Abstract: A charge-transporting polymer is represented by the following general formula (I-1) or (I-2): 1

Abstract: An electrostatic charge regulator capable of holding an electric charge in a stable state and superior in environmental stability, as well as a method for making the electrostatic charger regulator and an image forming method using the electrostatic charge regulator, are disclosed. The electrostatic charge regulator has a surface layer containing a non-linear resistor on a base member such as a carrier, a developer sleeve, a developer blade, or a transfer belt. The electrostatic charge regulator is obtained by forming on the base member a surface layer by using a thin film of a composite metal oxide or by using dispersion of powder of the composite metal oxide in a high molecular compound, the composite metal oxide being prepared using at least one metal selected from Group A metals (Zn, Ti, Si, Al, Zr) and at least one metal selected from Group B metals (Bi, Sb, C, Y, La, Pr, Sc, Ce, Sn, Pb). The image forming method uses the above electrostatic charge regulator to form an image.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device contains a hole transporting polyesters represented by the following formulae (I-1) or (1-2): 1

Abstract: Disclosed are a charging member comprising a resol-type phenol resin having a specific structural unit and a method for manufacturing the charging member and an electrostatic latent image developer, image forming apparatus, and image forming method using the charging member. The resol-type phenol resin is characterized by the fact that in that the structural unit contains, in particular, a —[(CH2)pNR1R2] group directly bonded to an aromatic ring. The resol-type phenol resin exhibits high charging property and has excellent environmental stability and hence it can impart stable charge to a toner, whereby a high quality image in electrophotography can be maintained for a long period of time.

Abstract: An organic light emitting diode having high luminous intensity, and providing stabilized performance even during repetitive use and easy to manufacture, by using a charge transporting polymer having the following general formulae (I-1) and (I-2).

Abstract: Disclosed are a charge transporting material useful as a material for organic electronic devices such as an electrophotographic photoreceptor, an organic EL device, and an organic solar cell and a process for the preparation of charge transporting fine particles. The charge transporting material comprises charge transporting fine particles formed with a charge transporting organic compound as an essential component, said charge transporting organic compound being selected from high molecular compounds and low molecular compounds, each having a positive hole transporting property or electron transporting property. The fine particles are granulated by emulsion dispersion, with a preferred average particle size of 0.01 to 50 .mu.m, and particle size distribution of 1.0 to 2.0 in terms of the square root of the ratio of 90% average particle size to 10% average particle size of the total volume or total number of the fine particles.

Abstract: The present invention provides a charged member which has no reduction in the amount of electrostatic charge at high temperature and high humidity and no extreme increase in the amount of electrostatic charge at low temperature and low humidity, improves the adhesion force between a charged member and a coating layer, prevents deterioration of developer through peeling of the coating layer. It provides excellent durability without deterioration of toner through adhering of a toner to the carrier. More particularly, a carrier for electrophotography and a sleeve for electrostatic development which use as a coating material a high-molecular compound containing as an essential component the first monomer represented by the following general formula (1) and/or (2), the second monomer represented by the following general formula (3) and/or (4) and a coupling agent containing a vinyl group are provided.

Abstract: A toner for electrostatic latent image development composed of a core substance containing a colorant and a binder resin and an outer shell, in which the colorant in the core substance is treated with an amino-containing coupling agent and a rosin derivative.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising a conductive substrate having thereon an undercoat layer and a photoconductive layer, the undercoat layer comprising a specific polymer compound which is prepared by using at least one of monomers represented by formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; and A represents a group represented by formula (2), (3), (4), (5) or (6): ##STR2## where the symbols in the above formulae are defined in the specification.

Abstract: A photosensitive body for electrophotography having improved properties in the charging characteristics, photosensitivity, and stability in repeated use. The photosensitive body for electrophotography comprises a photoconductive layer formed on a conductive support through an undercoat layer, the undercoat layer containing at least one polyester compound having repeated units represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein A and B each independently represents a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon or aromatic hydrocarbon which is optionally substituted, at least one of A and B being selected from the group consisting of specific divalent groups, and n is 10-10,000.

Abstract: An electrophotographic toner composition which can fix an electrostatic latent image without causing offset in the presence of a small amount of a fuser oil or in the absence of fuser oil in the heat roll fixing process. In a first embodiment, the electrophotographic toner composition comprises a binder resin, a coloring agent, a silicone oil and a silicone-modified resin. In a second embodiment, the electrophotographic toner composition is a capsule toner composition which comprises (a) a core substance containing a binder resin, a coloring agent, a silicone oil and a silicone-modified resin, and (b) a shell surrounding the core Substance. Also disclosed is a process for the preparation of the electrophotographic toner composition.

Abstract: A toner for electrostatic-image development comprising a core containing a binder resin and a colorant, and a shell covering said core, wherein the shell is formed by interfacial polymerization of a first reactant in an oily medium with a second reactant in an aqueous medium, and the colorant is a metallic lake pigment whose surface is treated with a coupling agent containing an amino group or a polyamine compound.

Abstract: A novel capsule toner obtained by dispersing an oil phase containing a binder resin and a colorant in an aqueous phase in the form of oil droplets so that one or more capsule shell-forming monomers are allowed to undergo reaction inside and/or on the interface of the oil droplets to form capsule shells is provided, wherein a silylisocyanate compound is added in the oil phase as the capsule shell-forming monomer.