Abstract: A photosensitive photographic material is described comprising a support bearing a silver halide emulsion layer sensitized with a dye of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein Y is S or Se,L.sup.1, L.sup.2, L.sup.3, L.sup.4 and L.sup.5 are each independently substituted or unsubstituted methine groups,A is N--R.sup.3 or O,B is N--R.sup.4 when A is O, or N--R.sup.4, S, or O when A is N--R.sup.3,R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group,R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group,R.sup.5 is an alkyl group of 1-4 carbon atoms,n is 0, 1 or 2, andX is counterion,and wherein at least two of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are substituted with an acid or acid salt substituent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat-developable light-sensitive material, or a light-sensitive material that produces image by development through dry heat treatment. The present invention provides a heat-developable light-sensitive material that achieves high sensitivity while experiencing a reduced degree of thermal fogging by employing core/shell type silver halide grains that contain 4-40 mol % of silver iodide and which have a lower silver iodide content in the surface layer than in the internal phase.

Abstract: The invention describes an optical data storage medium in which the optical contrast of stored data bits is enhanced by the use, as a photosensitive material or as an additional photosensitive material, of a layer of a photochromic fulgide.

Abstract: A silver halide reversal photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed, which is improved in color reproducibility and gradation. The photographic material comprises a support having thereon a photographic component layers including at least two silver halide layers and a DIR layer. At least one of the emulsion layers comprises at least two silver halide emulsion layers which are substantially the same in color-sensitivity and different from each other in speed. The DIR layer contains a DIR compound and a silver halide emulsion and does not substantially contribute for any image formation.

Abstract: Dye copolymers are disclosed represented by the formula: ##STR1## where A, B, C, D, x, y, and z are as defined herein. The dye polymers are useful as sensitizing dyes for silver halide in photographic compositions.

Abstract: A process for preparing a silver halide emulsion, which comprises dissolving one or more substantially water-insoluble photographic additives in a heated solution of an organic solvent containing a surfactant having a hydrophilic --CO.sub.3 or --OSO.sub.3 group to completely dissolve the one or more substantially water-insoluble additives, cooling the resulting solution to precipitate crystals, separating the crystals from the solution, drying the separated crytals, dispersing said crystals in water and adding the resulting dispersion to a silver halide emulsion.

Abstract: Disclosed is an optical recording material comprising a porphine derivative having at least an ionic group and a polymer compatible with this porphine derivative. As the porphine derivative, there are used a porphine derivative having an N-alkylpyridinium group, such as 5,10,5,20-tetra(4-N-methylpyridinium) porphine, a porphine derivative having a quaternary amino group, such as 5,10,15,20-tetra(4-N,N,N-trimethylaminophenyl) porphine, a porphine derivative having a sulfonatophenyl group, such as 5,10,15,20-tetra (4-sulfonatophenyl) porphine, and a porphine derivative having a carbonatophenyl group, such as 5,10,15,20-tetra-(4-carbonatophenyl) porphine. Either an organic polymer or an inorganic polymer is used as the polymer. From the viewpoint of the recording stability, a water-soluble polymer such as polyvinyl alcohol or sodium polystyrene sulfonate is preferred as the organic polymer.

Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for recording an image on a recording medium. A heat-sensitive sheet having a light-transmissive base sheet provided with a heat-fusible supercooled substance layer is made to abut a copy original such that the heat-fusible supercooled substance layer faces the original image to be copied while flashlight is projected onto the base sheet of the heat-sensitive sheet. Thus, the image portion of the copy original to be copied absorbs the light transmitted through the heat-sensitive sheet and thereby generates heat so that an adhesive area containing a pattern corresponding to the original image is formed on the supercooled substance layer. After the heat-sensitive sheet has been removed from the copy original, such an adhesive area is transferred to the recording medium owing to the adhesiveness of the adhesive area.

Abstract: An optical recording medium contains silicon naphthalocyanines of the formula ##STR1## where Nc is the radical of a naphthalocyanine system which may be substituted by alkyl, alkoxy, aryl or aralkyl, andR.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently of the other a radical of the formula (O).sub.n R.sup.3, where n is 0 or 1 and R.sup.3 is an unsubstituted radical, or ##STR2## where R.sup.3 is as defined above and R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are each independently of the other alkyl, alkoxy or (O).sub.n R.sup.3 or R.sup.1 is alkyl.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic emulsion comprising a dispersant and silver halide grains, at least 50% of the total projected area of the silver halide grains being occupied by tabular grains having an average aspect ratio of 2 or more, the tabular grains comprising opposing parallel major faces consisting of a (1 1 1) face, and at least 30% of the tabular grains having an indentation or space in the central portion of the major faces thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides silver halide color photographic materials having a layer which contains at least one magenta color image-forming oleophilic coupler of the following formulae (I) and/or (II) and at least one of the following formula (III): ##STR1## in which Ar represents a phenyl group which is substituted by at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group and a cyano group; Y represents an acylamino group or an anilino group; and Z.sub.1 represents a group capable of being removed by coupling, ##STR2## in which X represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; Z.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of being removed by coupling;W represents a hydrogen atom, an acyl group or an aliphatic or aromatic sulfonyl group;Za and Zb each represent a methine group, a substituted methine group or --N.dbd.; andX, Z.sub.

