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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7651828 | Method for preparing an electrophotographic photoreceptor A method for preparing an electrophotographic photoreceptor, includes coating an electroconductive substrate with an undercoat layer containing a blocked isocyanate compound, an oil-free alkyd resin including a hydroxyl group and basic amine; crosslinking the blocke... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7645555 | Photoreceptor member An electrophotographic photoreceptor and method for forming a photoreceptor is disclosed which is provided with an anticorrosion layer on the interface between the supporting substrate surface and the undercoat layer. The photoreceptor has a high mechanical strength... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7531284 | Multi-layer photoreceptor A photoreceptor and method of forming the same is disclosed. A photoreceptor includes a substrate, an undercoat layer, and an imaging layer. The undercoat layer comprises a single, non-porous anodized aluminum layer that has an impedance of less than about 50 Kohm. ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7427462 | Photoreceptor layer having rhodamine additive The presently disclosed embodiments relate in general to electrophotographic imaging members, such as layered photoreceptor structures, and processes for making and using the same. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to a photoreceptor that incorporates a rho... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7396623 | Photoreceptor layer having vinylidene fluoride The presently disclosed embodiments relate in general to electrophotographic imaging members, such as layered photoreceptor structures, and processes for making and using the same. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to a photoreceptor that incorporates a mat... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7371247 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue A tissue penetrating system includes a plurality of penetrating members each having a tip. A penetrating member driver is coupled to the plurality of penetrating members. Each tip of a penetrating member is uncovered during launch of the penetrating member by the pe... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371491 | Electrophotographic photoreceptor, method for manufacturing the electrophotographic photoreceptor, and image forming apparatus and process cartridge using the electrophotographic photoreceptor A photoreceptor including an electroconductive substrate; and a charge blocking layer; a moiré preventing layer; and a photosensitive layer, which are overlaid overlying the substrate in this order, wherein the photosensitive layer includes a titanyl phthalocyanine... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361439 | Lathe surface for coating streak suppression A photoreceptor aluminum alloy substrate is prepared with specific roughness characteristics and an oxide layer for use in multi-layered electrophotographic photoreceptor. A photoreceptor substrate, or drum, is placed in a lathe and turned using a polycrystalline to... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361438 | Electrophotographic photoconductor, and image forming process, image forming apparatus and process cartridge for an image forming apparatus using the same Disclosed is an electrophotographic photoconductor including at least a photoconductive layer on a conductive substrate, wherein the surface layer of the photoconductive layer contains at least a surface crosslinked layer formed by curing a tri- or more-functional r... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7348115 | Electrophotographic photoconductor, process cartridge, image forming apparatus and image forming method An electrophotographic photoconductor, including an electrically conductive substrate, an undercoat layer containing a filler and a binder resin and provided on the substrate, and a photoconductive layer provided on the undercoat layer and containing a binder resin.... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7334458 | Direct method to determine particulate concentration in a dispersion Particulate material concentration of a dispersion is detected by providing a known amount of dispersion including particulate material, a solvent, and other optional components; centrifuging the dispersion and separating the particulate material from the dispersion... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331931 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue These and other objects of the present invention are achieved in a body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site that includes an electrically powered drive force generator. A penetrating member is operatively coupled to the force generator. The force generato... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316700 | Self optimizing lancing device with adaptation means to temporal variations in cutaneous properties A lancing device, an embodiment of which controls the advancement and retraction of a lancet by monitoring the position of the lancet in conjunction with a lancet controller which incorporates a feedback loop for modulating the lancet driver to follow a predetermine... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7291117 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue These and other objects of the present invention are achieved in a body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site that includes a voice coil based penetrating member driver. A plurality of penetrating members are included. A transport mechanism is configured to... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7258693 | Device and method for variable speed lancet A method of penetrating tissue is provided. The method comprises using a lancet driver to advance a lancet into the tissue; advancing the lancet at a first desired velocity in a first layer of tissue; advancing the lancet at a second desired velocity in a second lay... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7247228 | Method for preparing a carrier for a photoconductor for the formation of an electrophotographic recording element and a recording element formed accordingly A carrier or substrate for a photoconductor to be used for the formation of an electrophotographic recording element, particularly an imaging drum for an electrophotographic printing press, wherein the carrier is made of a metal or a metal alloy, preferably of alumi... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244265 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue These and other objects of the present invention are achieved in a body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site that includes a drive force generator and a penetrating member operatively coupled to the force generator. The force generator moves the member alo... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7235308 | Recyclable repulpable coated paper stock A coated paper stock having high moisture vapor barrier characteristics and ingredient compatible with recycling and repulping is disclosed comprising a substrate coated on at least one surface with a subcoat. The subcoat comprises a hydrolyzed amphoteric vegetable ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232451 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue A skin penetrating system has a housing member and a plurality of penetrating members positioned in the housing member. A tissue stabilizing device is coupled to the housing member. A user interface is configured to relay at least one of, skin penetrating performanc... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229458 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue A tissue penetrating system includes a plurality of cartridges each with a distal port and a proximal port. A plurality of penetrating members are provided, each coupled to a cartridge and having a sharpened distal tip and a shaft portion slidably disposed within th... