Author: claimsbot

What is claimed is:

1. A coated article comprising:
a substrate;
a hydrophobic coating system provided on said substrate, said hydrophobic coating system including an anti-reflective layer, a diamond-like carbon (DLC) inclusive layer, a primer layer, and at least one fluoro-alkyl silane (FAS) compound inclusive layer provided over said primer layer; and
wherein said hydrophobic coating system has an initial contact angle of at least about 80 degrees, and an average hardness of at least about 10 GPa.
2. The coated article of claim 1, wherein said DLC inclusive layer includes sp3 carbon-carbon bonds.
3. The coated article of claim 1, wherein:
said anti-reflective layer has an index of refraction n of from about 1.5 to 1.8 and includes silicon (Si) and sp3 carbon-carbon bonds;
wherein said anti-reflective layer is deposited in a manner so that at least a portion of said DLC inclusive layer has a greater hardness and higher density than said antireflective layer; and
wherein said anti-reflective layer is located between said DLC inclusive layer and said substrate.
4. The coated article of claim 3, wherein said DLC inclusive layer is provided between said primer layer and said anti-reflective layer, and wherein said primer layer is provided directly between said DLC inclusive layer and said FAS inclusive layer.
5. The coated article of claim 1, wherein said initial contact angle is at least about 100 degrees.
6. The coated article of claim 5, wherein said initial contact angle is at least about 110 degrees.
7. The coated article of claim 6, wherein said initial contact angle is at least about 125 degrees.
8. The coated article of claim 1, wherein said coating system has a surface energy C of less than or equal to about 20.2 mNm.
9. The coated article of claim 1, wherein said coating system has a surface energy C of less than or equal to about 19.5 mNm.
10. The coated article of claim 1, wherein said coating system has a surface energy C of less than or equal to about 18.0 mNm.
11. The coated article of claim 1, wherein said FAS compound includes at least one of: CF3(CH2)2Si(OCH3)3; CF3(CF2)5(CH2)2Si(OCH2CH3)3; CF3(CH2)2SiCl3; CF3(CF2)5(CH2)2SiCl3; CF3(CF2)7(CH2)2Si(OCH3)3; CF3(CF2)5(CH2)2Si(OCH3)3; CF3(CF2)7(CH2)2SiCl3; CF3(CF2)7(CH2)2SiCH3Cl2; and CF3(CF2)7(CH2)2SiCH3(OCH3)2.
12. The coated article of claim 1, further comprising at least one intermediate layer disposed between said coating system and said substrate, and wherein said substrate comprises one of glass, plastic and ceramic.
13. The coated article of claim 1, wherein each of said anti-reflective layer and said primer layer include DLC and sp3 carbon-carbon bonds.
14. The coated article of claim 13, wherein said DLC inclusive layer has a greater hardness than each of said anti-reflective layer and said primer layer, and wherein said DLC inclusive layer has a greater ratio or percentage of sp3 carbon-carbon bonds than each of said anti-reflective layer and said primer layer.
15. The coated article of claim 1, wherein said hydrophobic coating system has an average hardness of at least about 20 GPa.
16. The coated article of claim 1, wherein said anti-reflective layer includes DLC and is ion beam deposited using at least a first gas including silicon (Si), and said DLC inclusive layer is ion beam deposited using at least a second gas different than said first gas.
17. The coated article of claim 16, wherein said anti-reflective layer comprises more silicon (Si) than said DLC inclusive layer.
18. The coated article of claim 16, wherein said first gas comprises at least one siloxane gas and said second gas comprises at least one hydrocarbon gas.
19. The coated article of claim 18, wherein said first gas comprises HMDSO and said second gas comprises acetylene (C2H2).
20. The coated article of claim 1, wherein at least about 50% of carbon-carbon bonds in said DLC inclusive layer are sp3 carbon-carbon bonds, and where said antireflective layer is located between said substrate and said DLC inclusive layer.
21. A coated article comprising:
a substrate;
a coating system on said substrate, said coating system including an antireflective layer, a diamond-like carbon (DLC) inclusive layer, a primer layer, and an overlying layer for increasing initial contact angle of the coated article, and wherein said primer layer is located between said DLC inclusive layer and said overlying layer.
22. Th e article of claim 21, wherein said coating system has an average hardness of at least about 10 GPa, and wherein said coating system has an initial contact angle with a drop of water of at least about 80 degrees.
