Abstract: A copying apparatus including a photosensitive drum having an image carrying surface and a developing unit. The developing unit includes a developer storage device, a developing roller having a developing surface for conveying a developer from the developer storage device to the image carrying surface, and a matching roller near each end of the developing roller for contacting the photosensitive drum to provide a predetermined gap between the image carrying surface and the developing surface. The developing unit is slidably supported in both a first direction parallel to the axis of rotation of the photosensitive drum and in a second direction transverse to the axis of rotation of the photosensitive drum.

Abstract: A method of colour-developing a silver halide colour light-sensitive material having plural silver halide emulsion layers each containing substantially silver chlorobromide. At least one of the layers has a silver chloride content of not less than 20 mol %, and a colour developer being used in the colour developing method contains the compounds each represented by the following formula [I]: ##STR1## According to the processing method, a colour photographic image having a satisfactory colour density can be obtained by a rapid development process and the excellent preservability for a long standing of the colour developer can be displayed.

Abstract: Light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material, having at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on a support, wherein at least one of said emulsion layer contains light-sensitive silver halide grains having outer surfaces principally comprised of {100} face, and a magenta dye image forming coupler represented by Formula (I) shown below: ##STR1## wherein Z represents a group of nonmetal atom necessary for formation of a nitrogen-containing hetero ring; said ring formed by Z may have a substituent; X represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent eliminable by the reaction with an oxidant in a color developing agent; and R represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent.which can porovide a light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material having high sensitivity, being low in fogs, and having improved color reproducibility.

Abstract: Method of processing a silver halide color photosensitive material which comprises the steps of a developing process, a bleach-fixing solution or a fixing solution, and then, without washing with water, treated with a stabilizing solution. The method is characterized in that the silver halide color photo sensitive material comprises a high boiling point organic solvent having a dielectric constant of 3.5 or more and the stabilizing solution comprises silicone having the surface tension 20 to 60.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material which contains, on a support, a compound represented by the following Formula [I]: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclic, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylamino or arylamino;R.sub.2 is hydrogen, halogen, alkyl or alkoxy;R.sub.3 is alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl; or R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 may be bonded together to form a 5- or 6-membered ring condensed to the phenolic ring; andZ is hydrogen or a group releasable by the coupling reaction with the oxidation product of an organic primary amine color developing agent,and a compound represented by the following Formula [II]: ##STR2## where R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are alkyl, aryl, --COOH', --COOR', --OR', --NR', --NR'R", --CN, --NHCOR', --NHCONHR', or --CONHR', where R' and R" are alkyl or aryl; andR.sub.6 and R.sub.7 are alkyl or aryl containing at least one carboxy group or sulfonic acid group.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material having a layer containing an electrically conductive material formed on one surface of a support and at least one silver halide emulsion layer formed on the other surface of the support is disclosed, wherein the outermost layer on the side where the silver halide emulsion layer is formed contains an organopolysiloxane and a nonionic surfactant having a polyoxyethylene unit, the latter being optionally combined with, or replaced by, a fluorine-containing compound.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing an imagewise exposed pre-sensitized lithographic printing plate which entails uniformly applying a desired amount of developer, that has not been substantially used to the surface of the printing plate by a developer supply member comprised of two plates and having a slit at the lowermost portion thereof which contacts the surface of the printing plate, and then transferring the plate containing the developer to a developer storage tank, immersing the plate in the developer storage tank, and removing the developer from the plate.

Abstract: A method of processing a light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material which comprises subjecting to imagewise exposure a light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material having a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on i) a substrate coated with a resin cured by irradiation with electron beams or ii) one side or both sides of a substrate of an opaque thermoplastic resin film comprising a synthetic polyester film coated on its one side or both sides with fine particles of white pigment and/or a synthetic polyester film containing said fine particles dispersed in the film and applied with molecular orientation, followed by color developing processing and, after processing by use of processing solution having fixing ability, stabilizing processing without substantially any water washing step. The concentration of silver complex ions in the final stabilizing tank is in the range of 2.times.10.sup.-5 to 2.times.10.sup.-1 mole/liter.

Abstract: A heat developable color photosensitive material capable of forming color images in a heat development, more particularly, capable of obtaining heat developable color diffusion transfer images substantially high in a maximum density. The heat developable color photosensitive material contains at least two photosensitive layers which are different from each other in color sensitivity and a non-photosensitive interlayer containing particles interposed between the photosensitive layers.

Abstract: A stable dry multi-layer analytical element for enzyme or triglyceride analysis in a fluid sample is prepared containing first and second layers on a support. The first layer contains a tetrazolium salt as a dye forming precursor. The second layer is adjacent the first layer and contains an electron-transmitting agent. Either layer contains a co-enzyme in oxidized form and either layer contains a reagent containing an enzyme substrate, enzyme or co-enzyme other than the oxidized co-enzyme. The analytical element has improved storage stability and low fog density before and after storage.

