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Trigonal Se layer overcoated by bis(4-diethylamino-2-methylphenyl)phenylmethane containing polycarbonate
Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1976-04-02
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Granted: 1977-09-27
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Expires: 1996-04-02
Abstract
Abstract A photosensitive member having at least two electrically operative layers is disclosed. The first layer comprises trigonal selenium which is capable of photogenerating holes and injecting the photo-generated holes into a contiguous charge transport layer. The charge transport layer comprises a transparent electrically inactive organic resinous material containing from about 15 to about 75 percent by weight (throughout) of bis(4-diethylamino-2-methylphenyl)phenylmethane. The charge transport layer while substantially non-absorbing in the spectral region of intended use, is "active" in that it allows injection of photo-generated holes from the trigonal selenium carrier generating layer, and allows these photo-generated holes to be transported through the charge transport layer. This structure may be imaged in the conventional xerographic mode which usually includes charging, exposure to light and development.
Inventors
- 👤 William W. Limburg
- 👤 John F. Yanus
- 👤 Damodar M. Pai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 11:36
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G5/00; G03G5/02; G03G5/04; G03G5/043; G03G5/0436; G03G5/06; G03G5/0601; G03G5/0612; G03G5/0614; G03G5/06142; G03G5/06144
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 36
Claim 1
Independent Claim
98 words
An imaging member comprising a layer of trigonal selenium and a contigous layer of electrically active material consisting essentially of an electrically inactive polycarbonate resin having dispersed therein from about 15 to about 75 percent by weight of bis(4-diethylamino-2-methylphenyl)phenylmethane said trigonal selenium exhibiting the capability of photogeneration of holes and injection of said holes and said electrically active material being substantially non-absorbing in the spectral region at which the trigonal selenium generates and photo-generated holes but being capable of supporting the injection of photo-generated holes from said trigonal selenium and transporting said holes through said electrically active material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
98 words
An imaging member comprising a layer of trigonal selenium and a contigous layer of electrically active material consisting essentially of an electrically inactive polycarbonate resin having dispersed therein from about 15 to about 75 percent by weight of bis(4-diethylamino-2-methylphenyl)phenylmethane said trigonal selenium exhibiting the capability of photogeneration of holes and injection of said holes and said electrically active material being substantially non-absorbing in the spectral region at which the trigonal selenium generates and photo-generated holes but being capable of supporting the injection of photo-generated holes from said trigonal selenium and transporting said holes through said electrically active material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The member according to claim 1 wherein the polycarbonate resin has a Mw of from about 20,000 to about 100,000.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The member according to claim 1 wherein the polycarbonate has a Mw of from about 20,000 to about 50,000.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The member according to claim 1 wherein the polycarbonate resin has a Mw of from about 50,000 to about 100,000.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The member according to claim 1 wherein the polycarbonate resin is poly(4,4'-isopropylidene-diphenylene carbonate) having a Mw of from about 35,000 to about 40,000.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The member according to claim 1 wherein the polycarbonate is poly(4,4'-isopropylidene-diphenylene carbonate) having a Mw of from about 40,000 to about 45,000.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
105 words
An imaging member comprising a photoconductive layer of trigonal selenium dispersed in a resinous binder and a contiguous layer of electrically active material consisting essentially of an electrically inactive polycarbonate resin having dispersed therein from about 15 to about 75 percent by weight of bis(4-diethylamino-2-methylphenyl)phenylmethane, said trigonal selenium exhibiting the capability of photo-generation of holes and injection of said holes and said electrically active material being substantially non-absorbing in the spectral region at which the trigonal selenium generates and injects photo-generated holes but being capable of supporting, the injection of photo-generated holes from said trigonal selenium and transporting said holes through said electrically active material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
105 words
An imaging member comprising a photoconductive layer of trigonal selenium dispersed in a resinous binder and a contiguous layer of electrically active material consisting essentially of an electrically inactive polycarbonate resin having dispersed therein from about 15 to about 75 percent by weight of bis(4-diethylamino-2-methylphenyl)phenylmethane, said trigonal selenium exhibiting the capability of photo-generation of holes and injection of said holes and said electrically active material being substantially non-absorbing in the spectral region at which the trigonal selenium generates and injects photo-generated holes but being capable of supporting, the injection of photo-generated holes from said trigonal selenium and transporting said holes through said electrically active material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The member according to claim 7 wherein the polycarbonate resin has a Mw of from about 20,000 to about 100,000.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The member according to claim 7 wherein the polycarbonate resin has a Mw of from about 20,000 to about 50,000.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The member according to claim 7 wherein the polycarbonate resin has a Mw of from about 50,000 to about 100,000.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
The member according to claim 7 wherein the polycarbonate resin is poly(4,4'-isopropylidene-diphenylene carbonate) having a Mw of from about 35,000 to about 40,000.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
The member according to claim 7 wherein the polycarbonate resin is poly(4,4'-isopropylidene-diphenyl carbonate) having a Mw of from about 40,000 to about 45,000.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
