Patent ID: 6395387
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: G03G,Y10T

Abstract:
A transparent film for electrophotographic image formation thereon, comprising:a transparent substrate; and an outermost surface-coating layer disposed on at least one surface of the transparent film; wherein said outermost surface coating layer: exhibits a contact angle of 55-90 deg. with pure water at 23Â° C. and a humidity of 50%RH, contains an electronically conductive agent as a resistivity-adjusting agent, exhibits a surface resistivity of 1Ã—108-1Ã—1012 ohm/&square;, and exhibits a universal hardness of at least 150 N/mm2 as measured at a diamond indenter penetration of 1 &mgr;m in an environment of 23Â° C. and 50%RH.