Abstract: Water-soluble or water-swellable polymers are described, containing a) 20.0 to 98.99 mole percent of one or more independently recurring structural units of the formula (1) and b) 1.0 to 79.99 mole percent of one or more independently recurring structural units of the formula (2), and c) 0.01 to 8.0 mole percent of one or more independently recurring cross-linking structural units, which are obtained from one or more monomers having at least two olefinic double bonds. The polymers are suitable, for example, as thickeners or yield point formers, in particular in cosmetic, dermatological or pharmaceutical compositions.

Abstract: A decorated resin molded article that can secure a high durability and can represent a sufficiently realistic metal texture in appearance is provided as follows. A metal thin film is directly formed on a design surface of a substrate by either a physical vapor deposition method or a chemical vapor deposition method to provide a metallic decoration. Additionally, a topcoat layer is formed with a thickness of 10 to 40 ?m on the metal thin film. The topcoat layer comprises a transparent coating film having an adhesive property to both of the substrate and the metal thin film.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermal donor comprising a dye mixture and a urea light-stabilizing compound, wherein the light-stabilizing compound is represented by structure I: wherein: R1, R2 and R3 represent a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, cycloalkyl group, alkenyl group, aralkyl group, aryl group or heterocyclic group, provided that at least one of R1, R2, and/or R3 is a hydrogen atom; R4-R8 represent a hydrogen atom, hydroxyl group, alkyl group, cycloalkyl group, alkenyl group, aralkyl group, aryl group, heterocyclic group, aryloxy group, or alkoxy group; and R3 forms a heterocyclic ring with either R4 or R8, and an imaging system comprising a donor sheet having a layer containing a dye and an image receiving sheet having a dye receiving layer, wherein either the donor sheet or the image receiving sheet comprises a dye mixture and a urea light-stabilizing compound of structure I.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an imaged element comprising at least one imaged layer comprising at least one yellow dye and a support, wherein said support comprises at least one face side resin layer comprising a material capable of improving the yellow dark stability of said imaged element, wherein said materials has the formula:

Abstract: A dye-fixing element for color diffusion transfer process, having an ultraviolet-absorbing layer that contains an ultraviolet absorber in a coating amount of 0.2 g/m2 or more, over a mordant layer; and containing, as at least one dispersion medium for the ultraviolet absorber, a compound represented by formula (1), in a ratio (mass ratio) of 25 to 200% of the ultraviolet absorber; with the sum of coating amounts of the ultraviolet absorber and total dispersion medium for the ultraviolet absorber being 1.0 g/m2 or less; wherein x and y each represent a molar fraction of each recurring unit, the total of x and y is 1, and y ranges from 0.85 to 0.95.

Abstract: A photographic film with a polymeric acid-reacting neutralizing layer comprising a half ester of isobutylene/maleic anhydride copolymer is provided herein. This polymeric acid-reacting neutralizing layer is used to attenuate a photographic film's development process, which is effective under alkali conditions, by lowering the pH of the alkaline processing composition.

Abstract: An image transfer sheet include a substrate having a water permeability, an image dye layer containing a negative image overlaid on the substrate, a white dye layer overlaid on the image dye layer, a transfer layer made of a water-soluble epoxy resin and overlaid on an upper surface of the white dye layer and enclosing peripheries of the white dye layer and the image dye layer, and a protective layer overlaid on the transfer layer. Whereby the negative image in the image transfer sheet can be readily and quickly transferred to be a positive image printed on an object, the image printed on the object has a high abrasive resistance and a long durability.

