Abstract: A dry powder toner of which the particles are electrostatically or magnetically attractable and suited for development of electrostatic charge images or magnetic patterns and wherein the composition of said powder particles includes a resin binder comprising at least one resin A and at least one resin B, characterized in that:(1) said resin(s) A and said resin(s) B each have a glass transition temperature (Tg) larger than 45.degree. C.,(2) the Tg of said resin(s) A is at least 2.5.degree. C. lower than the Tg of said resin(s) B,(3) the melt viscosity (mvA) of said resin(s) A is at least 500 poise and the melt viscosity (mvB) of said resin(s) B is within the scope of the following equation:(mvB)=F.times.(mvA),wherein F is an integer from 2 to 20, and with a maximum value of (mvB) not exceeding 15000 poise, and(4) the weight ratio of resin(s) A and resin(s) B in said powder particles is such that the deformability of the powder material as defined by test H herein is smaller than 15%.

Abstract: A method is disclosed to prepare a light-sensitive regular silver bromide or silver bromoiodide emulsion, wherein said method comprises the following the steps:precipitating silver bromide or silver bromoiodide by means of the double-jet or triple-jet technique in colloidal silica having a particle size from 0.003 .mu.m to 0.30 .mu.

Abstract: A modified gelatin is disclosed wherein part of the free carboxyl groups is replaced by modifiers having more acid end-standing groups chosen from --SO.sub.3 M, --OSO.sub.3 M, --SSO.sub.3 M, --OPO(OH).sub.2, --OPO(OH)(OR.sup.2), --PO(OH).sub.2, --PO(OH)(OR.sup.2).In a preferred embodiment such a modified gelatin is incorporated in a DTR photographic material which after processing can serve as a lithographic printing plate. Thanks to the more hydrophilic character of the modified gelatin the differentiation between printing and non-printing areas is improved and toning at printing start-up is reduced.

Abstract: An x-ray cassette (1) to accommodate photosensitive material in sheet form, especially a phosphor film (2), having a cover part (1b), a bottom part (1a) and side parts (1c) joined thereto, the cover part, bottom part and side parts being made of plastic and closing off the cassette interior in a light-tight manner. The cassette has at least one electrically conductive element (6) which covers at least 20% of the surface of the cassette (1).

Abstract: The present invention provides a dye-donor element for use according to thermal dye transfer methods comprising a support having on the front side a dye layer containing a thermally transferable dye and on the back side (i) a heat-resistant layer comprising a binder and (ii) optionally a topcoat layer, said heat-resistant layer and/or said topcoat layer comprising a polysiloxane based lubricant and wherein at least one layer on said back side comprises a salt of a fatty acid.

Abstract: A thermosensitive recording material contains a mono-, oligo- or polysaccharide and a catalyst in one or more binder layers arranged on a transparent support. A black-and-white image with high optical density, good grey step reproduction, great sharpness and good stability is formed when the material is heated imagewise, e.g. by means of a thermohead.

Abstract: To eliminate the "pi-line" artefact after processing a silver halide industrial photographic X-ray material is disclosed comprising on at least one side of a support, at least one gelatino silver halide emulsion layer and a total amount of silver halide, corresponding to from 6 to 20 g of silver nitrate per square meter and per side, and at least one non-sensitive protective antistress coating, wherein said photographic material comprises at least one vinyl sulphone compound as a hardening agent and at least one polyoxyalkylene compound as a surfactant in at least one of its hydrophilic layers.

Abstract: A recording material comprising a sheet, ribbon or web support and a hydrophilic colloid binder layer incorporating an ionic polymer in the form of dispersed particulate material providing to said material an antistatic character, characterized in that (i) said ionic polymer is a cross-linked copolymer of an acrylic and/or methacrylic acid ester including 90-99 mole % of acrylate and/or methacrylate and 1 to 10 mole % of tetraallyloxyethane as polyfunctional crosslinking monomer, wherein in said copolymer at least 75% of the ester groups have been transformed into alkali metal carboxylate groups (ii) said ionic polymer is coated at a coverage of at least 14 g/m.sup.2, and (iii) said ionic polymer is present in admixture with said hydrophilic colloid binder in a weight ratio of at least 10/90.

Abstract: A photographic recording material having a photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer which is spectrally sensitized with a sensitizing dye of one of the formulae I and II ##STR1## in which R.sup.1, R.sup.2 denote sulfoalkyl;R.sup.3 denotes alkyl;R.sup.4 denotes H, F, Cl, --CN, alkoxycarbonyl, carbamoyl;R.sup.5 denotes Cl, --CN;M.sup..sym. denotes a counter ion (cation) which is optionally necessary to balance the charge exhibits a high degree of sensitivity which is stable under warm, humid conditions.

Abstract: Silver halide emulsions with tabular grains showing increased aspect ratio are produced by adding to the precipitiation vessel a compound of the formula I: ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 means H or optionally substituted alkyl, aralkyl or cycloalkylR.sub.2 means H or optionally substituted alkyl, aryl or aralkyl or a polymer chainR.sub.3 means H, OH, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, halogen, NHR.sub.4, O--CO--R.sub.4, O--CO--NHR.sub.4 or an optionally substituted oxazoline ringR.sub.4 means optionally substituted or alkyl, aralkyl or arylm means 2 or 3,n means 2 to 10,000,or a compound of the formula II ##STR2## in which R.sub.1, R.sub.3, n and m have the meaning stated above and may be identical or different andR.sub.5 means optionally substituted alkene, arylene, aralkene or a polyaddition, polycondensation or polymerisation chain.

Abstract: Dye donor element for use according to thermal dye sublimation transfer comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising at least one heterocyclic hydrazono dye, wherein said dye corresponds to the general formula:A=N-N=Hetwherein A is a carbocyclic or heterocyclic coupler group or a cyclic reactive methylene system, which may carry at least one substituent, and Het is a heterocyclic nucleus, which may carry at least one substituent.

