Abstract: Color photographic recording material containing, on a reflective layer support, at least one blue sensitive, at least one green sensitive and at least one red sensitive layer of binder containing silver halide and optionally other light insensitive layers of binder, which binder has been hardened with an instant hardener, said recording material containing either from 100 to 900 mMol of soluble chloride and from 0 to 50 mMol of soluble bromide per mole of Ag or from 0 to 600 mMol of soluble chloride and from 5 to 50 mMol of soluble bromide per mol of Ag is distinguished by an exceptionally slight storage fog.

Abstract: Dye-donor element for use according to thermal dye transfer methods, said element comprising a support having thereon a dye/binder layer comprising a 1,4-quinonediimine cyan dye, which may carry a fused on aromatic, alicyclic, or heterocyclic ring system, wherein the hydrogen atom of the 1-imino function is substituted by a carboxylic acyl group, a substituted carboxylic acid group, an alkyl ester group, a substituted alkyl ester group, an aryl ester group, a substituted aryl ester group, a carbamoyl group, a substituted carbamoyl group, a substituted phosphono group, a substituted phosphinyl group, a substituted sulphonyl group, a sulpho group, a substituted sulpho group, a sulphamoyl group, or a substituted sulphamoyl group, the hydrogen atom of the 4-imino function being substituted by a p-aminoaryl group or a substituted p-aminoaryl group.

Abstract: High edge effects and interimage effects are obtained when DIR couplers of formula I are used in color photographic silver halide materials. ##STR1## In Formula I, R.sup.1 denotes alkyl, for example C.sub.4 H.sub.9 -t, aryl, for example p-alkoxyphenyl, NH-aryl or NH--NH--R.sup.3 ;R.sup.2 denotes H, halogen, e.g. chlorine, alkoxy, alkylthio or NH--R.sup.4 ;R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 denote acyl;X denotes the residue of a photographically active compound containing a monocyclic 1,2,3- or 1,2,4-triazole ring,TIME denotes a linking member andn denotes 0 or 1.

Abstract: Highly active silver halide development inhibitors are released from DIR couplers corresponding to formula I during color development. Where DIR couplers are used in color photographic silver halide materials, high edge effects and high inter-image effects are obtained.A--(TIME).sub.n --Z IIn formula I,A is the residue of a coupler which couples with the oxidation product of a silver halide developing agent under the conditions of photographic development and, in doing so, releases a group corresponding to the following formula--(TIME).sub.n --ZTIME is a binding link which together with the group Z (a triazole ring) attached thereto is releases on reaction of the coupler with the oxidation product of a silver halide developing agent and which, in turn, releases the group Z with delay under the development conditions;n is 0 or 1;Z is a triazole ring corresponding to one of the following formulae ##STR1## R.sup.1 is alkylthio; R.sup.

Abstract: Good edge effects and inter-image effects are obtained where DIR couplers corresponding to formula I are used in color photogrpahic silver halide materials. ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 is H, Cl, --CF.sub.3, alkoxy, sulfamoyl;R.sup.2 is H, Cl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, carbamoyl;n is 0, 1 or 2;X is O or S;Y is a group with a silver halide development inhibiting function releasable during color development;Z is benzoyl, pivaloyl, carbamoyl or a quinazolin-4-on-2-yl group.

Abstract: Photographic image-forming apparatus with replaceable cassette which comprises an exposure station for the imagewise exposure of a photographic silver halide emulsion layer element, a developing station wherein a silver halide developer liquid is applied to said imagewise exposed element, and a fixing station wherein a silver halide fixing agent is applied to the imagewise exposed element, and driving means for transporting the element through the stations, wherein at least the developing station (36) is incorporated into a processing cassette (35, 91) that contains developing liquid and removably fits into said apparatus, said cassette houses absorption means (40) effective for absorbing unused developer liquid brought into contact therewith, and the apparatus comprises means (78, 79, 80) operable in association with the processing cassette for bringing unused developer liquid in the cassette into contact with said absorption means when the cassette is removed from the apparatus.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for preparing silver halide emulsions useful in photography. Said method comprises the step of precipitating silver halide grains in an aqueous solution of peptizer initially and finally under pAg values suitable for forming cubic silver halide crystals characterized in that at least once during the precipitation stage the pAg is increased for at least 10 percent by weight of the total amount of silver salt used during the precipitation by at least 1.5 units to such value whereby the formation of octahedral crystals would occur if that value were to persist over the entire precipitation stage.Preferably the increase of the pAg value is brought about after precipitation of between ten and twenty percent of the total amount of silver halide to be precipitated.

Abstract: Filtering element for corrosive liquids to be filtered under pressure, which displays only minimal filtrate loss when the filter is changed, consisting of a pressure-resistant, cup-shaped outer supporting body (2) and a coaxial, also cup-shaped, pressure-resistant inner supporting body (3) having bottom surfaces (4, 5), wherein a filter cartridge (6) is disposed in the annular gap open towards the top between the supporting bodies (2, 3), said filter cartridge (6) consisting of an annular base portion (17) and cover portion (18) having inlet and outlet holes (9, 10) and, if desired, rigid or flexible wall portions (11, 12) between the base and cover portions and filtering material (15) between the wall portions, through which the liquid to be filtered is pressed radially from one hollow space to the other (FIG. 3).

