Abstract: An image forming method suitable for forming a color proof is disclosed. The method comprises (1) a step for exposing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, which is comprised of a support having thereon photographic component layers including a yellow image-forming blue-sensitive, a magenta image forming green-sensitive and a cyan image-forming red-sensitive emulsion layer, to light through a transparent black-and-white halftone image and (2) a step for processing the exposed light-sensitive material to form a color image, wherein the photographic component layers contain a yellow water-soluble dye, a magenta water-soluble dye and a cyan water-soluble dyes and reflective densities of the silver halide color photographic material measured with light of 450 nm, 550 nm and 700 nm are each not less than 0.8, and toe portion gradations of characteristic curves of yellow, magenta and cyan images formed in the light-sensitive material by the processing are each not less than 1.

Abstract: A magnetic toner comprising at least a binder resin, a magnetic powder and polyolefine is disclosed. The magnetic toner comprises a Wadel's globularity ranging from 0.4 to 0.8, and polyolefine comprises a content ranging from 10 to 40 weight % on a surface of the toner.

Abstract: A color image recording apparatus capable of detachably accommodating an interchangeable process cartridge incorporating plural kinds of developing devices. A plurality of kinds of interchangeable process cartridges are provided differing in the kind of developing devices incorporated therein, and each of such process cartridges has a predetermined operation mode corresponding to the kind of developing devices incorporated therein. Each of the plural kinds of process cartridges is adapted to be associated with a card-shaped memory storing data representing the predetermined operation mode. In the apparatus is provided an electric connection for forming an electrical circuit between the card-shaped memory associated with the accommodated process cartridge and the control device. The control device receives data from the card-shaped memory through the electric connection, and based thereon performs the predetermined operation mode of the accommodated process cartridge.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed in which a novel yellow coupler represented by the following Formula I is contained. ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group; X is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group or an alkylamino group; Y, B.sub.1 and B.sub.2 are each a substituent; and m and n are each an integer of zero to 3.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material is described which is to be processed by a scheme including at least the step of development with a color developer having a pH of at least 11 wherein said material contains a specific pyrazoloazole based magenta coupler and a compound that react with the oxidized product of a color developing agent and which substantially lacks the ability to impart an image density. The color photographic material is improved in granularity and color reproduction and yet permits efficient desilvering.

Abstract: A developing apparatus including a developer housing for holding a two-component type developer including toner and a carrier, and a toner housing holding toner to be used to replenish the developer. The developer housing and toner housing are interconnected by a passageway shaped so that toner supplied to the developing housing and the developer contained therein form an interface adjacent to the passageway, in the developer housing. By so shaping the passageway, the amount of toner added to the developer can be adequately controlled, without the use of regulating devices.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrophotographic photoreceptor containing titanyl phthalocyanine in a crystalline state that has a maximum intensity peak of the Bragg angle 2.theta. at 27.2.degree..+-.0.2.degree. crystal planes corresponding to diffraction lines at 9.6.degree..+-.0.2.degree., 11.7.degree..+-.0.2.degree. and 24.2.degree..+-.0.2.degree. in a diffraction spectrum obtained with characteristic X-rays of Cu K.alpha. at a wavelength of 1.541 .ANG., and that also has an aggregated state such that a visible and near infrared absorption spectrum has a maximum absorption in the range of 780-860 nm, said photoreceptor further containing an ethylene copolymer resin and/or a polyamide resin in an intermediate layer provided between a light-sensitive layer and an electroconductive layer or an electroconductive substrate.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a pyrazolotriazole coupler represented by the following Formula I and a stabilizer represented by the following Formula VIII. ##STR1## The substituents are as defined in the specification.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light sensitive material and a image forming method using the photographic material. The photographic material comprises a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing silver halide grains having a silver chloride content of not less than 90 mol %, a cyan coupler represented by the following formula C-1 and a nitrogen-containing hetero-cyclic mercapto compound. ##STR1## The photographic material is developed with a color developer substantially not containing benzyl alcohol for a time not more than 2 minutes 30 seconds. An color image having preferable light-absorption characteristics and a high maximum density is obtained. The photographic material is also excellent in storage stability.

Abstract: A paper supply apparatus having a main recording paper stacking table having its front end disposed below a paper pressing portion of the paper supply roller, and an auxiliary recording paper stacking table disposed above the main recording paper stacking table. The front end of the main recording paper stacking table is urged toward the paper pressing portion of the paper supply roller or away from the paper pressing portion of the paper supply roller by an oscillation device for oscillating the main recording paper stacking table.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material having an excellent adhesion resistance and capable of preventing deterioration of quality of processed images is disclosed. The light-sensitive material having a support and provided thereon, the photographic component layers including each at least one red-sensitive layer comprising at least a masking cyan coupler, green-sensitive layer comprising at least a masking magenta coupler, and blue-sensitive layer, is characterized by that:A. an uppermost layer of said photographic component layers comprises an alkali-soluble matting agent,B. a total amount of coated silver is 15 to 45 mg/dm.sup.2.

Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive photographic material comprising a support and, provided thereon, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a dye-forming coupler of Formula [I]: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl group or a cycloalkyl group; R.sub.2 is an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an acyl group or an aryl group; R.sub.3 is a group which is substituted to a benzene ring; n is an integer of zero or 1; R.sub.4 is an organic group containing one linkage group containing a carbonyl unit or a sulfonyl unit; J is a ##STR2## wherein R.sub.5 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; and X.sub.1 is a group capable of being split off upon reaction with the oxidation product of a color developing agent.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium is disclosed, which has excellent electro-magnetic conversion characteristics and is improved in drop-out. The magnetic recording medium comprises a non-magnetic support and a plurality of magnetic layers provided on the support, and the magnetic layer being provided farthest from said support among these magnetic layers comprises a magnetic powder and a carbon black in an amount of not more than 1 part per 100 parts by weight of said magnetic powder; and another magnetic layer comprising a magnetic powder has a thickness of not more than 2.5 .mu.m, and 900 nm light-transmittance of said magnetic medium is not more than 0.1%.

Abstract: In a contact exposure apparatus, a film original is overlaid on a photosensitive material, a transparent cover sheet is covered on the film original, the film original and the photosensitive material are brought into contact with each other by vacuum suction, and the film original is exposure-scanned by an exposure unit through the transparent cover sheet. The exposure unit includes a honeycomb board for collimating light emitted from a light source.

Abstract: Disclosed is a direct positive light-sensitive photographic material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing inner latent image type silver halide grains not previously fogged, which gives a direct positive image after image exposure by surface development after application of fogging treatment or while applying fogging treatment, wherein the inner latent image type silver halide grains comprise substantially silver chloride, and the silver halide emulsion layer or a hydrophilic colloid layer adjacent thereto contains at least one active halide type or active vinyl type gelatin hardener, and at least one compound represented by the formula (I) or (II) described in the specification. This direct positive light-sensitive silver halide photographic material is particularly excellent in stability with lapse of time.

Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive photographic material having a support and provided thereon, hydrophlic colloidal layers including at least one silver halide light-sensitive emulsion layer is disclosed. The silver halide emulsion layer comprises a silver halide emulsion (I) prepared by adding a high-molecular flocculant under at least one of Conditions (1) through (3) to a silver halaide emulsion (II) prepared by a water-soluble silver salt solution and a water-soluble halide solution to a protevtive colloid solution so as to flocculate and settle a silver halide grain together with a protective colloid for desalting of dissolved substances, and by dispersing again the desalted silver halide emulsion in a protective colloid solution;Condition (1): a temperature of the silver halide emulsion (II) is not lower than 30.degree. C.

Abstract: A toner for developing electrostatic images is disclosed which comprises a coloring agent, a styrene homopolymer or copolymer with a vinyl monomer or moners, and polypropylene in an amount between about 0.02 and 40 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the styrene homopolymer or copolymer.

Abstract: For use in a photocopying machine, an apparatus for making punch holes in and stapling recording sheets comprising, a first conveyer by which the recording sheets are conveyed to a sheet stacker which is capable of setting the recording sheets at a predetermined position for sheet processing, a sheet processor which has a hole puncher and a stapler by which the recording sheets are processed to have punch holes or to be stapled, or both, in which the hole puncher is provided with an angled panel attached below a die of the hole puncher so that paper pieces punched from punch holes are received without clogging into a container for disposal, and a second conveyer by which the processed sheets are conveyed to a sheet receiving tray.

Abstract: A recorded sheet handling apparatus includes a holding unit for temporarily holding a set of recorded sheets externally fed one by one, a pair of side plates for moving the recorded sheets by a predetermined distance in a direction perpendicular to a recorded sheet convey direction prior to stapling when a size of the recorded sheets is a predetermined size, a punching machine and staplers for punching or stapling the set of recorded sheets while the sheets are held by the holding unit, and a conveying unit for conveying the punched or stapled copied sheets so as to exhaust the sheets.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing a novel magenta dye-forming coupler. The coupler is represented by the following Formula I: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom or a substituent; R.sub.2 is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted amino group; provided, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are allowed to bond together so as to complete a ring; Z is a hydrogen atom or a group capable of being split off upon coupling reaction with the oxidized product of a an aromatic primary amine developing agent; and EWG is an electron attractive group having a Hammet's .sigma. p value of more than 0.3. The photographic material has excellent color reproducibility and improved in color forming efficiency and graininess of images.