Abstract: An intermediate guide member is provided attachable and removable between a head portion and a supporting frame of a stocker for printing plates. A number of intermediate guide members is an element to set a time of starting downward movement of hooks supporting a leading end of a printing plate. Three conditions in accordance with lengths of non-detection times are set for detecting the printing plate to judge authenticity of the detection. When the hooks reach vicinities of stoppers provided at supporting bars of a reversal unit, the hooks swing, are pulled-in from above the slope, and transfer the printing plate to the stoppers. Thereafter, by rotating the supporting bars and the stoppers integrally around a shaft, the printing plate is pivoted over toward a back plate, and a lower end of the printing plate is transferred from the stoppers to a receiving plate without damaging the printing plate.

Abstract: A film having a high transmittance and matt property is disclosed which has, on a transparent support 1, a hard coat layer 2 incorporated therein particles 4 of a particle size of 1.0 to 10 ?m that is larger than the layer thickness thereof, and a low-refractive-index layer 3 having a refractive index of 1.45 or less and covering said hard coat layer, wherein a haze value is 1.0% or more, and a total transmittance of light is 93.5% or more. The film having a high transmittance can prevent occurrence of unevenness of display due to thermal expansion of a light-tuning film and occurrence of unevenness of brightness peculiar to the light-tuning film.

Abstract: An image selecting apparatus for selecting images of the same property is disclosed. The image selecting apparatus includes a storing device for storing a plurality of images, a display screen for displaying a list of the images stored in the storing device, image specifying device for specifying one of the images in the image list displayed on the screen, property item specifying component for specifying an image property item, and collective image selection component for collectively selecting all images having the same property as in the property item of the image specified by the property item specifying component and the image specifying device.

Abstract: A lens-fitted photo film unit includes a main body pre-loaded with unexposed photo film. A front cover covers a front of the main body. An outer cover is secured to a front of the front cover. An auxiliary sheet is sandwiched between the front cover and the outer cover. In a preferred embodiment, a lens-fitted photo film unit is constituted by component part common use of a first lens-fitted photo film unit which includes a first main body, and a first outer cover for partially covering a front of the first main body. The lens-fitted photo film unit comprises a main body constituted by the first main body. An aperture stop changing unit is secured to a front of the main body. An outer cover has a different shape from the first outer cover, and partially covers a front of the main body and the aperture stop changing unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a material for a light emitting device excellent in color purity, good in light emitting characteristics and excellent in stability, which consists of a compound represented by the following general formula (I): L&Parenopenst;A)m  (I) wherein A represents a heterocyclic group in which two or more aromatic heterocycles are condensed; m represents an integer of 2 or more, and the heterocyclic groups represented by A may be the same or different; and L represents a connecting group.

Abstract: A direct drawing type lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a water-resistant support having provided thereon an image-receiving layer comprising inorganic particles and a binder resin, wherein the inorganic particles comprise at least one kind of particles selected from: (i) metal oxide particles having an average particle size of from 0.01 to 5 &mgr;m and comprising a metal atom selected from Mg, Ba, Ge, Sn, Zn, Pb, La, Zr, V, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Co, Ni and Cu; (ii) metal hydroxide particles having an average particle size of from 0.01 to 5 &mgr;m, the metal hydroxide being represented by the formula (I): M(OH)x  (I) wherein M represents a metal atom selected from Mg, Ba, Al, Ti, Zn, Cu, Ni, Sn, Co, Ge, Fe and La, and x represents a valence of the metal M; and (iii) double oxide particles having an average particle size of from 0.

Abstract: Color patches established at given intervals are calorimetrically measured to determine a relationship between color signals Y, M, C, a lightness index L*, and chromaticnesses a*, b*. The determined relationship is processed by a dual regression analysis to determine color signals to be interpolated with priority in the order in which changes in the indexes are progressively greater as a color signal changes. The color signals are then interpolated with priority in the above order, and a highly accurate color conversion table is generated.

Abstract: A radiation sensitive colored composition comprising (A) a copolymer having, as constitutional repeating units, at least ((1) a monofuctional macromonomer having the specified structure and weight-average molecular weight of 3.times.10.sup.4 or below, (2) a monomer having the specified structure and (3) a quaternary ammonium salt monomer; (B) a radiation sensitive compound; and (C) a pigment: which can provide a color filter having excellent pattern reproducibility because of its high suitablity for dispersion of fine-grain pigment and its high storage stability.

