Abstract: A novel silver halide color photographic material is provided which comprises a support having coated thereon at least three silver halide emulsion layers having maximum spectral sensitivities in at least three sensitive wavelength ranges of 400 nm to 500 nm, 500 nm to 570 nm and 650 nm to 730 nm and is sensitive to said three sensitive wavelength ranges to form yellow, magenta and cyan dye images, respectively, characterized in that said silver halide color photographic material has additionally at least one function to provide a maximum spectral sensitvity in wavelength range other than said three sensitive wavelength ranges and to form any of yellow, magenta or cyan dye image by an exposure to the light of said other range. A color image formation method is also disclosed which comprises exposing said silver halide color photographic material to light in a print exposure process in combination with a scanning exposure process, and then developing said silver halide color photographic material.

Abstract: A method of forming colored images by exposing and then developing a silver halide color photographic photosensitive material which has a blue sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a green sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a red sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on a support. In the method, silver halide grains which have a silver bromide containing phase of which the silver bromide content is from 10 to 60 mol % localized at the surface or within the grains, and in which from 95 to 99.5 mol % (average value) of the grains as a whole in the emulsion layer consists of silver chloride, the remainder consisting of substantially silver iodide free silver bromide, are included in at least one of the green sensitive and red sensitive silver halide emulsion layers. The material is subjected to a scanning exposure with blue light, green light and red light.

Abstract: A full color recording material comprising a support having thereon at least three silver halide photosensitive emulsion layers which contain respectively couplers which form yellow, magenta and cyan colorations and which are sensitive to light of different wavelength regions, at least two of the said layers being spectrally sensitized selectively to match laser light beams of wavelengths of at least 670 nm, wherein the at least two layers aforementioned contain at least one type of crosslinking type spectrally sensitizing dye.

Abstract: Poly(ethylene glycol)-N-succinimide carbonate and its preparation are disclosed. Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is converted into its N-succinimide carbonate derivative. This form of the polymer reacts readily with amino groups of proteins in aqueous buffers. The modified proteins have PEG-chains grafted onto the polypeptide backbone by means of stable, hydrolysis-resistant urethane (carbamate) linkages.

Abstract: Method of forming a silver image by exposing a silver halide emulsion spectrally sensitized with a trinuclear merocyanine dye to light of 600-690 nm and wet-processing the emulsion with aqueous developing or activating solution and fixing solution, thereby dissolving away said dye from the resulting silver-image-containing material, said trinuclear merocyanine dye comprising at least 2 water-solubilizing groups.

Abstract: Image-forming light from a light source is projected to form a latent image with color information on a photosensitive sheet having a surface coated with microcapsules each containing a light-curable agent sensitive to light in a wavelength range corresponding to blue, green or red and a specified chromogenic agent which produces yellow, magenta or cyanic. An image transfer sheet with a surface coated with a developing agent having chromogenic effects on these encapsulated chromogenic agents is superposed on such a photosensitive sheet with a latent image formed thereon by selectively hardened microcapsules and these sheets are compressed together to rupture only those of the microcapsules which have not been hardened. The emission characteristics of the lamp used as the light source are such that the emission intensity is concentrated in wavelength ranges where the light-curable agents have peak photosensitivities.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least three photosensitive layers containing a silver chloride emulsion or a silver chlorobromide emulsion having an average silver chloride content of at least 96 mol % and containing substantially no silver iodide, said at least three photosensitive layers comprising a cyan coupler-containing layer, a magenta coupler-containing layer and a yellow coupler-containing layer, wherein said at least three photosensitive layers each has different spectral sensitivity peak in the photosensitive wavelength regions of 650 to 690 nm, 720 nm and 770 to 850 nm, respectively, and the total coating weight of silver halide is not more than 0.78 g/m.sup.2 in terms of silver, and the above-disclosed material wherein the support is a reflective support comprising a base paper impregnated with a synthetic polymer through the surface of the base paper, and a white pigment-containing water-resistant resin layer coated on the base paper.

Abstract: An aggregated-Group Ib metal colloid is prepared, which may be used to form stable color-differentiated images, by the selective application of thermal energy thereto. The metal aggregates, when exposed to thermal energy, revert either to the unaggregated metal or to an aggregate of lesser dimension. This change induces a color change in the material, which is clearly visible against those areas not so exposed. The metal aggregates, when dispersed in a polymeric matrix, are stable in the absence of heat.