23. The article of claim 21, wherein said overlying layer includes at least one fluoro-alkyl silane (FAS) compound.
24. The article of claim 21, wherein each of said anti-reflective layer and said primer layer include DLC and sp3 carbon-carbon bonds, and wherein said DLC inclusive layer is located between said primer layer and said anti-reflective layer and said DLC inclusive layer has a greater ratio or percentage of sp3 carbon-carbon bonds than each of said anti-reflective layer and said primer layer.
25. The article of claim 24, wherein each of said primer layer and said antireflective layer include DLC, Si and O.
26. The article of claim 21, wherein said substrate comprises at least one of glass, ceramic, and plastic; and
wherein said overlying layer includes at least one FAS compound including at least one of: CF3(CH2)2Si(OCH3)3; CF3(CF2)5(CH2)2Si(OCH2CH3)3; CF3(CH2)2SiCl3; CF3(CF2)5(CH2)2SiCl3; CF3(CF2)7(CH2)2Si(OCH3)3; CF3(CF2)5(CH2)2Si(OCH3)3; CF3(CF2)7(CH2)2SiCl3; CF3(CF2)7(CH2)2SiCH3Cl2; and CF3(CF2)7(CH2)2SiCH3(OCH3)2.
27. The article of claim 21, wherein said coating system has an average hardness of from about 20-80 GPa.
28. A method of making a coated article, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a substrate;
depositing a first DLC inclusive layer on the substrate using a first gas including silicon (Si) in a manner such that the first DLC inclusive layer has an index of refraction n of from about 1.4 to 2.0;
depositing a second DLC inclusive layer on the substrate over the first DLC inclusive layer using a second gas different than the first gas in a manner such that the second DLC inclusive layer has an index of refraction greater than the index of refraction of the first DLC inclusive layer, and wherein the second DLC inclusive layer has greater hardness and a greater ratio or percentage of sp3 carbon-carbon bonds than the first DLC inclusive layer; and
depositing a third DLC inclusive layer on the substrate over the second DLC inclusive layer using a gas including silicon (Si) in a manner such that the second DLC inclusive layer includes a greater percentage or ratio of sp3 carbon-carbon bonds than the third DLC inclusive layer.
29. The method of claim 28, further comprising applying an FAS inclusive layer over the second and third DLC inclusive layers, the third DLC inclusive layer being a primer layer and further comprising at least one oxide.
30. The method of claim 28, wherein the first DLC inclusive layer is deposited on the substrate in a manner such that the first DLC inclusive layer has an index of refraction n with a value between respective indices of refraction n of the substrate and the second DLC inclusive layer.
31. The method of claim 28, wherein the first gas includes at least one of a siloxane compound and an oxygen inclusive organosilicon compound, and wherein the second gas includes a hydrocarbon.
32. The method of claim 30, wherein the first gas comprises at least one of tetramethyldisiloxane (TMDSO), tetraethoxylsilane (TEOS), hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDSO), octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (OMCTSO), an ethoxy substituted silane, and an alkoxy substituted silane.
33. The method of claim 30, wherein the second gas comprises at least C2H2.
34. A method of making a coated article, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a substrate;
depositing a first DLC inclusive layer on the substrate using at least a first gas, the first gas including at least one of a siloxane and an oxygen inclusive organosilicon compound; and
depositing a second DLC inclusive layer on the substrate over the first DLC inclusive layer using a second gas different than the first gas, in a manner such that the second DLC inclusive layer includes more sp3 carbon-carbon bonds than the first DLC inclusive layer.
35. The method of claim 34, wherein the first DLC inclusive layer includes silicon (Si) and oxygen (O) in amounts such that the first DLC inclusive layer has an index of refraction n of from about 1.4 to 2.0, and wherein the second gas comprises a hydrocarbon.
36. The method of claim 34, wherein the steps of depositing the first and second DLC inclusive layers are performed in manners such that the first DLC inclusive layer includes more silicon (Si) and more oxygen (O) than the second DLC inclusive layer.
37. The method of claim 34, wherein the second gas comprises at least C2H2.
38. The method of claim 34, wherein the first gas comprises at least one of: tetramethyldisiloxane (TMDSO), tetraethoxylsilane (TEOS), hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDSO), octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (OMCTSO), an ethoxy substituted silane, and an alkoxy substituted silane.
