Abstract: The invention provides a method for developing negative working photographic elements using an aqueous developer comprising(a) .alpha.-hydroxy toluene; and(b) C.sub.12 sodium alkyl ether sulfate.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic printing paper is described, comprising a support and a photographic layer containing a silver halide developing agent, wherein a dispersion of an oil-soluble brightening agent in a high boiling point organic solvent having a specific inductive capacity of 7.5 or less is contained in the photographic layer. This printing paper yields a background of high whiteness even when processed under rapid processing conditions.

Abstract: Improved process for preparing silver chlorobromide or silver chloroiodobromide emulsion wherein first silver ion solution and second halide ion solution are mixed by double jet method and mole % of silver bromide, silver chloride and silver iodide are in specified range, characterized in that molar ratio of Br.sup.- :Cl.sup.- :I.sup.- in second solution is within specified range and further step is included to produce silver halide with control of silver ion concentration by using third solution containing Br.sup.- and Cl.sup.-. Such emulsions have sufficiently narrow grain diameter distribution and silver halide composition distribution, with constant productivity.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least a silver halide photographic layer, and photographic material contains (1) at least one magenta coupler containing at least one coupler moiety derived from the compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by following formula (I) and (2) at least one metal complex selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by following formula (II), (III), (IV) and (V): ##STR1## wherein X represents a hydrogen atom or a coupling releasing group; R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, Za, Zb and Zc each represents a methine group; a substituted methine group; a methylene group, a substituted methylene group, .dbd.N--, or --NH--; one of the Za-Zb bond and the Zb-Zc bond being a double bond and the other being a single bond; ##STR2## wherein M represents Cu, Co, Ni, Pd or Pt; R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.

Abstract: A heat-developable color light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least: (1) a light-sensitive silver-halide, (2) a coupler capable of coupling with an oxidation product of a developing agent, (3) a hydrophilic binder, and (4) at least one compound represented by the following general formula (Z): ##STR1## the substituents A, R.sub.1, R.sub.2 R.sub.3, R.sub.4, X and R.sub.5 are defined herein.The heat-developable color light-sensitive material containing the developing agent or the precursor thereof represented by the general formula (Z) which is excellent in stability during storage, silver developing property and coupling property has good preservability and can provide color images having a high S/N ratio and a high image density.

Abstract: A method for continuously development processing an imagewise exposed silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, comprising the use in a washing step or stabilization step subsequent to bleaching and fixing steps or a bleach-fixing step of at least one compound represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a substituted alkyl group, an aryl group, a substituted aryl group, or a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group. In accordance with the present method, the stability of the washing water or stabilizer can be greatly increased without deteriorating the stability of dye images; particularly, the formation of floating matter and precipitates in the washing water or stabilizer can be substantially prevented.

Abstract: A chloride-rich silver halide emulsion with grains having in the interior thereof a zone having a high bromide content is described.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material and a photographic development method are described, wherein the development method is carried out using a processing liquid containing a dialdehyde series hardening agent, and the photographic material comprises a support having thereon at least a silver halide emulsion layer containing silver halide grains having a silver iodide content higher than 1.5 mole %, with the silver iodide distribution in the silver halide grains being homogeneous throughout the grains or the silver iodide content being higher in the internal portion than in the surface portion of the silver halide grains.

