Abstract: An aqueous ink comprising at least two dyes each having at least one ionic hydrophilic group in a molecule thereof, wherein at least one of said at least two dyes includes an azo dye represented by formula (1): wherein A and B each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent aromatic group; or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent heterocyclic group; R1 represents a hydrogen atom; a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group; or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group; and X represents —CR2? or a nitrogen atom, and when X represents —CR2?, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent.

Abstract: An aqueous ink comprising at least one dye having at least one ionic hydrophilic group within a molecule thereof and represented by the following formula (1): wherein A and B each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent aromatic group or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent heterocyclic group, R1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group excluding an unsubstituted phenyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, and R2 represents a substituent.

Abstract: A light-sensitive silver halide grain containing at least one metal complex, wherein when an a-axis, a b-axis and a c-axis of a silver halide crystal lattice are each established taking as an origin a central metal of the metal complex incorporated into the silver halide grain, the metal complex has in a ligand thereof a site which can form any bond of a covalent bond, a dative bond and an ionic bond, or a bond in a mixed form of these bonds with a silver ion on a lattice point which does not exist on any of the a-axis, the b-axis and the c-axis. The silver halide photographic material has no reciprocity failure over a wide range of exposure illuminations without desensitization and decrease of contrast on the low intensity side.

Abstract: The invention provides a water-soluble ink capable of forming an image having good color hue and high fastness in various use and environmental conditions, which comprises a coloring composition comprising a disazo dye represented by the following formula 1: A1-N═N-A2-N═N-A3 and at least one other dye having a specific structure; in formula 1, A1, A2 and A3 each independently represents an aromatic group which may be substituted or a heterocyclic group which may be substituted, and A1 and A3 each is a monovalent group and A2 is a divalent group.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermally processed image recording material containing, on one side of a support having an image-forming layer, a silver salt of an organic acid, a reducing agent and at least one kind of a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein X and Y represent an electron-withdrawing group and M represents a counter cation, and the conjugate acid of the enolate anion in the formula (1) has a pKa value of 3.0-6.0. This thermally processed image recording material shows low fog, high Dmax, ultrahigh contrast and good storage stability.

Abstract: A silver halide photosensitive material contains a compound of the following general formula (I): wherein A1a represents a group selected from among CR1aR2a, NR1a, an oxygen atom and sulfur atom, A1b represents a group selected from among CR1bR2b, NR1b, an oxygen atom and sulfur atom, and each of R1a, R2a, R1b, R2b and R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, provided that, in the groups of CR1aR2a and CR1bR2b, R1aR2a and R1bR2b may represent a single divalent substituent, n represents an integer of 1 to 4, provided that, when n is 2 or more, a plurality of A1bs may be the same or different.

Abstract: A light-sensitive silver halide grain containing at least one metal complex, wherein when an a-axis, a b-axis and a c-axis of a silver halide crystal lattice are each established taking as an origin a central metal of the metal complex incorporated into the silver halide grain, the metal complex has in a ligand thereof a site which can form any bond of a covalent bond, a dative bond and an ionic bond, or a bond in a mixed form of these bonds with a silver ion on a lattice point which does not exist on any of the a-axis, the b-axis and the c-axis. The silver halide photographic material has no reciprocity failure over a wide range of exposure illuminations without desensitization and decrease of contrast on the low intensity side.

Abstract: A silver halide photosensitive material contains a compound of the following general formula (I): 1

Abstract: Disclosed in an image recording material comprising, on a support, a photosensitive silver halide, a reducing agent, a binder and a compound represented by the following Formula (1): wherein, in Formula (1), R1 and R2 each independently represent a substituent, R1 and R2 may be bonded to each other to form a ring, X represents a halogen atom, L represents a methylene group, m represents an integer of 0-7, Y represents a divalent bridging group, n represents 0 or 1 and Z represents a residue derived from a photographically useful compound. This image recording material exhibits high sensitivity, low fog and good storage stability, and is stable against fluctuation of development conditions.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermally processed image recording material containing, on one side of a support having an image-forming layer, a silver salt of an organic acid, a reducing agent and at least one kind of a compound represented by the following formula (1): 1

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provides a novel polyhalogenomethylsulfonyl compound which can be used for providing a thermally processed image recording material which has a high sensitivity, gives less fog, and has a good stock stability and a good image storage stability of dark and high temperature or light storage. According to the present invention, there is provided a polyhalogenomethylsulfonyl compound represented by the following formula (1), or salts thereof, or hydrates or solvates thereof: wherein Z1 and Z2 each independently represents a halogen atom; A represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; and R1 represents an alkyl group having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, which may have one or more substituents, an alkenyl group having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, which may have one or more substituents, or an alkinyl group having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, which may have one or more substituents.

Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide a photothermographic material high in sensitivity and image quality, and excellent in storability in the undeveloped state, which is used for medical images or photomechanical processes.

Abstract: Disclosed in an image recording material comprising, on a support, a photosensitive silver halide, a reducing agent, a binder and a compound represented by the following Formula (1): 1

Abstract: A heat-developable photosensitive material which comprises, on the same side of a support, at least (a) a photosensitive silver halide, (b) a reducible silver salt, (c) a phenol compound represented by the following general formula (1), (d) a binder, and (e) a coupler compound: wherein V1 to V8 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a functional group; L represents a bridging group consisting of —CH(V9)— or —S—; V9 represents a hydrogen atom or a functional group. The heat-developable photosensitive material causes extremely low fog and is suitable for photomechanical reproduction.

Abstract: A photothermographic material comprising, on one side of a support, at least one kind of photosensitive silver halide, a light insensitive silver salt of an organic acid, a reducing agent for silver ions and a binder, wherein the photosensitive silver halide has a mean grain size of 0.001 &mgr;m to 0.06 &mgr;m and the material comprises at least two kinds of organic polyhalogenated compounds at least one of which is an organic polyhalogenated compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein Z1 and Z2 independently represent a halogen atom, X1 represents a hydrogen atom or an electron withdrawing group, Y1 represents —CO— group or —SO2— group, Q represents an arylene group or a divalent heterocyclic group, L represents a bridging group, W1 and W2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, and n represents 0 or 1.

Abstract: A heat-developable photographic material which contains a particular class of polyhalogenated organic compound having a water-soluble group in one or more layers on the side of the image-forming layer. The heat-developable photographic material can be obtained at a low cost and has much reduced fog and excellent storage stability.

Abstract: ? The object of the present invention is to provides a novel polyhalogenomethylsulfonyl compound which can be used for providing a thermally processed image recording material which has a high sensitivity, gives less fog, and has a good stock stability and a good image storage stability of dark and high temperature or light storage.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a heat-developable photosensitive material of improved fluctuation of photographic performance (sensitivity, Dmin) arisen from fluctuation of development temperature condition (temperature, time) and storage time after heat development.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provides a novel polyhalogenomethylsulfonyl compound which can be used for providing a thermally processed image recording material which has a high sensitivity, gives less fog, and has a good stock stability and a good image storage stability of dark and high temperature or light storage. According to the present invention, there is provided a polyhalogenomethylsulfonyl compound represented by the following formula (1), or salts thereof, or hydrates or solvates thereof: wherein Z1 and Z2 each independently represents a halogen atom; A represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; and R1 represents an alkyl group having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, which may have one or more substituents, an alkenyl group having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, which may have one or more substituents, or an alkinyl group having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, which may have one or more substituents.

Abstract: A mounting structure for a vehicular lighting unit is provided with a restriction means to prevent the lighting unit from being dismantled from the outside of the vehicle without removing the cover member on the lighting unit.