39. The method of claim 34, further comprising:
depositing a primer layer including an oxide on the substrate in a location such that the first and second DLC inclusive layers are located between the primer layer and the substrate; and
depositing an overlying layer on the substrate over the primer for increasing contact angle of the resulting coated article.
40. The method of claim 39, wherein the overlying layer comprises at least one fluoro-alkyl silane (FAS) compound.
41. The method of claim 40, wherein the FAS compound includes at least one of: CF3(CH2)2Si(OCH3)3; CF3(CF2)5(CH2)2Si(OCH2CH3)3; CF3(CH2)2SiCl3; CF3(CF2)5(CH2)2SiCl3; CF3(CF2)7(CH2)2Si(OCH3)3; CF3(CF2)5(CH2)2Si(OCH3)3; CF3(CF2)7(CH2)2SiCl3; CF3(CF2)7(CH2)2SiCH3Cl2; and CF3(CF2)7(CH2)2SiCH3(OCH3)2.
42. A method of making a coated article, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a substrate;
ion beam depositing a DLC inclusive layer on the substrate using at least a first gas including a hydrocarbon, wherein the DLC inclusive layer includes sp3 carbon-carbon bonds; and
ion beam depositing a primer layer on the substrate using at least a second gas, the second gas being different than the first gas, the second gas including at least one of a siloxane and an oxygen inclusive organosilicon compound.
43. The method of claim 42, further comprising the step of depositing a hydrophobic layer on the substrate over the primer layer.
44. The method of claim 43, wherein the hydrophobic layer includes at least one FAS compound and is in direct contact with the primer layer.
45. The method of claim 42, further comprising ion beam depositing an antireflection layer including DLC on the substrate at a location such that the anti-reflection layer in between the substrate and the DLC inclusive layer.
46. A coated article comprising:
a substrate;
a first layer including Si, C and O provided on said substrate; and
a second layer including DLC provided on said substrate, said second layer further including sp3 carbon-carbon bonds; and
wherein said first layer is located between said substrate and said second layer.
47. The coated article of claim 46, wherein said first layer includes DLC and sp3 carbon-carbon bonds, and wherein said second layer is harder than said first layer and includes a greater percentage or ratio of sp3 carbon-carbon bonds than said first layer.
48. The coated article of claim 46, wherein said first layer is in direct contact with said substrate, and wherein said first and second layers are in direct contact with one another.
49. The coated article of claim 46, wherein said first layer is ion beam deposited on the substrate using at least a siloxane gas, and said second layer is ion beam deposited on the substrate using at least a hydrocarbon gas.
50. The coated article of claim 49, wherein the coated article has an initial contact angle of at least about 80 degrees, and an average hardness of at least about 10 GPa.
51. The coated article of claim 50, further including a third layer and a fourth layer, said third layer being located between said fourth layer and said second layer, and wherein said third layer is a primer layer comprising at least an oxide and said fourth layer is a hydrophobic layer.
52. The coated article of claim 51, wherein each of said first, second and third layers include DLC and sp3 carbon-carbon bonds, and wherein said second layer has an average hardness greater than respective average hardness(es) of said first and third layers and wherein said second layer has a greater percentage or ratio of sp3 carbon-carbon bonds than either of said first and third layers.
53. A coated article comprising:
a substrate;
a DLC inclusive layer provided on said substrate, said DLC inclusive layer including sp3 carbon-carbon bonds;
an oxide inclusive layer provided on said substrate;
a hydrophobic layer provided on said substrate; and
wherein said oxide inclusive layer is located between said DLC inclusive layer and said hydrophobic layer.
54. The coated article of claim 53, wherein said oxide inclusive layer is a primer layer and further includes DLC and sp3 carbon-carbon bonds, and wherein said DLC inclusive layer is harder than said primer layer and includes a greater percentage or ratio of sp3 carbon-carbon bonds than said primer layer.
55. The coated article of claim 54, wherein said primer layer is in direct contact with each of hydrophobic layer and said DLC inclusive layer.
56. The coated article of claim 54, wherein said primer layer is ion beam deposited on the substrate using at least a siloxane gas, and said DLC inclusive layer is ion beam deposited on the substrate using at least a hydrocarbon gas.
57. The coated article of claim 54, wherein the coated article has an initial contact angle of at least about 80 degrees, and an average hardness of at least about 10 GPa.
