Fuji Photo Film Company, Limited

Syu Watarai

Hiroaki Yokoya

Hiromichi Tachikawa

Seiji Horie

Syunichi Kondo

Nobuo Suzuki

Hisatake Ono

Toshiaki Aoai

Hideo Sato

Naonori Makino

Harumi Katsuyama

Kenji Sano

Kenichi Sawada

Katsuji Kitatani

Yasuhiro Noguchi

Chiaki Osada

Katuzi Kitatani

Takeshi Saida

An electrophotographic printing plate precursor is disclosed, which comprises an electrically conductive support having thereon a photoconductive layer containing a photoconductive pigment and binder resin which is designated to undergo an electrophotographic process wherein a toner image is formed and the photoconductive layer in the non-image portion other than the toner image portion is then removed to form a printing plate, wherein said photoconductive pigment is a phthalocyanine pigment and said photoconductive layer further comprises at least one compound selected from the compounds represented by the formulae (I), (II) and (III): ##STR1## wherein Z represents a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom, R.sup.1 represents an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a single ring or double condensed ring aryl group, a single ring or a double condensed ring aryloxy group, or a univalent group derived from a heterocyclic ring, and the two R.sup.1 groups in general formula (III) may be the same or different; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a single ring or double condensed ring aryl group, or a univalent group derived from a heterocyclic ring, and R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 may be the same or different; R.sup.4 represents a methylene group, a polymethylene group, a branched alkanediyl group or an arylene group, and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, or R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 may be bonded together.

Electrophotographic printing plate precursor

A liquid developer for electrostatic photography, said liquid developer comprising resin particles dispersed in a non-aqueous solvent having a volume resistivity of at least 10.sup.9 .OMEGA.cm, said dispersed resin particles being obtained by polymerizing

Liquid developer for electrostatic photography

A novel electrophotographic photoreceptor for copiers or photoprinters is provided comprising a photoconducting layer provided on an electrically conductive support, wherein said photoconducting layer comprises a phthalocyanine pigment and at least one compound represented by the general formula (I) or (II): ##STR1## wherein Z represents a sulfur atom or oxygen atom; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, aryl group or aralkyl group; A represents an alkyl group, aryl group, aralkyl group or monovalent heterocyclic group; and B represents an alkylene group, arylene group, polymethylene group or aralkylene group. A novel electrophotographic printing plate precursor is also provided which comprises a photoconducting layer containing at least a photoconducting pigment and a binder resin on an electrically conductive support and is adapted to form a printing plate in an electrophotographic process comprising forming a toner image, and then removing said photoconducting layer from the non-image portions except said toner image portions, characterized in that said photoconducting pigment is a phthalocyanine pigment and said photoconducting layer further comprises a compound represented by the general formula [I] or [II]: ##STR2## wherein Z represents a sulfur atom or oxygen atom; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, aryl group or aralkyl group; A represents an alkyl group, aryl group, aralkyl group or monovalent heterocyclic group; and B represents an alkylene group, arylene group, polymethylene group or aralkylene group.

Electrophotographic photoreceptor and electrophotographic printing plate

There is provided a conductive film and a method for preparing same. The conductive film is prepared by forming a prime-coating layer of a three-dimensional network structure on a base and by applying a semiconductive compound-containing solution onto the prime-coating layer to form a conductive layer. The conductive film is excellent in conductivity and transparency as well as adhesion of the conductive layer.

Conductive film and method for preparing same

An electrophotographic printing plate precursor comprising an electrically-conductive support having thereon a photoconductive layer containing at least a photoconductive compound and a binding resin wherein said binding resin is an alkali-soluble polyurethane resin.

Electrophotographic printing plate precursor containing alkali-soluble

A electrophotographic printing plate precursor comprising an electrically-conductive support having thereon a photoconductive layer containing at least photoconductive pigments and a binder resin, wherein said photoconductive pigments are phthalocyanine pigments and said photoconductive layer further comprises a compound represented by the general formula (I), (II) or (III): ##STR1## wherein Z represents a sulfur or oxygen atom; Ar represents a monovalent aromatic hydrocarbon group or monovalent heterocyclic group; R.sub.3 represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, aryl group or aralkyl group; Ar and R.sub.3 may together form a ring; and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, which may be the same or different, each represents an alkyl group, aryl group or aralkyl group, with the proviso that the aromatic hydrocarbon group and heterocyclic group represented by Ar and the alkyl, aryl and aralkyl group represented by R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 may be further substituted by substituents, ##STR2## wherein Z represents a sulfur or oxygen atom; R.sub.4 to R.sub.9, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, aryl group or monovalent group derived from heterocyclic group; R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 or R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 may be connected to each other; R.sub.4 to R.sub.7 may be connected to each other to form a crosslinkable ring as a whole in the general formula (II); and R.sub.10 represents a divalent arylene, aralkylene, polymethylene or alkylene group.

