Charge Transport Layer Patents (Class 430/58.05)
  • Publication number: 20120003577
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor, comprising a conductive support, an undercoat layer and a photosensitive layer formed in sequence, the electrophotographic photoreceptor characterized in that a coating solution for undercoat layer formation for producing the electrophotographic photoreceptor contains at least a binder resin and metal oxide particles surface-treated with anhydrous silicon dioxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Satoshi Katayama, Koichi Toriyama, Kimiko Nishi
  • Publication number: 20120003575
    Abstract: The presently disclosed embodiments are directed to imaging members used in electrostatography. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to electrophotographic imaging members which have an added-on protective overcoat layer formulated to comprise of a novel A-B diblock copolymer comprising two segmental blocks of a bisphenol polycarbonate and an organic acid terminal which provides chemical vapor contaminant resistive property. The overcoat layer may further be formulated to include small quantity of charge transport compound. The present embodiments provide superior copy printout quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert C. U. Yu, Yuhua Tong
  • Patent number: 8088541
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyvinyl acetal resin having a specific repeating structural unit, an electrophotographic photosensitive member using the polyvinyl acetal resin, and a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus each having the electrophotographic photosensitive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masato Tanaka, Atsushi Fujii, Yuka Ishiduka, Masataka Kawahara, Masaki Nonaka
  • Publication number: 20110318677
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photoconductor includes a conductive substrate and an outermost surface layer formed on the conductive substrate and containing a binder resin and a copolymer derived from a reactive monomer having charge transport property and a reactive monomer having no charge transport property, the copolymer having a side chain with 4 or more carbon atoms in a constitutional unit derived from the reactive monomer having no charge transport property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takatsugu DOI, Wataru YAMADA, Yuko IWADATE, Katsumi NUKADA
  • Publication number: 20110318679
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes a backing layer, a supporting substrate thereover, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer of at least one charge transport component, and wherein the backing layer is in contact with the supporting substrate on the reverse side thereof, and the outermost layer of the backing layer is comprised of a polyurethane comprised of a dendritic polyester polyol and a polyisocyanate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jin Wu
  • Patent number: 8076046
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising a conductive support and a photosensitive layer obtained by laminating at least a charge generation layer and a charge transport layer containing a charge transport material in this order on the conductive support, the photosensitive layer being provided with a surface protective layer on the surface thereof, wherein the protective layer contains at least filler particles which exhibit a dispersed state defined by Rf given by the following equations (1) and (2): Rf=(df×b3)/(dm×a3)??(1) 1.0×10?3?Rf?2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takahiro Kurauchi, Kotaro Fukushima, Akihiro Kondoh
  • Patent number: 8076047
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising at least a photosensitive layer formed by laminating a charge generation layer containing a charge generation material and a charge transport layer containing a charge transport material in this order, on a conductive support, wherein the charge generation layer contains an oxotitanylphthalocyanine as the charge generation material and metal oxide microparticles, and the electrophotographic photoreceptor has photosensitive properties in light source of wavelength range from 360 to 420 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kotaro Fukushima, Kohichi Toriyama
  • Patent number: 8071266
    Abstract: An objective is to provide a high releasing electrophotographic photoreceptor exhibiting lubricity and mechanical strength. The photoreceptor possessing a photosensitive layer on a conductive support, wherein an outermost layer of the photoreceptor comprises a fluorine resin represented by the following formula. wherein each of X, Y and Z represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a halogen-substituted alkyl group or a halogen-substituted alkoxy group; at least one of X, Y and Z represents a fluorine atom; each of R4, R5, R6 and R7 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a halogen-substituted alkyl group; each of R1, R2, and R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a halogen-substituted alkyl group; at least one of R1, R2, and R3 represents a fluorine atom; n1 represents an integer of 1-8000; and n2 represents an integer of 0-4000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kunihiro Ogura, Hirofumi Hayata, Masahiko Kurachi, Toshiyuki Fujita
  • Patent number: 8071267
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes, for example, a substrate, an optional ground plane layer, an undercoat layer thereover wherein the undercoat layer contains an aminosilane and a phenol polysulfide, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Kathleen M Carmichael, J. Robinson Cowdery-Corvan, David M Skinner, Jean D Van Epps, Jr., Richard A Williams