58. The coated article of claim 53, further including an anti-reflective layer provided between said DLC inclusive layer and said substrate, wherein said antireflective layer includes C, Si, and O and has an index of refraction n of from about 1.4 to 2.0.
59. The coated article of claim 58, wherein each of said anti-reflective layer, said DLC inclusive layer, and said oxide inclusive layer include DLC and sp3 carbon-carbon bonds, and wherein said DLC inclusive layer has an average hardness greater than respective average hardness(es) of said anti-reflective and oxide inclusive layers and wherein said DLC inclusive layer has a greater percentage or ratio of sp3 carbon-carbon bonds than either of said anti-reflective layer or said oxide inclusive layer.
60. The coated article of claim 53, wherein said hydrophobic layer includes at least one FAS compound.
61. The coated article of claim 60, wherein said FAS compound includes at least one of: CF3(CH2)2Si(OCH3)3; CF3(CF2)5(CH2)2Si(OCH2CH3)3; CF3(CH2)2SiCl3; CF3(CF2)5(CH2)2SiCl3; CF3(CF2)7(CH2)2Si(OCH3)3; CF3(CF2)5(CH2)2Si(OCH3)3; CF3(CF2)7(CH2)2SiCl3; CF3(CF2)7(CH2)2SiCH3Cl2; and CF3(CF2)7(CH2)2SiCH3(OCH3)2.
62. A coated article comprising:
a substrate including at least one of plastic, glass and ceramic;
a first DLC inclusive layer provided on said substrate, said first DLC inclusive layer being deposited on the substrate using at least a first gas, the first gas including at least one of first gas comprises at least one of: tetramethyldisiloxane (TMDSO), tetraethoxylsilane (TEOS), hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDSO), octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (OMCTSO), an ethoxy substituted silane, TMS, and an alkoxy substituted silane; and
a second DLC inclusive layer provided on said substrate, the second DLC inclusive layer being deposited using at least a second gas different than the first gas, and wherein at least a portion of said first DLC inclusive layer is located between said substrate and said second DLC inclusive layer.
63. The article of claim 62, wherein the second gas comprises a hydrocarbon.
64. The article of claim 62, wherein the first gas comprises HMDSO and the second gas comprises C2H2.
65. The article of claim 62, wherein the second DLC inclusive layer has a greater average hardness than the first DLC inclusive layer.
66. The article of claim 62, wherein the coated article has an initial contact angle greater than about 80 degrees.
67. The article of claim 62, further comprises an FAS inclusive layer provided on said first and second DLC inclusive layers, wherein said first and second DLC inclusive layers are each located at least partially between the FAS inclusive layer and the substrate.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An imaging member comprising:
a substrate,
a charge generating layer, and
a charge transport layer,
wherein an external layer of said imaging member comprises a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane modified silicone dispersed therein.
2. The imaging member of claim 1, wherein said external layer is said charge transport layer.
3. The imaging member of claim 1, further comprising an overcoating layer over said charge transport layer, and said external layer is said overcoating layer.
4. The imaging member of claim 1, wherein said polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane modified silicone is in a form of an interpenetrating network in said external layer.
5. The imaging member of claim 1, wherein said polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane modified silicone is formed by a reaction selected from the group consisting of:
a hydrosilation reaction of a substituted polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane monomer with a hydridosilane or a hydride functional siloxane polymer,
a peroxide activated cure reaction of a vinyl-substituted polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane monomer with at least one member selected from the group consisting of a polysiloxane, a vinyl-terminated polysiloxane, and a siloxane-vinyl-terminated siloxane copolymer, or
a sol-gel reaction of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of an alkoxysilane-substituted polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane, a silanol-substituted polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane, and a chlorosilane-substituted polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane with at least one member selected from the group consisting of an alkoxysilane, a chlorosilane, a silanol-terminated polysiloxane.
6. The imaging member of claim 1, wherein said polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane modified silicone is formed by a hydrosilation reaction of a substituted polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane monomer with a hydridosilane or a hydride functional siloxane polymer.
7. The imaging member of claim 6, wherein said substituted polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane monomer is a compound of the formula (RSiO1.5)n where n is an even number and R is selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon groups.