Abstract: A photographic film with a polymeric acid-reacting neutralizing layer comprising a half ester of isobutylene/maleic anhydride copolymer is provided herein. This polymeric acid-reacting neutralizing layer is used to attenuate a photographic film's development process, which is effective under alkali conditions, by lowering the pH of the alkaline processing composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to a diffusion transfer type film unit which can produce the same two picture prints at one shot of photographing. The film unit comprises a first sheet and a second sheet. The first sheet includes at least transparent sheet through which exposure is made. The second sheet includes at least photosensitive layer. In one embodiment, two dye image receiving layers are disposed on the first and second sheets separately and a peeling-off layer is disposed between the photosensitive layer and a dye image receiving layer on the second sheet. In another embodiment, two dye image receiving layers are disposed on the same second sheet and a peeling-off layer is disposed therebetween. In both embodiments, the second sheet is capable of being separated into two parts at the interface of the dye image receiving layer and the peeling-off layer. After development, respective picture images on the two dye image receiving layers can be viewed by separating the second sheet into two parts.

Abstract: This invention provides a color diffusion transfer image forming material comprising a light-sensitive material containing a compound which forms or releases a diffusible dye upon reaction with a developing agent derived from a light-sensitive silver halide, aminopheno derivative or phenylenediamine derivative and an oxidation product of the developing agent supported on a first support, and a dye-fixing material containing a discoloration preventing agent having a specific structure supported on a second support which may be the same as or different from the first support, wherein the light-sensitive material and the dye-fixing material are located so that the diffusible dye formed or released by developing is at least transferred from the light-sensitive material to the dye-fixing material in developing the light-sensitive material, thereby providing the image forming material with excellent properties in terms of dye concentration, image fastness and the like.

Abstract: A heat-developable color light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion, a hydrophilic binder and a dye-donating compound capable of releasing a diffusible dye in correspondence or counter-correspondence to the silver development, wherein at least two light-insensitive layers are provided between the support and a light-sensitive layer closest to the support and the light-insensitive layer not adjacent to the light-sensitive layer contains at least one compound represented by the following formula (I) or (II): wherein R1 to R6 are defined herein wherein R7, R8 and R9 are defined herein and Y represents —CO— or —SO2—.

Abstract: There is disclosed a dye-fixing element utilizable to form an image by releasing or producing an image-forming dye or a precursor thereof in proportion or contraproportion to developed silver formed by development after imagewise exposing of a photosensitive silver halide and thereafter by diffusion or diffusive-transfer of the dye, which element comprises a polymeric dye mordant containing a recurring unit of the formula (A) and/or (B): wherein R12 and R22 each are H or an alkyl group, Y1 and Y2 each are ←CONR4—, ←COO— or ←CH(OH)CH2O—, X is Cl, Br, I or OH, Z is an atomic group necessary to form a 5- to 7-membered heteroring together with the N, R13 and R23 each are H, CH3, C2H5, or a halogen atom, and R4 is H or an alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms, and the symbol ← is a bond on the side of the main chain of the polymer. There is also disclosed a method for forming a color image excellent in fastness to light without causing any color-mixing.

Abstract: There is disclosed an image element wherein a dye, formed or released by reaction with an oxidized product of specific a compound, and specific a fixed compound, coexist in a binder on a support. The image element can have high color density in image, and it can be excellent in light fastness. Furthermore, there is also disclosed an image formation method to provide the image element.

Abstract: A color imaging element comprising a dye formed upon a reaction of an oxidation product of a compound represented by formula (I) shown below together with at least one water-soluble compound represented by formula (II) shown below on a support: wherein Z represents a carbamoyl group, an acyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, a sulfonyl group or a sulfamoyl group; and Q represents an atomic group necessary for forming an unsaturated ring together with the carbon atom; wherein X represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, an aliphatic group, an acyl group, an aliphatic oxy group, an aliphatic oxycarbonyl group or an aryloxycarbonyl group; Y1 and Y2, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, or Y1 and Y2 may be combined with each other to form a 5-membered or 6-membered ring; Z1 represents a simple bond, a methylene group which may be substituted or an ethylene group which may be substituted; Z2 represents a

Abstract: There is disclosed a heat-developable color photographic light-sensitive material having on a base at least a light-sensitive silver halide, a binder, a coupler, and a reducing agent, wherein, as the reducing agent, a co-emulsion comprising at least one silver-developing reducing agent and at least one color-image-forming reducing agent is contained, and the silver-developing reducing agent is a specific sulfonamidophenol compound, and wherein the coupler forms a diffusion dye by reaction with an oxidized product of the color-image-forming reducing agent. The light-sensitive material can secure good discrimination by rapid processing and it is excellent in raw stock storability.

