Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel, a display device and a manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display panel. The liquid crystal display panel comprises: a color filter (2) located on an array substrate (1), and the color filter (2) comprises a black matrix (21) and a color filter layer (22) having different color sections, wherein the different color sections of the color filter layer (22) have quantum dots (QDs) of different sizes respectively, and the QDs of different sizes can be excited to generate light of corresponding colors; a protective layer (3) located on the color filter; a liquid crystal layer (4) provided on the protective layer (3); a transparent protective plate (5) provided on the liquid crystal layer (4).

Abstract: Organic coating composition are provided including antireflective coating compositions that can reduce reflection of exposing radiation from a substrate back into an overcoated photoresist layer and/or function as a planarizing or via-fill layer. Preferred compositions of the invention comprise contain a crosslinker component that is resistant to sublimination or other migration crosslinker from the composition coating layer during lithographic processing.

Abstract: An antireflective coating that contains at least two polymer components and comprises chromophore moieties and transparent moieties is provided. The antireflective coating is useful for providing a single-layer composite graded antireflective coating formed beneath a photoresist layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a substrate having a resist layer in the form of a relief structure, which represents a diffraction structure. The resist layer at least in certain areas adjoins a conductive layer, which scatters the primary electrons and/or produces secondary electrons when the resist layer is exposed by means of an electron beam. With this method the material of the resist layer and the conductive layer and the exposure parameters are adjusted to each other such that the resist layer is also exposed outside the area impinged with the electron beam such that the flanks of the relief structure obtain an inclined form.

Abstract: A method for fabricating color filter layer of an LCD comprises forming a plurality of black matrixes separated at certain intervals on a color filter substrate, and forming R, G and B color filter layers by using a plurality of needles between the plurality of black matrixes on the color filter substrate.

Abstract: A photothermographic material having, on at least an image forming layer including at least an organic silver salt and a non-photosensitive layer on the image forming layer, wherein the photothermographic material further has a non-photosensitive intermediate layer between the image forming layer and the non-photosensitive layer, and 50% by weight or more of a binder of the non-photosensitive intermediate layer is formed by a polymer latex, and the photothermographic material contains a metal phthalocyanine dye represented by formula (PC-1): wherein, M represents a metal atom, at least one of R1, R4, R5, R8, R9, R12, R13, and R16 is an electron-attracting group, and R2, R3, R6, R7, R10, R11, R14, and R15 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent. The invention provides a photothermographic material which exhibits high sharpness, preferable image tone, and excellent image storability.

Abstract: In an image processing circuit, a color correction section, an area determination section and a MTF correction section each comprises a rewritable device (for example, field programmable gate array (FPGA) circuit) including a plurality of line memories (FIFO memories). A CPU reconstructs the image processing function of the FPGA circuit by using setting information and a processing program stored in the ROM in accordance with the set image processing condition such as the processing speed priority mode or the image quality priority mode.

Abstract: A holographic recording medium includes a holographic recording carrier including a first light transmittable substrate, a second light transmittable substrate and a holographic recording layer sandwiched therebetween, a first antireflection film formed on the surface of the first light transmittable substrate and a second antireflection film formed on the surface of the second light transmittable substrate, and optical characteristics of the first antireflection film and those of the second antireflection film are determined to be different from each other the thus constituted holographic recording medium can achieves improved data recording characteristics and data reproducing characteristics using an object beam and a reference beam, and concurrently enables desired positioning of an object beam and a reference beam, or only the reference beam, and detection of the address of the region in which data are being recorded or from which data are being reproduced using a position control beam.

Abstract: A silver halide color reversal photographic lightsensitive material comprising a support and, superimposed thereon, 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, the red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having a weight-averaged wavelength (&lgr;ra) of spectral sensitivity distribution satisfying the relationship: 600 nm<&lgr;ra<625 nm, which silver halide color reversal photographic lightsensitive material contains at least one interimage effect intensifying layer substantially not forming any image, the interimage effect intensifying layer containing:

Abstract: A heat-developable photosensitive material having on a support at least one light-sensitive layer comprising an organic silver salt, a light-sensitive silver halide and a reducing agent and at least one light-insensitive layer, which comprises an antihalation dye causing no decoloration by heat and provides tone represented by an inequality L*≧92 on the CIELAB space in a background after heat development.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one azo pigment of the formula optionally additional azo pigments and a surfactant, and from 0.1 to 50% by weight of a selected resin. The invention further relates to a process for its preparation, its use for the preparation of dispersions, paint systems, coating materials, color filters, inks, preferably printing inks, as well as color toners comprising the inventive pigment compositions, particularly preferable as liquid inks in the packaging industry, and liquid inks for the packaging industry.