8. The imaging member of claim 6, wherein said substituted polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane monomer is a compound of the formula:
wherein n is an even number and each of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8, which can be the same or different, are selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon groups, which can be cyclic, branched or straight chained and can be saturated or unsaturated.
9. The imaging member of claim 6, wherein said hydridosilane is a compound of the formula:
wherein each of Ra, Rb, Rc, and Rd is, independently, selected from the group consisting of H, linear C1-30 alkyl, branched C1-30 alkyl, cyclic C3-30 alkyl, linear C2-30 alkenyl, branched C2-30 alkenyl, linear C2-30 alkynyl, branched C2-30 alkynyl, C6-20 aralkyl, C6-10 aryl, and a polymeric moiety having a molecular weight of about 1000 to about 100,000,
wherein each of Ra, Rb, Rc, and Rd is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of \u2014F, \u2014Cl, \u2014Br, \u2014CN, \u2014NO2, \u2550O, \u2014N\u2550C\u2550O, \u2014N\u2550C\u2550S,
\u2014N3, \u2014NReRf, \u2014SRg, \u2014ORh, \u2014CO2Ri, \u2014PRjRkRl, \u2014P(ORm)(ORn)(ORp), \u2014P(\u2550O)(OR4)(OR5), \u2014P(\u2550O)2ORt, \u2014OP(\u2550O)2ORu, \u2014S(\u2550O)2Rv, \u2014S(\u2550O)Rw, \u2014S(\u2550O)2ORx, \u2014C(\u2550O)NRyRz, and \u2014OSiRaaRbbRcc, where each of Re, Rf, Rg, Rh, Ri, Rj, Rk, Rl, Rm, Rn, Rp, Rq, Rs, Rt, Ru, Rv, Rw, Rx, Ry, and Rz, is, independently, H, linear C1-10 alkyl, branched C1-10 alkyl, cyclic C3-8 alkyl, linear C2-10 alkenyl, branched C2-10 alkenyl, linear C2-10 alkynyl, branched C2-10 alkynyl, C6-12 or C6-10 aryl, and is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of \u2014F, \u2014Cl, and \u2014Br, where each of Raa, Rbb, and Rcc is, independently, linear C1-10 alkyl, branched C1-10 alkyl, cyclic C3-8 alkyl, linear C2-10 alkenyl, branched C2-10 alkenyl, linear C2-10 alkynyl, branched C2-10 alkynyl, C6-12 aralkyl, C6-10 aryl, \u2014F, \u2014Cl, \u2014Br, or ORdd, where Rdd is linear C1-10 alkyl or branched C1-10 alkyl, and
wherein at least one of Ra, Rb, Rc, and Rd is H and at least one of Ra, Rb, Rc, and Rd is not H.
10. The imaging member of claim 6, wherein said substituted polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane monomer is a vinyl substituted polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane monomer and said hydridosilane is selected from the group consisting of phenyltris(dimethylsiloxy)silane, tris(dimethylsilyloxy)methylsilane, 1,3-dicyclohexyl-1,1,3,3-tetrakis(dimethylsilyloxy)disiloxane, 1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane, 1,1,3,3,5,5-hexamethyltrisiloxane, and 1,4-bis(dimethylsilyl)benzene.
11. The imaging member of claim 6, wherein said substituted polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane monomer is a vinyl substituted polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane monomer and said hydride functional siloxane polymer is selected from the group consisting of hydride-terminated polydimethylsiloxane, methylhydrosiloxane-dimethylsiloxane copolymer, polymethylhydrosiloxane, polyethylhydrosiloxane, hydride-terminated polyphenyl(dimethylhydrosiloxy)siloxane, hydride-terminated methylhydrosiloxane-phenylmethylsiloxane copolymer, methylhydrosiloxane-octylmethylsiloxane copolymer, and hydride Q resin.
12. The imaging member of claim 1, wherein said external layer further comprises a binder material and an arylamine charge transport material.
13. A process for forming an imaging member, comprising:
providing an imaging member substrate, and
applying at least a charge generating layer and a charge transport layer to said substrate,
wherein an external layer of said imaging member comprises a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane modified silicone dispersed therein.
14. The process of claim 13, wherein said external layer is said charge transport layer.
15. The process of claim 13, further comprising applying an overcoating layer over said charge transport layer, and wherein said external layer is said overcoating layer.
