Abstract: Information carrier precursor comprising a rigid sheet or support; a receiving layer configuration comprising at least one layer; and at least one substance, optionally provided pattern-wise, capable of and available for interacting in situ with at least one species diffusing through the receiving layer configuration to produce a functional species, wherein at least one layer of the receiving layer configuration is opaque, porous, has the capability of being rendered substantially transparent by penetration by a lacquer provided at the outermost surface of the receiving layer configuration and comprises at least one pigment and at least one binder; a method for producing the above-mentioned information carrier precursor; a method for producing an information carrier; and information carriers produced therewith.

Abstract: A gear pump comprising two gearwheels moving in opposite senses, the gears whereof engage with one another and thus, separated from one another in a pressure-tight manner, form a delivery side and a suction side; a central plate wherein the gearwheels are accommodated; a front and rear covering plate, which seal the gear pump from the environment, and conventional means of connecting the plates with one another, of supporting the gearwheels, of driving at least one of the gearwheels and of supplying and removing the liquid being pumped, during the delivery of silver halide emulsions exhibits no silver deposits--which bring the pump to a halt--on its faces, if on each face of each gearwheel there is provided at least one indentation having a sharp rear edge viewed in the direction of rotation.

Abstract: Dye-donor element for use according to thermal dye sublimation transfer comprising a support having thereon a dye layer containing a dye corresponding to the following formula ##STR1## wherein Z represents CN, COOR.sup.1 or CONR.sup.2 R.sup.3 ;R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each independently represent hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 together represent the necessary atoms to close a heterocyclic nucleus or substituted heterocyclic nucleus;Y represents OR.sup.4 or NR.sup.5 R.sup.6 or CN;R.sup.4 represents hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, SO.sub.2 R.sup.7, COR.sup.7, CSR.sup.7, POR.sup.7 R.sup.8 ;R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 each independently has one of the significances given to R.sup.4 or represent substituted or unsubstituted amino, or R.sup.5 and R.sup.

Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a method for making a lithographic printing plate according to the DTR-process comprising the steps of:information-wise exposing an imaging element comprising on a support a silver halide emulsion layer and an image-receiving layer containing physical development nuclei anddeveloping said information-wise exposed imaging element with an alkaline processing liquid in the presence of developing agent(s) and silver halide solvent(s) characterized in that said silver halide solvents comprise a combination of (an) alkanolamine(s) and a thiosulfate wherein said thiosulfate is used in a total amount between 0.01% and 1% by weight in said alkaline processing liquid.

Abstract: Dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprising at least one magenta dye having extremely low side absorption in the blue and red regions of the spectrum, said dye corresponding to the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is H, (cyclo)alkyl, or aryl; X represents the atoms completing a heterocycle; Z is an electron-withdrawing group; Y is an electron-withdrawing group or --N(R.sup.2)R.sup.3 ; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 together represent the atoms completing a heterocycle; or R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 together represent .dbd.C(R.sup.4)R.sup.5, or each of R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 represents (same or different) (cyclo)alkyl, aryl, or an electron-withdrawing group; each of R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 (same or different) represents H, (cyclo)alkyl, aryl, a heterocycle, SO.sub.2 R.sup.6, COR.sup.6, CSR.sup.6, POR.sup.6 R.sup.7, OR.sup.8, NR.sup.8 R.sup.9, SR.sup.8, or R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 together represent the atoms completing an aliphatic ring or a heterocycle, each of R.sup.6 and R.sup.

Abstract: A toner composition comprised of electrostatically attractable fusible powder particles, having an average particle size in the range of 1 to 100 .mu.m and a melt viscosity at 190.degree. C. in the range of 20 to 200 Pa.s, said powder particles comprising a coloring substance, a polymeric binder which consists essentially of a copolymer of:(1) styrene or styrene homologue,(2) an alkyl acrylate or alkyl methacrylate monomer wherein alkyl is a straight chain of at least 8 carbon atoms, and(3) a crosslinking monomer containing at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups,the binder copolymer constituting more than 50% of the total weight of the powder particles.

Abstract: Photographic elements comprising at least one protective hydrophilic colloid layer comprising at least one urethane of polyethylene oxide compounds as antistatic agent in the form of dispersed droplets having an average diameter ranging from 1500 to 12000 nm and method of covering such photographic elements with at least one such protective hydrophilic colloid layer obtained by the steps of dissolving such urethane in a water-immiscible solvent medium, emulsifying the resulting solution in aqueous hydrophilic colloid, removing said water-immiscible solvent medium by evaporation to form the dispersed droplets in the aqueous hydrophilic colloid, and coating the latter as such or after having been mixed with additional hydrophilic colloid to form the protective hydrophilic colloid layer.