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226461 | Method and apparatus for a multi-use body fluid sampling device with sterility barrier release A device for use with a gripper is provided. A cartridge is provided that defines a plurality of cavities. A plurality of penetrating members are at least partially contained in the cavities of the cartridge. The penetrating members are slidably movable to extend ou... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7198606 | Method and apparatus for a multi-use body fluid sampling device with analyte sensing A device for use with a penetrating member driver to penetrate tissue is provided. A plurality of penetrating members are coupled to a single cartridge and are operatively couplable to the penetrating member driver. The penetrating members are movable to extend radi... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7179573 | Electrophotographic photoconductor, and image forming process, image forming apparatus and process cartridge for an image forming apparatus using the same Disclosed is an electrophotographic photoconductor including at least a photoconductive layer on an electroconductive substrate, which comprises at least a cross-linked surface layer formed by curing a tri- or more-functional radical polymerizable monomer without ha... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175957 | Electrophotographic photoconductor, and image forming process, image forming apparatus and process cartridge for an image forming apparatus using the same Disclosed is an electrophotographic photoconductor including at least a photoconductive layer on a conductive substrate, wherein the surface layer of the photoconductive layer contains at least a surface crosslinked layer formed by curing a tri- or more-functional r... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7135218 | Film for use in intermediate image transfer member and method of producing endless-belt-shaped film A film is made of an insulating matrix resin and an electroconductive material, in which the electroconductive material is dispersed in the insulating matrix resin in such a manner that a surface resistivity of A [Ω] of the film and a volume resistivity of B [Ω·c... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7125634 | Reversibly color changing undercoat layer for electrophotographic photoreceptors An imaging member includes an electroconductive support containing an electroconductive layer thereon; thereover a first layer comprising a metal alkyloxide, an amino siloxane, and a color change material dispersed in a binder; wherein the color change material is a... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7105259 | Coating liquid for electrophotographic photoreceptor, electrophotographic photoreceptor, and image forming method and apparatus using the photoreceptor A photoreceptor including an electroconductive substrate; an undercoat layer located overlying the electroconductive substrate and including titanium oxide which has an average particle diameter greater than 0.05 μm and less than 0.20 μm and which includes rutile ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7090738 | Method of manufacturing membrane electrode assembly A membrane electrode assembly having excellent electric power generating capability is produced from a base coated with first polymer electrolytic solution to form an undried first polymer electrolytic membrane. Undried first polymer electrolytic membrane is coated ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7078143 | Electrophotographic photoreceptor and method for producing the same The object of the invention is to prevent interference fringes of images and allow precise measurement of the thickness of a layer by the optical interferometry by limiting the surface roughness of a conductive substrate. The surface roughness of the conductive subs... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7041068 | Sampling module device and method A tissue penetration device and method of using same that may include a lancet module or sampling module. The sampling module may optionally be in a cartridge configuration and include sampling and analyzing functions, which may be integrated. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025774 | Tissue penetration device A tissue penetration device and method of using same. The tissue penetration device may optionally include sampling and analyzing functions, which may be integrated. An embodiment provides control of a lancet used for sampling blood. Electric field coils or solenoid... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014883 | Apparatus and method for forming a composite structure A method for forming a composite structure is disclosed. The method includes four steps. Step one calls for applying a primer (104) to a surface (102) of a tool (100). Step two requires applying a coating (106) to primer (104). Ste... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7005006 | Coating liquid for an intermediate layer of electrophotographic photoconductor, manufacturing method thereof, electrophotographic photoconductor, electrophotographic apparatus, and electrophotographic photoconductor process cartridge using same A coating liquid for an electrophotographic photoconductor intermediate layer comprising a titanium oxide and a polycarboxylic acid polymer in a solvent is provided. The content of the polycarboxylic acid polymer is 0.3 to 10 parts by weight in respect to 100 parts ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001700 | Photoconductive imaging members A photoconductive imaging member including a hole blocking layer, a photogenerating layer, and a charge transport layer, and wherein the hole blocking layer contains, for example, a metal oxide; and a mixture of a phenolic compound and a phenolic resin, and wherein ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6967069 | Photoconductive imaging members A photoconductive imaging member including a hole blocking layer, a photogenerating layer, and a charge transport layer, and wherein the hole blocking layer contains, for example, a metal oxide dispersed in an in situ formed inorganic/organic network wherein the ino... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6953647 | Electrophotographic photosensitive member, process for producing electrophotographic photosensitive member, process cartridge, and electrophotographic apparatus An electrophotographic photosensitive member is disclosed which has an aluminum substrate and a photosensitive layer. The substrate contains aluminum, oxygen and titanium, or aluminum, oxygen and zirconium, at the surface portion on the side of the photosensitive la... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6913863 | Photoconductive imaging members A photoconductive imaging member including a hole blocking layer, a photogenerating layer, and a charge transport layer, and wherein the hole blocking layer contains, for example, a metal oxide; and a mixture of a phenolic compound and a phenolic resin, and wherein ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6864027 | Coating liquid for electrophotographic photoreceptor, electrophotographic photoreceptor, and image forming method and apparatus using the photoreceptor A photoreceptor including an electroconductive substrate; an undercoat layer located overlying the electroconductive substrate and including titanium oxide which has an average particle diameter greater than 0.05 μm and less than 0.20 μm and which includes rutile ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6828076 | Electrophotosensitive material and method of producing the same An electrophotosensitive material comprising a supporting substrate, an intermediate layer containing a thermosetting resin formed on the supporting substrate, and a photosensitive layer formed on the intermediate layer, wherein a contact angle of the surface of the... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6824938 | Electrophotographic photoreceptor An electrophotographic photoreceptor having at least an undercoat layer and a photosensitive layer on an electroconductive substrate, wherein at least one layer of the undercoat layer contains a naphthalocyanine compound of the following formula (1): | 11/30/2004 |
