Abstract: A process for manufacturing a silver halide direct positive type emulsion comprising primarily silver bromide prepared in the presence of a water-soluble rhodium salt said process comprising; simultaneously adding and mixing a silver aqueous solution and a halide aqueous solution to form an aqueous solution containing a hydrophilic colloid, said resultant mixture having a silver potential maintained with a range of from 100 mV to 200 mV, the speed at which the solutions are added being not more than the critical growth speed of existing silver halide grains, and fogging said silver halide grains.

Abstract: A toner for developing electrostatic latent images is disclosed. This toner comprises as a binder a graft-polymer prepared by graft-polymerizing 99.5 to 92 parts by weight of a vinyl monomer to 0.5 to 8 parts by weight of an unsaturated polyester formed by condensing a polyvalent alcohol with a polybasic acid containing 5 to 90 mol % of unsaturated disbasic acid.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium is disclosed which comprises a support having formed thereon a magnetic layer containing a magnetic metallic powder with no change in its differential thermal curve up to a temperature of at least 80.degree. C. Said magnetic metallic powder contains an alloy system of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of iron, nickel and cobalt as the main component(s) with or without at least one other element, such as Fe-Ni-Co, Fe-Mn-Zn, Fe-Co-Ni-P, Fe-Ni-Zn, Fe-Ni-Cr-P, Fe-Co-Ni-Cr, Fe-Co-P, Fe-Ni, Fe-Ni-Mn, Co-Ni, Co-Ni-P, Fe-Al, Fe-Mn-Zn or Fe-Al-P.

Abstract: An image stabilizer for silver halide photographic materials which contains a water-soluble bismuth compound is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, the stabilizer also contains a water soluble chelating agent capable of forming a bismuth complex or its salt having a stability constant (-log KMA) of 3 or more, said constant being represented by formula (I):KMA=([MA]/[M] [A]) (I)wherein M is a bismuth ion and A is a complex forming anion. By using this stabilizer, the processed dye image is kept stable over an extended period and the occurrence of yellow stain in the non-image area is inhibited. The stabilizer is applicable not only to color photographic materials but also to black-and-white materials.

Abstract: Disclosed is a photoreceptor for electrophotography comprising a conductive support and a subbing layer thereon made of a hydroxystyrene polymer or copolymer. A photosensitive layer is formed on the subbing layer and may comprise a carrier generator layer and transport layer. Optionally, a surface protective layer may be present.

Abstract: A thermal transfer printer capable of variably setting a printing density and a printing speed, includes a test printing mechanism for performing test printing by changing combinations of the printing density and the printing speed. The test printing mechanism includes a memory for storing a plurality of combinations of the printing density and the printing speed, and a CPU for controlling a rotational speed of a carriage motor and an application voltage of a printing head on the basis of the plurality of combinations stored in the memory.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus to prevent toner particles on the surface of the photoreceptor from splashing when a multilayer image of toner particles is formed by repeating of an electrophotographic process including electrification, exposure and development of the surface of the photoreceptor. An electric field is established by electrode means between it and the photoreceptor to repel toner particles from the electrode means at least when the photoreceptor is exposed subsequent to the first exposure.

Abstract: A camera provided with an automatic focusing apparatus having a lens-driving device (40) to move a photographing lens (50) in the direction of an optical axis to a focal position on the basis of a distance information from a distance-measuring device, a lens-positioning device (30) to determine a position of stoppage of the photographing lens (50) moved in the direction of the optical axis, and one motor (60) driving the two devices (40) and (30).An automatic focusing method of detecting a distance to an object by a distance-measuring device, moving the photographing lens (50) in the direction of an optical axis on the basis of the information on the distance, determining a position of stoppage of the photographing lens (50) at the same time substantially, and stopping the photographing lens (50) at this position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for forming a direct positive color image comprising(a) imagewise exposing a direct positive photosensitive silver halide color photographic material to light to yield an imagewise exposed material, said photographic material having a support and at least one silver halide emulsion layer thereon, said emulsion layer containing a coupler and internal latent image type silver halide crystals whose surfaces have not been fogged prior to said imagewise exposure, and(b) uniformly exposing to light the entire surface of said imagewise exposed photographic material before or during a development step and in the presence of a substance of Formula IV, a compound of formula I and a color-developing agent consisting of aromatic primary amino compounds selected from the group consisting of N-methyl-aminophenol, 4-amino-3-methyl-N-ethyl-N-(-methanesulfonamidoethyl) aniline,4-amino-3-methyl-N-ethyl-N-(-hydroxyethyl) aniline, 4-amino-3-methyl-N, N-diethyl-p-phenylenediamine, and 4-

Abstract: In a heat-developable color light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least two light-sensitive layers each comprising a light-sensitive silver halide, organic silver salt, dye-donating material capable of releasing or forming a diffusible dye by heat development, reducing agent, and hydrophilic binder, said at least two light-sensitive layers differing from each other in the color sensitivity of said light-sensitive silver halide and in the hue of said diffusible dye, said heat-developable color light-sensitive material, wherein at least one of said light-sensitive layer(s) containing said dye-donating materials are hardened with a hardening agent for said hydrophilic binder. The foregoing heat-developable color light-sensitive material prevents diffusion of the dye-donating material and reduces or prevents the color-crossover phenomenon. Transferability of the dye is also improved as is scratch resistance of the photographic component layers.