An electrophotographic liquid developer is disclosed. The developer is comprised of resin particles dispersed in a high-insulating low dielectric non-aqueous solvent. The resin particles are prepared by polymerizing or copolymerizing a specific styrenic monomer in an organic solvent containing a polymer which is substantially soluble in the organic solvent. The liquid developer is particularly suitable for making a printing plate or sheet by an electrophotographic process.

Electrophotographic liquid developers containing positively charged

An electroconductive element comprising a support, a subbing layer, and an electroconductive layer, wherein the electroconductive layer is formed by coating, on the subbing layer, a solution comprising:

Electroconducting semiconductor and binder or binder precursor coated in

A liquid developer for electrostatic charge images comprising a polymer selected from (a) a polymer containing at least one polymerizable monomer represented by the following general formula (1) as a component of the polymer, and (b) a polymer containing at least one polymerizable monomer represented by the following general formula (2) and chloromethylstyrene a copolymer components, the polymer being dispersed in a carrier liquid having an electric resistance of at least 10.sup.9 .OMEGA..cm and a dielectric constant of at most 3, ##STR1## wherein all the symbols are defined in the specification.

Liquid developer for electrostatic charge image

An electrophotographic photoreceptor is disclosed, comprising a conductive support having provided thereon a light-sensitive layer containing at least one of a specific type of bisstilbene compound as a photoconductive substance or a charge transporting material. The photoreceptor has high sensitivity, a small residual potential, and stability to ozone, light, or heat.

Electrophotographic photoreceptor containing a bisstilbene compound

A novel electrophotographic liquid developer is provided, comprising a coloring agent, a coating agent, a dispersant, an electric charge adjustor, and a carrier liquid, wherein said coating agent is a copolymer of a long-chain alkyl acrylate or methacrylate and a methyl methacrylate, and has a softening temperature within the range of from 40.degree. to 140.degree. C. and a number-average molecular weight of from 5.times.10.sup.3 to 1.times.10.sup.5. The long-chain alkyl group is a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having from 8 to 22 carbon atoms. In preferred embodiments, the long-chain alkyl methacrylate is 2-ethylhexyl methacrylate, lauryl methacrylate, or stearyl methacrylate.

Electrophotographic liquid developer

A photoconductive polymer material having the following repeating unit: ##STR1## wherein R represents an alkyl group is disclosed.

Photoconductive polymer material of N-alkylphenothiazine and formaldehyde

A photo-polymerizable composition comprising (A) a photopolymerization initiator comprising at least one inorganic or organic acid salt of an indolinobenzospiropyran represented by the following general formula (I): ##SPC1## wherein R.sub.1 represents an alkyl group, substituted alkyl group or a phenyl group; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 each represents an alkyl group or a phenyl group or, when taken together, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 form a methylene chain CH.sub.2 wherein n is an integer of 4 or 5; X represents a hydrogen atom, a nitro group, a halogen atom, a carboxy group; and Y represents one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a nitro group, a halogen atom, a formyl group and an alkoxy group, and (B) at least one cationically polymerizable substance.

Photo-polymerizable composition containing an acid salt of an

An electrophotographic member comprising a resin binder and an organic photoconductive composition and a process using the electrophotographic member, the composition consisting essentially of a compound of the formula (A), its dimeric compound or its polymeric compound: ##SPC1## Whereim R.sub.1 is hydrogen atom, halogen atom, alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkoxycarbonyl group having alkyl group 1 to 4 carbon atoms, nitro group, alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms which is capable of forming a bis-compound, or a bond which is capable of forming a bis-compound, R.sub.2 is hydrogen atom, hydroxyl group, alkoxycarbonyl group having alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, cyano or phenyl group, R is substituted phenyl group (where substituted group is hydrogen atom, halogen atom, alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms), alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms which is capable of forming a bis-compound, phenylene group which is capable of forming a bis-compound, or a bond which is capable of forming a bis-compound, and m is an integer from 1 to 4.

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