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US3140174A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process for overcoating a xerographic plate

Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1959-06-23
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Granted: 1964-07-07
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Expires: 1979-06-23
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Harold E Clark

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 15:07
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G5/00; G03G5/14; G03G5/147; G03G5/14708; G03G5/14713; G03G5/14747; G03G5/14769; G03G5/14717; G03G5/14726; G03G5/1473; G03G5/14734; G03G5/1476

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 126 words
A METHOD OF MAKING A SMOOTH SURFACE BINDER PLATE WHICH COMPRISES: DEPOSITING A LIGHT-SENSITIVE PHOTOCONDUCTIVE MATERIAL ON THE SURFACE OF AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE BACKING PLATE TO FORM THEREBY A PHOTOCONDUCTIVE LAYER HAVING AN IRREGULAR SURFACE, SAID PHOTOCONDUCTIVE LAYER COMPRISING A MIXTURE OF PHOTOCONDUCTIVE MATERIAL AND A WATER INSOLUBLE RESINOUS BINDER, DEPOSITING OVER SAID IRREGULAR SURFACE AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF A WATER SOLUBLE ELECTRICALLY INSULATING MATERIAL, SAID SOLUTION USED BEING CHEMICALLY UNREACTIVE WITH SAID PHOTOCONDUCTIVE MATERIAL, ALLOWING SAID LIQUID CARRIER TO EVAPORATE FROM SAID SOLUTION AND THE RESINOUS MATERIAL THEREIN TO THEREBY DEPOSIT IN AND FILL THE IRREGULARITIES OF SAID SURFACE WITH SAID RESINOUS MATERIAL, CONTINUING SAID DEPOSITION UNTIL A SMOOTH RESINOUS FILM OF FROM ABOUT 0.1 TO ABOUT 5 MICRONS IS FORMED ON SAID PHOTOCONDUCTIVE MATERIAL.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 126 words
A METHOD OF MAKING A SMOOTH SURFACE BINDER PLATE WHICH COMPRISES: DEPOSITING A LIGHT-SENSITIVE PHOTOCONDUCTIVE MATERIAL ON THE SURFACE OF AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE BACKING PLATE TO FORM THEREBY A PHOTOCONDUCTIVE LAYER HAVING AN IRREGULAR SURFACE, SAID PHOTOCONDUCTIVE LAYER COMPRISING A MIXTURE OF PHOTOCONDUCTIVE MATERIAL AND A WATER INSOLUBLE RESINOUS BINDER, DEPOSITING OVER SAID IRREGULAR SURFACE AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF A WATER SOLUBLE ELECTRICALLY INSULATING MATERIAL, SAID SOLUTION USED BEING CHEMICALLY UNREACTIVE WITH SAID PHOTOCONDUCTIVE MATERIAL, ALLOWING SAID LIQUID CARRIER TO EVAPORATE FROM SAID SOLUTION AND THE RESINOUS MATERIAL THEREIN TO THEREBY DEPOSIT IN AND FILL THE IRREGULARITIES OF SAID SURFACE WITH SAID RESINOUS MATERIAL, CONTINUING SAID DEPOSITION UNTIL A SMOOTH RESINOUS FILM OF FROM ABOUT 0.1 TO ABOUT 5 MICRONS IS FORMED ON SAID PHOTOCONDUCTIVE MATERIAL.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-07-07 1968-01-06 1968-07-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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