152 words
An imaging member comprising a photoconductive layer comprising an insulating organic resin matrix and trigonal selenium, with substantially all of the trigonal selenium in said layer in a multiplicity of interlocking photoconductive continuous paths through the thickness of said layer, said photoconductive paths being present in a volume concentration, based on the volume of said layer, of from about 1 to 25 percent and a contiguous layer of electrically active material consisting essentially of an electrically inactive polycarbonate resin having dispersed therein from about 15 to 75 percent by weight of bis(4-diethylamino-2-methylphenyl)phenylmethane, said photoconductive layer exhibiting the capability of photo-generation of holes and injection of said holes and said electrically active material being substantially non-absorbing in the spectral region at which the photoconductive layer generates and injects photo-generated holes but being capable of supporting the injection of photo-generated holes from said photoconductive layer and transporting said holes through said electrically active material.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
152 words
An imaging member comprising a photoconductive layer comprising an insulating organic resin matrix and trigonal selenium, with substantially all of the trigonal selenium in said layer in a multiplicity of interlocking photoconductive continuous paths through the thickness of said layer, said photoconductive paths being present in a volume concentration, based on the volume of said layer, of from about 1 to 25 percent and a contiguous layer of electrically active material consisting essentially of an electrically inactive polycarbonate resin having dispersed therein from about 15 to 75 percent by weight of bis(4-diethylamino-2-methylphenyl)phenylmethane, said photoconductive layer exhibiting the capability of photo-generation of holes and injection of said holes and said electrically active material being substantially non-absorbing in the spectral region at which the photoconductive layer generates and injects photo-generated holes but being capable of supporting the injection of photo-generated holes from said photoconductive layer and transporting said holes through said electrically active material.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
The member according to claim 13 wherein the polycarbonate resin has a Mw of from about 20,000 to about 100,000.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
The member according to claim 13 wherein the polycarbonate resin has a Mw of from about 20,000 to about 50,000.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
20 words
The member according to claim 13 wherein the polycarbonate resin has a Mw of from about 50,000 to about 100,000.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
23 words
The member according to claim 13 wherein the polycarbonate resin is poly(4,4'-isopropylidene-diphenylene carbonate) having a Mw of from about 35,000 to about 40,000.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
23 words
The member according to claim 13 wherein the polycarbonate resin is poly(4,4'-isopropylidene-diphenylene carbonate) having a Mw of from about 40,000 to about 45,000.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
159 words
An imaging member comprising a photoconductive layer comprising an insulating organic resin matrix containing therein trigonal selenium particles, with substantially all of the trigonal selenium particles being in substantial particle-to-particle contact in said layer in a multiplicity of interlocking photoconductive paths through the thickness of said layer, said photoconductive paths being present in a volume concentration, based on the volume of said layer, of from about 1 to 25 percent, and a contiguous layer of electrically active material consisting essentially of an electrically inactive polycarbonate resin having dispersed therein from about 15 to about 75 percent by weight of bis(4-diethylamino-2-methylphenyl)phenylmethane, said photoconductive layer exhibiting the capability of photo-generation of holes and injection of said holes and said electrically active material being substantially non-absorbing in the spectral region at which the photoconductive layer generates and injects photo-generated holes, but being capable of supporting the injection of photo-generated holes from said trigonal selenium and transporting said holes through electrically active material.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
159 words
An imaging member comprising a photoconductive layer comprising an insulating organic resin matrix containing therein trigonal selenium particles, with substantially all of the trigonal selenium particles being in substantial particle-to-particle contact in said layer in a multiplicity of interlocking photoconductive paths through the thickness of said layer, said photoconductive paths being present in a volume concentration, based on the volume of said layer, of from about 1 to 25 percent, and a contiguous layer of electrically active material consisting essentially of an electrically inactive polycarbonate resin having dispersed therein from about 15 to about 75 percent by weight of bis(4-diethylamino-2-methylphenyl)phenylmethane, said photoconductive layer exhibiting the capability of photo-generation of holes and injection of said holes and said electrically active material being substantially non-absorbing in the spectral region at which the photoconductive layer generates and injects photo-generated holes, but being capable of supporting the injection of photo-generated holes from said trigonal selenium and transporting said holes through electrically active material.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
20 words
The member according to claim 19 wherein the polycarbonate resin has a Mw of from about 20,000 to about 100,000.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
19 words
The member according to claim 19 wherein the polycarbonate resin has a Mw of from about 20,000 to 50,000.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
20 words
The member according to claim 19 wherein the polycarbonate resin has a Mw of from about 50,000 to about 100,000.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
23 words
The member according to claim 19 wherein the polycarbonate resin is poly(4,4'-isopropylidene-diphenylene carbonate) having a Mw of from about 35,000 to about 40,000.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
23 words
The member according to claim 19 wherein the polycarbonate resin is poly(4,4'-isopropylidene-diphenylene carbonate) having a Mw of from about 40,000 to about 45,000.