Abstract: The light source unit (lid), which is substantially a right triangle, is supported to be freely rotatable via the hinge at the bottom of the main body casing. The light source for illumination and the assist roller are arranged in the light source unit. When operating the scanner system, the scanning window is opened by rotating the light source unit. When not operating, the scanning window is closed by rotating the light source unit to the right bottom of the main body casing, and the scanning face is protected. Moreover, the magnets are used to lock and hold the light source unit in the opening state or the closing state. The main power source is turned on when the opening state of the lid is detected by the Hall sensor or the reed switch, and the scanner system becomes operatable.

Abstract: Described herein is an apparatus for and a method of performing image-drawing processing on image-drawn objects such as at least characters or graphics with the image-drawn objects as an input.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material enabling very rapid processing and extremely low waste liquid processing, which comprises a transparent film support having provided on each side thereof at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a dye-fixed layer for absorbing the crossover light disposed nearer to the support, wherein a dye used in said dye-fixed layer is a compound which is decolorized in development processing.

Abstract: A diagnostic device displays at least an optimum countermeasure in response to a failure code inputted in accordance with a failure of a machine, as a result of searching a countermeasure map, in which each failure code is associated with at least a countermeasure code. After taking a countermeasure with reference to display of the diagnostic device, the repairer inputs a countermeasure code corresponding to the taken countermeasure and a result code indicating the result of the countermeasure. The failure code, the countermeasure code and the result code are stored as repair data in the diagnostic device. The repair data is sent to a host computer over a telephone line. The host computer gathers the statistics of the repair data to revise the countermeasure map.

Abstract: A real-image viewfinder for a variable-exposure camera has a mask member having a field frame for defining a field of view of the viewfinder, and a mask drive mechanism which moves the mask member between an operative position in which the mask member is positioned in an image surface of an optical system of the viewfinder so that the field frame is viewed through an eyepiece of the viewfinder and a retracted position in which the mask member is retracted from the optical path of light bundle passing through the optical system. A transparent support member having a smooth surface is disposed so that the smooth surface is positioned in the image surface of the optical system of the viewfinder and the mask member is formed of an elastic material having a flexibility. The mask drive means moves the mask member so that the mask member is brought into close contact with the smooth surface of the support member under the elasticity of the mask member itself in the operative position.

Abstract: An electrolytic treatment apparatus is provided in which one or more electrolyte discharge outlets and one or more electrolyte supply inlets are provided between main counter electrodes so that the concentration and temperature of the electrolytic treatment solution at the the inlets and at the outlets can be made close to one another. As a result, uniformity and fineness in grains can be maintained, electrolysis efficiency can be raised, and the production speed can be improved.

Abstract: An image recording apparatus for focusing an image recored on an original onto a film so as to form an image on the film. The apparatus has a movable original table, a scanning mirror device adapted to be moved in accordance with the movement of the original so as to scan the image on the original, and a lens for focusing the light reflected from the scanning mirror onto the film which is held stationary. Since the lens and the film are not required to move, the image can be focused on the film with a high degree of precision.

Abstract: An apparatus for recording and reproducing an image of a specimen produced by an electron microscope includes a two-dimensional image sensor for storing the energy of an electron beam having passed through the specimen, a stimulating system for scanning the two-dimensional image sensor with stimulating energy to discharge the stored electron beam energy as light from the two-dimensional image sensor, a photoelectric transducer for photoelectrically detecting the light discharged from the two-dimensional image sensor, and an erasing system for applying erasing energy to the two-dimensional image sensor to discharge energy remaining thereon after the light has been photoelectrically detected. The apparatus further includes an optical filter for cutting off light which has a wavelength in the wavelength region of the stimulating energy. The stimulating system includes a deflecting element for deflecting the stimulating energy towards the two-dimensional sensor.

Abstract: A laser optical system comprises a laser beam source, a beam diameter adjusting member disposed in the optical path of a laser beam emitted by the laser beam source and having an aperture through which only the center portion of the laser beam is to be passed, a converging lens for converging the laser beam passing through the aperture of the beam diameter adjusting member, and a spatial filter disposed in the vicinity of a convergence position of the laser beam for restricting the passage of the laser beam in at least one-dimension and allowing passage of only a zero-order light component converged to a predetermined position. Alternatively, the laser optical system comprises a laser beam source, and a density distribution filter disposed in the optical path of the laser beam emitted by the laser beam source for allowing passage of only the center portion of the laser beam in at least one-dimensional direction and gradually decreasing the transmittance toward the peripheral portion of the laser beam.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive recording material is disclosed, which comprises a support having thereon, in sequence, a heat-sensitive color-forming layer containing a colorless or slightly colored electron-donating dye precursor and an electron-accepting compound capable of reacting with the electron-donating dye precursor to form color, and a protective layer containing an alkali salt of an amidified copolymer of styrene and maleic acid.