Photosensitive member having anti-curl backing layer with lignin sulfonic acid doped polyaniline

US7166399B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Xerox Corporation · US

Inventors

• Kathleen M. Carmichael · Williamson, US
• Robert C. U. Yu · Webster, US
• Richard L. Post · Penfield, US
• Anthony M. Horgan · Pittsford, US
• Satchidanand Mishra · Webster, US
• Edward F. Grabowski · Webster, US
• Satish Parikh · Rochester, US
• Donald J. Goodman · Pittsford, US
• David M. Skinner · Rochester, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 14, 2004
• Grant date: Jan 23, 2007
• Expiry date: Dec 23, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T428/24802
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An electrostatographic imaging member having a charge-retentive surface and a substrate, an imaging layer to receive an electrostatic latent image thereon, wherein the imaging layer is positioned on one side of the substrate, and an anti-curl backing layer positioned on the substrate on a side opposite to that of the imaging layer, wherein the anti-curl backing layer has a polymer binder and lignin sulfonic acid doped polyaniline, and an image forming apparatus having the above imaging member or photoreceptor to receive an electrostatic latent image on a charge-retentive surface of the photoreceptor or imaging member; a development component to apply toner to the charge-retentive surface to develop the electrostatic latent image to form a developed image on the charge-retentive surface; a transfer member to transfer the developed image from the charge-retentive surface to a copy substrate; and a fixing component to fuse the developed image to the copy substrate.