Abstract: There is disclosed a photographic element which contains, in a binder on a base, a specified compound having a group that is capable of causing chemical reaction with a reactive group contained in the binder, to form a covalent bond. According to the photographic element, a color image excellent in light-fastness can be obtained.

Abstract: A method for improving light fastness of an image, which comprises releasing or forming an image forming dye or a precursor thereof corresponding or counter-corresponding to silver development and allowing an image formed by transferring said image forming dye or precursor thereof to coexist with a compound represented by general formula (I) in an image forming material ##STR1## The symbols in formula (I) are defined in the description. Also disclosed is an image forming material for use in the method.

Abstract: A photographic element which comprises at least one temporary barrier layer formed by applying an organic solvent solution containing at least two kinds of copolymers, wherein each of said at least two kinds of copolymers comprises, as its constituents, at least one monomer selected from group A, at least one monomer selected from group B, and at least one monomer selected from group C:group A: mono(meth)acrylates of polyhydric alcohols;group B: ethylenic unsaturated monomers having a carboxyl group; andgroup C: ethylenic unsaturated monomers which are other than those of groups A and B, and which are copolymerizable with the monomers of groups A and B.

Abstract: The present invention is a photographic element including a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer superposed on said support; and at least one auxiliary layer. The auxiliary layer includes a gelatin-grafted-polyurethane which is formed by coating and subsequent drying of a coating composition comprising gelatin covalently bound to a polyurethane through a grafting agent, wherein a ratio of gelatin to polyurethane is from 1:10 to 2:1.

Abstract: There are described novel photographic processing compositions, film units and processes for use in diffusion transfer photographic systems. More particularly, there is described a method for forming a diffusion transfer image photographic processing of diffusion transfer photographic film units in the presence of hypoxanthine and inosine. Diffusion transfer photographic systems utilizing the novel photographic element or method of the present invention exhibit substantially fewer, if any, crystals on the final image of the finished photograph post-processing.

Abstract: There are described a diffusion transfer photographic film unit of the type wherein an image-receiving element is designed to be separated from a photosensitive element after photoexposure and processing and a photographic process which utilizes the film unit. The photographic film unit comprises a photosensitive element including a support carrying at least one silver halide emulsion, an image-receiving element comprising a support, an image-receiving layer and, optionally, an overcoat layer and/or a strip-coat layer. At least one of the image-receiving layer, overcoat layer or strip-coat layer includes a "crosslinkable material" which is crosslinked during processing. The film unit further includes means for providing an aqueous alkaline processing composition to the photosensitive element and the image-receiving element for developing an image. The aqueous alkaline processing composition includes a borate compound for crosslinking the crosslinkable material of the image-receiving element during processing.

Abstract: There is described a multicolor diffusion transfer film unit having a plurality of different color image components, each of which includes a color-sensitive silver halide emulsion in association with a corresponding image dye-providing material and a first silver halide developer which takes part in photographic development to provide an imagewise pattern of diffusible image dye-forming material as a function of photoexposure. At least one of said color image components includes a second silver halide developer, or a precursor thereof, which is capable of developing silver halide indiscriminately and which is made available after photographic development in the color image component in which it is located is substantially completed.

Abstract: Image forming method is disclosed using a light-sensitive material which comprises a support and a light-sensitive layer provided thereon. The light-sensitive layer contains silver halide, a reducing agent and an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable compound. The light-sensitive material of the present invention further contains a polymerization inhibitor releasing (PIR) compound. The polymerization inhibitor releasing compound has a function of releasing a polymerization inhibitor when the compound is heated or reacted with a base. The silver halide, the reducing agent, the polymerizable compound and the polymerization inhibitor releasing compound are preferably contained in microcapsules which are dispersed in the light-sensitive layer.

