Lexmark International, Inc.

International Business Machines Corporation

Vernon M Balthis

Robert L Vollmer

James C Minor

Howard E Evans

Ronald A Merten

Dean S Ehn

Jacob Pacansky

Robert J Waltman

James M Adley

Ralph F Fox

Robert J Rumery

A photoconductor for use in electrophotographic reproduction devices is disclosed. This photoconductor exhibits improved oil resistance when used with liquid toners and excellent cycling stability. The photoconductors of the present invention utilize a phthalocyanine dye, particularly an X-form metal-free phthalocyanine, dispersed in a medium molecular weight polyvinyl chloride binder in the charge generating layer, and a charge transport molecule, particularly a hydrazone such as DEH, in a polyestercarbonate binder in the charge transport layer.

Electrophotographic photoconductor having improved cycling stability and

A layered electrophotographic photoconductor is disclosed having a ground plane layer, a charge generating layer carried by the ground plane layer, and a charge transport layer carried by the charge generating layer. The polymeric binder material of the charge transport layer and the charge generation layer comprises an ordered copolyestercarbonate whose ester content is in the range of about 35 wt. % to about 70 wt. %, of which about 60 wt. % to about 70 wt. % is preferred, and of which about 70 wt. % is the most preferred. The charge generating molecule is a squarylium, and more specifically 2,4-bis-(4-dimethylamino-2-hydroxyphenyl) cyclobutene diylium-1,3-diolate (OHSQ), or an operative phthalocyanine compound, and preferably oxytitanium phthalocyanine. The charge transporting molecule is a hydrazone, and more specifically 4-diethylaminobenzaldehyde-1,1-diphenylhydrazone (DEH), or 4-diphenylaminobenzaldehyde-1,1-diphenylhydrazone (TPH).

Electrophotographic photoconductor contains ordered copolyester

A hot roll, for use in a xerographic hot roll fuser, is made by coating a hollow aluminum cylinder with an elastomer, as by the use of an injection molding machine. After molding, the external surface of the elastomer cylinder is ground slightly to improve its concentricity. Thereafter, this ground external surface is subjected to the chemical influence of an acid. After a predetermined time period, the acid treatment is terminated and the roll is washed in water. The resulting hot roll, whose external surface has been chemically modified, possesses improved dry-release properties.

Method of making elastomer-coated hot roll

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