Abstract: Disclosed is a color film comprising (1) a support layer, (2) a light sensitive layer, and (3) a water permeable color filter array (CFA) layer comprising a continuous phase transparent binder containing a random distribution of colored transparent beads, said beads comprising a water-immiscible synthetic polymer or copolymer.

Abstract: Disclosed is an imaging element comprising a single layer containing a random distribution of a colored bead population of one or more colors coated above one or more layers comprising light sensitive silver halide emulsion grains, wherein the population comprises beads of at least one color in which at least 25% (based on projected area) of the beads of that color have an ECD less than 2 times the ECD of the silver halide grains in said one emulsion layer or in the fastest emulsion layer in the case of more than one emulsion layer

Abstract: Disclosed is process for forming a color filter array layer on a transparent surface, comprising the step of applying a water-borne solid-particle dispersion of randomly disposed colored beads of a water-immiscible synthetic polymer to the surface.

Abstract: A color film comprises a support layer, a layer formed of a color filter array having at least three spectrally distinguishable types of color element and an emulsion layer unit. The film further includes means for emitting or reflecting light which has been modulated by the filter array but not by the image pattern formed in the emulsion layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is process for forming a color filter array layer on a transparent surface, comprising the step of applying a water-borne solid-particle dispersion of randomly disposed colored beads of a water-immiscible synthetic polymer to the surface.

Abstract: Disclosed is a color film comprising (1) a support layer, (2) a light sensitive layer, and (3) a water permeable color filter array (CFA) layer comprising a continuous phase transparent binder containing a random distribution of colored transparent beads, said beads comprising a water-immiscible synthetic polymer or copolymer.

Abstract: This invention relates to a color photothermographic element comprising a support, at least one photothermographic imaging layer, and at least one antihalation layer or filter layer, wherein the antihalation or filer layer comprises an aqueous heat-bleachable composition comprising at least one zwitterionic 1-aminopyridinium dye having a methine linkage terminated by a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic nucleus.

Abstract: A method of imaging comprising: providing a photothermographic material having at least one photothermographic medium and exposing said material to a source of narrow band radiation, wherein said material comprises one or more non-sensitizing acutance or antihalation dyes associated with said photothermographic medium providing an absorption maximum (&lgr;max) within 10 nm of the wavelength of maximum output of said narrow band source and an optical density of at least 0.05 at a wavelength (&lgr;max+50) nm.

Abstract: A photographic film having a long wavelength (LW) filter is disclosed. The LW filter is capable of blocking substantially all light in the infra-red (IR) portion of the light spectrum. In at least one embodiment, the LW filter is further capable of transmitting light in the visible part of the light spectrum. A LW filter may be placed in various positions on a photographic film, and/or included in one of a photographic film's emulsion layers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of recording multiple images by providing an integral, lenticular, multilayer, color photographic element comprising a red light sensitive layer comprising a cyan dye forming coupler, a green light sensitive layer comprising a magenta dye forming coupler, a blue light sensitive layer comprising a yellow dye forming coupler, and an antihalation layer.

Abstract: A color film with a light transmitting support has a light sensitive emulsion layer and a random color filter array coated thereon such that the light sensitive emulsion layer is exposed to light which has passed first through the color filter array. The color filter array comprises water immiscible colored filter elements which are fluid at the temperatures used for coating and drying.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic element comprising a support and a silve halide emulsion layer wherein the silver halide emulsion contains at least one absorber dye and at least one sensitizing dye. The wavelength of maximum absorbance of said absorber dye and the wavelength of maximum sensitivity of the emulsion provided by the spectral sensitizing dye are substantially the same. The emulsion is chemically sensitized with a stable and water soluble AuI) complex. This provides manufacturing improvements, improved detail and sharpness, improved dodging and burning and lower cost without an unwanted increase in heat sensitivity.

Abstract: A method of making a random color filter array layer which comprises dispersing in an aqueous medium a water immiscible oily liquid having dyes and/or pigments dissolved or dispersed therein to form colored droplets and mixing the resulting dispersion with one or more other dispersions of different colors in a continuous aqueous phase having a film forming polymer dissolved therein and coating the resulting mixture onto a support layer. The color filter array is useful in image capture devices including digital cameras, scanners and photographic film.