Abstract: There is disclosed a color diffusion transfer light-sensitive material in which a transferred density is increased and a processing temperature dependency of the transferred density is improved to a large extent. The above light-sensitive material comprises a color diffusion transfer light-sensitive element containing at least one of the compounds represented by the following Formula (I), and an alkali processing composition: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents an alkyl group; X represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an acylamino group, a sulfonylamino group, a ureido group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a sulfonyl group, an alkoxycarbonylamino group, an amino group, a sulfamoylamino group, a cyano group, a hydroxyl group, or a halogen atom; n represents an integer of 1 to 4; and when n is 2 or more, a plurality of X may be the same or different.

Abstract: There is disclosed a dye fixing element containing a novel compound which improves the light fastness of an image obtained by the method in which the image is formed by transferring. The above dye fixing element contains a novel hydrazine derivative represented by the following Formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 represent independently a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, cycloalkyl group, alkenyl group, or aralkyl group; R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 may be combined with each other to form a ring, provided that this ring is a non-aromatic heterocyclic ring and the atoms constituting the ring other than the nitrogens of Formula (I) are carbon atoms.

Abstract: A two-phase acidic aqueous composition for use as a neutralization layer is generally comprised of a water soluble aqueous phase and a water insoluble particle phase. The particle phase generally comprises a copolymer having recurring units of an organic acid monomer and an organic ester monomer. The aqueous phase comprises a water soluble polymer having recurring units of at least an organic acid monomer. The organic acid monomers selected for the aqueous phase polymer are capable of interacting with the particle phase polymers such that the particle phase polymers are brought into stabilizing, intimate association with the aqueous phase.

Abstract: A color diffusion transfer film unit and an image formation method using the same are disclosed, in which a light-sensitive material containing a specific sulfonamide compound of formula (I) and a specific tertiary amine compound of formula (II) is processed with an alkali processing composition containing a specific tertiary amine polymer. The film provides a transferred color image having a high density with reduced dependency on processing time, and suppresses changes in density of the resulting image with time after processing.

Abstract: A two-phase acidic aqueous composition for use as a neutralization layer is generally comprised of a water soluble aqueous phase and a water insoluble particle phase. The particle phase generally comprises a copolymer having recurring units of an organic acid monomer and an organic ester monomer. The aqueous phase comprises a water soluble polymer having recurring units of at least an organic acid monomer. The organic acid monomers selected for the aqueous phase polymer are capable of interacting with the particle phase polymers such that the particle phase polymers are brought into stabilizing, intimate association with the aqueous phase.

Abstract: Disclosed is a color diffusion transfer photosensitive material containing a compound represented by a color diffusion transfer photosensitive material containing at least one compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represent a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group or an aryl group; and R.sub.3 represents an aliphatic group or a group represented by the following general formula (Ab): ##STR2## wherein R.sub.4 represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group or an aryl group and R.sub.5 represents an aliphatic group, an aryl group or an amino group; and further, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, R.sub.1 and R.sub.3, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, or R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 may combine with each other to form a 5- to 7-membered ring, or R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 may combine with one another to form a bicyclo ring; wherein the total number of carbon atoms contained in R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 is not smaller than 10, at least either R.sub.1 or R.sub.

Abstract: A thermally developable color photosensitive material comprises a support, having thereon a photosensitive silver halide, a binder, an electron transfer agent, an electron donor, and a reducible dye donating compound which is capable of being reduced and releasing a diffusible dye, wherein the reducible dye donating compound and a compound represented by the following formula (1) are present together in the form of an emulsified dispersion in the binder.

