Electrophotographic photoconductor, process for forming an image, image forming apparatus and a process cartridge for the same
US6849367B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 13, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G5/078
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Providing an electrophotographic photoconductor comprising a conductive support and a photoconductive layer disposed on the photoconductive support; wherein the photoconductive layer contains an azo compound expressed by a general formula <<1>>.ArN═N—Cp)n general formula <<1>>(in the general formula <<1>>, Ar expresses one of a substituted or non-substituted aromatic carbon hydride group and heterocyclic ring aromatic series group which can be combined by way of a bond group; Cp expresses a coupler residual group; n expresses an integer of one of 1, 2, 3, and 4; at least one of the Cp is a coupler residual group selected from one of the following general formulae <<2>>, <<3>>, and <<4>>.)
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