Abstract: The present invention provides 6 embodiments of a new image forming method. The image forming method uses a light-sensitive material and an image receiving material. The light-sensitive material comprises a support and a light-sensitive polymerizable layer provided thereon. Some embodiments of the light-sensitive material further have an adhesive layer. The light-sensitive polymerizable layer contains silver halide, a reducing agent and an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable compound or/and a cross-linkable polymer. Some embodiments of the light-sensitive polymerizable layer further contain a colorant. The image forming method comprises an exposing step, a developing step, a removing step and a transferring step or a laminating step. Some embodiments of the image forming method further contains a peeling step or a toning step. The present invention is characterized in the combination of the removing step with the transferring step or the laminating step.

Abstract: The present invention provides a photographic material comprising on a support (i) photosensitive silver halide particles, (ii) substantially light insensitive silver salt particles having a speed at least a factor 10 less than said photosensitive silver halide particles under the same conditions of exposure and development of said photosensitive silver halide particles and (iii) a releasing compound capable of image-wise releasing under the conditions for image-wise development of said photosensitive silver halide to silver a chemical sensitizer, said chemical sensitizer rendering said substantially light insensitive silver salt particles developable. The present invention also provides a method for making an image therewith and a method for making a lithographic printing plate.

Abstract: A method for controlling pressure applied to a press roller unit during image development in which a photosensitive sheet coated with microcapsules containing photosetting materials and coloring dyes is exposed to light and then superimposed on an image receiving sheet so that the superimposed sheets are pressed together so as to form an image on the image receiving sheet. The pressure is applied or released under the controls of the timers.

Abstract: A light-sensitive material contains silver halide, a reducing agent and an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable compound or/and a cross-linkable polymer. According to the present invention, the light-sensitive material comprises a support and at least three image forming functional layers. The layers include a light-sensitive layer, a polymerizable layer and an image formation accelerating layer. The light-sensitive layer contains silver halide. The polymerizable layer contains the ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable compound or/and the cross-linkable polymer. The image formation accelerating layer contains a component having a function of accelerating image formation. The component is selected from a reducing agent, a base, a base precursor and a heat development accelerator. The uppermost layer of the light-sensitive material preferably contains a polyvinyl alcohol having a saponification degree of not less than 70%. The light-sensitive material of the present invention is heat-developable.

Abstract: A self-contained imaging sheet comprising in order:(a) a support;(b) a first layer comprising photosensitive microcapsules having an internal phase, said internal phase comprising an image forming agent and a photosensitive composition which undergoes a physical transformation in response to exposure to actinic radiation;(c) a second layer comprising a developer material; and preferably(d) a third layer comprising an adhesive forming component, said self-contained imaging sheet being useful in forming images on plain paper by a process which comprises imagewise exposing said imaging sheet to actinic radiation, forming an image on said developer material, transferring the image bearing developer layer to said plain paper, and separating said imaging sheet from said plain paper, wherein said image bearing developer layer remains adhered to said plain paper and said microcapsule layer remains adhered to said support.

Abstract: There are described photographic elements containing novel release compounds which release a blocked photographically useful group, such as a blocked development inhibitor. The blocking group is removed during processing as a result of reaction with sulfite ion contained in one of the processing baths.

Abstract: This invention relates to photographic silver halide emulsions spectrally sensitized to infrared radiation above 800 nm and to a class of pentamethine cyanine dyes of 5-fluorobenzothiazole derivatives useful as the infrared sensitizing dyes.

Abstract: A heat transfer dye-providing material comprising a support and having thereon a layer containing a heat migrating dye, wherein at least one of the dye-containing layer and a layer adjacent thereto contains an infrared-absorbing dye represented by the following Formula (I) or (II): ##STR1##

Abstract: There is disclosed a thermal transfer dye-providing material capable of providing a sharp image having a high density.

Abstract: There is disclosed a thermal transfer dye-providing material capable of providing a sharp image having a high density.

Abstract: A thermal imaging method for forming color images is provided which employs as the color image-forming material, a colorless precursor of a preformed image dye possessing at least one thermal protecting group that undergoes fragmentation upon heating and at least one leaving group that undergoes irreversible elimination upon heating, said protecting and leaving groups maintaining the precursor in its colorless form until heat is applied to effect removal of these groups whereby the precursor is converted to an image dye.

