Abstract: A headgear assembly for retaining a respiratory mask on a user's face includes arrangements or components that allow for variation in a size of the headgear assembly. In some configurations, the headgear assembly includes one or more hubs, each of which are configured to connect a top and rear strap together. The size of the headgear assembly can be determined by the size or configuration of the hub. In other configurations, the headgear assembly comprises one or more spacer elements within one or more straps of the headgear. The size of the headgear assembly can be determined by the size of the spacer element or a relative position between the strap and the spacer element.

Abstract: This invention relates to a silver halide photographic element comprising a support and a silver halide emulsion layer, said emulsion layer being in reactive association with a thiocyanato compound represented by formula I: PUG-SCN ??(I) wherein PUG represents a photographically useful group; and wherein upon chemical processing, PUG-SCN releases in a non-image-wise fashion a photographically useful mercaptan, PUG-S.

Abstract: The invention provides a radiation sensitive emulsion comprised of a dispersing medium and silver iodochloride grains WHEREIN the silver iodochloride grains are partially bounded by {100} crystal faces satisfying the relative orientation and spacing of cubic grains and contain from 0.

Abstract: This invention relates to an organothiosulfonato Au(I) complex having the formula [A—SO2S—Au—SSO2—A]n−M+n wherein M is a cationic counter ion; A is a substituted or unsubstituted organic group; and n is 1 to 4; and wherein the compound is symmetrical. It further relates to the synthesis of said compounds.

Abstract: This invention relates to an organothiosulfonato Au(I) complex having the formula

Abstract: A silver ion sequester and release agent is described which comprises a silver ion exchangeable material of the formula: M(H1−x−yAgxM′yPO4)2.nH2O; where M is Zr, Ti, Sn, Ge or Hf or any combination thereof; M′ is an Alkali or alkaline earth metal; x is a number from 0.10 to 0.80; y is a number from 0.15 to 0.85; (x+y) is a number from 0.25 to 0.95; and n is a rational number between 0 and 10. Processes for preparing such silver ion sequester and release agent material are also described comprising combining in an aqueous medium a crystalline or amorphous metal hydrogen phosphate ion exchange host material of the formula M(HPO4)2.nH2O with less than 2 molar equivalents of silver ions relative to the amount of ion exchange host material such that silver ions are exchanged for protons in the host material, and adding a base compound to the aqueous medium to achieve a pH of at least 4.4 and sequester at least 95% of the combined silver ions into the host material.

Abstract: This invention relates to a photographic element comprising a support and a silver halide emulsion layer, the emulsion layer comprising a water soluble Au(I) complex having the formula [L—Au—L]n−M+n wherein the complex is symmetrical; L is an organothiosulfonato ligand which is an antifogging, stabilizing, or sensitizing compound, n is 1 to 4, and M is a cationic counterion. This invention further relates to a silver halide photographic element comprising a support and a silver halide emulsion layer, the emulsion layer comprising an organothiosulfonato Au(I) complex having the formula [A—SO2S—Au—SSO2—A]n−M+n wherein M is a cationic counterion; A is a substituted or unsubstituted organic group; and n is 1 to 4; and wherein the compound is symmetrical. It further relates to a method of preparing a silver halide emulsion utilizing said organothiosulfonato Au(I) complexes.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic element comprising a silver halide emulsion which is greater than 50 mole % silver chloride and a pyrimidine compound represented by Formula I wherein R1, R2, and R3 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a hydroxy, alkoxy, amino, alkylamino, cyanoamino or alkyl group, and R4 is a hydroxy, alkoxy, amino, alkylamino, cyanoamino or alkyl group; provided that at least one of R1, R2, R3, and R4 is a hydroxy or an amino group.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic element comprising a silver halide emulsion which is greater than 50 mole % silver chloride and a pyrimidine compound represented by Formula I 1

Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic element comprising a support and a silve halide emulsion layer wherein the silver halide emulsion contains at least one absorber dye and at least one sensitizing dye. The wavelength of maximum absorbance of said absorber dye and the wavelength of maximum sensitivity of the emulsion provided by the spectral sensitizing dye are substantially the same. The emulsion is chemically sensitized with a stable and water soluble AuI) complex. This provides manufacturing improvements, improved detail and sharpness, improved dodging and burning and lower cost without an unwanted increase in heat sensitivity.