16. The process of claim 13, wherein said polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane modified silicone is formed by a hydrosilation reaction of a substituted polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane monomer with a hydridosilane.
17. The process of claim 13, wherein said external layer is formed by applying a coating solution comprising a substituted polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane monomer, at least one of a hydridosilane and a hydride functional siloxane polymer, and an optional catalyst.
18. The process of claim 13, wherein said polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane modified silicone is formed by a hydrosilation reaction of a substituted polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane monomer with a hydride functional siloxane polymer.
19. The process of claim 16, wherein said substituted polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane monomer is a compound of the formula (RSiO1.5)n where n is an even number and R is selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon groups.
20. The process of claim 16, wherein said substituted polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane monomer is a compound of the formula:
wherein n is an even number and each of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8, which can be the same or different, are selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon groups, which can be cyclic, branched or straight chained and can be saturated or unsaturated.
21. The process of claim 16, wherein said hydridosilane is a compound of the formula:
wherein each of Ra, Rb, Rc, and Rd is, independently, selected from the group consisting of H, linear C1-30 alkyl, branched C1-30 alkyl, cyclic C3-30 alkyl, linear C2-30 alkenyl, branched C2-30 alkenyl, linear C2-30 alkynyl, branched C2-30 alkynyl, C6-20 aralkyl, C6-10 aryl, and a polymeric moiety having a molecular weight of about 1000 to about 100,000,
wherein each of Ra, Rb, Rc, and Rd is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of \u2014F, \u2014Cl, \u2014Br, \u2014CN, \u2014NO2, \u2550O, \u2014N\u2550C\u2550O, \u2014N\u2550C\u2550S,
\u2014N3, \u2014NReRf, \u2014SRg, \u2014ORh, \u2014CO2Ri, \u2014PRjRkRl, P(ORm)(ORn)(ORp), \u2014P(\u2550O)(ORq)(ORs), \u2014P(\u2550O)2ORt, \u2014OP(\u2550O)2ORu, \u2014S(\u2550O)2Rv, \u2014S(\u2550O)Rw, \u2014S(\u2550O)2ORx, \u2014C(\u2550O)NRyRz, and \u2014OSiRaaRbbRcc, where each of Re, Rf, Rg, Rh, Ri, Rj, Rk, Rl, Rm, Rn, Rp, Rq, Rs, Rt, Ru, Rv, Rw, Rx, Ry, and Rz, is, independently, H, linear C1-10 alkyl, branched C1-10 alkyl, cyclic C3-8 alkyl, linear C2-10 alkenyl, branched C2-10 alkenyl, linear C2-10 alkynyl, branched C2-10 alkynyl, C6-12 aralkyl, or C6-10 aryl, and is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of \u2014F, \u2014Cl, and \u2014Br, where each of Raa, Rbb, and Rcc is, independently, linear C1-10 alkyl, branched C1-10 alkyl, cyclic C3-8 alkyl, linear C2-10 alkenyl, branched C2-10 alkenyl, linear C2-10 alkynyl, branched C2-10 alkynyl, C6-12 aralkyl, C6-10 aryl, \u2014F, \u2014Cl, \u2014Br, or ORdd, where Rdd is linear C1-10 alkyl or branched C1-10 alkyl, and
wherein at least one of Ra, Rb, Rc, and Rd is H and at least one of Ra, Rb, Rc, and Rd is not H.
22. The process of claim 16, wherein said substituted polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane monomer is a vinyl substituted polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane monomer and said hydridosilane is phenyltris(dimethylsiloxy)silane, tris(dimethylsilyloxy)methylsilane, 1,3-dicyclohexyl-1,1,3,3-tetrakis(dimethylsilyloxy)disiloxane, 1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane, 1,1,3,3,5,5-hexamethyltrisiloxane, 1,4-bis(dimethylsilyl)benzene.
