Abstract: An actuator device which is made as a laminated structure including a displacement-functioning layer having a region to be deformed by the electric field and an electrode-functioning layer having a region to function as an electrode. And an manufacturing method in which the above-mentioned device is easily manufactured, the method in which, according to the laminated structure, arranging each layer to be formed on the transfer section and transferring it onto the substrate to laminate.

Abstract: The plastic optical element has such a characteristic that it will gain a mass increase of no more than 0.1 mass % upon moisture absorption when it is left to stand for 30 days in an atmosphere with a temperature of 40° C. and a relative humidity of 20% and then left to stand for an additional 30 days in an atmosphere with a temperature of 40° C. and a relative humidity of 90%. The plastic optical element includes a plastic substrate and a multi-layered film covering the plastic substrate. The multi-layered film includes a lower inorganic layer formed over the plastic substrate and an upper organic layer formed over the inorganic layer.

Abstract: Print media, when rolled tightly often produces a high degree of curl when removed from a roll form. The stiffer the media, the more likely the tenancy to curl. On the other hand, media that is too thin will be too floppy for conventional handling. Incorporating some stiffening strands running along the axis of a roll of paper substrate allow the media to be roll relatively tightly but give the media a tendency to readily de-curl once it is unrolled. These strands ideally have a pitch of approximately 200 microns. The ribs result in material of greater stiffness across the width of the media than along the length and maintain adequate stiffness for handling and viewing of the printed media.

Abstract: A silver halide color photosensitive material comprising at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, on a support. The photosensitive material has an indicated speed of 800 or higher, and an ISO speed of 1.25 times the indicated speed or higher.

Abstract: An image forming assembly and method utilizes a laminate processing sheet. The laminate processing sheet is applied on an emulsion side of an exposed photosensitive film which includes sprocket holes along opposing edges. In a first feature of the present invention, a width of the laminate processing sheet is confined to an image area between the opposing sprocket holes, so as to reduce or eliminate the possibility of processing marks in or around an area of the opposing sprocket holes In a further feature of the present invention, an absorbing sheet can be applied to the backside of the photosensitive film, to absorb any excess processing or wetting solution that is applied to the photosensitive film. This also aids in reducing or eliminating unwanted processing marks at the sprocket holes or an area in the vicinity of the sprocket holes.

Abstract: The invention provides a tightly wrapped photographic element comprising a support bearing at least one photographic silver halide emulsion having associated therewith at least one high dye-yield coupler that releases a dye having an electrically neutral dye chromophore, said element having a radius of curvature of less than 6,000 micrometers. The tightly wrapped photographic element exhibits less pressure sensitivity than conventional elements while maintaining satisfactory photographic response.This is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 08/565,122, filed Nov. 30, 1995, now abandoned, which is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 08/250,199, file May 27, 1994, now abandoned.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and a processor for processing silver halide photosensitive materials for photographing. The silver halide photosensitive material is constructed of a support on which are formed at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a magnetic recording layer which contains magnetic particles. The photosensitive material undergoes color development, desilvering, and washing and/or stabilization within a processing container, with no requirement to be separated from its housing container for photographing. Subsequently, the thus-processed photosensitive material is returned into the housing container. The processing method and the processor feature simple work, high image quality, and an easy-to-operate compact structure.

Abstract: A base film for a photographic film, wherein (a) the refractive index (nz) in the thickness direction is at least 1.498, (b) the haze value is 2.0% or less, (c) the base film has one direction in which the tan.delta. value, at 80.degree. C. by tensile viscoelasticity at 0.05 Hz, is 0.09 or less, (d) the anti-curling ratio at 70.degree. C. is at least 45%, (e) the thickness is in the range of from 40 to 120 .mu.m, and (f) the base film is formed from polyethylene-2,6-naphthalendedicarboxylate as a substantial raw material. This base film has various performances such as anti-curling properties, transparency and lubricity, suitable for use in a photographic film.

Abstract: A light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material is disclosed. The color photographic material is stored in roll, and has a value of ##EQU1## being 20 to 60 .mu.m, wherein at least one silver halide emulsion layer contains a silver halide emulsion containing silver chrolide in a proportion of not less than 10 mol %. The photographic material is excellent in resistant to pressure desensitizing and preventive from producing scratching trouble. A photographic unit containing the photographic material is also disclosed.

Abstract: An imaging sheet roll has a spool on which is wound a film coated with photosensitive microcapsules to form a roll of film between flanges extending radially at the opposite ends of the spool and provide with annular step portions, and a leader tape of a material that is impermeable to light is bonded to the end portion of the film at which the latter unwinds from the spool and has a transverse width greater than that of the film. The leader tape is wound around the annular step portions of the flanges to seat thereagainst and prevent irradiation by light of the photosensitive microcapsules coating the film wound on the spool.

Abstract: An instant or self-developing transparency film assemblage for producing a 35 mm film transparency ready for mounting in a frame for subsequent viewing in cooperation with a viewer or projector. The film assemblage includes (1) a film chip having an opaque rear surface (2) a first opaque leader for initially covering a front or lens facing surface of the film chip to protect a photosensitive or image-recording layer of the film chip from exposure during the loading of the latter into a camera, (3) a second leader for enabling an operator to pull an exposed film chip between a pair of spread rollers which spread a processing liquid between layers of the film chip to initiate formation of a visible image therein, and (4) a sheet of opaque material which is adapted to be laid across the lens facing surface as the film chip is moved between the spread rollers.

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: A photosensitive element containing a photosensitive composition sandwiched between a flexible support layer and a removable cover sheet, wherein the cover sheet has a roughened surface.

Abstract: An elongated filmstrip is provided having two superposed sheets of photographic material helically wound in a cartridge. Typically, one of the sheets is a photosensitive image receiver and the other is a coated processing web. The lateral edges of the filmstrip are sealed to inhibit leakage of processing composition which is spread between the sheets during image development. The sheet which is on the outside of each roll convolution will have a longer path length than the inner sheet, and has sufficient elasticity to accommodate the path length difference. The elastic sheet is provided with a strippable, relatively non-elastic support before being transported through the coating machinery. The sheet, together with its coating and non-elastic support is then adhered to the other sheet of the filmstrip and the support then removed.

Abstract: An apparatus and methods for producing a transmission barrier for inhibiting propagation of light into still unimaged transparent portions of microfiche recording system intermediate film strips by light-piping action are described. The barrier serves to optically isolate the subsequently-to-be-imaged still unexposed portion of the film strip in a dispensing film head from the illumination used to transfer the previously developed image on the exposed portion of the strip onto a permanent recording medium, such as a microfiche film card. In one exemplary form of the invention, the barrier regions are photographically produced dark bands or lines between the longitudinally spaced areas of the film strip to be imaged. These bands or lines are preferably created as latent images during the initial exposure of the intermediate film and subsequently developed at the same time as the record image.

Abstract: A photographic film assemblage including an elongate composite film structure of the self-developing or instant type for use in conventional still type cameras of the non-self-developing or non-instant type. The composite film structure includes first and second sheets which are coiled within a cylindrical cassette such that only the first sheet is uncoiled and photographically exposed within such camera. A rupturable container of processing liquid is carried by one of the sheets. After the first sheet has been exposed, it is recoiled into the cassette and the latter is then removed from the camera and placed in a processor. The processor removes the first and second sheets from the cassette in a sequence which eventually locates the second sheet in engagement with the first sheet such that the former functions to aid the spreading of the processing liquid between the two sheets as they move between a pair of rollers to initiate the formation of a visible image within the composite film structure.