Abstract: There is described a process for recording a positive or negative continuous tone color copy having the same or lower contrast than a continuous tone original image, comprising the steps of:providing a photographic element comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion unit capable of forming a yellow image, a silver halide emulsion unit capable of formign a cyan image, and a silver halide emulsion unit capable of forming a magnenta image, each image-forming unit having a maximum spectral sensitivity at a different wavelength of radiation, and at least one of the image-forming units having a gamma as described herein,receiving image data representing the densities of the yellow, magenta, and cyan records of the original image,modifying said image data and using it to control three exposure sources, each emitting radiation in the region of maximum spectral sensitivity for a corresponding one of the image-forming units, so that, after exposure, the recorded image density range for at least one of

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 oxonol dye. In a preferred embodiment, the oxonol 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, carbamoyl, sulfonyl, 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 complete a 5- to 7-membered substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring; or either R.sup.1 or R.sup.2 may be joined to R.sup.4 or R.sup.6 to complete a 5- to 7-membered substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring; or R.sup.2 or R.sup.3 may be joined to R.sup.5 or 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 trinuclear cyanine dye. In a preferred embodiment, the trinuclear cyanine dye has the following formula: ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or cycloalkyl group having from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or an aryl or hetaryl group having from about 5 to about 10 atoms;R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 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 said R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 groups may be combined with R.sup.1, R.sup.2 or 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 indene-bridged-polymethine dye. In a preferred embodiment, the indene-bridged-polymethine dye has the following formula: ##STR1## wherein: R represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or cycloalkyl group having from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or an aryl or hetaryl group having from about 5 to about 10 atoms; R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 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 hetaryly group; or any two of said R, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.

Abstract: A medium for image formation which comprises a monomolecular film or monomolecular built-up film of a metal chelate compound and a process for image formation which comprises (1) manipulating the adsorption of a gas on a metal chelate compound and the desorption of the gas therefrom or (2) reducing metal ions in molecules of a metal chelate compound.

Abstract: Color film which has relatively high photographic sensitivity, improved spatial sensitivity and reduced problems with aliasing between film stripe structure and scene content and from which full color photographic information can be extracted. An embodiment of the color film includes a black and white photographic film emulsion which is coated upon a substrate, which emulsion is covered with a repetitive pattern of a triad of: (a) color stripes such as yellow, green and cyan stripes wherein at least one of the colors is a nonprimary color; (b) color stripes of unsaturated hues such as, for example, pastel yellow, pastel green and pastel cyan stripes wherein at least one of the colors is a nonprimary unsaturated hue; or (c) color stripes of unsaturated hues of any color. Full color prints or enlargements are made by a hybrid process which includes electronic scanning to extract color information and an optical or an electronic method to extract detail information.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing a full color image including a photosensitive element having three silver halide emulsion layers, at least two of which are sensitized to radiation in the infrared region of the electromagnetic region, and three laser diodes for exposing the photosensitive element. The three silver halide emulsion layers are differentiated from each other by photographic speed, filter layers between the emulsion layers or a combination of both speed differences and filter layers.

Abstract: An imaging process which comprises the steps of:(i) providing a first radiation sensitive element comprising a transparent base having coated thereon at least three imaging media each capable of forming a color image upon imagewise exposure and processing, each of said imaging media capable of forming a color image having a maximum sensitivity at a wavelength different from the wavelengths of the maximum sensitivity of the other imaging media capable of forming a color image and the wavelength of the maximum absorption of the color image formed by each imaging medium differing from the wavelength of the maximum absorption of the color image formed by the other imaging media by at least 40 nm;(ii) obtaining color separation information representative of the cyan, magneta and yellow and optionally black content of a color original, or electronically generated image,(iii) exposing said first radiation sensitive element of step (i) to at least three independently modulated sources of radiation, each source being

Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive photographic material for a laser light exposure is disclosed. The material comprises a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing silver halide grains therein and a layer adjacent thereto, wherein said silver halide grains are spectrally sensitized with a dye represented by the following formula I, at least one layer of said silver halide emulsion layer and said adjacent layer contains a fluorine-containing ionic surfactant, a non-ionic surfactant and an inorganic salt; ##STR1## The material of the invention excels in each of sensitivity, gradation and maximum density, and exhibits good coloration.