23. An electrographic image development device, comprising the imaging member of claim 1.

1. A user equipment (UE) comprising:
receiver circuitry to receive downlink (DL) subframes and subframes that include a downlink pilot time slot (DwPTS) in a radio frame;
a processor coupled with the receiver circuitry, the processor to:
identify, based only on DL subframes and subframes that include a DwPTS in a first uplinkdownlink (ULDL) configuration in a plurality of received ULDL configurations, the DL subframes and subframes that include the DwPTS in the radio frame, wherein at least one subframe of the DL subframes or the subframes that include the DwPTS in the first ULDL configuration is identified as a UL subframe in the radio frame based on a second ULDL configuration in the plurality of received ULDL configurations;
base a DRX timer on the DL subframes and subframes that include the DwPTS in the radio frame; and
monitor one of the at least one of the DL subframes and subframes that include the DwPTS in the radio frame for a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) transmission or an enhanced PDCCH (ePDCCH) transmission.
2. The UE of claim 1, wherein the UE is an enhanced interference mitigation and traffic adaptation (eIMTA)-enabled UE.
3. The UE of claim 1, wherein the DRX timer is a DRX duration timer, a DRX inactivity timer, or a DRX retransmission timer.
4. The UE of claim 1, wherein the receiver circuitry is to receive an indication of the first or second ULDL configurations in a system information block type 1 (SIB1) message from an eNodeB (eNB), a radio resource control (RRC) signal, or a PDCCH message or an ePDCCH message in a first subframe or higher-layer configured subframes of one radio frame.
5. The UE of claim 4, wherein the receiver circuitry is to receive the indication of the first ULDL configuration in the SIB1 message, and wherein the DL subframes and the subframes that include the DwPTS in the radio frame are DL subframes or subframes that include the DwPTS in a plurality of possible ULDL configurations indicated in the SIB1 message.
6. The UE of claim 4, wherein the receiver circuitry is to receive the indication of the first ULDL configuration in the RRC signal.
7. The UE of claim 4, wherein receiver circuitry is to receive the indication of the first ULDL configuration in the PDCCH message or the ePDCCH message in a first subframe or higher-layer configured subframes of one radio frame.
8. The UE of claim 1, further comprising display circuitry coupled with the processor.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the processor is further to identify the first ULDL configuration based on an indication of the first ULDL configuration received from an evolved NodeB (eNB).
10. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising instructions to, upon execution of the instructions by one or more processors of a user equipment (UE), cause the UE to:
identify a plurality of uplinkdownlink (ULDL) configurations applicable to subframes in a plurality of radio frames;
identify an indicated ULDL configuration received in a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) or an enhanced PDCCH (ePDCCH) message in a first subframe or higher-layer configured subframes of a radio frame in the plurality of radio frames, the indicated ULDL configuration applicable to a plurality of subframes in the radio frame;
identify DL subframes and subframes that include a downlink pilot time slot (DwPTS) in the radio frame based only on a first one of the ULDL configurations in the plurality of ULDL configurations and the indicated ULDL configuration, wherein at least one subframe of the DL subframes or subframes that include the DwPTS is a UL subframe in a second one of the ULDL configurations and the indicated ULDL configuration;
increment a running discontinuous reception (DRX) timer based only on the identified DL subframes and subframes that include the DwPTS; and
monitor the identified DL subframes and subframes that include the DwPTS for a PDCCH message while the DRX timer is running.
11. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 10, wherein a ULDL configuration in the plurality of ULDL configurations is received in a system information block type 1 (SIB1) message from an eNodeB (eNB).
12. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 11, wherein the instructions are further to identify the DL subframes and subframes that include the DwPTS that are DL subframes or subframes that include the DwPTS in a plurality of possible ULDL configurations indicated in the SIB1 message.
13. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 11, wherein the first one of the ULDL configurations is the ULDL configuration received in the SIB1 message.
14. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 11, wherein the first one of the ULDL configurations is a ULDL configuration indicated by radio resource control (RRC) signaling.
15. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 11, wherein the first one of the ULDL configurations is the ULDL configuration indicated in the PDCCH or the EPDCCH message in the first subframe or higher-layer configured subframes of the radio frame in the plurality of radio frames.
16. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 10, wherein the DRX timer is a DRX duration timer, a DRX inactivity timer, or a DRX retransmission timer.
17. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 10, wherein the UE is an enhanced interference mitigation and traffic adaptation (eIMTA)-enabled UE.