Abstract: An image-receiving element for use in photographic diffusion transfer film units of the type wherein the image-receiving element, which includes an image-receiving layer, is designed to be removed, or "peeled-apart", from a photosensitive element after exposure and development have been carried out. The image-receiving element includes a strip-coat layer comprising a hydrophilic colloid, such as gum arabic, and an aluminum salt which overlies the image-receiving layer and significantly reduces striations and/or haze and facilitates the separation of the image-receiving element from the remainder of the film unit subsequent to diffusion transfer photography.

Abstract: Disclosed is a novel dye fixing element comprising a dye fixing layer on which a diffusive dye produced or released by developing a light-sensitive element containing at least (i) a light-sensitive silver halide, (ii) a hydrophilic binder and (iii) a dye providing compound which releases a diffusive dye in correspondence to or counter correspondence to an exposure in the presence of a base and/or base precursor after or simultaneously with the imagewise exposure which is to be transferred and fixed. A borate compound is incorporated in at least a protective layer of the fixing layer provided on one side thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed is a color diffusion transfer photographic film unit improved in separability and light fastness. It comprises (1) a light sensitive sheet having an image receiving layer, a white reflective layer, a shading layer and at least one silver halide emulsion layer having at least one dye image forming substance, which layers are formed on a transparent support, (2) a transparent cover sheet comprising a neutralization layer and a neutralization timing layer, which layers are formed on a transparent support, and (3) a shading alkali treating composition developed between the light sensitive sheet and the transparent cover sheet. Further, the image receiving layer contains a hydrazine derivative represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.

Abstract: A novel dye fixing element is provided comprising a dye fixing layer on which a diffusive dye produced or released by developing a light-sensitive element containing at least a light-sensitive silver halide, a hydrophilic binder and a dye providing compound which produces or releases a diffusive dye in correspondence to or counter correspondence to the exposure in the presence of a base and/or base precursor after or simultaneously with imagewise exposure is transferred and fixed, wherein the outermost layer on the dye fixing layer side or on the opposite side, i.e., back layer side contains at least one compound represented by the following general formula (I) and exhibits a contact angle of 80.degree. or more to a drop of methane iodide(RfCH.sub.2 O).sub.n --PO(OM).sub.m (I)wherein n and m satisfy the equation: n+m=3; Rf represents a perfluoroalkyl group; and M represents an alkali metal ion, NH.sup.4+ or secondary, tertiary or quaternary ammonium ion.

Abstract: A dye fixing element to which a diffusible dye is transferable, the dye having been formed or released during development, either after or at the same time as imagewise exposure of a photosensitive element, which photosensitive element comprises a photosensitive silver halide, a binder and a dye providing compound which forms or releases a diffusible dye in correspondence or counter-correspondence to the exposure, wherein the dye fixing element comprises at least one compound represented by general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and X are as defined in the specification.

Abstract: Disclosed is a heat developable light-sensitive material that comprises a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive layer containing a silver halide emulsion, a dye-donating substance and a reducing agent, wherein at least one subbing layer comprised of a hydrophobic polymer is provided between the light-sensitive layer nearlest to the support and the support, and at least one said subbing layer contains a photographic useful reagent.A heat developable light-sensitive material according to this invention, can provide control fogging and raise the maximum density, or can improve the maximum density difference without exerting adverse effects on sensitivity and preservability.

Abstract: A diffusion transfer photographic material is disclosed, which comprises a support having thereon at least a photosensitive element comprising a photosensitive silver halide emulsion and a diffusible dye donating compound, and a dye fixing element which is placed upon the said photosensitive element at the time of image transfer, wherein a natural macromolecular polysaccharide originating from red algae is included in said photosensitive element and/or in said dye fixing element, and a process of producing a diffusion transfer photographic material is disclosed, which comprises the step of using a coating liquid which contains a water soluble polymer solution comprising a natural macromolecular polysaccharide, a hydrophilic organic solvent in which the said water soluble polymer is essentially insoluble and water.

