Xerox Corporation

Satchidanand Mishra

Anthony M Horgan

Edward F Grabowski

Kathleen M Carmichael

Richard L Post

Robert C Yu

Robert C U Yu

Geoffrey M T Foley

Jin Wu

Markus Rudolf Silvestri

Donald C VonHoene

Liang-Bih Lin

Yonn K Rasmussen

Kent J Evans

Bing R Hsieh

Kenny-Tuan Dinh

Edward A Domm

Michael Stephen Roetker

Yuhua Tong

William W Limburg

Geoffrey M Foley

John F Yanus

Satish R Parikh

Huoy-Jen Yuh

Donald P Sullivan

William G Herbert

Zoran D Popovic

Dennis J Prosser

Donald J Goodman

Dale S Renfer

Timothy J Fuller

Damodar M Pai

Scott J Griffin

Donald C Von Hoene

Steven P Nonkes

Lanhui Zhang

Cindy C Chen

Leon A Teuscher

Sharon E Normandin

Chieh-Min Cheng

John Graham

David M Skinner

John Joseph Darcy, Iii

Michael A Morgan

J Robinson Cowdery-Corvan

Neil S Patterson

M John Hinckel

John R Lambie

Felix J Santana

Joellen Simone

Susan Vandusen

Denis C Thomas

Eugene A Swain

John S Chambers

Dasarao K Murti

David W Martin

Merlin E Scharfe

Min-Hong Fu

Abraham Cherian

John J Darcy

Suresh K Ahuja

Karen S Garland

Robert J Flanagan

John P Kerwawycz

Matthew J Torpey

Andrea G Holland

Houy Jen Yuh

Ah-Mee Hor

Joseph C Mammino

David H Pan

James McConnell Duff

Lin Ma

Daniel Levy

Youti Kuo

Richard L Schank

George Liebermann

Johann Junginger

T Edwin Freeman

Stephen T Avery

Ralph A Shoemaker

James M Markovics

Susan M VanDusen

John A Bergfjord, Sr

Philip G Perry

Michael E Zak

Brian E Springett

Robert W Nolley

Shyshung S Hwang

Gene W O'Dell

Karl V Thomsen

Colleen A Helbig

Surendar Jeyadev

Robert Allen Koontz

John M Magde, Jr

Barbara D Ceglinski

June E Schneider

Tsu-sen Chow

Vincent J Cilento

Joseph S Cappiello

Charles C Robinson

Various embodiments provide methods and apparatus for forming intermediate transfer belts (ITBs) by combining a dip-coating process with a UV-curing process. In an embodiment, an ITB substrate can be immersed into a liquid coating composition contained in a dip tank and then withdrawn from the liquid coating composition. When exiting the dip tank, the coated substrate can enter a UV-curing chamber for a UV-curing process. Multiple cycles of dip-coating and UV-curing can be performed such that a desired ITB substrate coating layer thickness can be obtained. After coating the ITB substrate, the UV-cured coating composition can be released from the ITB substrate, wherein the UV-cured coating composition released from the ITB substrate forms the intermediate transfer belt.

Process for fabrication of seamless UV cured intermediate transfer belts (ITB)

Described herein is a method of forming a seamless transfer member suitable for use with an image forming system. The method includes spray coating a UV curable polymer and conductive particles onto an inner surface of a rotating cylindrical mandrel. The UV curable polymer is cured with ultra violet energy. The cured UV polymer is removed from the cylindrical rotatable mandrel.

Seamless intermediate transfer member process

Provided are coating compositions for imaging components, methods of forming imaging components, and imaging components such as, for example, intermediate transfer belts, transfer belts, bias charge rolls, bias transfer rolls, and a magnetic roller sleeve. An exemplary imaging component can include an ultraviolet (UV) cured composite, the UV cured composite including a plurality of conductive species substantially uniformly dispersed in a UV cured acrylate polymer, wherein each of the plurality of conductive species can be selected from a group consisting of salts of organic sulfonic acid, esters of phosphoric acid, esters of fatty acids, ammonium salts, and phosphonium salts, and wherein the UV cured composite can have a surface resistivity in the range of about 10&#x3a9;/square to about 10&#x3a9;/square.

Intermediate transfer belts

Exemplary embodiments provide an intermediate transfer member that can include a plurality of carbon nanotubes dispersed in an ultraviolet (UV) curable polymer in an amount to allow a bulk curing of the UV curable polymer and to provide the cured polymer an electrical resistivity and/or a mechanical modulus useful for electrostatographic devices and processes.

UV cured heterogeneous intermediate transfer belts (ITB)

Disclosed herein is a flexible imaging member having a high concentration of a charge transport compound having optimum enhanced mechanical and electrical characteristics. By increasing the concentration of the charge transport compound to a level of from about 55 weight percent or more, including from about 55 weight percent to about 70 weight percent, and from about 55 weight percent to about 65 weight percent, a flexible imaging member can be produced with reduced residual voltage and/or improved sensitivity. Furthermore, the fatigue cracking resistance of the charge transport layer can be improved through the implementation of a heat stress release process described more particularly herein.

Mechanical and electrical robust imaging member and a process for producing same

A photoconductor containing a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer; and wherein the photogenerating layer is comprised of at least one photogenerating pigment and a resin binder that is substantially insoluble in an alkylene halide like methylene chloride.

Photoconductors containing halogenated binders

The presently disclosed embodiments are directed to overcoat layers useful in electrostatography. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to an electrostatographic imaging member with an improved overcoat layer including a polymeric binder that lowers the surface energy involved and reduces friction.

Imaging member

A photoconductor containing a supporting substrate; an undercoat layer comprised of a mixture of an aminosilane and a halogenated polymer; a photogenerating layer; and at least one charge transport layer.

Photoconductors containing halogenated binders and aminosilanes in hole blocking layer

Imaging members useful in electrostatographic apparatuses, including printers, copiers, other reproductive devices, and digital apparatuses. More particularly, imaging members having nano polymeric gel particles embedded into one or more layers of the imaging member that provide for increased mechanical strength and improved wear.

Imaging member having nano polymeric gel particles in various layers

An imaging member includes a charge generating layer and a charge transport layer. The charge transport layer includes a first surface in contact with the charge generating layer and a second surface. The charge transport layer includes a film forming polymer binder and a charge transport component dispersed therein. The concentration of the charge transport component in the charge transport layer is at a peak in a region of the charge transport intermediate the first and second surfaces of the charge transport layer.

An electrostatographic imaging member formulated with a liquid carbonate is provided. The imaging electrostatographic member exhibits improved service life.

A photoconductor containing a substrate; an undercoat layer thereover wherein the undercoat layer includes an electroconducting component dispersed in a rapid curing polymer matrix; a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer.

Hole blocking layer containing photoconductors

An imaging member has a crosslinked overcoat layer which holds fluorinated nanoparticles. The overcoat layer is formed from an overcoat solution comprising a polymer binder; a hole transport molecule; fluorinated nanoparticles; a fluorinated surfactant; a crosslinking agent; and a free radical initiator. The overcoat layer provides excellent wear resistance at a low cost.

An imaging member including a substrate; thereover a charge generation layer comprising a thiophosphate; and at least one charge transport layer positioned on the charge generation layer.

Imaging members and method for sensitizing a charge generation layer of an imaging member

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Satchidanand Mishra