Abstract: An image is formed by securing an image receiving medium onto a support member, superposing onto the image receiving medium an image forming medium containing at least a photosensitive silver halide, an organic silver salt, a reducing agent, a polymerizable polymer precursor and a photopolymerization initiator, subjecting the image forming medium to imagewise exposure, heating the image forming medium thus treated, subjecting it to polymerization exposure to form a polymer image, and transferring a heat-diffusible coloring matter to the image receiving medium, corresponding with said polymer image.

Abstract: The invention is generally accomplished by a method wherein a dry photographic image is formed in an imaging-forming donor layer. The formed image is allowed to diffuse to a receiver layer. A dry acceptor layer is brought into contact with the image-forming layer and then separated such that the image-forming layer is adhered to the acceptor layer. It is preferred that the contact of the acceptor layer and the image-forming layer is under heat and pressure and the preferred material for both layers is dry gelatin.

Abstract: An image recording method, where the image is transferred by superposing an exposed light-sensitive material and an image receiving material on the surface of a drum.Before superposing, in circumferential direction with respect to the axial direction of the drum reduced or magnified image is exposed onto the light-sensitive material.When a reduced image has been exposed, the exposed light-sensitive material will be positioned between the image receiving material and the surface of the drum. When a magnified image has been exposed, the image receiving material will be positioned between the exposed light-sensitive material and the surface of the drum. In this way an image without distortions will be transferred.

Abstract: A process of making opaque grid lines for a color filter array element comprisinga) exposing to light through a negative grid pattern a photo-hardenable element comprising a support having thereon a coating comprising a water-soluble polymer; a water-soluble dichromate salt; and up to 1 g/m.sup.2 of a black pigment, black dye or dyes providing an opaque color, or a precursor thereof;b) washing the element with a solvent to remove the unexposed areas of the element, leaving a grid line pattern of hardened polymeric substance on the element; andc) drying the element to produce open cells on the support divided by opaque lines of the hardened polymeric substance greater than 0.3 .mu.m in height above the support.In another embodiment of the invention, the above dichromate salt coating does not contain any black pigment or dye, and the grid pattern is dyed black before the drying step.

Abstract: A halftone dot image pattern is formed on a support comprising a paper base, a polyolefin layer on at least one side of said paper base in a coverage in the range of 5 to 40 g/m2, on the opposite side of the polyolefin layer a binder layer comprising a hydrophilic colloid binding agent and white titanium dioxide pigment particles having an average grain size in the range of 200 nm to 450 nm, said pigment particles being present in a coverage of at least 0.5 g per m2 up to 300% by wt of the total binder contents. The half tone dot image pattern is on the exterior side of the binder layer and is a halftone relief image pattern having at least color pigmented gelatin-containing layer, preferably three or four such layers of different colors; e.g., cyan, magenta, yellow and optionally black. The resultant halftone material has a controlled visual appearance; e.g., for color proofing purposes, especially with respect to dot gain.

Abstract: A photosensitive material comprises a photosensitive and heat-developable element and a photopolymerizable element which are contained in the same layer. The photopolymerizable element comprises at least a polymerizable polymer precursor having a melting point of 35.degree. C. or more. The photosensitive material is exposed to light with at least one wavelength within the wavelength region of from 400 nm to 900 nm, heated at 60.degree. to 180.degree. C., and exposed to light with at least one wavelength within the wavelength region of from 250 to 700 nm, and thus an unexposed area in the photosensitive layer which is an area not exposed to light with at least one wavelength within the wavelength region of from 400 nm to 900 nm is polymerized.

Abstract: A process for preparation of a light-sensitive material is disclosed. The light-sensitive material comprises a support and a light-sensitive layer which contains light-sensitive silver halide, a reducing agent, a base precursor and an ethylenic unsasturated polymerizable compound. The process comprises emulsifying an aqueous dispersion of a base precursor in an oily medium containing the polymerizable compound in the range of 0.1 to 100 weight %.

Abstract: A method for making printing plates wherein free radicals generated in a metallic silver image migrate into an image-receiving layer which comprises a free radical polymerizable polymer, thereby forming a printing image of hardened polymer in the image-receiving layer. Also, plate-making elements which may be used in such method to make lithographic printing plates.