Abstract: A photomask for use in making a carrier tape used for automatically bonding IC devices on a substrate and having therealong sets of finger leads and sprocket holes, the carrier tape being made by exposing a metallic foil tape that is coated with a photo resist material to radiation which has passed through the photomask, the photomask including an elongated section which defines an elongated middle portion and opposite elongated outer portions, as well as at least one finger lead pattern in the middle portion and a pair of associated sprocket holes in the respective outer portions for each finger lead pattern, the pairs of sprocket holes being displaced longitudinally of the elongated section with respect to their associated finger lead pattern.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitve material is disclosed. The material is comprised of a transparent support having provided on one side of the support at least two silver halide emulsion layers and a surface-protecting layer. One of the two silver halide emulsion layers is a tabular silver halide emulsion layer containing tabular silver halide grains having a diameter at least five times the thickness of the grains. The other silver halide emulsion layer is a non-tabular silver halide emulsion layer containing non-tabular silver halide grains. The tabular silver halide emulsion layer is positioned closer to the support than the non-tabular silver halide emulsion layer, and the non-tabular silver halide emuslion layer is positioned closer to the support than the surface-protecting layer. The material may include two similar silver halide emulsion layers and a surface-protecting layer on the opposite side of the support.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic emulsion in which tabular silver halide grains having a diameter-to-thickness ratio of 5 or more account for 50% or more of the whole silver halide grains in terms of projected area, said silver halide emulsion containing at least one cyanine dye represented by the following general formula (I) and at least one compound represented by the following general formula (II) and/or at least one compound represented by the following general formula (III): ##STR1## wherein the substituents are as defined in the claims. The silver halide photographic emulsion is an extremely sensitive, spectrally sensitized emulsion.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material which comprises a support, a hydrophilic colloid layer or layers and a silver halide emulsion layer or layers, wherein at least one of said silver halide emulsion layers contains tabular silver halide grains having a diameter:thickness ratio of 5:1 or more and at least one compound represented by the following general formula (I) or general formula (II): ##STR1## wherein Z.sub.1 represents the non-metal atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring; R.sub.1 represents an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group; R.sub.2 represents an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group with up to 2 aromatic fused rings, or an unsubstituted or substituted aralkyl group; R.sub.3 represents a hydrogen atom or with R.sub.1 an alkylene group forming a ring; R.sub.

Abstract: An internal latent image core/shell silver halide photographic emulsion containing core/shell silver halide grains is disclosed, the grains comprising a silver halide core which is doped with a metal ion or chemically sensitized or is both doped with a metal ion and chemically sensitized, and a silver halide shell which covers at least a sensitivity speck of the core, wherein both added iodine ion and a polymer having a specific repeating unit described in the specification are present on the surface of the core/shell silver halide grains. The emulsion has a high sensitivity even without chemical sensitization of the surface of core/shell silver halide grains.

Abstract: A method for developing a silver halide photographic material in the presence of an amino compound represented by the following general formula (I) or the salt thereof to increase photographic speed and/or gamma without being attended by a concomitant increase in generation of fog: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group or a cycloalkyl group; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group or an alkylcarbonyl group, or R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 may combine with each other and form a ring; and A represents a divalent aliphatic linkage group.

Abstract: A cyan-free desensitizing solution for use in offset printing comprising as the effective ingredients:(a) at least one member selected from the group of an ammonium salt and amine salt of inositol hexaphosphate ester;(b) a water-soluble cationic polymer; and(c) a low molecular weight electrolyte.

Abstract: More effective camouflage patterns are generated by use of certain known tographic and photooptical contrasting procedures to obtain more desirable positive high contrast images representative of the natural background areas in which military equipment is intended to operate. Generating and using such camouflage patterns constitute a unique and novel use of such images which have predetermined color tones or values assigned to varying degrees of light, intermediate and dark contrast areas. The patterns may be applied onto the equipment in any of several conventionally known manners, thereby enabling otherwise artistically unskilled field soldiers to more effectively camouflage their equipment.

Abstract: A developer suitable for use with positive photoresists is based on a buffered aqueous-alkaline solution containing non-ionic surfactants and contains in the solution 1-100 ppm of the surfactants, preferably of the ethoxylated-alkylphenol type. The resultant photoresist shows outstanding properties with respect to the resolution and edge sharpness obtainable in the developed resist image and with respect to its developing activity, developing capacity and stability.

Abstract: A method for developing an exposed negative silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is described, in the presence of a hydrazind derivative, comprising treating the material with a developer containing at least components (a) a developing agent, (b) not less than 0.25 mol/liter of a sulfite, and (c) not less than 0.1 mol/liter of a compound having an acid dissociation constant of from 1.times.10.sup.-11 to 3.times.10.sup.-13, and having a pH value of from 10.5 to 12.3.

Abstract: A method for processing of a light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material comprising a continuous processing method comprising a stabilizing processing step involving substantially no water washing step after fixing processing, characterized in that said light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material contains at least one of cyan couplers represented by the formula (I) or (II) shown below, and the amount of stabilizing solution supplemented is 0.1 to 30 times the amount carried over from the precedent bath per unit area of said light-sensitive material to be processed: ##STR1## wherein X represents ##STR2## (wherein R.sub.2 is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group or a hetero ring; R.sub.3 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group or a hetero ring; or R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 may be bonded together to form a 5- or 6-membered ring), R.sub.

Abstract: A lithographic printing plate having metallic silver image areas is treated with a proteolytic enzyme and an oleophilizing compound to improve ink receptivity.