers which comprises, in the order stated: (1) adding monomers containing unsaturated carbon-to-carbon bonds, a first polymerization initiator, a second polymerization initiator, and a solvent to a reaction vessel; (2) purging the resulting solution with an inert gas; (3) sealing the reaction vessel and pressurizing it by addition of an inert gas to a pressure of from about 20 to about 600 kilopascals over ambient atmospheric pressure; (4) maintaining the temperature within the pressurized reaction vessel at a temperature of from about 50 to about 100.degree. C. for a period of from about 60 to about 300 minutes; (5) thereafter maintaining the temperature within the pressurized reaction vessel at a temperature of from about 80 to about 115.degree. C.

Abstract: A free radical polymerization process for the preparation of polymer comprising:a first heating and photoinitiating with ultraviolet light of a mixture comprised of a stable free radical agent, and at least one polymerizable monomer compound;optionally cooling said mixture;a second heating of said mixture at a temperature of from about 100.degree. C. to about 160.degree. C.;isolating the polymer product formed; andoptionally washing and drying said polymer.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of photogenerating pigments which comprises the sublimation of a pelletized crude photogenerating pigment at a temperature of from about 250.degree. to about 500.degree. C.; depositing the sublimate onto a substrate; subsequently increasing the sublimation temperature by from about 10.degree. to about 100.degree. C. above the first sublimation temperature, and depositing the resulting sublimate onto a substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a migration imaging member comprising a substrate, an infrared or red light radiation sensitive layer comprising a pigment predominantly sensitive to infrared or red light radiation, and a softenable layer comprising a softenable material, a charge transport material, and migration marking material predominantly sensitive to radiation at a wavelength other than that to which the infrared or red light radiation sensitive pigment is sensitive contained at or near the surface of the softenable layer. When the migration imaging member is imaged and developed, it is particularly suitable for use as a xeroprinting master and can also be used for viewing or for storing data.

Abstract: A polyarylamine polymer represented by formula ##STR1## wherein: n is between about 5 and about 5,000, or 0 if p>0,o is between about 0 and about 5,000, or is 0 if p>0 or n=0,p is between about 2 and about 100, or is 0 if n>0,X' and X" are indendently selected from a group having bifunctional linkages,Q is a divalent group derived from certain hydroxy terminated arylamine reactants,Q' is a divalent group derived from a hydroxy terminated polyarylamine containing the group defined for Q and having a weight average molecular weight between about 1000 and about 80,000and the weight average molecular weight of the polyarylamine polymer is between about 10,000 and about 1,000,000.

Abstract: Disclosed is a printing plate precursor which comprises a base layer, a layer of photohardenable material, and a layer of softenable material containing photosensitive migration marking material. Alternatively, the precursor can comprise a base layer and a layer of softenable photohardenable material containing photosensitive migration marking material. Also disclosed are processes for preparing printing plates from the disclosed precursors.

Abstract: An electrostatographic imaging member comprising a support layer and at least one electrophotoconductive layer, said imaging member comprising a polyarylamine polymer represnted by the formula: ##STR1## wherein: n is between about 5 and about 5,000 or 0 if p>0,o is between about 9 and about 5,000, or is 0 if p>0 or n=0,p is between about 2 and about 100, or is 0 if n>0, X' and X" are independently selected from a group having bifunctional linkages,Q is a divalent group derived from certain hydroxy terminated arylamine reactants,Q' is a divalent group derived from a hydroxy terminated polyarylamine containing the group defined for Q and having a weight average molecular weight between about 1000 and about 80,000and the weight average molecular weight of the polyarylamine polymer is between about 10,000 and about 1,000,000.

Abstract: Disclosed is a xeroprinting process which comprises(1) providing a xeroprinting master comprising(a) a substrate; and(b) a softenable layer comprising a softenable material, a charge transport material capable of transporting charges of one polarity, and migration marking material situated contiguous to the surface of the softenable layer spaced from the substrate, wherein a portion of the migration marking material has migrated through the softenable layer toward the substrate in imagewise fashion;(2) uniformly charging the xeroprinting master to a polarity opposite to the polarity of the charges that the charge transport material in the softenable layer is capable of transporting;(3) uniformly exposing the charged master to activating radiation, thereby discharging those areas of the master wherein the migration marking material has migrated toward the substrate and forming an electrostatic latent image;(4) developing the electrostatic latent image; and(5) transferring the developed image to a receiver shee

Abstract: Disclosed is an improved layered photoresponsive imaging member comprised of a supporting substrate, a vacuum evaporated photogenerator layer comprised of certain fractionaklly sublimed indigoid pigments such as 4,4,7,7'-tetrachlorothioindigo; and an aryl amine hole transport layer comprised of molecules of the following formula: ##STR1## dispersed in a resinous binder and wherein X is selected from the group consisting of halogen and alkyl.

Abstract: Disclosed is an improved layered photoresponsive imaging member comprised of a vacuum evaporated photogenerator layer comprised of fractionally sublimed quinacridone pigments including 2,9-dichloroquinacridone, and an aryl amine hole transport layer comprised of molecules of the following formula ##STR1## dispersed in a resinous binder, and wherein X is selected from the group consisting of halogen and alkyl.

Abstract: A photoresponsive imaging member comprised of a thionated perylene photogeneratoring layer, and a charge transport layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is an improved layered photoresponsive imaging member comprised of a supporting substrate, a vacuum evaporated photogenerator layer comprised of certain pyranthrone pigments including tribromo-8,16-pyranthrenedione and trichloro-8,16-pyranthrenedione; and an aryl amine hole transport layer comprised of molecules of the following formula: ##STR1## dispersed in a resinous binder and wherein X is selected from the group consisting of halogen and alkyl.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image bar for use in an imaging apparatus, comprising a linear light valve array with a plurality of discrete, independently addressable pixel portions activatable between light transmitting, partially transmitting, and non-transmitting wavelengths by selective application of an electrical field. The pixel portions comprise, in the order stated, a first transparent substrate; a transparent electrode in contact with the first transparent substrate; a thin film comprising an electrochromic material in contact with the transparent electrode; a transparent electrolytic material in contact with the thin film; a counterelectrode in contact with the transparent electrolytic material; and a second substrate.

Abstract: A layered photoresponsive imaging member comprised of a supporting substrate; a photogenerator layer comprised of a mixture of first and second pigments; and an aryl amine hole transport layer, said mixture comprised of perylenes and phthalocyanines; polycyclic quinones and phthalocyanines; and perinones and phthalocyanines.

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: Disclosed is an improved layered photoresponsive imaging member comprised of a supporting substrate; an imidazole perinone comprised of components with a mixture of cis and trans isomers of Formulas III, IV, and V, including trans indanthrene Brilliant Orange, cis indanthrene Bordeaux Red; bis(4,5-dimethyl)benzimidazole perinone and bis 2,3 naphthimidazole perinone, and an aryl amine hole transport layer comprised of molecules of the following formula: ##STR1## dispersed in a resinous binder and wherein X is selected from the group consisting of halogen and alkyl.

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.