Claim 29
Independent Claim
178 words
A method of imaging which comprises: a. providing an imaging member comprising a layer of trigonal selenium and a contiguous layer of electrically active material consisting essentially of an electrically inactive polycarbonate resin having dispersed therein from about 15 to about 75 percent by weight of bis(4-diethylamino-2-methylphenyl)phenylmethane, said trigonal selenium exhibiting the capability of photo-generation of holes and injection of said holes, and said electrically active material being substantially non-absorbing in the spectral region at which the trigonal selenium generates and injects photo-generated holes but being capable of supporting the injection of photo-generated holes from said trigonal selenium and transporting said holes through said electrically active material; b. uniformly electrostatically charging said member, followed by; c. imagewise exposing said charged member to a source of activating radiation to which the trigonal selenium is absorbing and to which the layer of electrically active material is non-absorbing, whereby the photo-generated holes from said trigonal selenium are injected into and are transported through said layer of electrically active material to form a latent electrostatic image on the surface of said member.
Claim 30
Independent Claim
178 words
A method of imaging which comprises: a. providing an imaging member comprising a layer of trigonal selenium and a contiguous layer of electrically active material consisting essentially of an electrically inactive polycarbonate resin having dispersed therein from about 15 to about 75 percent by weight of bis(4-diethylamino-2-methylphenyl)phenylmethane, said trigonal selenium exhibiting the capability of photo-generation of holes and injection of said holes, and said electrically active material being substantially non-absorbing in the spectral region at which the trigonal selenium generates and injects photo-generated holes but being capable of supporting the injection of photo-generated holes from said trigonal selenium and transporting said holes through said electrically active material; b. uniformly electrostatically charging said member, followed by; c. imagewise exposing said charged member to a source of activating radiation to which the trigonal selenium is absorbing and to which the layer of electrically active material is non-absorbing, whereby the photo-generated holes from said trigonal selenium are injected into and are transported through said layer of electrically active material to form a latent electrostatic image on the surface of said member.
Claim 31
Independent Claim
190 words
A method of imaging which comprises: a. providing an imaging member comprising trigonal selenium dispersed in a resinous binder and a contiguous layer of electrically active material consisting essentially of an electrically inactive polycarbonate resin having dispersed therein from about 15 to about 75 percent by weight of bis(4-diethylamino-2-methylphenyl)phenylmethane, said photoconductive layer exhibiting the capability of photo-generation of holes and injection of said holes and said electrically active material being substantially non-absorbing in the spectral region at which the photoconductive layer generates and injects photo-generated holes but being capable of supporting the injection of photo-generated holes from said photoconductive layer and transporting said holes through said electrically active material; b. uniformly electrostatically charging said member followed by c. imagewise exposing said charged member to a source of activating radiation to which the trigonal selenium dispersed in a resinous binder is absorbing and to which the layer of electrically active material is non-absorbing, whereby the photo-generated holes generated by said trigonal selenium dispersed in a binder are injected into and are transported through said layer of electrically active material to form a latent electrostatic image on the surface of said member.
Claim 32
Independent Claim
190 words
A method of imaging which comprises: a. providing an imaging member comprising trigonal selenium dispersed in a resinous binder and a contiguous layer of electrically active material consisting essentially of an electrically inactive polycarbonate resin having dispersed therein from about 15 to about 75 percent by weight of bis(4-diethylamino-2-methylphenyl)phenylmethane, said photoconductive layer exhibiting the capability of photo-generation of holes and injection of said holes and said electrically active material being substantially non-absorbing in the spectral region at which the photoconductive layer generates and injects photo-generated holes but being capable of supporting the injection of photo-generated holes from said photoconductive layer and transporting said holes through said electrically active material; b. uniformly electrostatically charging said member followed by c. imagewise exposing said charged member to a source of activating radiation to which the trigonal selenium dispersed in a resinous binder is absorbing and to which the layer of electrically active material is non-absorbing, whereby the photo-generated holes generated by said trigonal selenium dispersed in a binder are injected into and are transported through said layer of electrically active material to form a latent electrostatic image on the surface of said member.