Abstract: A recording apparatus according to the present invention in which a data is recorded by charging a recording medium, scanning laser beams on the recording medium to form electrostatic latent images thereon, and developing and transferring the electrostatic latent image, comprises a charger for charging the recording medium; and at least two image forming device disposed around the recording medium for recording multi-colored and/or uni-colored data in a plurality of print modes. In the recording apparatus, the print modes is controlled so as to drive the second image forming device corresponding to the second print mode after the operation of the first print mode is closed, when the second print mode is designated in the operation of the first image forming means corresponding to the first print mode. And, the driver for driving the recording medium is controlled so as to continuously drive the recording medium when the first print mode is switched to the second print mode by the switching device.

Abstract: A recording system for megavolt irradiation therapy, in which the recording is carried out by the therapeutic irradiation during the entire period of irradiation, comprising a silver halide film that has a gradation of at least 4 when exposed with visible light and of metal foils having atomic numbers of 22 to 50. It has improved image quality compared with known systems.

Abstract: There is disclosed a photographic four-color material for the silver dye bleach process, which material, in addition to containing the customary yellow, magenta and cyan image dyes, contains a black layer which is sensitive to infra-red light.The material is suitable e.g. for testing dotted or continuous tone color separation positives.

Abstract: A process for producing a continuous tone color image comprising providing a light sensitive photographic element comprising a substrate bearing three imaging media coated thereon, said imaging media comprising:(1) an imaging medium capable of forming a yellow image upon imagewise exposure and processing,(2) an imaging medium capable of forming a magenta image upon imagewise exposure and processing,(3) an imaging medium capable of forming a cyan image upon imagewise exposure and processing,each imaging medium having a maximum spectral sensitivity at a wavelength different from that of the maximum spectral sensitivity of the other imaging media within the range 550 to 900 nm, the sensitivities at the wavelength of maximum spectral sensitivity of the media decreasing in order from the medium of shortest wavelength maximum spectral sensitivity to the medium of longest wavelength maximum spectral sensitivity, the difference in said sensitivities between the media of shortest and longest wavelength maximum spectra

Abstract: Method and apparatus for intensification and reflective read-out of underexposed films, radiographs, and the like are shown which include means for converting a metallic silver particle image to a highly reflective image. The film containing the highly reflective image is placed in a black-walled cavity which may contain a particle-free liquid, such as water. The image is raster scanned by a laser beam, and light reflected from the image is detected by a photomultiplier. The photomultiplier output is digitized and the digitized signal is stored for subsequent computer enhancement and display.

Abstract: An imaging process which comprises the steps of:(i) providing a first radiation sensitive element comprising a transparent base having coated thereon at least three imaging media each capable of forming a color image upon imagewise exposure and processing, each media having a maximum sensitivity at a wavelength different from of the other imaging media and the wavelength of the maximum absorption of the color image formed by each imaging medium differing from the other imaging media by at least 40 nm;(ii) obtaining color separation information representative of the cyan, magenta and yellow and optionally black content of a color original, or electronically generated image,(iii) exposing said first radiation sensitive element of step (i) to at least three independently modulated sources of radiation, such that a latent image representative of at least the cyan, magenta and yellow information of step (ii) is formed in individual color forming media;(iv) processing said exposed radiation sensitive element to pro

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image forming method and apparatus in which a photographic material is subjected to an exposure by scanning with laser beam being of blue, green and red wavelengths as an exposure means, the photographic material used in the above scanning exposure process is a silver halide photographic material comprising blue, green and red sensitive silver halide emulsion layers, the silver halide of at least one of which emulsion layers is silver chloroiodobromide whose silver bromide content is from zero to 65 mol %.

Abstract: A method of generating visible multicolor images using a single wavelength laser beam is disclosed.

Abstract: The surface of a sheet-like member such as a sheet of paper may be illuminated by surrounding the member with confronted electrodes. Passing an AC voltage across the electrodes generates a corona discharge within the member. The light so produced facilitates the copying of images on the surface of the member by illuminating the surface from within.

Abstract: Full color photographic images are produced by exposure of a radiation-sensitive element comprising at least three silver halide emulsion layers. At least two silver halide emulsion layers are sensitized to infrared radiation. Selectively absorptive filter layers and/or differential sensitivities between emulsion layers are used to prevent exposure of other layers to radiation used to expose a single layer.

Abstract: A thermal imaging method for forming color images is provided which relies upon the irreversible unimolecular fragmentation of one or more thermally unstable carbamate moieties of an organic compound to effect a visually discernible color shift from colorless to colored, from colored to colorless or from one color to another.

