Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising an electroconductive support having thereon a layer containing a charge carrier-transporting compound and a charge carrier-generating compound or having thereon a layer containing a charge carrier-transporting compound and a layer containing a charge carrier-generating compound, wherein the photoreceptor contains a tetrakisazo compound of the following formula (I) as the charge carrier-generating compound: ##STR1## wherein Ar.sub.1, Ar.sub.2, Ar.sub.3, Ar.sub.4, Ar.sub.5 and Ar.sub.6, which may be the same or different, each represents an arylene group, a divalent condensed polycyclic aromatic group or a divalent heterocyclic aromatic group;A represents ##STR2## X represents an atomic group necessary to form an aromatic ring or heterocyclic ring condensed with the benzene ring of the formula having the hydroxyl group and Y bonded thereto;Y represents ##STR3## R.sup.1 represents an alkyl group or a phenyl group; R.sup.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor is disclosed, which comprises an electrically conductive support having thereon a layer which contains a charge carrier transporting compound and a charge carrier generating compound, or a layer which contains charge carrier transporting compound and a layer which contains a charge generating compound, wherein at least one type of tris-azo compound represented by formula (I) is included as a charge carrier generating compound: ##STR1## wherein Ar.sub.1, Ar.sub.2, Ar.sub.3, Ar.sub.4 and A are as defined in the specification.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material which comprises a support having provided thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one subbing layer, wherein the at least one subbing layer comprises a binder, a polymer represented by formula (I), a dye represented by formula (II) and a nonionic surface active agent, all described hereinbelow, which has improved sharpness by virtue of the decoloring capable anti-halation function provided by the subbing layer.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein each of the green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, the red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and the blue-sensitive silver emulsion layer contains at least one color image forming coupler, and wherein 50% or more of the total projected area of the silver halide grains in at least one of the emulsion layers comprises tabular silver halide grains having a thickness of less than 0.5 .mu.m, a diameter of 0.6 .mu.

Abstract: A direct positive photographic material which has at least one previously-not-fogged internal latent image-type silver halide emulsion layer on a support, wherein the photographic material contains at least one compound represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein each of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, a cyano group, --COOR.sub.5, --CONR.sub.5 R.sub.6, --OR.sub.5, --NR.sub.5 R.sub.6, --NR.sub.6 COR.sub.7, --NR.sub.5 CONR.sub.5 R.sub.6, --NR.sub.6 SO.sub.2 R.sub.7 (each of R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; R.sub.7 represents an alkyl or aryl group; R.sub.5 and R.sub.6, or R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 may link together to form a 5- or 6-membered ring); each of R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; each of Q.sub.1 and Q.sub.2 represents an aryl group; each of X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 represents a bond or a divalent linking group; each of Y.sub.1 and Y.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one hydrophilic colloid layer containing at least one dye represented by formula (I), ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a substituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, each group being substituted by at least one carboxylic acid group or sulfonic acid group; R.sub.2 represents --CONR.sub.3 R.sub.4 or --NR.sub.3 COR.sub.4, wherein R.sub.3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group and R.sub.4 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group having a hydrophobic substituent constant .pi. in the range of about 1.60.ltoreq..pi..ltoreq.about 3.90; L.sub.1, L.sub.2, and L.sub.3 each represents a substituted or unsubstituted methine group; and n represents 0, 1, or 2.

Abstract: A photoconductive composition which exhibits excellent dark reduction retention, excellent sensitivity to radiation from the near infrared region to the infrared region as well as excellent long-term stability, is comprised of an inorganic photoconductor, a cyclic acid anhydride and a spectral sensitizing dye dispersed in a binding resin. A laser beam scanning exposure can be performed on said composition to produce electrophotographic images.

Abstract: A near infrared absorbing composition is disclosed, containing at least one compound represented by general formula (I), having its absorption maxima at wavelengths of 720 nm or more: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group; R.sup.2 and R.sup.5, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of substituting a hydrogen atom; R.sup.3 and R.sup.4, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group with the proviso that they do not simultaneously represent hydrogen atoms; and R.sup.6 and R.sup.7, which may be the same or different, each represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, an acyl group or a sulfonyl group, or R.sup.6 and R.sup.

Abstract: There are provided by the invention silver halide photographic light-sensitive materials containing dyestuff(s) represented by the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.6, L.sub.1, L.sub.2, L.sub.3, Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 are groups conventional in this technical field, and R.sup.2 and R.sup.5 each represent an optionally substituted alkyl group, an optionally substituted aryl group, an optionally substituted heterocyclic group, COR.sup.7 and SO.sub.2 R.sup.7 (wherein R.sup.7 represents an optionally substituted alkyl group or an optionally substituted aryl group) (including the case where the dyestuff(s) is(are) in the form of salt(s)).The dyestuff(s) act(s) as a coloring agent for colored layer(s) for color filtering, antihalation, antiiradiation, etc.

