Abstract: The photographic silver halide recording material contains particles of a hydroxyalkyl-alkyl cellulose dicarboxylic acid semiester having a particle size of from 0.5 to 8 .mu.m and a particle size distribution of up to .+-.2 .mu.m dispersed in a hydrophilic colloid in at least one of its outermost layers.

Abstract: The recording material contains in an outer layer pre-formed polymer particles, the particle size of which is less than 10 .mu.m and which have a particle size distribution of .+-.1 .mu.m, which are soluble in alkaline medium and are dispersed in a hydrophilic colloid, and which are a graft copolymer of methacrylic acid and methyl-methacrylate on the graft base of an .alpha.-olefin- or styrene-maleic acid semiamide-copolymer.

Abstract: Polyamide powder coating compositions for the coating of metals at high temperatures are obtained by the precipitation method from polyamides having at least 10 aliphatically bound carbon atoms per carbonamide group, copolyamides having at least 70% of these polyamides and mixtures of homopolyamides and copolyamides having at least 70% of these polyamides.A. For the preparation of powder coating compositions useful in the fluidized bed coating method the polyamides with 10 or more carbon atoms and having a relative viscosity between 1.4 and 1.8 are added to at least twice the amount by weight of ethanol and while the mixture is being mechanically mixed in a closed vessel is converted into a solution at temperatures between 130.degree. and 150.degree. C. This solution is adjusted to a precipitation temperature of between 100.degree. and 125.degree. C. while avoiding the formation of local sub-cooling and is agitated under an inert gas atmosphere to suppress boiling.

Abstract: A photographic material is processed with a processing liquid by establishing a surface contact between the uppermost layer of the material and a flat porous spreading element impregnated with a low viscosity processing liquid. The impregnation is brought about by providing during or prior to processing for a contact between the spreading element in at least parts thereof with the liquid content of a container for the processing liquid. The spreading element may be flexible or rigid and may consist of woven or knitted fabrics, non-woven webs of endless filaments or staple fibres, non-woven webs of paper fibres, porous plastic foils or porous metal layers.

Abstract: The electrical conductivity of the surface of eloxated aluminium rollers in the pores of the eloxation layer a metal is deposited which has little or no tendency to corrosion.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for producing a plurality of liquid threads and droplets in order to record information on a moving data carrier, whereby a film of liquid is produced on an inclined cascade outlet face, the film is broken up into liquid threads, the liquid threads are broken up into droplets which fall vertically downwards in free fall and the droplets which are unwanted for information are separated and fed to a collector.

Abstract: In a process for hardening gelatine containing photographic layers, in particular multilayered photographic films, using conventional hardeners and quick acting hardeners, the surface of a layer which contains gelatine and complex forming organic or inorganic salts is exposed to the action of an aqueous solution containing a wetting agent and a quick acting hardener, the quantity of water applied with the solution being calculated so that the layer or multilayered film undergoes swelling to a certain extend, and the degree of swelling is maintained for a period from 10 to 200 seconds, whereupon the layer or multilayered film is dried at a temperature below 30.degree. C.

Abstract: Non-aqueous inks having an electric conductivity of at least 10.sup.-4 Ohm.sup.-1 cm.sup.-1, a viscosity of at most 5 cP at 20.degree. C. and in which the liquid medium consists completely or predominantly of one or more solvents having each an evaporation index of less than 11 are most useful for the ink-jet recording process in which a jet of ink is ejected from a nozzle by application of pressure and after its breaking up into droplets is modulated according to the information to be recorded. Such inks are particularly useful for writing on non-absorbent surfaces.

Abstract: An irradiating device has an electronic accelerator, an actuating and monitoring device, means for expanding and homogenizing the electronic ray with respect to electron density and a diaphragm for side limiting the electronic beam. The invention is particularly characterized by the provision of a measuring device containing several radiation detectors connected to the actuating and monitoring device for increasing the operational safety of the irradiating device and located in the electronic beam in the ray direction behind the means for expanding and homogenizing the electronic beam. At least the first of these radiation detectors is located in the angular space range of the unscattered electronic ray.

Abstract: The present invention relates to 1,4-bis-benzoxazolyl-(2)'-naphthalenes of the formula ##STR1## wherein R denotes optionally non-chromophorically substituted alkyl with 1 to 18 carbon atoms, alkenyl with 2 to 4 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl, Y denotes hydrogen, alkyl with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, halogen, carboxyl, carbalkoxy with 2 to 5 carbon atoms or the radical --SO.sub.2 R', wherein R' represents optionally non-chromophorically substituted alkyl with 1 to 18 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl, alkenyl with 2 to 4 carbon atoms, aryl or aralkyl, and X and X' independently of one another denote hydrogen, chlorine or alkyl with 1 to 4 carbon atoms. These new compounds are useful as optical brighteners for organic materials, especially for polyesters, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, polyacrylonitrile and cellulose acetates.