Abstract: A method is described for forming a transparency containing images having high color density comprising the steps of:forming an imaging sheet, said imaging sheet comprising a substrate having a layer of microcapsules on the front surface and on the back surface thereof, of microcapsules containing an internal phase which undergoes a physical change upon exposure to actinic radiation, and a color forming agent which is capable of reacting with a developer-containing resing to form a visible image thereon;simultaneously image-wise exposing said microcapsules on said front and said back surfaces of said imaging sheet to actinic radiation;assembling said exposed imaging sheet between a pair of developer sheets wherein each of said developer sheets comprises a substrate having a layer of developer-containing resin on one surface thereof, said layer of developer-containing resin on each of said developer sheets contacting the adjacent surface of said imaging sheet;subjecting said assembly to a uniform rupturing and

Abstract: A photosensitive member suitable for multi-color image formation is obtained by forming a plurality of photosensitive layers laminated on a substrate. Each photosensistive layer comprises a matrix phase and particles dispersed therein. The matrix phase contains a photosensitive silver salt, an organic silver salt and a reducing agent which react with each other on exposure and heating to form a light-absorbing organic compound. The particles contain a heat-diffusive colorant, a polymerizable polymer precursor and a photopolymerization initiator. The light-absorbing organic compound in a photosensitive layer being capable of absorbing a wavelength of light to which the photopolymerization initiator in the photosensitive layer is sensitive. Because the heat-diffusive colorant, the polymerizer and the initiator are contained in the particles, the diffusion of the heat-diffusive colorant can be effectively controlled to prevent color fog.

Abstract: A recording medium enabling formation of an image on any desired material is disclosed. The recording medium comprises a base sheet, a thermoplastic resin layer formed on at least one side of the base sheet, and a color developer layer formed on the thermoplastic resin layer and capable of color development by reaction with a dye precursor.

Abstract: A dye-donor element for laser-induced thermal dye transfer comprising a support having thereon a dye layer and an infrared-absorbing material which is different from the dye in the dye layer, and wherein the infrared-absorbing material is a bis(aminoaryl)polymethine dye. In a preferred embodiment, the bis(aminoaryl)polymethine dye has the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each independently represents hydrogen, halogen, cyano, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, aryloxycarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, sulfonyl, carbamoyl, acyl, acylamido, alkylamino, arylamino or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl or hetaryl group; or any two of said R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 groups may be joined together or with an adjacent aromatic ring to complete a 5- to 7-membered substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring;R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and R.sup.

Abstract: A dye-donor element for laser-induced thermal dye transfer comprising a support having thereon a dye layer and an infrared-absorbing material which is different from the dye in the dye layer, and wherein the infrared-absorbing material is a merocyanine dye. In a preferred embodiment, the merocyanine dye has the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or hetaryl group having from about 5 to about 10 atoms;R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 each independently represents hydrogen, halogen, cyano, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, aryloxycarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, sulfonyl, carbamoyl, acyl, acylamido, alkylamino, arylamino or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl or hetaryl group; or any two of said R, R.sup.1,R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.

Abstract: A dye-donor element for laser-induced thermal dye transfer comprising a support having thereon a dye layer and an infrared-absorbing material which is different from the dye in the dye layer, and wherein the infrared-absorbing material is a chalcogenopyrylo-arylidene dye. In a preferred embodiment, the chalcogenopyrylo-arylidene dye has the following formula: ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represents hydrogen, halogen, cyano, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, aryloxycarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, sulfonyl, carbamoyl, acyl, acylamido, alkylamino, arylamino or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl or hetaryl group; or any of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be joined together or with an adjacent aromatic ring to complete a 5- to 7-membered substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring;R.sup.3 and R.sup.6 each independently represents R.sup.1 or the atoms necessary to complete a 5- to 7-membered fused substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring;R.sup.4 and R.sup.

Abstract: A dye-donor element for laser-induced thermal dye transfer comprising a support having thereon a dye layer and an infrared-absorbing material which is different from the dye in the dye layer, and wherein the infrared-absorbing material is an oxyindolizine dye. In a preferred embodiment, the oxyindolizine dye has the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or an aryl, cycloalkyl or hetaryl group having from about 5 to about 10 atoms;R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 each independently represents hydrogen, halogen, cyano, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, aryloxycarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, sulfonyl, carbamoyl, acyl, acylamido, alkylamino, arylamino or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl or hetaryl group;or any two of said R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and R.sup.

