Abstract: A photograph artwork containing a one to one scale exact image of the circuit pattern to appear on a fabricated printed-wiring board is modified in a predetermined manner. This has the effect of equalizing the amount of metallic conductive circuits on a double sided printed wiring board or panel. The resulting board or panel is plated uniformly on both sides when passed through the electrodeposition cycle of a fabrication process.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus such as a copying machine has ten keys for inputting the length of an original image and a desired length of a reproduced image a control section including an arithmetic unit for calculating the magnification based on the data input by the ten keys, a display for displaying each length data and the calculated magnification, and a memory for storing the calculated magnification. The machine can automatically calculate a suitable magnification based on input data and can store the calculated magnification for continuous copying operation.

Abstract: A storage chamber for temporally storing elongate web is provided between exposure device for imagewisely exposing the elongate web and developing device. After the amount of web in the storage chamber has reached a preset amount, the web is fed from the storage chamber to the developing device, and feeding device is stopped when development of the trailing end of the final exposed section on the web has been terminated after the feed of the web to the developing device has been started.

Abstract: To permit monitoring of tightness of a tank, particularly buried tanks for highly flammable or explosive liquids such as gasoline, flammable hydrocarbon solvents, acids, alkaline solutions and the like, and prevent formation of sparks due to electric charge of an inner liner, the inner surface of the tank has an embossed aluminum foil applied thereagainst, the inner surface of which has an epoxy layer (19) applied thereto by spraying, so that the depressions opposite the corrugations or projections (17) of the foil (15) will be filled with the epoxy. After curing, the epoxy layer (19), preferably fiber-reinforced, is tested for freedom from pores and proper thickness by standard spark induction and eddy current testing methods, and then has another resin layer, preferably epoxy, applied thereto which is made electrically conductive by additives of metal, or carbonaceous granules, flakes or fibers, such as aluminum, nickel, copper brass or of graphite.

Abstract: It is necessary to optimally control exposure conditions in printers and development conditions for negative films and photographic paper in order to achieve color printing of high quality. According to the method of this invention, as the luminance voltage of a light source and color compensation filters for respective colors are controlled automatically and the voltage to be applied to the light source can be minimized to avoid a waste of light. Even if there is insufficient light at the light source due to the deterioration of the light source or the fluctuations in a power source voltage, this method enables one increase the amount of light by increasing the voltage to be applied to the light source.

Abstract: A photographic printing method include the steps of entering information into a storage medium as to location of each of a plurality of image frames on a negative film to be printed, entering data into said storage medium as to the desired print position of each of a selected number of said frames, and controlling a negative film transporting means and a printing paper moving means based on said information and said data to independently locate each of said selected number on said paper.

Abstract: A photographic reproportioning apparatus for changing one dimension of a two dimension image contact print exposed on a photosensitive film moved by a support plate in a predetermined linear direction with respect to the image being reproduced by a reversible synchronous motor. A stationary overlying film carriage supports the original image in contact with the photosensitive film. An opaque mask overlies the film support members and includes an aperture bar assembly moved by synchronous motors in the linear direction of movement of the sensitive film. The aperture bar assembly, interposed in the mask transversely of the direction of its movement, exposes the film from an overhead light source during movement of the mask.

Abstract: Through a pattern mask, small sections of a semiconductor wafer are exposed successively to light radiated from a mercury-vapor lamp in high-level steps, during each of which the power consumption and discharge current of the mercury-vapor lamp are at a high level, by continuously lighting the mercury-vapor lamp and repeatedly alternating each of the high-level steps and a low-level step during which the power consumption and discharge current of the mercury-vapor lamp are at a low level. The alternation of the high-level step and low-level step is effected while controlling the magnitude of each of the overshoot and undershoot in the waveform of the discharge current for the mercury-vapor lamp below 10%. The exposure method of this invention is effective in avoiding or minimizing the wearing of electrodes of a mercury-vapor lamp. Thus, the mercury-vapor lamp can enjoy long service life while permitting stable exposure over a long period of time.

Abstract: An enlarger having a light emitting device is provided wherein the amount and color balance of light to be emitted are controlled. The operator can set the amount and color balance of light. The enlarger can measure the amount and color balance of light at a plurality of points within a predetermined plane in which the printing paper is to be located. A first mode of operation can be set which presumes a predetermined standard film set in the enlarger and a second mode of operation can be set wherein a film to be printed is placed in the enlarger. The enlarger is capable of averaging a measured signal to determine an average amount and an average color balance of light wherein these measurements can be utilized to determine a proper amount and color balance of light to be received at the predetermined plane during an enlarging operation.