Abstract: An image scanning apparatus has an apparatus sub-frame and a separate sub-frame which are adapted to rest upon a floor or like supporting surface independently of one another. The separate sub-frame includes a scanning station having means for scanning the thus-transported recording medium with a beam of radiation and the apparatus sub-frame has a conveyor for transporting an image recording medium towards and away from the scanning station. The apparatus sub-frame carries wheels which are adapted to be lowered into contact with the supporting surface in order to elevate the apparatus sub-frame above such surface. The apparatus and separate sub-frames have cooperating shoulders which are brought into abutment when the apparatus sub-frame is elevated and upon continued elevation of the apparatus sub-frame result in simultaneous elevation of the scanning station sub-frame above the supporting surface.

Abstract: A coating composition suitable for forming an adhesive primer layer on a hydrophobic polyester resin support, wherein said coating composition essentially consists of (an) addition polymerizable monomer or mixture of such monomers having dissolved therein at least one of the polymers (i) and/or (ii), wherein:(i) is a linear copolyester of isophthalic acid and at least one other dibasic carboxylic acid with an aliphatic diol, said copolyester being soluble in methyl methacrylate for at least 10 g per 100 ml at 20.degree. C., and/or(ii) is a linear polyester of terephthalic acid and/or isophthalic acid with an oxyalkylated bisphenol, said polyester being soluble in methyl methacrylate for at least 10 g per 100 ml at 20.degree. C., and wherein said composition comprises said monomer(s) acting as solvent(s) for polymers (i) and/or (ii) in a 20 to 70% by weight ratio with respect to the totality of said polymer(s) and monomer(s).

Abstract: A color photographic material, at least one layer of which contains a compound of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which X means --NH--, --NR-- or --O--,R means alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl,R.sub.1 means a chemical bond or a divalent bridging member,R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 mean alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aryloxy, or two residues R.sub.2 or R.sub.3 mean the remaining atoms of a benzene ring condensed with the phenyl residue andm and n mean 0 to 3, wherein all alkyl, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, aryl and aryloxy residues may be further substituted and in each of the two phenyl residues a residue R.sub.1, R.sub.2 or R.sub.3 is in para position relative to the oxygen atom, is characterized by improved dye stability after processing.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for enhancing the contrast of a digital image bya) decomposing said original image into a sequence of detail images or into an array of coefficients representing detail strength at multiple resolution levels and a residual image,b) modifying each pixel of each detail image or each detail coefficient according to at least one non-linear monotonically increasing odd conversion function,c) constructing said processed image by accumulating detail obtained from said modified detail images or from said detail coefficients, and further adding said residual image.

Abstract: The frames of a film are scanned and exposure data, as well as masking data, are calculated for each frame from the resulting measurements. Following scanning, the frames are successively transported to a printing station. As a frame approaches the printing station, a mask is generated for the frame based on the respective masking data. The mask is produced by selectively roughening the surface of a transparent endless band or selectively applying a dye or pigment to the surface of the band. The band travels along an endless path which passes through the printing station, and movement of a mask and its corresponding frame are coordinated so that the frame is properly masked in the printing station. The masked frame is printed, and mask and frame are then withdrawn from the printing station while a succeeding frame and mask enter the printing station. If a dye or pigment is used for mask formation, the band can be conducted through a cleaning station where masks are removed after printing.

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 photographic print material suited for the production of a multicolor filter array element for use in a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal layer wherein the print material comprises a glass plate supporting on one side thereof (i) a silver halide emulsion layer sensitive to blue light and containing a yellow dye forming color coupler, (ii) a silver halide emulsion layer sensitive to green light and containing a magenta dye forming color coupler, and (iii) a sliver halide emulsion layer sensitive to red light and containing a cyan dye forming color coupler. The red light sensitive emulsion layer is disposed on the side of the array remote from the glass supporting plate and in each of the silver halide emulsion layers the equivalent ratio of silver halide to color coupler is at least 1 and preferably 1.2. A water-impermeable organic resin covering layer is applied over the red light sensitive emulsion layer and a transparent electrode layer is vacuum deposited over the covering layer.

Abstract: To eliminate the "pi-line" artifact after processing a method of image formation is disclosed in a silver halide industrial X-ray photographic material, comprising on at least one side of a support, at least one gelatin silver halide emulsion layer and a total amount of silver halide, corresponding to from 6 to 20 g of silver nitrate per square meter and per side, and at least one non-sensitive protective antistress coating, wherein said material further comprises a hardening agent different from a vinyl sulphone compound, preferably formaldehyde, and at least one polyoxyalkylene compound as a surfactant in at least one of its hydrophilic layers, and wherein after exposure to direct X-rays said material is subjected in an automatic processing machine to the steps of developing in a developer comprising at least one anionic alkylphenoxy polyalkyleneoxy phosphate ester surfactant, fixing in a fixer which may comprise at least one alpha-ketocarboxylic acid, rinsing and drying.

Abstract: A silver halide material for colour photography, comprising a support, at least one blue-sensitive yellow-coupling silver halide emulsion layer, at least one green-sensitive, magenta-coupling silver halide emulsion layer, and at least one red-sensitive, cyan-coupling silver halide emulsion layer applied to the support and conventional intermediate and protective layers, the emulsion in at least one of the silver halide layers comprising not less than 80 mol-% AgCl and not more than 0.5 mol-% AgI, and the last-mentioned silver halide emulsion is doped with at least one compound of a metal in the groups (a) and (b), where (a) comprises rhodium, iridium, osmium, ruthenium, rhenium and cadmium and (b) comprises gold and platinum. The material has very good development kinetics.