Abstract: A color filter array comprises a water soluble or water dispersible binder, at two or more color classes of water immiscible colored filter elements and a further color class of water immiscible colored filter elements. The mean diameter of the further class of filter elements is less than the mean diameter of the at least two color classes of elements. The color filter array is useful in image capture devices including digital cameras, scanners and photographic film.

Abstract: A color film with a light transmitting support has a light sensitive emulsion layer and a random color filter array coated thereon such that the light sensitive emulsion layer is exposed to light which has passed first through the color filter array. The color filter array comprises water immiscible colored filter elements which are fluid at the temperatures used for coating and drying.

Abstract: A method of making a random color filter array layer which comprises dispersing in an aqueous medium a water immiscible oily liquid having dyes and/or pigments dissolved or dispersed therein to form colored droplets and mixing the resulting dispersion with one or more other dispersions of different colors in a continuous aqueous phase having a film forming polymer dissolved therein and coating the resulting mixture onto a support layer. The color filter array is useful in image capture devices including digital cameras, scanners and photographic film.

Abstract: A color filter array comprises a water soluble or water dispersible binder, at two or more color classes of water immiscible colored filter elements and a further color class of water immiscible colored filter elements. The mean diameter of the further class of filter elements is less than the mean diameter of the at least two color classes of elements. The color filter array is useful in image capture devices including digital cameras, scanners and photographic film.

Abstract: A silver halide light sensitive photographic material is disclosed, comprising a transparent support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer, and the photographic material further having a color filter layer comprising picture elements comprised of a colored resin and randomly arranged.

Abstract: A photographic coating composition comprising an aqueous medium containing a hydrophilic colloid and having dispersed therein solid particles of a yellow filter dye also contains a oxidized developer scavenger of formula III ##STR1## wherein x.sup.1 =hydrogen or a process cleavable group;R.sup.14 =an electron withdrawing and aqueous solubilizing group;R.sup.15 =a substituent group;R.sup.16 =a ballasting group;R.sup.17 =a substituent group;i=1, 2, 3, or 4; andj=1, 2, 3, or 4.The coating composition is stable with regard to crystal growth of the dispersed solid particles of filter dye even when held at coating temperatures (about 45.degree. C.) for several hours.

Abstract: A photographic element contains a dye of Formula (I): ##STR1## wherein G represents O or dicyanovinyl (--C(CN).sub.2); E.sup.1 represents an electron withdrawing group; R.sup.1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted hetereoaryl group; L.sup.1, L.sup.2 and L.sup.3 each independently represent substituted or unsubstituted methine groups; Z represents non-metal atoms which may be assembled to form a five- or six-membered heterocyclic ring other than furan; and n represents 0 or 1; and wherein the dye comprises at least one ionizable group with a pKa value between 4 and 12.

Abstract: Silver halide light sensitive photographic elements comprising a support bearing on one side thereof at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion yellow-image forming layer, at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion cyan-image forming layer, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion magenta-image forming layer, and an antihalation layer comprising a cyan filter dye coated between the support and the red-sensitive layer, wherein the green-sensitive layer comprises a four equivalent magenta image forming coupler and the cyan filter dye is of the formula (I): ##STR1## where L.sup.1, L.sup.2, L.sup.3, L.sup.4 and L.sup.5 are methine groups; R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are independently H or alkyl or aryl groups; and M.sup.+ is H or a counter ion; wherein at least one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 comprises an aryl group substituted with a substituent having a .pi. value of less than -0.10, where .pi.

Abstract: The invention provides a photographic element comprising a polyester support bearing a light-sensitive silver halide photographic emulsion layer, the support having adjacent thereto a polymer-containing subbing layer, the subbing layer having adjacent thereto a layer comprising a hydrophilic binder containing dispersed droplets of a high boiling hydrophobic organic liquid, said liquid having a logarithm of its octanol/water partition coefficient (log P) value greater than 7.7. The invention also includes a process for preparing a photographic element of the invention and a process for forming an image in an element of the invention. The invention further includes a photographic element comprising a polyester support bearing a hydrophilic layer containing an antihalation agent, such as elemental silver, with or without an intervening subbing layer.