Abstract: An improved auto-focus setting operation of a slide film in a printing system can be carried out by preliminarily measuring auto-focus information before the slide film is fed to a printing position in the printing system. An auto-focus mechanism assembled in the printing system is operated in accordance with the auto-focus information for preliminarily setting a slide film setting member to a focus position of the slide film.

Abstract: There is disclosed an automatic exposure control device for use in a reader-printer which controls the amount of exposure in accordance with outputs of photodetectors arranged in an optical path. Each photodetector is connected to a comparator which is supplied with comparison voltage through changes of the comparison voltage stepwise. The control device changes the amount of variation per step of comparison voltage in accordance with a change of the type of film to the positive or to the negative, and limits the photodetectors to be used for controlling only to the photodetectors being capable of receiving the light of micro film image.

Abstract: A strip of exposed and developed color film is transported through a transparency measuring system. The transparency of each frame of the film strip in the three primary colors is measured at a multiplicity of regions. The transparency values are converted to density values which are processed to generate a set of data characteristic of the film strip and indicative of the color compositions of the scanned regions. The characteristic set of data and the density values for the individual regions are used to determine whether or not a respective region contains a color dominant. For each frame, the amounts of copying light in the primary colors are established from the density values of those regions which are free of color dominants and have a neutral gray color composition. The amount of copying light in each of the three primary colors is calculated so that the regions of the original having a neutral gray color composition are copied neutral gray.

Abstract: Disclosed is a reader-printer capable of being changed over between a reader mode in which the light image of an original is projected onto a screen and a printer mode in which the light image of the original is projected onto a photosensitive medium. The reader-printer has first optical means for forming a first optical path for projecting the light image onto the screen and second optical means for forming a second optical path for projecting the light image onto the photosensitive medium. The second optical means includes a first mirror and a second mirror. The first mirror is movable so that it is positioned outside the first optical path during the reader mode and is positioned in the first optical path during the printer mode. The second mirror is movable with the first mirror.

Abstract: In a copying apparatus the original and an information characterizing the user is recorded in addition to the copy to be generated for registering the use of the copying apparatus. In order to prevent the original copy to be replaced by a non-recorded other original after recording the original copy comparator means are provided for comparing the recorded original with the original at the respective copying process and interrupting the copying process in case of differences.

Abstract: A power controller for an electronic apparatus including an electrophotographic copying machine is provided for automatically prohibiting power supply to parts of the apparatus in response to the reduction of a light-shining amount, e.g., a decrease in the light surrounding the apparatus. The power controller includes a photosensitive element, a comparator, a delay circuit, a gate, and a relay. The photosensitive element serves to provide a voltage in accordance with the surrounding brightness.

Abstract: There is provided a reproduction camera comprising an optical sensor provided at a location to which light from a light source on the image side can be reached and which is substantially outside the image focal plane and not near by the same, a correcting device by which a quantity of light received by the optical sensor has a relation with a quantity of light received on the image focal plane, and a control system for controlling exposure according to a signal corrected by the correcting device.

Abstract: This specification discloses a both-side recording apparatus in which a sheet conveyed by first recording means for recording an image on a first surface of the sheet is reversed by sheet reversing means and directed to second recording means for recording an image on a second surface of the sheet, whereby images are recorded on the first and second surfaces of the sheet.

Abstract: An enlarger for use in photography capable of printing a color copy from a color original film includes a light source for generating a plurality of primary colors and a microcomputer for controlling the light source. The microcomputer has various functions which are: for providing a plurality of exposure data corresponding to a plurality of primary colors; for designating at least one of the primary colors; for altering the exposure data corresponding to the designated primary color; for displaying an information relating to the exposure data to be altered; for indicating the direction of change in tone of the color copy caused by altering the exposure data; for selecting the type of the original film; and for controlling the relation between the direction of change in tone of the color copy as indicated and the direction of change in the exposure data as displayed in response to the selected type of original film.

Abstract: An apparatus for and method of exposing lithographic plates to light through films in which plates are brought into an exposure station for exposure alternately on first and second platens, each movable from a loading position outside the exposure station to an exposure position.

Abstract: A color enlarger for use in photography capable of printing a color copy from a color original film includes a plurality of source lights for separately generating lights corresponding to a plurality of primary colors; a monitor for separately picking-up the plurality of source lights to monitor the light generated from the light source, and light measuring circuit for separately measuring the plurality of source lights transmitted through the color original film. The color enlarger further includes a microcomputer which has various functions which are: for providing a color data representative of a color to be reproduced on the color copy; for separately calculating the whole light quantities for the plurality of source lights to be generated upon printing the color copy, in response to the monitor, the light measuring circuit, and the provided color data; and for controlling light sources upon printing the color copy in response to the calculating value.