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 germanium 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 irradiating them with light energy and thereby allowing both the species to react with each other thereby to form a deposited film on the substrate.

Abstract: A process for forming a deposited film comprises introducing into a film forming space for forming a deposited film on a substrate an activated species (A) formed by decomposition of a compound containing silicon and a halogen and an activated species (B) formed from a germanium containing compound for film formation which is chemically mutually reactive with said activated species (A) separately from each other, and then permitting the both species to react chemically with each other thereby to form a deposited film on the above substrate.

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, and then allowing both the species to react with each other thereby to form a deposited film on the substrate.

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 germanium 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 form each other, and then allowing both the species to react with each other thereby to form a deposited film on the substrate.

Abstract: A process and an apparatus for preparing an electrophotographic photosensitive member with the use of an active species and a precursor in the absence of a plasma.

Abstract: Process for preparing a photoelectromotive force member by forming a photoelectric conversion layer on a substrate by: (a) generating an active species by the action of microwave energy on a substance in a space leading to a film forming space containing a substrate; (b) generating a precursor by the action of microwave energy on a substance in a space situated within the space for generating the active species; and (c) introducing the resulting active species and precursor into the film forming space to chemically react them and to form the photoelectric conversion layer.

Abstract: An apparatus for forming a deposited film comprises a chamber, which can be brought into a reduced pressure, for forming a deposited film on a substrate by introducing a starting gas into said chamber and decomposing or polymerizing said gas, the apparatus is provided with both a means for decomposing or polymerizing said gas by discharging and a means for decomposing or polymerizing said gas by heat.

Abstract: A method for forming a deposited film is provided which comprises forming a gas atmosphere containing an active species (a) obtained by decomposition of a silicon halide represented by the formula Si.sub.n X.sub.2n+2 (n is an integer of 1 or more and X represents a halogen atom) and at least one compound selected from the group of the compounds (A) consisting of acyclic silanes, silanes having cyclic structures, silanes containing an alkyl group and halo-substituted derivatives thereof in a film forming space (A) where a silicon-containing film is to be formed on a desired substrate, and then carrying out at least one of (1) exciting discharging in said gas atmosphere and (2) giving heat energy to said gas atmosphere, thereby forming a silicon-containing deposited film.

Abstract: This invention presents a process and an apparatus for repeatedly forming a high contrast image on a photosensitive member substantially comprising a conductive layer a photoconductive layer and an insulating layer. According to this invention, during the processing steps of a latent image formed on the photosensitive member, an exposure step or means is provided for preventing the effect of a corona discharge of the same polarity as that of the photoconductive layer from affecting the succeeding latent image formation on the photosensitive member.

Abstract: A color electrophotographic process comprises applying voltage between a non-transparent electrode and a color filter electrode of an electrophotographic photosensitive member comprising isolated conductive members forming picture elements, a photoconductive layer, non-transparent electrodes and color filter electrodes, conducting imagewise exposure from the side where color filter electrodes are arranged, resulting in formation of a difference in distribution voltage between the area wherein light passes through the color filter electrode and the area wherein light does not pass through the color filter electrode with regard to the voltage distribution between the non-transparent electrode and the isolated conductive member and between the color filter electrode and the isolated conductive member, thereby forming a voltage image depending upon the change of the voltage of the isolated conductive member caused corresponding to a difference in distribution voltage, and developing said voltage image with a colo

Abstract: An image signal processing unit is disclosed which comprises: a contour extraction processing circuit for extracting a contour part from an input image signal, a color signal conversion processing circuit for replacing color signals of the contour part with contour emphasizing color signals on the basis of an output signal from said contour extraction processing circuit, and an image conversion processing circuit for producing a contour emphasized image signal from the input image signal and an output signal from said color signal conversion processing circuit. The image signals input to the image signal processing unit are converted to image signals suitable for display or printing.

Abstract: An image signal processing method and apparatus for practicing the method are capable of identifying and differentiating information not having tonal rendition such as characters and linetone images from information having tonal rendition such as photographs and pictures, based on the difference of signal characteristics, for example based on the fact that the spatial frequency distribution in portions of an image not having tonal rendition are in the higher frequency range compared to that of the portions of the image having tonal rendition. The method and apparatus are also capable of conducting different processes on the identified different images.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member for forming a potential image utilizing the difference in voltage distribution resulting from the change in resistance of a photoconductive layer. The photosensitive member is featured in forming a high-contrast potential image by the use of amorphous silicon for the photoconductive layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrophotographic process comprises applying voltage between a transparent electrode and an opaque electrode of a photosensitive member comprising isolated electrically conductive members forming image elements, a photoconductive layer, transparent electrodes and opaque electrodes, imagewise exposing the side opposite the side where the isolated electrically conductive members are arranged, resulting in formation of voltage differences between the area where light passes through a transparent electrode and the area where light does not pass through the transparent electrode, said distribution voltage being a voltage between the transparent electrode and the isolated electrically conductive electrode and a voltage between the opaque electrode and the isolated electrically conductive electrode, thereby forming a voltage image depending upon the change of voltage of the isolated electrically conductive member produced corresponding to the difference in the distribution voltage, and scanning the

Abstract: An electrophotographic method for color image formation, wherein use is made of an electrophotographic photosensitive member having a multitude of isolated electrically conductive members for forming image elements, a photoconductive layer, and a multitude of sets of electrodes for determining an electric potential of the isolated electrically conductive members in correspondence to a color image original, each set of electrodes comprising a non-transparent electrode, a transparent electrode, and color filter electrodes, and wherein a voltage is applied across the electrodes followed by development.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member comprises isolated conductive members forming picture elements, a photoconductive layer, transparent electrodes and color filter electrodes.

Abstract: This invention presents a process and an apparatus for repeatedly forming a high contrast image on a photosensitive member substantially comprising a conductive layer, a photoconductive layer and an insulating layer. According to this invention, during the processing steps of a latent image formed on the photosensitive member, an exposure step or means is provided for preventing the effect of a corona discharge of the same polarity as of the polarity of the photoconductive layer from affecting the succeeding latent image formation on the photosensitive member.

Abstract: A coating composition comprising (A) a hydrolyzed product obtained from a tetraalkoxysilane, (B) a hydrolyzed product obtained from a silicon compound of the formula, R'Si(OR").sub.3, wherein R' and R" are as defined in the specification, and (C) a poly(vinyl acetate) resin gives excellent physical and chemical properties such as hardness, wear resistance, scratch resistance, etc., to the coated film, when it is coated on shaped articles particularly made from plastics such as methacrylate resins.

Abstract: In an electrophotographic method wherein a photosensitive screen having a multitude of tiny openings and formed by the use of a photoconductive member is used to form a primary electrostatic latent image thereon and a corona ion flow from a corona discharger is modulated by the primary electrostatic latent image to form a secondary electrostatic latent image on an electrically chargeable member, an acceleration field having a voltage Ve applied between the screen and the chargeable member is set to a range which satisfies the relation that (Ve-Vs)/d>500[V/mm], where d is the distance between the screen and the chargeable member, and Vs is the maximum potential of the secondary electrostatic latent image formed on the chargeable member.