  • Publication number: 20110294054
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes a supporting substrate, an optional ground plane layer, an optional hole blocking layer, an optional adhesive layer, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer, and where the charge transport layer contains a polyalkylene glycol benzoate and a fluorinated polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Kenny-Tuan T. Dinh, Linda L. Ferrarese, Marc J. Livecchi, Edward C. Savage, Michael E. Zak
  • Patent number: 8067139
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes, for example, a backing layer, a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and a charge transport layer, and where the outermost layer of the backing layer is comprised of a mixture of a glycoluril resin and a polyol resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Jin Wu
  • Patent number: 8067137
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer that contains at least one charge transport component, and a polysiloxane/polyetherimide polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Jin Wu
  • Patent number: 8062817
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes, for example, a backing layer, a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and a charge transport layer, and where the outermost layer of the backing layer is comprised of a mixture of a glycoluril resin and a polyacetal resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Jin Wu
  • Patent number: 8062815
    Abstract: A photoconductor comprising a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer comprised of at least one charge transport component, and wherein the at least one charge transport layer contains at least one imidazolium salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Edward F Grabowski, Kent J Evans, Dale S Renfer
  • Patent number: 8053150
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes, for example, a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and a thiobis(thioformate) containing charge transport layer; a thiobis(thioformate) containing photogenerating layer, or where both at least one charge transport layer and the photogenerating layer includes, in addition to other components, a thiobis(thioformate).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Jin Wu
  • Publication number: 20110269063
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes, for example, a substrate; an undercoat layer thereover wherein the undercoat layer contains a metal oxide dispersed in a mixture of a phenolic resin and a glycoluril resin; a photogenerating layer; and at least one charge transport layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jin Wu
  • Publication number: 20110269064
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes, for example, a supporting substrate, an undercoat layer thereover wherein the undercoat layer contains a metal oxide a phenolic resin and a dendritic polyester polyol; a photogenerating layer; and at least one charge transport layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jin Wu
  • Patent number: 8043784
    Abstract: The presently disclosed embodiments are directed to charge transport layers useful in electrostatography. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to an improved imaging member having a charge transport layer comprising a top layer and a bottom layer, wherein the layers have varying concentrations of high quality N,N,N?N?-tetra(4-methylphenyl)-(1,1?-biphenyl)-4,4?-diamine to provide tunable discharge rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory McGuire, Jennifer A. Coggan, Johann Junginger, Nan-Xing Hu, Ah-Mee Hor
  • Patent number: 8043776
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising a conductive support and a photosensitive layer provided on or above the conductive support, the photosensitive layer having an outermost layer comprising a cured product of a composition comprising a curable resin, a surfactant containing a fluorine atom, and a charge transporting organic compound having a specific structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wataru Yamada, Katsumi Nukada
  • Patent number: 8043773
    Abstract: An image bearing member including an electrostatic substrate, a photosensitive layer located overlying the electrostatic substrate, a surface layer located overlying the photosensitive layer, and the surface layer is a cross-linking resin layer in which particulates having a needle form are dispersed and which is formed by curing a monomer having at least three radical polymerizable functional groups without a charge transport structure and a radical polymerizable compound having a charge transport structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ikuno, Tetsuro Suzuki, Hidetoshi Kami, Yukio Fujiwara, Hiroshi Tamura
  • Publication number: 20110256475
    Abstract: The presently disclosed embodiments relate in general to electrophotographic imaging members which include a protective overcoat layer comprising specific low surface energy polycarbonates of excellent optical clarity and having a slippery and adhesive surface to impact toner image transfer efficiency to receiving papers and effect contact friction reduction by which imaging members abrasion/wear resistance is enhanced. The present embodiments also disclose a process for making and using these members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Robert C. U. Yu
  • Patent number: 8034518
