Abstract: A mixture of oil of cloves, oil of wintergreen, monosodiumglutamate, extract of evodia fruit, and extract of Sichuan Lovage Rhizome is applied to certain specific acupuncture points on the human body. As a result of such application, the desire for tobacco is reduced or eliminated and, if use of tobacco is attempted, unpleasant reactions, such as nausea, headaches, dizziness, and vomiting, are experienced.

Abstract: A light-sensitive silver halide photographic emulsion is disclosed, wherein at least 70% of the total projected area of silver halide grains are tabular grains having an average aspect ratio of a diameter to a thickness of 2 or more, an average value of the longest distances between two or more parallel twin planes contained in the respective tabular grains is 0.008 .mu.m or more, and a variation coefficient of the longest distances between parallel twin planes is 35% or less, and wherein the silver halide emulsion is spectrally sensitized with a substantially slightly water-soluble sensitizing dye by adding the dye to the emulsion in the form of a dispersion of solid particles dispersed in an aqueous solution substantially free from an organic solvent or surfactant.

Abstract: An electrostatic image forming method is disclosed. The photoreceptor containing an organic photosensitive material has a layer containing fine particles at the photoreceptor surface; toner has at least binder resin, coloring agent, and releasing agent made of polyolefines in which the ratio, Mz/Mn, is is 3-20, and Mz is 20,000-70,000 wherein Mz is Z-average molecular weight in terms of polypropylene and Mn is the number average molecular weight in terms of polypropylene. No offset phenomenon occurs, and a stable image having no fogging and no black-spots can be formed for a long period of time by the invention.

Abstract: A method of processing a photographic light-sensitive material comprising a backing layer on a support opposite an emulsion layer comprises the steps of exposing the material, developing the exposed material with developer, the developer being replenished with developer replenisher in an amount of not more than 200 ml per m.sup.2 of the material, and fixing the developed material,wherein the backing layer contains in an amount of 5 to 200 mg/m.sup.

Abstract: A recording sheet finisher in use with an image forming apparatus such as a copier. The recording sheet finisher includes a stacker for stacking recording sheets, an aligning member for aligning the bundle of the recording sheets on the stacker, a counter for counting a number of the recording sheets bundled on the stacker, and a controller for controlling the aligning member so that the aligning member aligns the bundle of recording sheets after a first predetermined time period after the last one of the recording sheets is conveyed onto the other ones when the number of recording sheets bundled on the stacker is 25 or more, and aligns the bundle after a second predetermined time period when the number is not less than 25.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming method using an electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising the steps of:(1) charging the electrophotographic photoreceptor, wherein said electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising a conductive support and provided thereon, a carrier generation layer and a carrier transportation layer, said carrier generation layer comprising a carrier generation material represented by formula 1 or 2 and having X-ray diffraction pattern having peaks at 6.3.degree..+-.0.2.degree., 12.4.degree..+-.0.2.degree., 25.3.degree..+-.0.2.degree. and 27.1.degree..+-.0.2.degree. in Bragg angle (2.theta.) when using Cu-K.alpha. ray as a X-ray radiation source in which said peak of 12.4.degree..+-.0.2.degree. has a maximum intensity and has a half width of 0.65.degree. or more; no peak being present at 11.5.degree..+-.0.2.degree.,(2) imagewise exposing the charged photoreceptor for an exposure time of 1.times.10.sup.-4 to 3.times.10.sup.

Abstract: A toner cartridge in use with an image forming apparatus such as a printer. The toner cartridge includes a cylindrical container for accommodating toner, and the cylindrical container further includes; an opening at one side for discharging the toner accommodated in the cylindrical container; an spiral protrusion, provided on an inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical container, for conveying the toner toward the opening in the cylindrical container and for discharging the toner from the opening to outside the cylindrical container when the cylindrical container is rotated on an axis by a driver of the image forming apparatus; and a scoop, attached to the opening, for scooping the toner so that the spiral protrusion discharges the toner from the opening when the opening is at a position upper than a horizontal line extended through the axis.

Abstract: A photosensitive composition containing a polyfunctional aromatic diazo compound having at least two groups of Formula (uD) in the molecule, and a photosensitive composition using the same. The diazo compound can be handled under visible light free from ultraviolet, is highly photosensitive, has good shelf life, and lithographic printing plates and screen printing plates formed with the same: ##STR1## wherein G.sup.1 is a substituent derived from alcoholic hydroxyl group; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are hydrogen, or alkyl or alkyloxy of 1 to 8 carbon atoms;R.sup.3 is alkyl or substituted alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, aralkyl or substituted aralkyl of 7 to 14 carbon atoms, or --CH.sub.2 CHG.sup.2 --CH.sub.2 --;X.sup.- is an anion based on protonic acid from which a proton is removed.

Abstract: There is disclosed a seesaw switch which includes two rubber contacts (4a, 4b) juxtaposed on a printed board (2) within a case (1) defining a through hole (6) above the rubber contacts (4a, 4b), a key button (12) inserted in the through hole (6) from inside the case (1) and placed on pushing elements (5a, 5b) formed on the rubber contacts (4a, 4b), and a collar portion (22) formed at lower end of the key button (12) and abutting against an inner surface of the case (1) on the periphery of the through hole (6).