18. A method comprising:
receiving, at a UE, respective indications of a plurality of uplinkdownlink (ULDL) configurations applicable to subframes of a radio frame;
identifying, by the UE based only on a first ULDL configuration in the plurality of ULDL configurations, DL subframes and subframes that include a downlink pilot time slot (DwPTS) in the subframes of the radio frame, wherein the identified DL subframes and the subframes that include the DwPTS are UL subframes in a second ULDL configuration in the plurality of ULDL configurations;
starting, by the UE, a timer related to a discontinuous reception (DRX) operation of the UE;
monitoring, by the UE while the timer related to the DRX operation of the UE is running, a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) or an enhanced PDCCH (ePDCCH) for a message only during the identified DL subframes and the identified subframes that include the DwPTS; and
incrementing, by the UE, the DRX timers based only on the identified DL subframes and the subframes that include the DwPTS in the radio frame.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein an indication in the respective indications is received by the UE in a system information block type 1 (SIB1) message from an eNodeB (eNB).
20. The method of claim 19, further comprising identifying, by the UE, the first ULDL configuration based only on the indication received in the SIB1 message.
21. The method of claim 19, wherein the indication is a first indication, and wherein:
a second indication of the respective indications is received by the UE via radio resource control (RRC) signaling; and
a third indication of the respective indications is received by the UE in a PDCCH or an ePDCCH message in a first subframe or higher-layer configured subframes of the radio frame.
22. The method of claim 21, further comprising identifying, by the UE, the DL subframes and the subframes that include the DwPTS in the subframes of the radio frame based only on one of the second indication or the third indication.
23. The method of claim 18, wherein the timer is a DRX duration timer, a DRX inactivity timer, or a DRX retransmission timer.
24. The method of claim 18, wherein the UE is an enhanced interference mitigation and traffic adaptation (eIMTA)-enabled UE.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method for fixing at least two vertebrae in a spine, comprising the steps of:
(a) advancing a K-wire to a first of said at least two vertebrae;
(b) anchoring a first connector body in said first vertebra, said connector body having an anchor portion and a receiver portion, wherein said anchor portion is cannulated and is advanced to said first vertebra over said K-wire, said K-wire extending from said anchor portion and through an interior space of said receiver portion after said first connector body is anchored into said first vertebra;
(c) anchoring a second connector body in a second of said at least two vertebrae, said second connector body having an anchor portion and a receiver portion;
(d) connecting said first and second connector bodies with a rigid elongated element, said rigid elongated element having a cannulated first end that is advanced over said K-wire into said first receiver portion and a cannulated second ends that is advanced over said K-wire into said second receiver portion; and
(e) fastening said rigid elongated element into said first and second connector bodies.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said first end of said rigid elongate element comprises a shaped end.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein said shaped end is at least partially spherical.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein said first cannulation comprises a cylindrical opening that intersects a longitudinal axis of said rigid elongate element.
5. The method of claim 3, wherein said second end is cylindrical.
6. The method of claim 3, comprising the additional step of advancing a second K-wire to said second vertebra.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein said second lower portion of said second connector body is cannulated and is advanced to said second vertebra along said second K-wire.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein said second end of said rigid elongate element includes a second cannulation and wherein said second end is advanced to said second upper portion of said second connector body along said second K-wire.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein said step of fastening said rigid elongate element comprises advancing a first cannulated fastener along said K-wire to engage said first upper portion and advancing a second cannulated fastener along said second K-wire to engage said second upper portion.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein said at least partially spherical first end includes a plurality of circumferential ridges.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein said first end is cylindrical.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein said first cannulation comprises an elongate slot that intersects a longitudinal axis of said elongate element.
13. The method of claim 11, wherein said second end comprises a shaped end.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein said shaped end is at least partially spherical.
15. The method of claim 1, comprising the additional step of advancing a second K-wire to said second vertebra and wherein said second lower portion of said second connector body is cannulated and is advanced to said second vertebra along said second K-wire.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein said second end of said rigid elongate element includes a second cannulation and wherein said second end is advanced to said second upper portion of said second connector body along said second K-wire.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein at least one of said first end and said second end of said rigid elongate element is at least partially spherical.
18. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of said first lower portion and said second lower portion comprises a pedicle screw.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein at least one of said first upper and lower portions and said second upper and lower portions are formed as a unitary article such that said at least one of said first upper and lower portions and said second upper and lower portions are fixed relative to one another.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein at least one of said first upper and lower portions and said second upper and lower portions are formed as separate articles coupled together such that said at least one of said first upper and lower portions and said second upper and lower portions are angularly moveable relative to one another prior to being locked in position.