Abstract: An enclosed conduit such as a tube, and a method for processing webs with a liquid solution, wherein the web is positioned helically around the periphery of the tube. The tube has openings, such as being porous, at least in the helical path of the web. A liquid solution cushion or bearing is formed between the web and periphery of the tube in at least the helical path of the web by continuously directing the liquid solution outwardly through the openings. In one embodiment, the web is transported by drive rollers or belts against which the web is forced, and edge deflected between the convolutions of a helical rail or band wrapped around the periphery of the tube. In another embodiment, the tube is provided with axially spaced, radially extending protuberances on its periphery for edge deflecting the web along a helical path.

Abstract: A development method which comprises developing a silver halide photographic ligh-sensitive material in the presence of a compound represented by the following general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 each represent a hydrogen atom, alklyl group, alkenyl group, aralkyl group or aryl group, X represents an anion, and P is 1 or 2.

Abstract: This disclosure depicts a low cost method of making curved color cathode ray tube shadow masks having interregistrable beam-passing aperture patterns. The method comprises providing flat mask master means and curved mask master means, the flat and curved master means having correlative master stencil patterns. Using the flat mask master means, there is photochemically formed in at least one side of a flat shadow mask blank a pattern of blind mask apertures whose individual blind aperture location is related to the end-product mask aperture location and whose individual blind aperture size, at least in a direction corresponding to the direction of electron beam scan across the mask, is greater than the desired end-product mask aperture size by a predetermined misregister tolerance value. The flat mask blank is precision-shaped into a predetermined three-dimensional configuration with the pattern of blind apertures referenced to indexing means defined by the mask.

Abstract: An improved method for processing an imagewise exposed light-sensitive silver halide photographic material containing a coupler is described, wherein the siliver halide photographic material is processed with a developing bath and thereafter processed, in the presence of imagewise developed silver and a color developing agent, with a solution containing hydrogen peroxide, whereby, after the development, the developed light-sensitive silver halide photographic material is processed with a solution containing a deactivating agent or a silver halide solvent, and thereafter subjecting the thus processed light-sensitive silver halide photographic material to spraying with and/or intermittent dipping in said solution containing hydrogen peroxide.

Abstract: A direct positive silver halide light-sensitive material capable of forming direct positive images comprising a support having coated thereon at least one internal image type silver halide emulsion layer, wherein at least one hydrophilic colloid layer contains a heterocyclic quaternary salt compound represented by formula (I) in an amount necessary to provide the silver halide photographic emulsion with a fogging function. ##STR1## wherein Z is an atomic group necessary for completing a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic nucleus, R.sub.1 is an aliphatic group, R.sub.2 is a hydrazonoalkyl group, X.crclbar. is an anion, and n is 1 or 2.

Abstract: Oxa- and thiadiazole compounds substituted in the 2 and 5 positions with secondary amino groups are employed as photographic developing agents for exposed radiation-sensitive silver salts. The developing agents can be employed as components in developer compositions, as incorporated developing agents, and as developing agents in diffusion transfer processes.

Abstract: A photocopying material is provided having a light-sensitive layer comprising an oleophilic resin and a resinous diazonium compound, which both are soluble in an organic solvent but substantially insoluble in water, in admixture with a surface active agent which, after imagewise exposure, renders the layer developable with plain water such as ordinary tap water so as to yield an excellent photocopy and in particular a printing form from which many thousands of fine prints can be made on an offset machine.

Abstract: High edge effects and interimage effects are provided in a color-photographic material by the use of new DIR-compounds. These are of the formula ##STR1## wherein X represents together with the sulfur atom a development inhibiting group;Y represents --O--, ##STR2## methylene group which may be alkyl substituted or a methine group; Z represents a methylene or ethylene group which may be alkyl substituted, a methine group, a vinylene group, an o-phenylene group, a carbonyl group, an oxycarbonyl group or a carbonamide group;R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represent aliphatic, araliphatic or aromatic groups, acyl, acyloxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, halogen, cyano, thioether groups or arylsulfoxyl or alkylsulfoxyl or both R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together complete an at least mono-unsaturated or aromatic ring.