Abstract: A photographic element comprising a support having thereon at least one layer comprising a polymer obtained by copolymerizing a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (I) and a copolymerizable cellulose derivative represented by the following general formula (II):--A).sub.x (B).sub.y (I)wherein A represents a repeating unit derived from an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having --COOH group, --SO.sub.3 H group or --PO(OH).sub.2 group in the molecular structure; and B represents a repeating unit derived from a copolymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomer; ##STR1## wherein (R.sup.1)s each independently represents (i) a hydrogen atom, (ii) a monovalent organic bonding group such as an ester group or an ether group or (iii) a monovalent organic bonding group represented by the following general formula (III), with the proviso that (R.sup.1)s do not all hydrogen atom at the same time; and n represents a number of 20 to 800; ##STR2## wherein R.sup.

Abstract: An imaged transparency comprised of a supporting substrate, oil absorbing layers comprised of, for example, chlorinated rubber, styrene-diene copolymers, alkylmethacrylate copolymers, ethylene-propylene copolymers; sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, or sodium carboxymethylhydroxyethyl cellulose; and ink receiving polymer layers comprised of, for example, vinyl alcohol/vinyl acetate, vinyl alcohol/vinyl butyral, or vinyl alcohol/vinyl acetate/vinyl chloride copolymers. The ink receiving layers may include therein, or thereon fillers such as silica, calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide.

Abstract: Disclosed is a heat-developable color photographic material containing a compound represented by Formula (1) shown below: ##STR1## wherein X represents a halogen atom, and Y represents a group of nonmetallic atoms necessary for forming a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring bearing on the ring at least one substituent having 4 or more carbon atoms.Disclosed is also a process for forming an image on a heat-developable color photographic material, which comprises carrying out heat-development processing in the presence of the compound represented by Formula (1) mentioned above.

Abstract: A color diffusion transfer photographic film unit is disclosed, which comprises:(1) a support having a light-shielding function in itself and/or having thereon a layer having a light-shielding function;(2) a light-sensitive element on the support, the element comprising in order from the support at least;(a) a color image-receiving layer comprising a mordant agent in a binder,(b) a peeling layer, and(c) at least one silver halide emulsion layer associated with a color image-forming substance;(3) a light-shielding agent-containing alkali processing composition; and(4) a cover sheet comprising at least a layer having a neutralizing function on a transparent support;wherein the cover sheet is characterized by having a dye-trapping layer comprising a mordant agent in a binder adjacent the alkali processing composition.

Abstract: Printing endurance of a lithographic printing plate made by using silver complex diffusion transfer process is markedly improved and besides staining which occurs during printing can be effectively inhibited by containing in at least one of a layer which contains nuclei for physical development comprising a heavy metal of a sulfide thereof and a layer contiguous to said layer at least one water-soluble synthetic polymer having the following structural units: ##STR1## wherein A:B=100:0-50:50 (molar ratio)C:D=100:0-50:50 (molar ratio)(A+B):(C+D)=95:5-5:95 (molar ratio) and R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group of 1-6 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group of 1-20 carbon atoms, R.sub.3 represents an alkyl group of 1-20 carbon atoms and M represents a hydrogen atom or a cation.

Abstract: A heat-developable color photographic light-sensitive material capable of giving positive color images having high maximum density, low minimum density, and less strain, comprising at least a light-sensitive silver halide, a binder, a dye-providing non-diffusible compound capable of releasing a diffusible dye on being reduced, and a reducing agent, wherein the light-sensitive material further contains at least one compound represented by the following formula (I), (II), or (III); ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, with a proviso that R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents a group having no redox activity after its cleavage and R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group.

Abstract: A diffusion transfer photographic element wherein there is included at least one layer which contains a water based polymer dispersion obtained by adding at least one ethylenic unsaturated monomer which contains a sulfinic acid group to a polymer dispersion which contains repeating units which have at least one quaternary ammonium salt and carrying out a polymerization.