Abstract: A transfer drum of an image forming apparatus has a setting section at which an image receiving material is set on the transfer drum and an image forming material bearing an image is superimposed on the image receiving material. The image forming apparatus further includes a cooling device for cooling the setting section of the transfer drum.

Abstract: A method for producing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprises a support having thereon photographic layers including a silver halide emulsion layer, a first hydrophilic colloid layer and an outermost second hydrophilic colloid layer in this order from the support. The light-sensitive material is produced by a method comprising steps offorming the photographic layer by coatinga silver halide emulsion coating solution comprising silver halide grains, gelatin and water to form said silver halide emulsion layer;a first hydrophilic colloid solution comprising gelatin and water to form said first hydrophilic colloid layer; anda second hydrophilic colloid solution comprising gelatin, particles of matting agent having a size of not less than 4 .mu.m in an amount of 4 mg/m.sup.2 to 50 mg/m.sup.

Abstract: A photosensitive material processing machine for processing a photosensitive material with a processing solution. The machine includes: a processing rack for forming a conveyance path of the photosensitive material in the processing solution; a conveyance roller, which is disposed in the processing rack, for conveying the photosensitive material; a sheet-shaped guide member for slidablly supporting the photosensitive material, in which the guide member is disposed in the processing rack so that the surface faces to the circumferential surface of the conveyance roller; a guide support member, which is disposed at the upper portion or the bottom portion of the processing rack, for supporting the guide member; and a driving means for driving the conveyance roller. In such the machine, the photosensitive material is conveyed by the conveyance roller as the photosensitive material being nipped between the conveyance roller and the guide member.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed, comprising a support having on one side thereof hydrophilic colloid layers including a silver halide emulsion layer, wherein at least one of the hydrophilic colloid layers contains a dye represented by the following formula (1) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; R.sub.2 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, an acylamino group, a ureido group, an amino group, an acyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, a cyano group, a sulfamoyl group or a sulfonamide group; B is a five- or six-membered oxygen-containing heterocyclic group, or a six-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group; L.sub.1, L.sub.2 and L.sub.

Abstract: Disclosed is a light-heat converting type heat mode recording process using a recording material and an image receiving material, which comprises the steps of:(a) transferring an ink image from a recording material to an image receiving material by exposing from a back of the recording material or the receiving material; and(b) transferring the ink image from the image receiving material to a final recording medium by applying heat or pressure.The light-heat converting type heat mode recording material and the light-heat converting type heat mode image receiving material are capable of forming excellent transferred images.

Abstract: A waterproofed connector has an outlet for an electrical cable which is molded by a resin material under a structure which can prevent a mold resin material from entering into terminal metal fixtures. The waterproofed connector includes a connector housing (10) having a cavity (12), terminal metal fixtures (40) each connected to an end of each core wire (22) of an electrical cable (20) and inserted into a terminal opening (131) in the cavity (12), a plug body (50) inserted into the cavity (12) and having a pair of through holes (53) for permitting each core wire (22) to pass through and a mold resin layer (100) formed around a rear end of the connector housing (10).

Abstract: An automatic processing apparatus having a processing solution tank for processing a silver halide photosensitive material, includes a container accommodating a set of solid processing agents which can process a predetermined amount of the material, a detector for detecting an amount of the material to be processed, and a supplier for supplying an amount of the solid processing agents accommodated in the container into the processing solution tank in accordance with a detected amount of the material. The apparatus further includes a controller for controlling the supplier in which the controller controls the supplier to supply all amount of the solid processing agents remained in the container to the processing solution tank, when the processing agents are remained in the container after the predetermined amount of the material is completed to be processed.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus having a carriage which can be pulled out from an installed position thereof. The carriage supports a cartridge including an image forming body, at a pull-out position, and fixes the cartridge to a position at which an image can be formed, at the installed position of the carriage. When the carriage is located at the installed position, the carriage forms at least a part of the upper surface of a main body of the apparatus.

Abstract: A charge coupling for an electric vehicle wherein conduction is enabled from a charger to a battery of the electric vehicle when a supply connector, connected to the charger is completely fitted to a vehicle inlet installed in the electrical vehicle, this charged coupling including a locking device for temporarily locking the supply connector to the vehicle inlet at a half fitted position, the supply connector being provided, on an end of which engages the vehicle inlet, with a protective member.

Abstract: Disclosed is a two component type developer for negatively chargeable developer use, comprising a carrier and a colored toner particle comprising a binder resin and a colorant, wherein said carrier comprises a magnetic particle having thereon a resin coated layer containing a resin and a magnesium compound.

Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive color photographic material is disclosed. A green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer of the material comprises a coupler the formula M-I or formula M-II defined in the specification, and the color photographic material provides enhanced sensitivity and excellent color reproduction property when it is printed, and improved resistance against formalin gas and storage preservation property before exposure.