Abstract: There is provided an improved light receiving member comprising a substrate and a light receiving layer formed by laminating a first layer having photoconductivity which is constituted with an amorphous material containing silicon atoms as the main constituent atoms and germanium atoms, and a second layer constituted with an amorphous material containing silicon atoms, carbon atoms and an element for controlling the conductivity. The germanium atoms contained in the first layer is in the state of being unevenly distributed in the entire layer region or in the partial layer region adjacent to the substrate. The first layer may contain one or more kinds selected from an element for controlling the conductivity, oxygen atoms and nitrogen atoms in the entire layer region or in the partial layer region.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is described, comprising a support having formed thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer and at least one light-insensitive hydrophilic colloid layer, wherein at least one of layers consisting of said at least one silver halide emulsion layer and said at least one light-insensitive hydrophilic colloid layer contains a hydrazine derivative, and wherein at least one of said at least one light-insensitive hydrophilic colloid layer that is formed on the uppermost silver halide emulsion layer contains a dye.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, at least one layer of the silver halide photographic material comprising at least one compound represented by formula (I):PWR--Time--.sub.t --POL (I)wherein PWR represents a group capable of releasing (Time--.sub.t POL upon reduction; Time represents a divalent organic group capable of releasing POL via a subsequent reaction after (Time--.sub.t POL is released from PWR; t is 0 or 1; and POL represents a polymer group.The compound represented by formula (I) is a useful functional polymer whose properties are drastically changed upon reduction and reveal photographically useful function.

Abstract: A process for forming a deposited film comprises introducing into a film forming space housing a substrate therein an active species (A) formed by decomposition of a compound containing carbon and a halogen and an active species (B) formed from a chemical substance for film formation which is reactive with said active species (A) separately from each other, then providing them with discharge energy and allowing both the species to react with each other thereby to form a deposited film on the substrate.

Abstract: A bubble jet recording apparatus comprises an inlet for accepting a liquid to be delivered to an outlet orifice through a liquid flow path. Liquid is supplied to the inlet for flow through the liquid flow path to a heating element, which heats liquid in the liquid flow path in response to recording signals. Heating is sufficient to cause a change of state of the liquid (that is, to generate a bubble) and produce a force acting on the liquid which overcomes the surface tension of liquid at the orifice and thereby projects a droplet of liquid from the orifice. The temperature of the heating element is raised at each actuation to a temperature above the maximum temperature at which the liquid is heated so as to promote substantially instantaneous transfer of heat to the liquid proximate to the heating element and to retard the transfer of heat from the heating element to liquid at other locations in the liquid floor path.

Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material by subjecting an exposed silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material to color development, then to bleaching and fixing or then to bleach-fixing, which method comprises using a ferric ion complex salt as a bleaching agent in the bleaching or bleach-fixing and incorporating at least one compound represented by general formula (I) described below or a salt thereof: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted amino group, a carboxy group, a sulfo group or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted acyl group or R.sup.3 and R.sup.

Abstract: A silver halide photosensitive material having a hydrophilic colloid layer containing a specific water-soluble dye including at least three acid radicals. The water-soluble dye in the hydrophilic colloid layer absorbs light in the infrared region but does not adversely affect the photographic characterisitics of the photographic emulsion and is discolored upon photographic processing.

Abstract: A novel pyrazolone dye represented by the following formula (I), which can be effectively used as a filter dye, an irradiation inhibiting dye, an antihalation dye or the like in a photographic light-sensitive material: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents --COOR or ##STR2## R and R' each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aryl group or may combine with each other to form a 5- or 6-membered ring; Q.sub.1 and Q.sub.2 each represents an aryl group; X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 each represents a linkage group; Y.sub.1 and Y.sub.2 each represents a sulfo group or a carboxyl group; L.sub.1, L.sub.2 and L.sub.3 each represents a methine group; L.sub.4 and L.sub.5 each represents an alkylene group; m.sub.1 and m.sub.2 each represents 1 or 2; n represents 0, 1 or 2; p.sub.1 and p.sub.2 each represents 0 or 1; q.sub.1 and q.sub.2 each represent 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; and s.sub.1 and s.sub.2 each represents 1 or 2.

Abstract: Disclosed is a preservative composition for foodstuffs and the like, which is comprised of (i) a metal powder or a granulated product thereof, (ii) an oxidation accelerator for the metal, (iii) polyallylamine, and (iv) an optional ethanol vapor-generating member. The polyallylamine is preferably deodorized by loading a solution of polyallylamine or a salt thereof on a carrier, and heating and drying the polyallylamine-loaded carrier.

Abstract: There is provided an improved light receiving member comprising a substrate and a light receiving layer formed by laminating a first layer having photoconductivity which is constituted with an amorphous material containing silicon atoms as the main constituent atoms and germanium atoms, and a second layer constituted with an amorphous material containing silicon atoms, carbon atoms and an element for controlling the conductivity. The germanium atoms contained in the first layer is in the state of being unevenly distributed in the entire layer region or in the partial layer region adjacent to the substrate. The first layer may contain one or more kinds selected from an element for controlling the conductivity, oxygen atoms and nitrogen atoms in the entire layer region or in the partial layer region.

Abstract: There is provided an improved light receiving member comprising a substrate and a light receiving layer formed by laminating a first layer having photoconductivity which is constituted with an amorphous material containing silicon atoms as the main constituent atoms, and a second layer constituted with an amorphous material containing silicon atoms as the main constituent atoms and carbons atoms, the first layer containing an element for controlling the conductivity in unevenly distributed state, the second layer containing an element for controlling the conductivity in uniformly distributed state. The first layer may contain germanium atoms in an uniformly distributed state in the entire layer region or in the partial layer region adjacent to the substrate.