Eastman-kodak Company

Nexpress Solutions, Inc.

Molecular Glasses, Inc.

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag

Nohms Technologies, Inc.

Molaire, Michel Frantz

Michel Frantz Molaire

Wayne Thomas Ferrar

Louis J Sorriero

Jeanne Ellen Kaeding

David Steven Weiss

Edward T Miskinis

William T Gruenbaum

Marie B O'Regan

Thomas Nathaniel Tombs

John W May

Arun Chowdry

Biao Tan

Diane Marie Herrick

Dennis J Grabb

Theodore Zubil

Steven Cormier

Lloyd A Lobo

Shiying Zheng

John M Noonan

Michael Scozzafava

Paul M Borsenberger

Jerome Robert Lenhard

M Akram Sandhu

Gerald W Klein

Robert C McConkey

John F Wright

Katrin I Parsiegla

Bonnie R Hein

Jane Robinson Cowdery-Corvan

Robert J Patti

Jane Robin Cowdery

Donald Saul Rimai

John C Wilson

Douglas E Bugner

Peter S Alexandrovich

Joseph A Pavlisko

Paul D Yacobucci

Mark Cameron Zaretsky

Noel R Vanier

Csaba A Kovacs

Samir Y Farid

Surya S Moganty

Susan A Visser

Douglas Edward Garman

Orville C Rodenberg

Paul L Nielsen

Craig M Cody

Michael Frauens

Xin Jin

Dennis Roland Fronheiser

William C McColgin

Jeffrey R Murray

Mark S Kaplan

Tulienne R Molaire

John Vincent Williams

James H Peters

This invention is directed to a hydrophobic, ionically-conductive coating for a metal surface comprising a plurality of organic surface moieties covalently bound to the metal surface, and at least one ionic liquid nanoscale ionic material tethered to at least one surface moiety.

Protective coating of metal

An OLED multilayer electroluminescent device includes a cathode, an anode, a light-emitting layer (LEL) disposed therebetween, and charge-transporting layers disposed between (A) the cathode and the light-emitting layer, (B) the anode and the light-emitting layer, or (C) both (A) and (B). The light-emitting layer (LEL) includes a host material and an emitter. The host material includes a high-entropy non-crystallizable molecular glass mixture, which includes hole-transporting capabilities, electron-transporting capabilities, or ambipolar capabilities. The ambipolar capabilities include hole-transporting capabilities and electron-transporting capabilities.

OLED devices with improved lifetime using non-crystallizable molecular glass mixture hosts

The present invention provides crosslinkable, polymerizable and combinations thereof charge transporting molecular glass mixtures, luminescent molecular glass mixtures, or combinations thereof comprising at least two nonpolymeric compounds each independently corresponding to the structure (RY)[(ZY)RY]ZYRwherein m is zero or one; n is zero up to an integer at which said compound starts to become a polymer; p is an integer of from one to eight; each Rand Ris independently a monovalent aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an aromatic group or a multicyclic aromatic nucleus; R, Z, and Zeach independently represent multivalent aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or an aromatic group; and Y, Y, Y, and Yeach independently represent one or more linking groups. The present invention also provides methods for making the same.

Crosslinkable, /polymerizable and combinations thereof charge-transporting molecular glass mixtures, luminescent molecular glass mixtures, or combinations thereof for organic light emitting diodes and other organic electronics and photonics applications and method of making same

The present invention provides charge transporting molecular glass mixtures, luminescent molecular glass mixtures, or combinations thereof comprising at least two nonpolymeric compounds each independently corresponding to the structure (RY)[(ZY)RY]ZYRwherein m is zero or one; n is zero up to an integer at which said compound starts to become a polymer; p is an integer of from one to eight; each Rand Ris independently a monovalent aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an aromatic group or a multicyclic aromatic nucleus; R, Z, and Zeach independently represent multivalent aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or an aromatic group; and Y, Y, Yand Yeach independently represent a triple bond, a double bond, or a single bond link.

Non-crystallizable pi-conjugated molecular glass mixtures, charge transporting molecular glass mixtures, luminescent molecular glass mixtures, or combinations thereof for organic light emitting diodes and other organic electronics and photonics applications

Various embodiments of the present invention provide for a light emitting devices comprising a light emitting layer comprising an electroluminescent organic material dispersed in a matrix, wherein the electroluminescent organic material has a molecular weight less than about 2000 amu, the matrix comprises a nonelectroluminescent-nonpolymeric amorphous glass mixture, and each of the nonelectroluminescent-nonpolymeric organic molecular glass mixture and the electroluminescent organic material constitutes at least 20 percent by weight of the light emitting layer; and electrodes in electrical communication with the light emitting layer and configured to conduct an electric charge through the light emitting layer such that the light emitting layer emits light.

Noncrystallizable sensitized layers for OLED and OEDs

The present invention provides charge transporting molecular glass mixtures, luminescent molecular glass mixtures, or combinations thereof comprising at least two nonpolymeric compounds each independently corresponding to the structure (RY)[(ZY)RYJZYRwherein m is zero or one; n is zero up to an integer at which said compound starts to become a polymer; p is an integer of from one to eight; each Rand Ris independently a monovalent aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an aromatic group or a multicyclic aromatic nucleus; R, Z, and Zeach independently represent multivalent aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or an aromatic group; and Y, Y, Y, and Yeach independently represent one or more linking groups.