Abstract: An irradiation or exposure installation for ionizing radiation, with at least one radiation detector exposed to the radiation, including a radiation monitor for the presetting of the radiation dosage which is to be currently applied and for the limitation of the latter to the presently preset reference value, including a preadjustable integrating unit which is connected to the radiation monitor, and with an automatic shut-off device actuatable through intermediary of the integrating unit upon reaching of the preset radiation dosage.

Abstract: A radiation monitor for an irradiation or exposure installation for the presetting of a radiation dose which is to be applied and the limiting thereof to a preset reference value, including a dose rate frequency converter which is connected to a radiation detector exposed to the radiation of the irradiation installation; an impulse counter connected to the output of the dose rate frequency converter and having a thereto-connected presettable digital comparator, and an automatic switch-off device which is controllable through intermediary of the digital comparator upon reaching of the preset reference value.

Abstract: A storage medium for optical data recording comprises a dye-forming combination which on exposure to light within a first range of wavelengths reacts irreversibly to form a dye, but is substantially insensitive to light within a second range of wavelengths which is capable of energizing the dye to produce luminescence. The dye-forming combination consists of a heterocyclic compound of the formula I and of a cyclic dihalodicarbonyl compound of the formula II ##STR1## The symbols are defined in the specification. An example of formula I is benzofuran and an example of formula II is dibromomaleic anhydride.

Abstract: The present invention provides new coumarino-3,4-oxazoles. The novel compounds are suitable optical brighteners for high molecular organic materials, especially for polyesters, polyvinyl chloride and polyacryl nitrile.

Abstract: An ink jet device for recording colored images comprises a plurality of nozzles for producing differently colored ink jets which are directed on to a common point in the plane of a recording support; a control electrode, an extraction system for removing the ink deflected and hence not used for recording and an aperture diaphragm being associated with each of the nozzles; the control electrodes, extraction systems and diaphragms being combined into a block; the control electrodes being electrically insulated with respect to each other and with respect to earth and the nozzles being at electrical earth potential.

Abstract: New tolane compounds, a novel process for their manufacture as well as their use as optical brighteners for high-molecular organic materials, particularly polyamides and cellulose are disclosed.

Abstract: New stilbene compounds, a process for their preparation as well as a process for optically brightening organic materials on using said stilbene compounds are disclosed.

Abstract: Heterocyclic compounds containing sulpho groups, a process for their preparation as well as a process for optically brightening organic materials on using said compounds are disclosed.

Abstract: A photographic silver halide material with at least one halide emulsion layer and at least one substance in heterogeneous contribution emulsified in oilformer compounds and a process of preparing the said photographic silver halide materials. The substances are introduced into photographic emulsions prior to coating by way of adding a hydrophilic phase containing in emulsified form the substances which are emulsified in the hydrophilic phase in form of a solution containing at least one substantially diffusion-resistant, substantially water-insoluble, substantially non-coupling dispersible .beta.-diketo compound with at least 9 carbon atoms, .beta.-keto carboxylic acid ester, .beta.-keto carboxylic acid amide, cyanoacetyl compound or .beta.-dicarboxylic acid ester with at least 13 carbon atoms as oilformer. The photographic material shows advantageous results i.a. with respect of stability of the emulsified substances in the layers and excellent sensitometric results.

Abstract: 1,4-Bis-benzoxazolyl-(2)'-naphthalenes of the formula ##SPC1##Wherein R denotes optionally non-chromophorically substituted alkyl with 1 to 18 carbon atoms, alkenyl with 2 to 4 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl, Y denotes hydrogen, alkyl with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, halogen, carboxyl, carbalkoxy with 2 to 5 carbon atoms or the radical --SO.sub.2 R', wherein R' represents optionally non-chromophorically substituted alkyl with 1 to 18 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl, alkenyl with 2 to 4 carbon atoms, aryl or aralkyl, and X and X' independently of one another denote hydrogen, chlorine or alkyl with 1 to 4 carbon atoms. These new compounds are useful as optical brighteners for organic materials, especially for polyesters, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, polyacrylonitrile and cellulose acetates.