Abstract: A dye-donor element for laser-induced thermal dye transfer comprising a support having thereon a dye layer and an infrared-absorbing material which is different from the dye in the dye layer, and wherein the infrared-absorbing material is an oxonol dye. In a preferred embodiment, the oxonol dye has the following formula: ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each independently represents hydrogen, halogen, cyano, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, aryloxycarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, carbamoyl, sulfonyl, acyl, acylamido, alkylamino, arylamino or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl or hetaryl group; or any two of said R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 groups may be joined together to complete a 5- to 7-membered substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring; or either R.sup.1 or R.sup.2 may be joined to R.sup.4 or R.sup.6 to complete a 5- to 7-membered substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring; or R.sup.2 or R.sup.3 may be joined to R.sup.5 or R.sup.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material, which comprises a support having provided thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, the silver halide emulsion layer or at least one other hydrophilic colloid layer of the material containing at least one heterocyclic quaternary ammonium salt compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Z represents non-metallic atoms necessary for forming a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring which may be substituted with a substituted group; R.sup.1 represents an aliphatic group; R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, or an aromatic group; Y represents a charge-balancing counter ion; and n is 0 or 1; provided that at least one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and Z has an acyl group, a hydrazine group, or a hydrazone group, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 form a 6-membered dihydropyridinium skeleton, and at least one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and Z includes the group -X-L-.sub.

Abstract: A dye-donor element for laser-induced thermal dye transfer comprising a support having thereon a dye layer and an infrared-absorbing material which is different from the dye in the dye layer, and wherein the infrared-absorbing material is a trinuclear cyanine dye. In a preferred embodiment, the trinuclear cyanine dye has the following formula: ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or cycloalkyl group having from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or an aryl or hetaryl group having from about 5 to about 10 atoms;R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 each independently represents hydrogen, halogen, cyano, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, aryloxycarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, sulfonyl, carbamoyl, acyl, acylamido, alkylamino, arylamino or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl or hetaryl group;or any of said R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 groups may be combined with R.sup.1, R.sup.2 or R.sup.

Abstract: A particulate metastable Group Ib metal colloid is prepared is formed by plating a Group Ib metal onto small nuclei in a suspension to form non-spherical particles of varying color. The preparation is stable below about 100.degree. C., but when coated onto a support, can be used to form a visible image by application of thermal energy.

Abstract: A method of forming visible images on a differentiated background comprises the application of thermal energy to a coating of metastable metal colloid on a support. Thermal energy is able to convert the metastable metal colloid to a stable spheroidal form. Computer control of a laser beam or thermal print head can be employed to provide highly resolved images carrying graphic, digital and textural information.

Abstract: Novel naphthalocyanine derivatives are disclosed in the specification are useful for forming a recording layer in an optical recording medium. These derivatives are represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## in which k, l, m and n, which may be the same or different, are zero or integers of 1 to 4, k+l+m+n being an integer of 1 or more; R.sup.1 's in a number of (k+l+m+n), which may be the same or different, are alkyl groups, substituted alkyl groups, or aryl groups; M is Si, Ge or Sn; and two Y's, which may be the same or different, are aryloxyl groups, alkoxyl groups, trialkylsiloxyl groups, triarylsiloxyl groups, trialkoxysiloxyl groups, triaryloxysiloxyl groups, trityloxyl groups, or acyloxyl groups. These derivatives are especially useful in the preparation of an optical recording medium.

Abstract: An optical recording medium contains tetraazaporphyrins of the formula ##STR1## where L.sup.1, L.sup.2, L.sup.3 and L.sup.4 are each independently of the others the radical of a bicyclic aromatic heterocycle containing 1 to 3 identical or different heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of N, O and S, which may be substituted, andR.sup.1 and R.sup.2 have defined meanings.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material for X-ray use comprising a support having provided thereon at least one hydrophilic colloid layer, at least one of which is a silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the silver halide emulsion layer contains tabular silver halide grains having an aspect ratio of 3 or more, and at least one of the silver halide emulsion layers or other hydrophilic colloid layers of the photographic material contains a polyhydroxy-substituted benzene compound in an amount of from 3.times.10.sup.-2 mol to less than 5.times.10.sup.-1 mol per mol of silver.

Abstract: Photochemical systems for the direct visualization of exposure to ultraviolet radiation that effect visible color changes involving a process in which a photoacid is formed upon irradiation of a nitro-substituted aromatic aldehyde with ultraviolet light and wherein proton transfer to a dye causes the dye to undergo a visible color change. The system undergoes such color change to an extent directly proportional to the cumulative amount of ultraviolet incident thereupon.