    Abstract: An electrophotographic imaging member includes a substrate, a photo generating layer, and an optional overcoating layer, wherein the photo generating layer includes a cyclic triphenylamine derivative material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jennifer A. Coggan, Matthew A. Heuft, Gregory McGuire
  • Patent number: 8029956
    Abstract: An electrophotographic imaging member includes a substrate, a charge generating layer, a charge transport layer, and an overcoating layer, the overcoating layer being a cured film formed from a film forming resin composition including at least a melamine compound, a polyol, and a charge transport compound, where the charge transport compound is represented by: QL-OH]n. where Q represents a charge transport component, L represents a divalent linkage group, and represents a number of repeating segments or groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Qi, Hany Aziz, Nan-Xing Hu, Ah-Mee Hor, Kenny-Tuan Dinh, John F Yanus
  • Patent number: 8026028
    Abstract: Present embodiments pertain to an improved electrostatographic imaging member having low contact friction surfaces to ease sliding mechanical interaction and suppressing abrasion/wear failure and methods of preparing thereof. The improved imaging member has layers comprising slippery polyhedral oligomeric silsequioxane molecules that enhance the physical and mechanical functions and reduce the layers surface contact friction of the imaging member to extend service life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Robert C. U. Yu
  • Patent number: 8021812
    Abstract: Present embodiments pertain to an improved electrostatographic imaging member having low contact friction surfaces to ease sliding mechanical interaction and suppressing abrasion/wear failure and methods of preparing thereof. The improved imaging member has layers comprising slippery polyhedral oligomeric silsequioxane molecules that enhance the physical and mechanical functions and reduce the layers surface contact friction of the imaging member to extend service life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Robert C. U. Yu
  • Publication number: 20110217642
    Abstract: A charge transport particle comprising a plurality of segments and a plurality of linkers arranged as a covalent organic framework, wherein at a macroscopic level the covalent organic framework is a particle that has electroactive added functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew A. Heuft, Adrien Pierre Cote
  • Publication number: 20110207042
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes, for example, a substrate, an undercoat layer thereover wherein the undercoat layer contains a metal oxide dispersed in a mixture of a urea formaldehyde resin and a phenolic formaldehyde resin; a photogenerating layer; and at least one charge transport layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jin Wu
  • Publication number: 20110207039
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor is disclosed, in which an outermost surface layer of the electrophotographic photoreceptor is made of a cured film of a composition including a compound represented by the following Formula (M1) and a charge transporting material having a chain polymerizable functional group:
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wataru YAMADA, Katsumi NUKADA, Takatsugu DOI, Tsuyoshi MIYAMOTO, Kenya SONOBE
  • Publication number: 20110207041
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrophotographic photoreceptor including at least an electroconductive substrate and a photosensitive layer provided on or above the electroconductive substrate, wherein an outermost layer of the electrophotographic photoreceptor is a layer composed of a cured film of a composition including at least one of compound having a chain-polymerizable functional group and a charge-transportable backbone in the molecule thereof, a polymerization initiator and a radical deactivator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi MIYAMOTO, Wataru YAMADA, Takatsugu DOI, Kenya SONOBE, Katsumi NUKADA
  • Patent number: 8003289
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes, for example, a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer comprised of at least one charge transport component, and wherein at least one of the photogenerating layer and charge transport layer contains a ferrocene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Jin Wu
  • Patent number: 8003285
    Abstract: Embodiments pertain to a flexible imaging member used in electrostatography and processes for making and using the imaging member. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to a structurally simplified flexible electrophotographic imaging member that has reasonable flatness and exhibits good performance without the need of an anticurl back coating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Robert C. U. Yu, Yuhua Tong, Stephen T. Avery, Michael S. Roetker
  • Publication number: 20110200926
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photoconductor including a layer comprising a cross-linked hardened material of a compound A with a compound B. Each of the compounds A and B has at least two alcohol groups, at least one of the compounds A and B has at least two methylol groups, at least one of the compounds A and B has at least three alcohol groups, and at least one of the compounds A and B has a charge transportable group. In other words, the compound A has X methylol groups, X being an integer of 2 or more, the compound B has Y alcohol groups, Y being an integer of 2 or more, at least one of the compounds A and B has a charge transportable group, and the following relations are satisfied: x=2 and y?3, or x?3 and y?2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuuji TANAKA, Norio Nagayama, Hiromi Sakaguchi, Tetsuro Suzuki, Kazukiyo Nagai