Abstract: A color photographic recording material comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer and a naphtholic cyan coupler corresponding to formula I ##STR1## in which Q is a 5-, 6- or 7-membered heterocyclic radical;S is a substituent which, in the 6-position of the naphthol ring, can form a fused heterocyclic ring with Y;l is 0, 1, 2 or 3;X represents H or a group releasable during color coupling which is capable of forming a fused heterocyclic ring with Y;Y represents --Z--R.sup.1 or --NH--R.sup.2 ;Z represents --O--, --S(O).sub.m -- or --SO.sub.2 --NH--;m is 0, 1 or 2;R.sup.1 represents H, CF.sub.3, alkyl, aryl or a heterocyclic radical;R.sup.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display wherein a liquid crystal material is contained in a gap defined between two surfaces, at least one of the said facing surfaces of the gap is constructed by a multi-color relief layer obtained by the color-development of a single hydrophilic colloid silver halide emulsion layer. The relief layer has different regions of multiple different thicknesses corresponding to the plurality of colors thereof, the thickness of each such relief region being characteristic of the particular color of that region. Each different relief region contains a dye of the corresponding color derived from a color coupling agent by the color development and a diffusion-resistant colorless compound derived from a colorless coupling agent by said color development. The colorless compound is present in each relief region in an amount which is different from that in each other relief region and is characteristic of that region.

Abstract: Particulate toner material for use in the development of latent electrostatic images, wherein said particulate toner material is capable of acquiring by triboelectric contact electrification when in admixture with carrier particles a net positive charge and contains at least one thermoplastic resin as binder in combination with a colorant and a colorless compound capable of imparting a positive charge to the particulate toner material when in frictional contact with said carrier particles, characterized in that said colorless compound contains in it molecular structure at least one polyalkyl substituted piperidine group and a sterically hindered phenol group.

Abstract: A magnetic tape cassette, for example an audio cassette, which is distinguished by an attractive outer appearance, consists of a bottom part and a top part, transparent in each case, and contains inside it two adjacent tape rolls. The bottom part and the top part each have a transparent housing wall having transparent or slightly colored regions and opaque or untransparent regions. The untransparent or opaque regions are produced by printing surface areas of the cassette housing walls including the application of various patterns and/or colors.

Abstract: A computer-controlled laser imaging system for switching on a laser imaging beam at the beginning of a line of an image surface has a laser and lens for emitting a laser-light beam, an acoustic/optical modulator for receiving and modulating the beam into a primary beam of first-order diffraction corresponding to the desired image and for separating in a y-direction transverse to the x-direction from the laser-light beam an unmodulated O.sup.th -order secondary beam for use in determining line start, and a first telescopic lens system and a rotary polygonal mirror for deflecting the modulated beam in the x-direction of the line to be written. The secondary beam is focussed through the first lens system on the mirror in registration with the primary modulated beam so that the primary and secondary beams cross on the mirror. A second telescopic lens system and a projecting lens receive the deflected main beam and cast it on the image surface.

Abstract: Dry toner development of an electrostatic charge pattern on a recording surface is carried out with a dry toner layer formed on a donor member by electrostatic attraction resulting from a DC voltage applied across a gap between the surface of the donor member 22 and the surface of an upstream electrically conductive member 16 covered with a mixture of triboelectrically charged toner particles and magnetic carrier particles, the latter with adhering toner particles being attracted to the electrically conductive member surface by magnetic force and forming thereon a magnetic brush. The DC voltage in the gap causes selective attraction of the toner particles free of magnetic carrier particles and an AC voltage of lower peak magnitude can be superimposed on the DC voltage to set the particles in the gap in vibration and facilitate transfer across the gap.

Abstract: Iron(III)-complexes of compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 denotes a substituent,m denotes 1 or 2 andn denotes 0, 1 or 2are valuable and biodegradable bleaching agents for photographic elements.

Abstract: Magnetic recording carriers having improved mechanical properties are obtained by using, as dispersing agents, compounds corresponding to the general formula ##STR1## which are attached to the magnetic pigment by their SO.sub.3 H group and which have reactive groups by which they are linked to the reactive groups of the polymeric binder through a difunctional or higher functional isocyanate.

Abstract: A method for dot-size correction or modification in half-tone colour separations to be used in the production of printing plates for printing reproductions of coloured originals in which a contact print is overexposed through a photographic mask constituted so as to isolate a selected area in addition to being exposed normally for obtaining an exact copy of an original half-tone separation. The mask is generated electronically using an electrical signal obtained by scanning each separation, digitizing each signal and storing the digital values in a digital storage device. A halftone separation is visualized electronically as an image in a dislay device, e.g., video tube, an area of said image is defined for isolation and correction and the combination of positive and/or negative separations required to serve as a mask effective for isolating the selected area for purposes of dot evaluation is determined via a look-up table.

Abstract: A photographic recording material which has at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing gelatine, at least one protective layer and at least one hardening layer and in which the protective layer is further removed from the layer support than any silver halide emulsion layer and the hardening layer is further removed from the layer support than any other layer and contains an effective quantity of at least one instant hardener will have improved stability in storage under moist, warm conditions if the protective layer contains an effective quantity of at least one azaindene.

Abstract: A method for processing an imagewise exposed photographic silver halide emulsion material using a receptor element for complexed silver halide which element contains a stabilizing agent corresponding to one of the following general formulae (I) or (II), tautomeric structures or a precursor form thereof: ##STR1## wherein: X represents hydrogen, alkali metal, ammonium or organic amine,Z represents the non-metallic atoms necessary to form a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic nucleus, andeach of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 (same or different) represents hydrogen, amino, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, alkylthio, alkylsulfonyl, sulfamoyl, acyl, --SH or a heterocyclic group.

Abstract: A sheet or web material being a subbed or unsubbed hydrophobic resin support or paper support coated with at least one hydrophobic resin layer having at least on one side an outermost antistatic layer containing colloidal silica, characterized in that the antistatic layer is free from any cationic surfactant and consists of at least 70% of weight of colloidal silica having an average particle size smaller thatn 7 nm and a surface area of at least 500 m2 per gram, the colloidal silica being present at a coverage of at least 50 mg per m2.