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Electrophotographic photosensitive member, process cartridge, and electrophotographic apparatus

Granted 3 Jun 2014 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Canon Inc.

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Inventors: Masato Tanaka, Masaki Nonaka · Examiner: Mark A Chapman · AU 1721 · TC 1700

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Abstract

An electrophotographic photosensitive member has a surface layer that contains a urea compound having two or more urea moieties. Each of the urea moieties has a carbonyl group and two nitrogen atoms. Each of the two nitrogen atoms connects to an alkyl group and a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group.

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Classifications

4 codes
IPC · International Patent Classification
Section G — Physics
  • G03G5/00
USPC · US Patent Classification
430/66430/56399/159

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related publicationUS 20120301179 A129 Nov 2012

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