  • Patent number: 7998646
    Abstract: Present embodiments pertain to an improved electrostatographic imaging member having low contact friction surfaces to ease sliding mechanical interaction and suppressing abrasion/wear failure and methods of preparing thereof. The improved imaging member has layers comprising one or two low surface energy polymeric materials that enhance the physical and mechanical functions and reduce the layers surface contact friction of the imaging member to extend service life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Robert C. U. Yu, Stephen T. Avery, Kathleen M. Carmichael
  • Publication number: 20110195354
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrophotographic photoreceptor including a photosensitive layer on a conductive substrate, an outermost layer of the electrophotographic photoreceptor including a cured film of a composition which includes at least one charge transporting compound (a) having a charge transporting skeleton and at least two structural units represented by R—O—CO—CR??CH—R? in the same molecule, and at least one polycarbonate resin; a ratio (IA/IC) of an absorption peak intensity (IA) resulting from stretching vibration of a carbonyl group originating from the structural unit represented by R—O—CO—CR??CH—R? of the charge transporting compound (a) to an absorption peak intensity (IC) resulting from stretching vibration of a carbonyl group originating from the polycarbonate resin in an IR absorption spectrum of the outermost layer being from about 0.5 to about 10, and a width at half maximum of the absorption peak of the absorption peak intensity (IA) being about 25 cm?1 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi NUKADA, Wataru YAMADA, Tsuyoshi MIYAMOTO, Kenya SONOBE, Takatsugu DOI
  • Patent number: 7993805
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes a supporting substrate, an optional ground plane layer, an optional hole blocking layer, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer, and where the charge transport layer contains a polyalkylene glycol benzoate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Sherri A Toates, John J Wilbert, Emily K Redman
  • Publication number: 20110183242
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes: a conductive substrate; a photosensitive layer including a charge-generating layer containing a charge-generating material and a charge-transporting layer containing a charge-transporting material, the charge-transporting layer having a hole mobility of about 5.0×10?6 (cm2/V·sec) or less at an electric field of 2 V/cm; and an overcoat layer that is provided on the photosensitive layer and contains a cured material of a charge-transporting material, wherein relational expression (1) Ip(OCL)>Ip(CTL)>Ip(CGL) is satisfied wherein Ip(CGL) represents an ionization potential (eV) of the charge-generating material contained in the charge-generating layer; Ip(CTL) represents an ionization potential (eV) of the charge-transporting material contained in the charge-transporting layer; and Ip(OCL) represents an ionization potential (eV) of the charge-transporting material contained in the overcoat layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hirofumi NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20110183244
    Abstract: Embodiments relate generally to an imaging member that facilitates removal of the imaging member coating layers disposed over the imaging member and environmentally or “green” methods for using the same. More specifically, the present embodiments disclose an electrophotographic photoreceptor that includes a specifically formulated undercoat layer that allows easy removal of the photoreceptor layers disposed on top of the undercoat layer. The present embodiments provide a simple yet efficient method for reclaiming recycling or remanufacturing electrophotographic photoreceptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Yuhua Tong, Helen R. Cherniack, Edward F. Grabowski, Kent J. Evans, Nancy L. Belknap
  • Publication number: 20110183243
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an electrophotographic photoreceptor and an electrophotographic imaging apparatus including the photoreceptor, wherein the electrophotographic photoreceptor comprises: a conductive substrate; a charge generating layer formed on the conductive substrate; a charge transport layer formed on the charge generating layer; and an overcoat layer formed on the charge transport layer, wherein the ratio (R2/R1) of the surface resistance value (R2) of the overcoat layer to the surface resistance value (R1) of the charge transport layer is from about 0.01 to about 1.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-jin AHN, Saburo Yokota, Zbig Tokarski, Hwan-koo Lee, Ji-uk Kim
  • Publication number: 20110176831
    Abstract: Present embodiments pertain to an improved electrostatographic imaging member having low contact friction surfaces to ease sliding mechanical interaction and suppressing abrasion/wear failure and methods of preparing thereof. The improved imaging member has layers comprising one or two low surface energy polymeric materials that enhance the physical and mechanical functions and reduce the layers surface contact friction of the imaging member to extend service life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert C. U. Yu, Edward F. Grabowski, Kathleen M. Carmichael, Stephen T. Avery, Satish Parikh
  • Patent number: 7972756