Abstract: A color image reproduction apparatus capable of producing a polychromatic reproduction of a color original is disclosed. The apparatus includes a light scanner for scanning the color original to be reproduced to thereby form a light image. A prism or a plurality of color filters are arranged for color-separating the light image into red, green and blue light images and a memory is provided for memorizing those color-separated light images. A plurality of marking units are arranged around a transfer drum carrying a copy paper thereon and cyan, magenta and yellow toner images are formed by the respective marking units and toner images are transferred onto the copy paper in substantially perfect registration. The drive timing of each marking unit in response to conveying timing of the copy paper is controlled by a system controller.

Abstract: Selective incision of metallic layers overlying semiconductors by laser ablation (evaporation) of selected regions of a dye sensitized coating on each such metallic layer, followed by etching of the metallic layer to avoid objectionable alloying by laser scribing of the metallic layer to provide the desired incisions.

Abstract: A composition obtained by incorporating a benzenedithiol nickel complex in a liquid formulation containing a solvent and, as a binder, an organic polymer or containing a solvent, organic color-producing substance, acidic substance and binder suitable for producing a laser beam recording/reading means having an absorption band in the region of 800-950 nm.

Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus for forming a multicolor image, comprising a photoconductive drum which comprises a conductive substrate, and a photoconductive layer and a transparent insulating layer, a first charger to perform primary charging, a first light source to expose the entire surface of the photoconductive drum, a second charger to secondarily charge the transparent insulating layer at the second polarity, a second light source to emit light, an amount of which is controlled to have two levels in accordance with first and second color image data, a first developing unit to develop the first color image, a third light source to perform a second entire-surface exposure of the photoconductive drum, and a second developing unit to develop the second color image.

Abstract: An element for optically recording digitally encoded information which comprises a support carrying an array of discrete regular geometric spaced depressions in a surface, each of said depressions carrying material capable of a transformation in response to a level of radiation adapted to effect said transformation, wherein said transformation is optically detectable.

Abstract: Infrared color film is constructed with a particular arrangement of dye sensitized layers so that the film may respond to the entire visible spectrum, including the blue visible band, as well as the infrared band by choosing the appropriate camera lens filter.

Abstract: A multi-color, high density recording medium including a substrate having at least two patterned interference filters formed thereon is described. Each of the filters transmits a different wavelength range of visible light and each of the filters comprises an unpatterned interference layer of an inorganic material which is substantially absorption-free in the visible wavelength range of the spectrum. At least one of the interference filters formed on the substrate comprises a first, unpatterned reflecting layer positioned on one side of the respective interference layer, and a second, patterned reflecting layer positioned on the other side of the respective interference layer, such that the pattern of only the first reflecting layer forms the pattern of the at least one interference filter.

Abstract: A tannable photographic element and method therefore, the element comprising a uniquely treated opaque, translucent, or transparent base support and having at least one pigment in reactive association with the silver halide emulsion layer is useful in the graphic arts. The base support comprises an extremely thin gelatin subbing layer substantially free of hardener, or no subbing at all, on a primed base support.

Abstract: A process for forming color images which comprises providing a light absorbing dye layer or a dye containing layer on a base, at least the surface of which is composed of a transparent dye accepting polymer through which dyes are capable of thermally diffusing, imagewise exposing the dye layer or the dye containing layer to light having a high energy density such that a dye image is formed in the dye accepting polymer in the exposed area by thermal diffusion of the dye, and thereafter removing the dye or the dye containing layer in the unexposed areas.

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: A photographic member includes an electrically conductive substrate which carries a pair of photoconductive layers thereon, which are charged to opposite polarities from each other, as will be further defined herein. The photosensitive member has a surface potential which is of either positive or negative polarity. Subsequently, the photosensitive member is imagewise exposed to light image formed by light of a wavelength which principally renders only one of the photoconductive layers conductive. Areas of the photosensitive member which are irradiated by the light radiation during the imagewise exposure is subjected to a line scanning by a light spot having an extremely small diameter and of a wavelength which principally renders the other conductive layer conductive either simultaneously with or after the imagewise exposure. The spot has a reference light intensity, which is modulated by a pair of write signals.

Abstract: A photographic light-sensitive silver halide element is described comprising a support, at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a light-scattering layer. This element is used for forming a dot image by a photographic exposure using laser through a contact screen. The light-scattering layer is provided in such a manner that the silver halide emulsion layer is exposed to laser through the light-scattering layer.

Abstract: An optical information storage medium comprising a thin, optically darkenable film containing silver, lead, chlorine and oxygen, produced by vapor-depositing AgCl and PbO in specified proportions on a substrate for the film, is described.