Abstract: A dye-donor element for laser-induced thermal dye transfer comprising a support having thereon a dye layer and an infrared-absorbing material which is different from the dye in the dye layer, and wherein the infrared-absorbing material is a bis(chalcogenopyrylo)polymethine dye. In a preferred embodiment, the bis(chalcogenopyrylo)polymethine dye has the following formula: ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each independently represents hydrogen, halogen, cyano, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, aryloxycarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, sulfonyl, carbamoyl, acyl, acylamido, alkylamino, arylamino or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl or hetaryl group; or any two of said R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 groups may be joined together to form a 5- to 7-membered substituted or unsubstituted carboxyclic or heterocyclic ring; or R.sup.1 may be joined to Z.sup.1 to form a fused 5- or 7-membered substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring; or R.sup.3 may be joined to Z.sup.

Abstract: An imaging sheet comprising a substrate having an open porous matrix and a photohardenable composition contained within said porous matrix; said imaging sheet being useful in a process wherein said sheet is image-wise exposed to actinic radiation and is subjected to pressure to cause said photohardenable composition to image-wise exude from said porous matrix to a receiver sheet is disclosed. Also disclosed is a process for forming an image by using the inventive imaging sheet, an imaging system including the inventive imaging sheet, and a process for forming a lithographic printing plate by using the inventive imaging sheet.

Abstract: Processes for forming metal patterns such as electric circuits and photosensitive materials useful therein are disclosed wherein a layer of photosensitive microcapsules is used to form a pattern of an adhesive, a metallic pigment, a metal salt or a reducing agent by exposing the layer of microcapsules to actinic radiation and transferring the internal phase to a support member. A pattern of the pigment salt or reducing agent is thereby formed on the support member which is treated with an electroless plating solution to form the metal pattern.

Abstract: An image-forming method which comprises: imagewise exposing a light-sensitive material comprising a light-sensitive layer which contains silver halide, a reducing agent and a polymerizable compound provided on a support to form a latent image of the silver halide; simultaneously or thereafter developing the light-sensitive material to polymerize the polymerizable compound within the area where the latent image of the silver halide has been formed; and pressing the light-sensitive material on an image-receiving material having a transparent support to transfer the obtained image to the image-receiving material.

Abstract: An image-forming method which comprises:imagewise exposing a light-sensitive material comprising a light-sensitive layer provided on a support wherein the light-sensitive layer contains silver halide, a reducing agent and a mixture of at least two polymerizable compounds to form a latent image of the silver halide;simultaneously or thereafter developing the light-sensitive material to polymerize the mixture of the polymerizable compounds within the area where the latent image of the silver halide has been formed; andpressing the light-sensitive material on an image-receiving material to transfer the unpolymerized mixture of the polymerizable compounds to the image-receiving material.

Abstract: A process for forming an image by silver salt diffusion transfer comprising developing a light-sensitive element which comprises a support having provided thereon a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer which has been imagewise exposed to light by an alkaline processing composition in the presence of a silver halide solvent so that at least a part of silver halide unexposed in said emulsion layer is converted to a transferable silver complex salt, and then transferring at least a part of said silver complex salt to an image-receiving layer containing a silver precipitating agent to form an image on said image-receiving layer, wherein the concentration of said silver precipitating agent in said image-receiving layer is in the range of from 2.times.10.sup.-6 to 8.times.10.sup.-6 mol/m.sup.2 and at least one of said light-sensitive element and said alkaline processing composition contains at least one of a compound represented by formula (I) and a compound represented by formula (II) ##STR1## wherein R.

Abstract: A photo and pressure sensitive recording medium comprising a sheet shaped supporting member, microcapsules enveloping therein at least image developing materials and photo-sensitive resins, and plastic grains having large diameter than that of the microcapsule and being softenable when exposed to external energy. The microcapsules and the plastic grains are mixedly distributed and coated on one surface of said supporting member.Since the plastic grains are not softened until they are subjected to the external energy such as heat, light and so on, the microcapsules smaller than the plastic grains can be prevented from unintentional rupturing by fingers of operators or so during the transportation or so of the recording medium even though the microcapsules are prepared to be ruptuable by small pressure such as the pressure applied by the fingers or so.