Abstract: This invention relates to an organomercapto Au(I) complex having the formula [(M—SOL)n—A—S—Au—S—A—(SOL—M)n]M wherein M is a cationic counterion; SOL is a solubilizing group: A is a substituted or unsubstituted divalent organic linking group; and n is 1 to 4 and wherein the compound is symmetrical. It further relates to a method of manufacturing an organomercapto Au(I) complex comprising reacting an Au (I) complex with an organomercapto ligand and isolating the resulting organomercapto Au(I) complex from the reaction mixture.

Abstract: A color reversal photographic element is disclosed comprising a support having coated thereon a silver halide emulsion layer comprising a silver halide emulsion chemically sensitized in the presence of an organomercapto Au(I) complex having the formula [L—Au—L]M wherein M is a cationic counter ion and each L is an organomercapto ligand which has antifogging, stabilizing or sensitizing properties, and a rapid sulfiding agent represented by structure SS-1 wherein each of the R1, R2, R3, and R4 groups independently represents an alkylene, cycloalkylene, carbocyclic arylene, heterocyclic arylene, alkarylene or aralkylene group; or taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, R1 and R2 or R3 and R4 can complete a 5- to 7-membered heterocyclic ring; and each of the B1, B2, B3, and B4 groups independently is hydrogen or represents a carboxylic, sulfinic, sulfonic, hydroxamic, mercapto, sulfonamido or primary or secondary amino nucleophilic group, with th

Abstract: A method of screening a water soluble gold complex for use as a sensitizer in a silver halide photographic element comprised of experimentally measuring the electrochemical potential of the gold complex and then determining if the electrochemical potential falls within a predetermined utility window.

Abstract: The invention relates to an emulsion comprising bromide grains wherein said grains are chemically sensitized with a water soluble Au(I) complex having the formula [L—Au—L]M wherein the complex is symmetrical; L is an organomercapto ligand which has antifogging, stabilizing, or sensitizing properties, and M is a cationic counter ion and a rapid sulfiding agent represented by structure SS-1: wherein each of the R1, R2, R3, and R4 groups independently represents an alkylene, cycloalkylene, carbocyclic arylene, heterocyclic arylene, alkarylene or aralkylene group; or taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, R1 and R2 or R3 and R4 can complete a 5- to 7-membered heterocyclic ring; and each of the B1, B2, B3, and B4 groups independently is hydrogen or represents a carboxylic, sulfinic, sulfonic, hydroxamic, mercapto, sulfonamido or primary or secondary amino nucleophilic group, with the proviso that at least one of the B1R1 to B4R4 groups contains

Abstract: This invention relates to a silver halide photographic element comprising a reflective support having situated thereon a non-tabular silver halide emulsion layer, said emulsion layer being predominantly silver chloride and being in reactive association with a thiolic compound represented by Formula I: wherein Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic or heteroaromatic ring; and EW represents an electron withdrawing group; and with a mercapto azole compound represented by Formula II: wherein Q represents the atoms necessary to form a substituted or unsubstituted five or six-membered heterocyclic ring containing at least one nitrogen atom, and M is a cation.

Abstract: This invention relates to a silver halide photographic element comprising a silver halide emulsion which is greater than 50 mole % silver chloride and (a) which has been chemically sensitized in the presence of a dithiolone compound represented by Formula (A): wherein b is C(O), C(S), C(Se), CH2 or (CH2)2, and R1 and R2 are substituents or wherein R1 and R2 may together represent the atoms necessary to form a substituted or unsubstituted five or six-membered ring or a multiple ring system; and q is 1 or 2; and a fist mercapto azole compound independently represented by Formula B: wherein Q represents the atoms necessary to form a substituted or unsubstituted five or six -membered heterocyclic ring containing at least one nitrogen atom, and M is a cation; and (b) to which a second mercapto azole compound independently represented by Formula (B) was added after the completion of chemical sensitization.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of forming a silver halide emulsion comprising adding triiodide during grain formation or sensitization.

Abstract: This invention relates to an organomercapto Au(I) complex having the formula ##STR1## wherein M is a cationic counterion;SOL is a solubilizing group;A is a substituted or unsubstituted divalent organic linking group;and n is 1 to 4 and wherein the compound is symmetrical.It further relates to a method of manufacturing an organomercapto Au(I) complex comprising reacting an Au(I) complex with an organomercapto ligand and isolating the resulting organomercapto Au(I) complex from the reaction mixture.

Abstract: A photographic element comprises at least one light-sensitive layer comprising a silver halide emulsion, wherein the silver halide content is less than or equal to 30% silver chloride, and a dye of formula (I) or formula (II): ##STR1## wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification. ##STR2## wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification.

Abstract: The invention relates to an emulsion comprising sharp cornered silver chloride grains, said grains having a rounding index less than 0.3 and dithiolone dioxide.