The invention provides an electrophotographic photoreceptor for use in an image-forming apparatus comprising a charging unit which charges an electrophotographic photoreceptor, an exposure unit which exposes the charged electrophotographic photoreceptor to light to form an electrostatic latent image on the electrophotographic photoreceptor, and a developing unit which develops the electrostatic latent image, wherein the electrophotographic photoreceptor comprises a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer and the photosensitive layer contains a compound represented by the following formula (1).

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›1.independentAn electrophotographic photoreceptor an image-forming apparatus, comprising:na charging unit which charges an electrophotographic photoreceptor;an exp…

›2.independentAn electrophotographic photoreceptor for an image-forming apparatus, comprising:na charging unit which charges an electrophotographic photoreceptor;an…

›3.independentAn electrophotographic photoreceptor for an image-forming apparatus, comprising:na charging unit which charges an electrophotographic photoreceptor;an…

›4.independentAn electrophotographic photoreceptor for a full-color tandem image-forming apparatus comprising:na charging unit which charges an electrophotographic …+7

›5.↳ 4multiple · 1, 4The electrophotographic photoreceptor according to any one of claim 1 to claim 4, wherein at least one of R1, R2, and X in formula (1) has a cyclic st…d2

›6.↳ 4multiple · 1, 4The electrophotographic photoreceptor according to any one of claim 1 to claim 4, wherein the photosensitive layer further comprises a hydrazone compo…d2

›7.↳ 4multiple · 1, 4The electrophotographic photoreceptor according to any one of claim 1 to claim 4, wherein the photosensitive layer further comprises a a diamine compo…d2

›8.↳ 4multiple · 1, 4The electrophotographic photoreceptor according to any one of claim 1 to claim 4, which comprises a polyamide resin.d2

›9.↳ 4multiple · 1, 4The electrophotographic photoreceptor according to any one of claim 1 to claim 4, wherein the photosensitive layer further comprises a polyarylate res…d2

›10.↳ 4multiple · 1, 4The electrophotographic photoreceptor according to any one of claim 1 to claim 4, wherein the photosensitive layer further comprises a binder resin co…d2

›11.↳ 4multiple · 1, 4An electrophotographic photoreceptor cartridge comprising:nthe electrophotographic photoreceptor according to any one of claim 1 to claim 4; andat lea…d2

›12.independentAn image-forming apparatus comprising:na charging unit which charges an electrophotographic photoreceptor having a photosensitive layer;an exposure un…

›13.independentAn image-forming apparatus comprising:na charging unit which charges an electrophotographic photoreceptor having a photosensitive layer;an exposure un…

›14.independentAn image-forming apparatus comprising:na charging unit which charges an electrophotographic photoreceptor having a photosensitive layer;an exposure un…

›15.independentA full-color tandem image-forming apparatus comprising:na charging unit which charges an electrophotographic photoreceptor having a photosensitive lay…

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IPC · International Patent Classification

Section G — Physics

G03G5/00

USPC · US Patent Classification

430/56399/159

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related publication	US 20100330474 A1	30 Dec 2010

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