Abstract: A color diffusion transfer photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed, said light-sensitive material comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of polymers obtained by the condensation of at least one of compounds represented by the general formula (I) and at least one of compounds represented by the general formula (II) in the presence of an acid or alkaline catalyst; polymers obtained by the condensation of at least one of compounds represented by the general formula (I) and at least one of compounds represented by the general formula (III) in the presence of an acid catalyst; novolak resins obtained by the condensation of at least one of compounds represented by the general formula (I) and at least one of compounds represented by the general formula (IV) in the presence of an acid catalyst in a uniform organic solvent system while eliminating off water produced upon azeotropy; and polymers obtained by the condensation of at least one of compounds represented by the general formula (

Abstract: A heat developable color photographic material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon at least a photosensitive silver halide, a binder, and a dye providing compound capable of releasing or forming a diffusible dye in correspondence or counter-correspondence to reduction of the silver halide to silver, said heat developable color photosensitive material further comprising a compound represented by formula (I):C.sub.6n (H.sub.2 O).sub.5n+1 (I)wherein n represents an integer of 1 or more. The material exhibits excellent raw preservability and provides a stain-free color image having a high maximum density.

Abstract: A heat-developable color light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least a light-sensitive silver halide, a binder, a dye providing compound capable of releasing or forming a diffusible dye in correspondence or counter-correspondence to a reaction in which silver halide is reduced to silver, a basic metal salt compound which is sparingly soluble in water, and at least one acid precursor compound represented by formula (I) or formula (II): ##STR1## wherein the total number of carbon atoms included in R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is at least 10, and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents a group represented by formula (III) or formula (IV): ##STR2## wherein R.sup.11, R.sup.12, R.sup.13, R.sup.14, R.sup.15, R.sup.16, R.sup.17 and R.sup.18 each represents a substituent, provided that R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are selected such that the sum of the aliphatic Taft's constants (.sigma.* value) of the substituents represented by formula (III), the Taft's constants (.sigma.-value) of R.sup.14 and R.sup.

Abstract: A method of preserving colored images formed by exposing imagewise a heat developable color photosensitive element which has a construction which includes, on a support, at least a photosensitive silver halide, a binder and a dye providing substance which forms or releases a diffusible dye in proportion, or in inverse proportion, to a reaction in which the silver halide is reduced to silver; thereafter or simultaneously heating said element to form a diffusible dye; and transferring the diffusible dye image to a dye fixing element, wherein the photosensitive element or the dye fixing element further comprises at least one of a compound of which the quenching rate constant for the excited triplet of arylazonaphthol yes is at least 1.times.10.sup.5 M.sup.-1 .multidot.sec.sup.-1 and a compound of which the quenching rate constant for singlet state oxygen is at least 1.times.10.sup.7 M.sup.-1 .multidot.sec.sup.-1.

Abstract: A self-processing photographic film unit has a trap member using a nonwoven cloth in order to catch surplus processing solution. This nonwoven cloth is provided with a polymer having carboxyl groups, and a hardening agent for hardening the polymer in order to prevent leakage and change of color to a frame portion of an image forming plane. A nonwoven cloth according to another embodiment includes a fiber of duplex structure which comprises an external layer of a hydrophilic cross linkage polymer and an internal layer of an acrylonitrile type polymer. A further embodiment includes a nonwoven cloth having dimensions of individual gaps or density which are changed stepwise or continuously. This nonwoven cloth is stored in the trap section so that a portion having a small density or large individual gaps is disposed on the inlet side.

Abstract: A color light sensitive material which provides a positive dye image having high density, good color reproducibility and which exhibits excellent preservability before use. The material comprises a support having provided thereon a light-sensitive silver halide, a binder, a reducible dye donating compound, and at least one reducing agent selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by formula (IA) and a compound represented by formula (IB): ##STR1## wherein the substituents have the meanings indicated in the specification.