Charge-transporting molecular glass mixtures, luminescent molecular glass mixtures, or combinations thereof or organic light emitting diodes and other organic electronics and photonics applications

An intermediate transfer member for electrophotography includes a substrate, a cured static dissipative silicone compliant layer comprising crosslinked silicone polymer formed from a UV light curable siloxane and a UV curing catalyst, and an outermost surface ceramer layer. This intermediate transfer member can be incorporated into a suitable imaging apparatus for forming a toned image on a receiver element.

Intermediate transfer member, imaging apparatus, and method

The invention provides semi-conductive, static dissipative polymeric compositions comprising: an insulating polymeric resin; a first antistatic particulate material having a relatively low threshold percolation wt % concentration, wherein the first antistatic particulate material is present in the composition at from 50-150% of its threshold percolation wt % concentration; and a second antistatic particulate material having a relatively higher threshold percolation wt % concentration, wherein the second antistatic particulate material is present in the composition at from 1-110% of its threshold percolation wt % concentration. The invention enables forming semi-conductive, static dissipative polymeric compositions having volume resistivity easily controllable within the range of from about 10ohm-cm to about 10ohm-cm. The invention further provides castable semi-conductive, static dissipative polymeric compositions wherein the insulating polymeric resin is formed from castable compositions.

Static dissipative polymeric composition having controlled conductivity

The present invention is directed to an electrophotographic element that comprises: an electrically conducting layer, a charge generating layer overlying the electrically conducting layer, and a charge transport layer overlying the electrically conducting layer. The charge transport layer, which can be an overcoat overlying the charge generating layer, includes the reaction product in an aqueous medium of a mixture comprising a silsesquioxane polymer and a amine-free surface treated zinc antimonate and an acid scavenger.

Sol gel overcoats incorporating zinc antimonate nanoparticles

A method and a composition for the production of surface smoothing polyurethane layers for application to a substrate prior to subsequent application of a charge generation layer for electrophotographic applications by preparing a coating solution containing a dialkyl malonate capped isocyanate or polyisocyanate, a polyol and at least one finely-divided metal oxide, coating the substrate with the coating solution and heating the coating solution to a temperature up to about 140&#xb0; C.

Method and a composition for producing an undercoat layer using dialkyl malonate blocked isocyanates (for electrophotographic applications)

The present invention relates to a photosensitive organic semiconductor composition comprising an organic p-type semiconductor pigment with a p-type conducting polymer, wherein the ionization potentials of the organic p-type semiconductor pigment and the p-type conducting polymer are nominally equivalent and a photosensitive organic semiconductor composition comprising an organic n-type semiconductor pigment with an n-type conducting polymer, wherein the electron affinities of the organic semiconductor pigment and the conducting polymer are nominally equivalent. The present invention also relates to a p/n heterojunction utilizing the photosensitive organic semiconductor compositions.

Photosensitive organic semiconductor compositions

The present invention is a photoconductive element that includes an electrically conductive support, an electrical barrier layer disposed over said electrically conductive support, and disposed over said barrier layer, a charge generation layer capable of generating positive charge carriers when exposed to actinic radiation. The barrier layer includes a monomeric glass mixture incorporating tetracarbonylbisimide groups.

Monomeric glass mixtures incorporating tetracarbonylbisimide group

The present invention is an electrostatographic core shell toner which includes as a core material of at least two nonpolymeric compounds each independently corresponding to the structure (RY)[(ZY)RY]ZYR. M is zero or one, n is zero up to an integer at which said compound starts to become a polymer and p is an integer of from one to eight. Each of Rand Ris independently a monovalent aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon group an aromatic group or a multicyclic aromatic nucleus. Each of R, Zand Zindependently represent multivalent aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon groups or an aromatic group. Y, Y, Yand Yeach independently represent one or more linking groups. The core material is surrounded by a shell that includes an amorphous matrix.

Encapsulated toner compositions incorporating organic monomeric glasses

The present invention is a photoconductive element containing an electrically conductive support, an electrical barrier layer disposed over said electrically conductive support and a charge generation layer capable of generating positive charge carriers when exposed to actinic radiation disposed over the barrier layer. The barrier layer is formed from a blocked polyisocyanate containing tetracarbonylbisimide groups. The present invention also discloses a new composition of a blocked polyisocyanate containing tetracarbonylbisimide groups.

Blocked polyisocyanates incorporating planar electron-deficient tetracobonylbisimide moieties

This invention relates to electrophotographic elements containing a layer formed from coating compositions containing a mixture of polymeric binders, including a polyvinyl butyral and a polyester ionomer and a crystalline mixture of unsubstituted titanyl phthalocyanine pigment, titanyl phthalocyanine pigments or mixtures thereof dispersed in the mixture. More particularly the invention relates to electrophotographic elements containing photoconductive layers which are especially useful for forming a photoconductive layer that is very uniform and highly absorptive at relatively thin coverage with good inter layer adhesion. The electrophotographic elements produced using this coating composition are particularly suited for high quality applications such as providing copy images with very low grain.

Newtonian, ultrasonic-insensitive charge generating layer dispersion composition and a method for producing the composition

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Michel Frantz Molaire