Abstract: A photosensitive and pressure-sensitive recording material, which comprises (A) a first layer coated on a sheet and containing microcapsules including a first reaction component for a color developing reaction and a component capable of altering the mechanical breaking strength of the microcapsule in response to exposure to light, (B) a second layer coated on the same or different sheet and containing a second reaction component for said color developing reaction brought about upon contact thereof with said first reaction component for building up an image corresponding to an exposed patterned light and (C) an ultraviolet ray absorbing agent contained in said first and/or the second layer.

Abstract: An image-forming method which comprises:imagewise exposing a light-sensitive material comprising a light-sensitive layer provided on a support wherein the light-sensitive layer contains silver halide, a reducing agent, a polymerizable compound and a photo-polymerization initiator;simultaneously or thereafter developing the light-sensitive material to polymerize the polymerizable compound within the area where the latent image of the silver halide has been formed;pressing the light-sensitive material on an image-receiving material to transfer unpolymerized polymerizable compound to the image-receiving material; andirradiating the image-receiving material with a light.

Abstract: Photosensitive compositions contain a surface layer of microcapsules which influence interfacial properties.

Abstract: There are disclosed photographic materials which comprise a synthetic plastic film such as a polyester film having on one surface a resin layer comprising a resin composition containing at least 50 parts by weight (based on the total weight of the resin layer) of a polyolefin which has undergone at least one kneading or a resin layer comprising a resin composition containing 50 to 95 parts by weight (based on the total weight of the resin layer) of said polyolefin and 5 to 50 parts by weight (based on the total weight of the resin layer) of a high-density polyethylene.Further disclosed is a photographic material which comprises a synthetic plastic film having on one surface a layer of the above composition and on another surface a resin layer which contains at least one of carboxy-modified polyolefin, ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymer, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and polyolefin.

Abstract: Process for forming a halftone multicolor pattern which comprises in sequence given the following steps:(1) scanningwise exposing a multicolor original attached to a rotating scanner drum to produce series of electrical signals that are fed into a computer,(2) exposing in a single scan separate black-and-white light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer materials under the control of the computer in accordance with said signals,(3) developing the exposed silver halide emulsion layers with a hardening or tanning developing agent producing a negative or positive silver selection image that can be used as intermediate original in the production of a printing plate, a pattern of oxidized hardening developing agent being imagewise transferred during development from the emulsion layer onto a hardenable non-photosensitive colored gelatin layer originally carried on a temporary support or carried directly on a permanent support,(4) producing a colored relief image by wash-off processing of said colored gelating lay

Abstract: Methods for forming relief images are disclosed employing photosensitive microcapsules; typically, the internal phase of the microcapsules includes a photohardenable composition such as an ethylenically unsaturated compound and a photoinitiator; release of the composition is controlled by exposure and the application of a uniform rupturing force such as pressure; in one embodiment, the released composition functions as a resist image for subsequent processing with an etching agent such as an acid.

Abstract: An instant photographic method uses a photosensitive member in the form of a roll, of a length to receive a plurality of exposures, and an image-receiving member in the form of either a roll or a sheet. The photosensitive member is cut off to the length of a single frame of film after the exposure of its leading end. Before or after cutting off the member or members, the exposed leading end of the photosensitive member and the image-receiving member are superposed. Between the superposed members a processing liquid is distributed and spread in a uniform layer for diffusion transfer processing. During the processing, negative and positive images are produced simultaneously on the photosensitive and image-receiving members, respectively, according to the latent image previously created on the photosensitive member by exposure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image recording process which comprises a step of (i) imagewise exposing a layer containing at least silver halide of an image recording material comprising (a) silver halide, (b) a reducing agent capable of developing silver halide, (c) a photopolymerization sensitizing dye capable of being reduced into a leuco substance by said reducing agent, and (d) a polymerizable vinyl monomer, to light to form a latent image, a step of (ii) uniformly heating said recording material to form a photopolymerization sensitizing dye image in a part corresponding to said latent image, and thereafter a step of (iii) uniformly exposing a layer containing at least said formed photopolymerization sensitizing dye image and said polymerizable vinyl monomer to light to form a polymer image in the part where said photopolymerization sensitizing dye image is present, by photopolymerization.

Abstract: A process for forming a polymeric image in a silver halide sensor type polymerizable light-sensitive material having a silver halide photographic emulsion layer is disclosed. The process is comprised of reducing a development nucleus-containing silver halide using at least one phenol compound and at least one hydrazine compound in the presence of at least one non-gaseous ethylenically unsaturated compound capable of undergoing addition polymerization to selectively polymerize the non-gaseous ethylenically unsaturated compound in an area where the development nucleus-containing silver halide is present. The phenol compound is represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.2 ', R.sub.3 and R.sub.3 ' are defined within the disclosure. The hydrazine compound is represented by the following general formula (II): ##STR2## wherein R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are defined within the disclosure.

