Abstract: A compound represented by the following formula is disclosed: In the formula, * represents an asymmetric carbon atom, L and L? independently represent an ether, ester or carbonyl group, D represents a phenylene group, R represents a substituent, B and B? independently represent liquid crystal substituents, and Rd represents an oxidation-reduction reaction causing portion, such as a substituted or unsubstituted anthraquinone or ferrocene moiety.

Abstract: A photothermographic material including, on one side of a support, an image forming layer containing at least a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent and a binder, and, on the other side of the support, a non-photosensitive back side layer. The total quantity of an alkaline earth metal contained in the non-photosensitive back side layer is 1×10?5 mol/m2 to 1×10?3 mol/m2.

Abstract: The present invention provides a photothermographic material including a support having disposed on one surface thereof at least one image-forming layer containing a binder, an organic silver salt, a reducing agent for reducing silver ions, an organic polyhalogen compound and a photosensitive silver halide, wherein the photosensitive silver halide has a silver iodide content ranging from 10 mol % to 100 mol %. The silver halide further contains at least one metal selected from a first metal group and one metal selected from a second metal group, with a proviso that none of the at least one metal selected from the first metal group and the at least one metal selected from the second metal group are the same.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow coupler, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta coupler and at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan coupler, wherein at least one of the silver halide emulsion layers contains (1) silver halide grains having a silver chloride content of 95 mol % or more and containing from 1.times.10.sup.-7 to 1.times.10.sup.-3 mol of iron ion per mol of the silver halide in a state wherein the concentration of iron ion which is present in a surface region of the silver halide grains which amounts to 50% or less of the grain volume is ten times or more as high as that of other region, and (2) a water-soluble compound represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## the substituents are defined in the specificaton.

Abstract: A panel mounted electrical connector is disclosed in combination with an equipment rack, multiple units of electronic equipment arranged in the rack, each unit having a connector in mating engagement with the connector mounted on the back panel of the rack. The panel mounted connector is arranged to align and hold in proper position multiple connectors, thereby forming a composite connector that mates with a mating composite connector on the unit of electronic equipment. Cutouts are provided in a surface of the composite connector so that cabling that is terminated to the connector may exit the connector at right angles thereto substantially parallel with the back panel.

Abstract: An electron-beam-sensitive resist material is provided that includes film having high-polymers and includes dopings. The material is made into a solution that is added to the substrate so that the resist material can be produced on the semiconductive or piezoelectric substrates by drying. The doping additives of the resist material can include: halogens, halogen compounds, peroxides, kaotropic salts and xanthates. The resist material is used for the production of electron-beam-written microstructures with high structural resolution and, in comparison to the known methods, eliminates the error-affected developing process.

Abstract: A method of laser marking ceramic materials, glazes, glass ceramics and glasses that contain at least one radiation-sensitive additive, utilizing a laser beam as radiation energy source which is either applied to, or focused on, the surface of the material to be marked in accordance with the form of the graphic symbols to be reproduced, such that a change in color is induced at the irradiated areas, wherein the wavelength of said laser beam used as energy source is in the near UV and/or visible range and/or infra-red range, and the radiation-sensitive additive is an inorganic pigment.

Abstract: A positive-working photoresist composition is described comprising a solution of polyvinyl alcohol, an inorganic ferric salt, ammonium trioxalatoferrate and a diol such as 1,4-butanediol. There is also described the addition of a finely divided black pigment to such a composition and the use of such a black pigmented composition for the formation of a light-absorbing matrix in a color CRT screen structure.

Abstract: A positive-working photoresist composition is described comprising a solution of polyvinyl alcohol, an inorganic ferric salt, ammonium trioxalatoferrate and a diol such as 1,4-butanediol. There is also described the addition of a finely divided black pigment to such a composition and the use of such a black pigmented composition for the formation of a light-absorbing matrix in a color CRT screen structure.

Abstract: Phosphor characters to supply feedback information for an automatic convergence system are applied to the gun side of the shadow mask of a color cathode ray tube by a method of applying layers of a positive-working photoresist and phosphor, exposing the layers through a positive photomask, back exposing to clear the shadow mask apertures, developing to remove the exposed areas, and baking to remove the photoresist.

Abstract: A process for the production of a sealed laminate especially a security document comprising a support sheet, an image layer containing a photographic image present in a hardened hydrophilic diffusion transfer reversal image-receiving colloid medium made from an image receiving layer containing photosensitive iron(III) compound, and a protective cover sheet is described wherein:(1) the support sheet is of a polymeric heat meltable material,(2) the image layer is disposed adherently on the support sheet to cover the support area only partly and to leave uncovered at least one edge area thereof,(3) the protective sheet is of a heat-meltable material which in the melted state is capable of forming a homogeneous mass with melted support sheet material, and(4) the protective cover sheet is heat sealed to the support sheet in the uncovered areas thereof to form the homogeneous mass, whereby said image layer is sealed between the support sheet and the protective sheet.

Abstract: Disclosed in this invention is a recording medium characterized by forming on the support a recording layer containing a metastable sensitive substance which is an intermediate product of a reaction between a first colorless or light-colored material containing the S atoms released by light irradiation and a second colorless or light-colored material which develops color as it is sulfurized by said S atoms.

Abstract: An image forming material comprising a support having thereon a layer composed of a Ge-S composition or a Ge-S-X composition wherein X represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Si, Mg, Ti, V, Mn, Co, Ni, Sn, Zn, Pd, In, Se, Te, Fe, I, P and O which undergoes a structural change capable of being detected optically, electrically or chemically upon exposure imagewise to light wherein the Ge-S or Ge-S-X composition layer has a thickness of at least about 300 A and contains therein at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ag, Cu and Pb in an amount of more than 2 atoms of Ag, Cu and/or Pb based on 100 atoms of the Ge-S composition or the Ge-S-X composition.

Abstract: A planographic printing plate material comprising a support and a light sensitive layer provided on the support, the light-sensitive layer being composed of (A) an inorganic material; (B) at least one metal and/or metal compound [(A)/(B) are capable of reacting with each other upon application of electromagnetic radiation] and (C) an organic compound capable of affecting the reaction between the inorganic material (A) and the metal and/or metal compound (B), wherein the inorganic material (A), the metal or metal compound (B), and the organic compound (C) are in contact with each other. When the light-sensitive layer is exposed to electromagnetic radiation, a difference in the hydrophilic or oleophilic nature of the exposed areas and the unexposed areas results, whereby a planographic printing plate is obtained which can be mounted on a printing machine and printed without any other treatments.

Abstract: A recording material comprising a support having thereon a layer contaning (i) at least one metal and (ii) a layer containing one or more metal sulfides other than GeS, metal fluorides or metal oxides. A mono-layer mixture of (i) and (ii) may also be used.