Abstract: The invention involves a process for making photographic recording materials for radiography having comparable sensitivity and high visual resolution in the resulting x-ray images, whether used with green-emitting or blue-emitting intensifying screens. The invention also describes a process for making x-ray images by the use of such recording materials. The invention regulates the ratio of the silver halide coating's blue to green sensitivity by the addition of an aliphatic 2-amino-1-thio compound of Formula I: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 =alkyl of 1 to 5 carbons, aryl, alkylacyl of 1 to 5 carbons, H or arylacyl;R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 =H, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbons or COR.sup.7 ;R.sup.6 =H or alkyl of 1 to 5 carbons,R.sup.7 =OH, NHR.sup.8, or O-R.sup.10 where R.sup.10 is an alkyl of 1 to 5 carbons;R8, R9=H or alkyl of 1 to 5 carbons;R.sup.1 and R.sup.6 taken together represent one to three methylene groups bridging the nitrogen and the sulfur; andR.sup.1 and R.sup.

Abstract: A negatively developing color photographic silver halide material containing at least two blue-sensitive, yellow-coupling silver halide emulsion layers, at least two green-sensitive, magenta-coupling silver halide emulsion layers, at least two red-sensitive, cyan-coupling silver halide emulsion layers and a yellow filter layer on a transparent support, the layers of the same spectral sensitivity having different photographic sensitivities and the blue-sensitive layers being arranged further from the support than the yellow filter layer and the green-sensitive and red-sensitive layers being arranged nearer the support than the yellow filter layer, is distinguished by improved development kinetics if at least one of the green-sensitive layers of highest sensitivity and the red-sensitive layers of highest sensitivity contains a crown ether.

Abstract: The invention provides a multicolor negative photographic element which contains a layer containing a yellow or orange-yellow azoaniline dye of structure I ##STR1## wherein: R.sub.1 is an alkyl group or a phenyl group;R.sub.2 is hydrogen or an alkyl group;R.sub.3 is an alkoxy, aryloxy or alkyl group when R.sub.2 is hydrogen, or is hydrogen when R.sub.2 is an alkyl group;R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 or R.sub.1 and R.sub.3 may join to form a ring;R.sub.4, which may be in the para or meta position relative to the azo group, is an electron-withdrawing group selected from the group consisting of trifluoromethyl, cyano, halogen, and from alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, acyloxy, carbonamido, sulfonamido, carbamoyl, sulfamoyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, sulfonyloxy (--OSO.sub.3 R), alkoxysulfonyl, aryloxysulfonyl, and sulfoxide groups;R.sub.5 is hydrogen or, can be a chlorine in the meta position when R.sub.4 is a chlorine in the para position; andthe total number of carbon atoms in R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.

Abstract: An alkali-developable photopolymerizable composition is comprises (1) a photopolymerization initiator or a photopolymerization initiator system, (2) an addition polymerizable monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond, and (3) a resin obtained by reacting a copolymer comprising at least a repeating unit represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Ar.sup.1 is described in the body of the specification; and x represents a molar content of the repeating unit in the copolymer, ranging from 0.85 to 0.55, and a repeating unit represented by formula (II): ##STR2## wherein y represents a molar content of the repeating unit in the copolymer, ranging from 0.15 to 0.45, with a primary amine represented by formula (III):Ar.sup.2 --R--NH.sub.2 (III)wherein R represents a straight-chain or branched alkylene group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and Ar.sup.2 is described in the body of the specification at a ratio of from 0.1 to 1.

Abstract: Disclosed is a multilayer color photographic element comprising a support having coated thereon photographic silver halide emulsion layers, the layers including blue sensitive, green sensitive and red sensitive layers, the photographic element comprising at least one of a bleach accelerating releasing coupler and a bleach accelerating silver salt in at least one layer of the photographic element and a layer containing finely divided silver. An interlayer is disposed between the layer containing finely divided silver and a layer containing dye forming coupler.

Abstract: There is described a photographic system comprising a variable contrast black and white photographic element and at least one filter. The element and the filter are so chosen that they cooperate to provide an extension of log exposure range of the element.

Abstract: A color filter in accordance with the present invention comprises an activated film layer (2) arranged on a transparent substrate (1), said activated film layer (2) having a color pattern formed thereon by permeating a dye thereinto, and a thin metal film pattern (3) formed on a portion, of said activated film layer (2), which requires the formation of a black mask. Accordingly, the color filter integrated into various display devices such as a liquid crystal display is capable of displaying an image having a high contrast.