Abstract: A recording apparatus that includes an image carrier that has a movable image surface adapted for carrying a latent image to be developed. The apparatus further includes a developing unit that has a developer surface for conveying a developer thereon. A guide member is provided for slidably mounting the developing unit thereon. Biasing elements are included for releasably biasing the developing unit between at least two positions. The first position is a biased position wherein the developer surface faces the movable image with a development gap therebetween to transfer the developer onto the latent image. The second position is a released position wherein the developer surface is spaced from the movable image surface with a gap larger than the development gap. The guide member allows the developing unit to further slide in a direction transverse to the biasing direction.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support is disclosed. Said silver halide emulsion layer contains at least one of the 1H-pyrazolo [3,2-c]-S-triazole derived magenta couplers that have a substituent of the following formula at 3-position:--R.sub.1 --S(O).sub.n --R.sub.2whereinR.sub.1 is an alkylene group;R.sub.2 is an alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl group; andn is 1 or 2.

Abstract: A developing device using an oscillatory electric field and using magnetic poles kept away from a position where the developing sleeve is closest to the image forming member, applying a horizontal magnetic field component to the developer layer and using a pressure member before the transfer gap to establish a layer thickness of the developer layer.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material comprising a support, a silver halide emulsion layer, and a non-light-sensitive hydrophilic colloid layer which consists essentially of a plurality of layer elements; a process comprises incorporating oil particles into at least one of the elements, so that the oil particle density of the outermost layer element is not the highest of the oil particle densities of all of the elements.

Abstract: A continuous image estimation method of a binary image wherein only one scanning aperture satisfying a predetermined condition for each picture element of a continuous image to be estimated from a plurality of scanning apertures for each kind in a dither image formed of a dither matrix, and the continuous image is estimated on the basis of the number of white or black picture elements in the scanning aperture selected. The predetermined condition is that a gradation expression is conducted in a lower spatial frequency range by using larger scanning apertures and in a higher spatial frequency range by using smaller scanning apertures, and that for the coincidence between patterns of a dither image in the scanning aperture and a binary image, which is made binary with the dither matrix from a continuous image formed on the bases of the number of the white or black picture elements in the scanning aperture, the patterns being obtained by comparing the dither image and the binary image for each aperture.

Abstract: There is disclosed a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support, which comprises the light-sensitive photographic material contains light-sensitive silver halide grains, metal salt grains having internal fog and a polyhydric alcohol having at least two hydroxyl groups having a melting point of 40.degree. C. or higher.

Abstract: Silver halide photographic paper for direct positives, comprising a support and a silver halide emulsion layer for direct positives, provided on the support and containing silver halide grains having been fogged in the presence of a reduction fogging agent and a water-soluble gold compound, wherein a photographic layer on the side on which said silver halide emulsion layer for direct positives is provided contains an emulsion dispersion or latex dispersion of an oil-soluble brightening agent, and simultaneously contains at least one of organic desensitizers represented by formula (I), (II), (III), (IV) or (V) as shown in the specification.

Abstract: In a heat-transfer image-receiving element adapted to have a superposed relation, at least during a heat-transfer processing, with a heat-transfer element containing a heat-transferable dye donator, wherein said heat-transfer image-receiving element comprises at least one of compounds having the following general Formula (I), (II) or (III) and at least one of compounds having the following general Formula (IV) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.1 ', R.sub.3, R.sub.3 ' and R.sub.5 each is a hydrogen atom, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, naphthyl, heterocyclic, acyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl or aralkylsulfonyl group; R.sub.2, R.sub.4, R.sub.4 ', R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 each is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a monovalent organic group, l is an integer of from 1 to 4, q is an integer of from 1 to 6, m, n and p each is an integer of from 1 to 3, provided if the l, m, n, p and q each is an integer of not less than 2, the R.sub.2, R.sub.4, R.sub.4 ', R.sub.6 and R.sub.

Abstract: Light sensitive compositions are disclosed which comprise 2-halomethyl-1,3,4,-oxadiazole compounds having a heterocyclic radical in the fifth position containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, sulphur, and selenium directly or through a vinyl radical.

Abstract: A method of and apparatus for shading correction wherein a reference voltage of an A/D converter converting an image signal into a digital signal is set as a shading correction signal. The image signal and the shading correction signal are designed to be of different level from each other in the timing out of the effective period of the image signal. The shading correction signal is outputted in the timing during the effective period of the image signal and the reference voltage is outputted in the timing out of the effective period of the image signal.