Claim 33
Independent Claim
233 words
A method of imaging which comprises: a. providing an imaging member comprising a photoconductive layer comprising an insulating organic resin matrix and trigonal selenium, with substantially all of the trigonal selenium in said layer in a multiplicity of interlocking photoconductive continuous paths through the thickness of said layer, said photoconductive paths being present in a volume concentration, based on the volume of said layer, of from about 1 to 25 percent and a contiguous layer of electrically active material consisting essentially of an electrically inactive polycarbonate resin having dispersed therein from about 15 to about 75 percent by weight of bis(4-diethylamino-2-methylphenyl)phenylmethane, said photoconductive layer exhibiting the capability of photo-generation of holes and injection of said holes and said electrically active material being substantially non-absorbing in the spectral region at which the photoconductive layer generates and injects photo-generated holes but being capable of supporting the injection of photo-generated holes from said photoconductive layer and transporting said holes through said electrically active material; b. uniformly electrostatically charging said member, followed by; c. imagewise exposing said charged member to a source of activating radiation to which the trigonal selenium is absorbing and to which the layer of electrically active material is non-absorbing, whereby the photo-generated holes generated by said trigonal selenium are injected into and are transported through said layer of electrically active material to form a latent electrostatic image on the surface of said member.
Claim 34
Independent Claim
233 words
A method of imaging which comprises: a. providing an imaging member comprising a photoconductive layer comprising an insulating organic resin matrix and trigonal selenium, with substantially all of the trigonal selenium in said layer in a multiplicity of interlocking photoconductive continuous paths through the thickness of said layer, said photoconductive paths being present in a volume concentration, based on the volume of said layer, of from about 1 to 25 percent and a contiguous layer of electrically active material consisting essentially of an electrically inactive polycarbonate resin having dispersed therein from about 15 to about 75 percent by weight of bis(4-diethylamino-2-methylphenyl)phenylmethane, said photoconductive layer exhibiting the capability of photo-generation of holes and injection of said holes and said electrically active material being substantially non-absorbing in the spectral region at which the photoconductive layer generates and injects photo-generated holes but being capable of supporting the injection of photo-generated holes from said photoconductive layer and transporting said holes through said electrically active material; b. uniformly electrostatically charging said member, followed by; c. imagewise exposing said charged member to a source of activating radiation to which the trigonal selenium is absorbing and to which the layer of electrically active material is non-absorbing, whereby the photo-generated holes generated by said trigonal selenium are injected into and are transported through said layer of electrically active material to form a latent electrostatic image on the surface of said member.
Claim 35
Independent Claim
241 words
A method of imaging which comprises: a. providing an imaging member comprising a photoconductive layer comprising an insulating organic resin matrix containing therein trigonal selenium particles, with substantially all of the trigonal selenium particles being in substantial particle-to-particle contact in said layer in a multiplicity of interlocking photoconductive paths through the thickness of said layer, said photoconductive paths being present in a volume concentration, based on the volume of said layer, of from about 1 to 25 percent, and a contiguous layer of electrically active material consisting essentially of an electrically inactive polycarbonate resin having dispersed therein from about 15 to about 75 percent by weight of bis(4-diethylamino-2-methylphenyl)phenylmethane, said photoconductive layer exhibiting the capability of photo-generation of holes and injection of said holes and said electrically active material being substantially non-absorbing in the spectral region at which the photoconductive layer generates and injects photo-generated holes, but being capable of supporting the injection of photo-generated holes from said inorganic photoconductive material and transporting said holes through said electrically active material; b. uniformly electrostatically charging said member, followed by; c. imagewise exposing said charged member to a source of activating radiation to which the trigonal selenium is absorbing and to which the layer of electrically active material is non-absorbing, whereby the photo-generated holes generated by said trigonal selenium are injected into and are transported through said layer of electrically active material to form a latent electrostatic image on the surface of said member.
Claim 36
Independent Claim
241 words
A method of imaging which comprises: a. providing an imaging member comprising a photoconductive layer comprising an insulating organic resin matrix containing therein trigonal selenium particles, with substantially all of the trigonal selenium particles being in substantial particle-to-particle contact in said layer in a multiplicity of interlocking photoconductive paths through the thickness of said layer, said photoconductive paths being present in a volume concentration, based on the volume of said layer, of from about 1 to 25 percent, and a contiguous layer of electrically active material consisting essentially of an electrically inactive polycarbonate resin having dispersed therein from about 15 to about 75 percent by weight of bis(4-diethylamino-2-methylphenyl)phenylmethane, said photoconductive layer exhibiting the capability of photo-generation of holes and injection of said holes and said electrically active material being substantially non-absorbing in the spectral region at which the photoconductive layer generates and injects photo-generated holes, but being capable of supporting the injection of photo-generated holes from said inorganic photoconductive material and transporting said holes through said electrically active material; b. uniformly electrostatically charging said member, followed by; c. imagewise exposing said charged member to a source of activating radiation to which the trigonal selenium is absorbing and to which the layer of electrically active material is non-absorbing, whereby the photo-generated holes generated by said trigonal selenium are injected into and are transported through said layer of electrically active material to form a latent electrostatic image on the surface of said member.
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