Abstract: Herein is provided a color filter prepared by providing red, green and blue image elements, comprising as photosensitive resin and a pigment, and a black matrix on a transparent substrate and further providing thereon a transparent electrode layer, wherein said photosensitive resin is so formulated that it comprises a polyfunctional acrylate monomer, an organic polymer binder and a photopolymerization initiator comprising a 2-mercapto-5-substituted thiadiazole compound represented by general formulas (I) and/or general formulas (II), a phenyl ketone compound represented by general formulas (III) and 2,4,5-triphenylimidazolyl dimer composed of two lophine residues combined to each other through intermediation of a single covalent bond.A pattern having a high precision and a good surface smoothness can be obtained owing to the photosensitive resin, and a color filter having a good environmental resistance can be obtained owning to the pigment.

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: A solid state color image sensing device comprising a semiconductive support having a surface comprising an array of light sensing pixels and superimposed thereon in microregistration a color filter array having at least three sets of dyed filter elements is characterized in that at least one set of the filter elements is formed from a negative-working dyeable photoresist composition comprising, in admixture,(a) a poly(vinyl alcohol) binder,(b) a radiation-sensitive dichromate, and(c) a polymeric mordant comprising recurring units derived from a quaternized N-vinylimidazole.Color filter elements prepared from the dyeable photoresist composition have high resolution, excellent clarity and dye uptake, and low absorbance of blue light and thus are particularly useful in high quality high resolution solid state color imaging sensors having excellent thermal and light stability. A method of making the above-described device is disclosed.

Abstract: A photographic element is disclosed that comprises a support having thereon spectrally-sensitized light-sensitive silver halide, a color dye-forming coupler, a DIR compound capable of inhibiting development of the silver halide, and, between the silver halide layer and the source of the image exposure, a layer comprising a non-diffusible filter dye that absorbs light in the region of the spectrum to which the silver halide is sensitized.

Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive material is disclosed, comprising a support having provided thereon a silver halide emulsion layer that has been infrared-sensitized so as to have a sensitivity maximum at a wavelength longer than 750 nm and at least one light-insensitive hydrophilic colloidal layer on said silver halide emulsion layer, wherein said light-insensitive hydrophilic colloidal layer contains at least one dye having an absorption maximum at a wavelength shorter than 750 nm. The material has high sensitivity to infrared light, but can be handled under bright safelight.

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: 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: A color filter array for a solid-state imaging device is disclosed. The color filter array is of the "wash-off" type wherein the individual filter elements are formed by dyeing tiny islands of a dyeable composition. As a barrier layer, the color filter array of the present disclosure uses a photocrosslinkable dye-impermeable polymer. The barrier is coated over a set of filter elements. A method of making the described solid-state device is also disclosed.

Abstract: A color imaging device which comprises an adhesive layer between (a) means for sensing radiation comprising a planar array of charge-handling semiconductive photosensors, and (b) superimposed filter means for controlling access of radiation to the sensing means comprising a transparent polymer layer capable of receiving dyes such as heat transferable dyes; the adhesive layer comprising a polyester selected from the group consisting of (1) polyesters having recurring carboxylate units of which at least 80 mole percent are terephthalate units, and recurring alkylene units derived from glycols of which at least 40 mole percent are ether alkylene units, with the proviso that either (a) the recurring alkylene units comprise at least 60 mole percent ether alkylene units or (b) either the recurring carboxylate units comprise at least 2 mole percent pyromellitic tetracarboxylate units or at least 10 mole percent of linear aliphatic dicarboxylate units having at least 8 carbon atoms, and that when at least 10 mole per

Abstract: This disclosure depicts a new low cost color photographic film assembly which is of the additive type but is of very high speed due to its extremely efficient utilization of available exposure light. The assembly includes a photosensitive layer actinic to light in the entire visible bandwidth of the exposure light for recording intensity variations in light incident thereon. It includes a spectral separation phase structure comprising a pattern of periodically repetitive, wavelength-sensitive phase elements effective to deflect incident light of predetermined different colors in different directions. The phase structure is supported adjacent to the photosensitive layer and spaced therefrom by a prescribed distance which is such that each element of an image formed on the assembly is analyzed into a number of color separation elements segregated on the photosensitive layer. The image is recorded in the layer as a dissected composite of interleaved color separation elements.