Abstract: There is disclosed a light-sensitive photographic material which comprises a silver halide emulsion layer containing a first coupler dispersed in oil droplets, a second coupler dispersed in an alkali aqueous solution and a compound capable of releasing a diffusible development inhibiting substance or a precursor thereof.The specified combination of the first and the second couplers with the diffusible DIR coupler according to the present invention provide a good inter image effect whereby color images having excellent color balance are obtained.

Abstract: An apparatus for biochemical analysis wherein a measuring element is conveyed by a conveying device to a dispensing unit for dispensing a substance to be measured into the measuring elements. On the conveyed device a photometric device for subjecting the measuring elements to photometry, and a discharging device for discharging the measuring elements from the conveying device are mounted. The measurement of the elements can be conducted by two or more measuring methods.

Abstract: There is disclosed a liquid crystal display device which comprises a liquid crystal material aligned between a pair of substrates each having an oriented layer, characterized in that the following conditions (a) to (d) are satisfied:(a) the twisted angle of the liquid crystal molecule in the liquid crystal material aligned between the above pair of substrates is 200.degree. to 300.degree.;(b) the angle created between the director direction of the liquid crystal molecule contacting at least one of the oriented layer surfaces of the above oriented layers and the substrate surface having the oriented layer is not less than 5.degree.;(c) the following relationship formula (1) is valid between the spontaneous twisting pitch Ps of the liquid crystal molecule and the compulsively twisted pitch Pc of the liquid molecule when the arrangement of liquid crystal molecules is compulsorily regulated by the oriented layers:0<(Pc-PS)/Pc.ltoreq.0.

Abstract: A process for producing a chlorohenylhydrazine compound is disclosed, which comprises chlorinating at least one hydrogen atom on the phenyl nucleus in a beta-imidated phenylhydrazine compound and subsequently hydrolyzing the chlorinated compound. Said chlorophenylhydrazine compound is useful as starting material for the production of herbicide, insecticide and photographic coupler is produced in high yield and low cost.

Abstract: A silver halide photo-sensitive material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support, characterized by that said silver halide emulsion layer contains at least one magenta-forming coupler of 1H-pyrazolo[ 3,2-c]-s-triazole type which is substituted by a tertiary alkyl group at the 3-position and, by another releasable group than a hydrogen atom at the 7-position.

Abstract: There is disclosed a thermal developing light-sensitive material comprising a support and, provided thereon, photographic structural layers comprising at least one layer containing light-sensitive silver halide, said photographic structural layer comprising a compound represented by general formula (1);Formula (1)X.sub.1 --L.sub.1 --Awherein X.sub.1 represents a residual group of a photographic restrainer, L.sub.1 is a mere bonding hand or a divalent group and A is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, an amino group, a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group or a salt thereof, a sulfo group or a salt thereof and a sulfin group or a salt thereof;and a compound represented by general formula (2);Formula (2)X.sub.2 --L.sub.2 --Bwherein X.sub.2 represents a residual group of a photographic restrainer, L.sub.2 is a divalent group and B is a ballast group.

Abstract: A color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a reflective support having thereon a plurality of silver halide emulsion layers of which the emulsion layer located farthest from said support has, on each of both the support side thereof and the uppermost side at least one nonlight-sensitive layer containing an effective amount of an ultraviolet absorbing agent, said ultraviolet absorbing agent being used in said nonlight-sensitive layer on the uppermost side of said emulsion layer being a 2-(2′-hydroxyphenyl)benzotriazole-type compound which is in the liquid form at normal room temperature.

Abstract: A biochemical analyzer provided with a disk for engaging and conveying measuring elements and an analyzing method wherein information held by the measuring elements is detected and the engagement and conveyance of these elements can be controlled on the basis of the detected information. The biochemical analyzer is provided with engagement slots for the measuring elements.

Abstract: A large-aperture single lens with aspherical surfaces to be used as a pickup lens for video disks, especially for tracking the video disk by directly moving the pickup lens. It is preferable that the single lens is made of plastic material in order to make it compact and light in weight. Both refractive surfaces of the single lens are arranged to have positive refractive powers in order to make the working distance of the lens long. Spherical aberration of the single lens is corrected to the degree that the diameter of the circle of confusion thereof is decided approximately by diffraction of light. Both refractive surfaces of the single lens are formed as aspherical surfaces and the shapes of the refractive surfaces are determined so as to correct aberrations including the sine condition to the required range, by taking the error to be caused at the time of manufacture into consideration.

Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive material having a support and at least one silver halide emulsion is provided. The silver halide emulsion layer contains in combination at least one cyan coupler of Formula (I) and at least one cyan coupler of Formula (II).