Abstract: Direct positive silver halide photographic light-sensitive materials are described in which at least one layer of light-sensitive silver halide photographic emulsion layers and other hydrophilic colloid layers applied on a base contains a mercapto compound represented by the following general formula (I) or (II) as a nucleating agent: ##STR1## wherein Z, L.sub.1, L.sub.2, L.sub.3, R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and m are as defined in the specification. The nucleating agents can also be added to processing solutions.

Abstract: A silver halide sensor type polymerizable light-sensitive material is disclosed. The material is comprised of a support having a silver halide photographic emulsion layer and a polymerizing layer adjacent to the emulsion layer. The polymerizing layer contains a nongaseous ethylenically unsaturated compound capable of undergoing addition polymerization upon reduction of the silver halide with a reducing compound. The material is capable of producing printing plates having good inking property and good printing durability. The material maintains the sensitivity and high resolving power of a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material.

Abstract: An imagewise exposed negative sheet (1) and a positive sheet (2) of a two-sheet diffusion material which are joined together by an adhesion strip (3), transversely to the direction of movement of the sheets (1,2), are passed for wetting in tandem through a developing liquid (6). Thereafter, the rigidity of the sheets (1,2) and the flexibility of the adhesive strip (3) are used, together with a collecting device (11) and a stop (12) for the first-wetted sheet (2) which is adjustable therein to cause an independent V-shaped folding together of the sheets (1,2) about the adhesive strip bending point (14). A deflecting device (9) is adjusted so that the V-shaped folded bending point (14) is guided into the gap between a pair of pressing rollers (10), by which it is taken up. The sheets (1,2) are pressed together and are discharged, in this condition, into a collecting tray (15) through a discharge channel (13).

Abstract: A redox release compound that is capable upon oxidation of releasing a silver ion complexing heterocyclic thio moiety enables reduction of the concentration of silver required in a photographic silver halide material comprising a combination of (i) photographic silver halide capable of forming a surface latent image, and (ii) a photographic silver halide capable of forming an internal latent image. The silver halide capable of forming an internal latent image preferably has lower photosensitivity than the silver halide capable of forming a surface latent image. The redox release compound preferably comprises a silver ion complexing 1,2,4-triazolium-3-thio moiety. An image is developed in such an exposed photographic silver halide element by means of a surface type silver halide developer.

Abstract: A process for forming a colloid relief image on a substrate, comprising the steps of: (a) exposing to actinic light a sheet structure comprising a substrate having coated on one surface thereof a first layer comprising a colloid material capable of being tanned when contacted by oxidized silver halide developer, and coated over the first layer a second layer comprising a photographic silver halide emulsion, the emulsion containing substituted gelatin which is substantially resistant to tanning by the oxidized silver halide developers; (b) developing exposed sheet structure with oxidizable silver halide developers; and (c) washing the sheet structure with warm water, whereby all of the second layer is removed together with portions of the first layer which have not been tanned.

Abstract: Photographic elements, multicolor filters and receivers are disclosed having supports providing microvessels for materials such as radiation-sensitive materials, imaging materials, mordants, silver precipitating agents and materials which are useful in conjunction with these materials. Processes of forming microvessels and introducing materials therein are also disclosed. Processes of forming images are disclosed employing microvessel containing elements. Image transfer processes are disclosed for producing one or a combination of silver and multicolor subtractive primary images alone or in combination with multicolor additive primary images.

Abstract: In the forming of microcellular arrays, such as those useful in photography, a closure is positioned to overlie a plurality of microcells forming a planar array. The closure is selectively removed from one set of micro- cells forming an interlaid pattern with a second set of microcells so that the contents of the first set of micro- cells can be changed without concurrently changing the contents of the second set of microcells.

Abstract: An article comprising a substrate having coated on one surface thereof a first layer comprising a colloidal material capable of being tanned when contacted with oxidized silver halide developers, and overyling said first layer a second layer comprising a photographic silver halide emulsion, said emulsion containing substituted gelatin therein, said substituted gelatin being substantially resistant to tanning when contacted by said oxidized silver halide developers.