Abstract: The production of polymeric bodies having included, isolated areas of fine metal or metal oxide particles dispersed therein by mixing a metal compound with a polymer, converting the resulting mixture to a desired shape and irradiating selected areas of the shape with laser light to decompose the metal compound in the irradiated areas.

Abstract: A planar array of microcells is formed in a support. An electrostatic charge pattern is established on the support differentiating first and second interlaid sets of microcells. An electrographic imaging composition is introduced into the first set of microcells, and a second, differing imaging composition is introduced into the second set of microcells. Multicolor photographic elements, particularly dye image transfer photographic elements, can be prepared.

Abstract: An original information carrier is disclosed which comprises a recording layer applied to a carrier material. The recording layer contains information in the form of a relief image which is made of relief part-images which border on one another without overlapping. The recording layer further comprises a relief grating of different grating depths superimposed over the areas of said relief part-images.A process for producing an information carrier is disclosed which comprises exposing a recording layer through separate color separation originals, exposing the layer to a grating pattern, and developing the exposed recording layer.A process for forming a matrix containing the information stored on an information carrier is disclosed which comprises forming a layer of material on the original information carrier and then separating the layer from the carrier.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for producing color transparencies on a recording element comprising an additive color filter screen having disposed thereon a coating of a visible light-transmissive, invisible light-sensitive, silverless material, preferably a diazo or vesicular material. The method comprises the steps of imagewise exposing a panchromatic auxiliary layer, e.g. a photoconductive layer, to a multicolored object, such exposure being made through the recording element of the invention. This step acts to produce in the auxiliary layer a monochrome image containing color image information of the multicolored object. Next, the silverless material is exposed to invisible actinic radiation, such exposure being made through the monochrome image formed in or on the panchromatic auxiliary layer. This step serves to transfer the color image information from the auxiliary layer to the silverless layer of the recording element.

Abstract: A color photographic process is described for a silver halide photographic material having at least a silver halide emulsion layer containing a dye-forming coupler, comprising developing in a color developer solution containing components (1) an aromatic primary amino color developing agent, (2) a 1-aryl-3-pyrazolidone compound having two substituents at the 4-position, and (3) at least one compound selected from compounds represented by formulae (I) and (II): ##STR1## wherein X represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R represents a carboxylic acid group, a water-soluble carboxylic acid salt group, a water-soluble carboxylic acid ester group, or a water-soluble carboxylic acid amide group; m is 1 or 2; and n is 0 or 1; and then fixing by an acid hardening fix solution.

Abstract: Certain polyacetylenes exhibit reversible color changes at transition temperatures in the range -180.degree. to 220.degree. C., wherein the thermochromic cycles can be repeated many times with no apparent degradation and little change in spectroscopic properties.These thermochromic polyacetylenes are useful in temperature-indicator and indicia-display device applications.A process for laser-beam recording of images is described employing a thermochromic polyacetylene, in which the hysteresis properties of the polyacetylene can be suitably altered allowing for selectively storing or erasing the formed image.

Abstract: In a dry physical development photothermographic element for a dry thermal silver-dye bleach process wherein the element comprises a silver halide complexing concentration of a silver halide complexing agent improvements are provided when the complexing agent is an organic ammonium chloride, bromide or iodide. After imagewise exposure of the element, a dye image can be produced by uniformly heating the element. Improvements are also produced by providing a dry activator element for producing a dye image in a separate photographic element by means of a dry physical development thermal dye-bleach process, wherein the activator element comprises a support having thereon a layer comprising a synthetic hydrophobic polymeric binder, a silver halide complexing concentration of a silver halide complexing agent, as described, a bleachable dye and a thermal solvent.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for producing an ultrasonographic image using an element containing a catalyst and a diffusion barrier. When the element is placed into contact with a solution containing a catalyst poison and ultrasound is imagewise applied, the catalyst is selectively poisoned in ultrasonically exposed areas. Thereafter the unpoisoned catalyst remaining is employed to form a viewable image. The catalyst can be electrically biased to avoid poisoning during extended contact with the catalyst poisoning solution in the absence of ultrasound. In one form the catalyst can be generated using a photographic silver halide emulsion.

Abstract: A process for forming color images which comprises image-wise exposing a silver halide photographic material, subjecting the exposed photographic material to color development and then fixing the developed material with a fixing bath having a pH of at least 6, the process being free from a silver bleaching (elimination) step. The process is especially suitable for application to radiographic materials.