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes, for example, a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer comprised of at least one charge transport component, and wherein the at least one charge transport layer contains at least one of ketal. In embodiments, the charge transport layer may include an ?-hydroxyketone, an ?-diketone, or mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Jin Wu
  • Patent number: 7968261
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes, for example, a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and a charge transport layer, and wherein at least one of the charge transport layer and the photogenerating layer contains a zirconocene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Jin Wu
  • Patent number: 7968264
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate; and a photosensitive layer that includes a phthalocyanine pigment, a charge-transporting substance and at least one kind of lignophenol derivative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuya Hongo, Yukiko Kamijo
  • Publication number: 20110151365
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes a supporting substrate, an optional ground plane layer, an optional hole blocking layer, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer, and where the charge transport layer contains a polyalkylene glycol benzoate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Sherri A Toates, John J Wilbert, Emily K Redman
  • Patent number: 7960082
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrophotographic imaging member including a substrate; a charge generating layer; a charge transport layer with a hole transport material; and a protective overcoat layer having a silicone polyether additive with at least one carbinol function group; a polyol binder; a hole transport material; a curing agent; and an acid catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Hany Aziz, Kathy L. De Jong, Nan-Xing Hu, Jennifer A. Coggan, Johann Junginger, Ah-Mee Hor
  • Publication number: 20110136049
    Abstract: Improved electrophotographic imaging members which pertain to the incorporation of a fluoroketone into the charge transport layer to achieve a structurally simplified flexible electrophotographic imaging member that remains flat without the need for an anticurl back coating layer. The imaging member is both more slippery and has a reduced coefficient of friction, thus extending service life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuhua Tong, Edward F. Grabowski, Jin Wu, Robert C.U. Yu
  • Patent number: 7955769
    Abstract: Embodiments of a photoconductor for use in a printer or printer cartridge comprise an electrically conductive substrate, a charge generation layer disposed over the electrically conductive substrate, and a charge transport layer disposed over the charge generation layer, wherein the charge transport layer comprises charge transport molecules with octyl/decyl glycidyl ether (OGE) or dodecyl/tetradecyl glycidyl ether (DGE), or combinations thereof, added to improve resistance to crazing, cracking and crystallization in the change transport layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: David Glenn Black, James Alan Hartman, Ronald Harold Levin, Weimei Luo, Dat Quoc Nguyen, Tanya Yvonne Thames
  • Patent number: 7955768
    Abstract: There is provided an electrophotographic photoconductor containing a conductive substrate, and a photosensitive layer, disposed thereon, containing a charge transporting material having a triarylamine structure represented by General Formula 1, and wherein the photosensitive layer satisfies Mathematical Formula 1 when peak heights in raman scattering spectra of the triarylamine structure are measured at a wavenumber of 1,324±2 cm?1 by a confocal raman spectroscopy using z-polarized light: where Ar1, Ar2, and Ar3 are substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon groups, and Ar1 and Ar2, Ar2 and Ar3, and Ar3 and Ar1 are optionally combined to form heterocyclic rings, respectively, ?=I(inside)/I(surface)?1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromi Tada, Nozomu Tamoto, Katsuichi Ohta
  • Patent number: 7943276
    Abstract: Disclosed is an imaging member comprising a conductive substrate, a photogenerating layer comprising a photogenerating material in contact with the substrate, and a charge transport layer in contact with the photogenerating layer, the charge transport layer comprising a charge transport material, an organic phosphite or organic phosphonite antioxidant, and a hydroquinone antioxidant, wherein the photogenerating layer is situated between the charge transport layer and the conductive substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory McGuire, Ah-Mee Hor
  • Publication number: 20110111334
    Abstract: Embodiments pertain to a novel imaging member, namely, an imaging member or photoreceptor comprising an overcoat layer which comprises light-absorbing material that improves print quality. The light-absorbing material reduces the intrinsic light shock suffered by conventional overcoat layers without negatively impacting electrical properties of the overcoat layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cuong Vong, Yvan Gagnon, Gregory McGuire
  • Patent number: 7939155
    Abstract: An organic opto-electronic polymer having the structure of formula (I) is provided: The polymer can be used in the light-emitting layer of an organic light-emitting element as a blue light-emitting material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Eternal Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ruei-Tang Chen, Yu-Tsai Hsieh