Abstract: In a color photographic process wherein a color photographic material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer is developed after imagewise exposure in a color developer containing a primary aromatic amine color developing agent to form dye images, the intensification effect of the color images formed is increased with less formation of fog by employing silver iodobromide containing at least about 2 mole percent silver iodide as the silver halide of the silver halide emulsion and developing the silver halide emulsion layer in the presence of a cobalt (III) complex incorporated in the photographic material or a processing solution at temperatures of about 50.degree. C or higher.

Abstract: A composition useful as a developer for high-contrast, extremely fine and microfine grain silver halide-containing emulsions comprises at least one 3-pyrazolidone compound, at least one hydroxybenzene compound, and p-methylaminophenol sulfate, at least one accelerator and at least one alkaline preservative. This composition is a semi-compensating, low contrast, fine grain, developer for producing normal contrast photographic negatives from exposed film emulsions generally considered to be capable of reproducing only black or white with repression of almost all gray tones found in normal tone-graduated subjects.

Abstract: A process for color photographic processing, which comprises subjecting an exposed silver halide color light-sensitive material to a color development using a color developer containing(1) an aromatic primary amine developing agent and(2) at least one organic compound having at least one phosphono group and at least one carboxy group in the molecule.

Abstract: A process for developing photographic silver halide lith-materials in an automatic processing machine with a lith-developer, wherein two replenishers are used, one for compensation of the developer exhaustion resulting from aerial oxidation and a second replenisher serving for the compensation of exhaustion by development.

Abstract: A hardening developer is described which comprises at least one silver halide developing agent and a reaction product of a dialdehyde hardener with an aliphatic alcohol.

Abstract: The anchorage of silver images to their supports, especially in wash-off films developed by tanning developing agents, is improved by incorporating cyclohexylamine or a derivative thereof in the silver halide emulsion layer, in a layer coated between the emulsion and the support, in an overcoat, or in the processing bath.

Abstract: A process for preparing a silver halide dispersion which comprises reacting a solution of a compound capable of releasing a halogen ion with a solution of a compound capable of releasing a silver ion in the presence of a surface active agent, said silver halide also having been dispersed in a mixture of water and an organic solvent slightly soluble in water present during or after the preparation of said silver halide dispersion.

Abstract: A motion picture film having a soundtrack which is visible light-transparent, but fluoresces in the visible spectrum when submitted to ultra-violet radiation, and unexposed film for providing the product, and the method for producing the exposed and unexposed films including such soundtrack.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a multi-layer photosensitive material for color photography in which a compound capable of reacting with an oxidation product of a developing agent to release a substance promoting bleaching of developed silver at the bleaching or blixing step after the development treatment is incorporated into at least one layer constituting said photosensitive material.

Abstract: The invention relates to a color-positive process for producing a color surface picture using color paper having diffusion-resistant and protected color couplers or plastic-coated or plastic uncoated color paper of color negatives, and features color developing the picture at a temperature in the range of from about 20.degree. C to about 50.degree. C with a developer having added thereto a development accelerator having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are H, CH.sub.3, or CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.3 and "n" is in the range of from 1 to 4, bleach fixing and stabilizing the picture in a solution having a pH from about 5.5 to about 6.0 without an intermediate step of washing or a stop-fixing bath, and thereafter, washing the picture.

Abstract: A method is described of developing a photographic silver halide element containing developable silver halide by development in the presence of a development accelerator which is a polyaddition compound having recurring units of the following general formula, the recurring units containing at least one thioether sulphur atom linked to two carbon atoms: ##STR1## wherein: Q is --O--, --S--, --S alkylene S-- or --O alkylene O-- wherein the alkylene group may be interrupted by oxygen or sulphur,Each of X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 represents oxygen or sulphur,Alk stands for alkylene which may be interrupted by oxygen or sulphur, andR is hydrogen or COR.sub.1, SO.sub.2 R.sub.1 or CONHR.sub.1 wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl group or an aryl group andWherein at least one of R, Q, X.sub.1, Alk and X.sub.2 is or comprises a thioether sulphur atom.

Abstract: A method is described of developing a photographic silver halide element containing developable silver halide by development in the presence of a development accelerator which is a compound corresponding to the following general formula and containing in its molecule at least one thioether sulphur atom linked to two carbon atoms: ##STR1## WHEREIN: R is hydrogen, hydroxy, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio or alkylamino,Alk is en alkylene group which may be interrupted by --O--, --S--, or --N(Q)-- wherein Q is hydrogen or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.