Abstract: Disclosed is a photographic printing paper support which comprises a raw paper having polyolefin resin coats on the both sides, with the raw paper being made from pulp slurry containing an epoxidized higher fatty acid amide and/or an alkylketene dimer and a cationic substance other than epoxidized higher fatty acid amides by the addition thereinto in an early stage of the preparation and further containing anionic colloidal silica and/or anionic bentonite added in a late stage of the preparation after controlling the pulp concentration so as to range from 0.1 to 1.5%.

Abstract: This invention provides a process for producing a resist composition in which the content of relatively large undissolved particles is low just after production of the composition and the content of relatively large undissolved particles increases only to a small extent even if the composition is stored for a long period of time. Thus, this invention provides a process for producing a resist composition which comprises filtering a mixture of an alkali-soluble resin, a radiation-sensitive compound and a solvent by the use of a filter of which pore diameter is 0.1 .mu.m or below and of which particle-removing performance is 99% or above. Further, this invention provides also a resist composition comprising an alkali-soluble resin, a radiation-sensitive compound and an organic solvent not simultaneously having both acetoxy group and alkoxy group in its molecule, said composition containing undissolved particles having a particle diameter of 0.25 .mu.

Abstract: Disclosed is a photographic printing paper support comprising a waterproof substrate constituted of raw paper and polyolefin resin coats covering the both surfaces thereof, which further has on the back side of the substrate a backing layer containing at least (a) colloidal silica, (b) an aqueous dispersion of a styrene-acrylate copolymer prepared by the polymerization in the presence of a water-soluble high-molecular compound, (c) at least one substance selected from a group consisting of carboxyl or sulfo group-containing water-soluble high-molecular compounds, the metal salts thereof and hydrophilic organic high-molecular colloidal substances and (d) an aqueous dispersion of a polyolefin resin having a melting point below 100.degree.C.

Abstract: Imaging elements comprising a support, at least one imaging layer and an antistat layer, said antistat layer comprising vanadium pentoxide in a binder, said binder being a polyesteranionomer and coating compositions for forming such antistat layers.

Abstract: A photographic element that is useful as an imaging master in the field of graphic arts is comprised of a dimensionally-stable polyester film having a radiation-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on one side thereof and having on the opposite side, in order, a latex subbing layer and a backing layer. The backing layer is comprised of gelatin, a matting agent, a filter dye and a blocked gelatin-hardening agent. In the manufacture of the photographic element, a high temperature heating step is employed to activate the blocked gelatin-hardening agent and thereby harden the backing layer.

Abstract: A photopolymerizable or radiation polymerizable alkaline developing crosslinking curable resin composition possessing superior antiplating properties and a short stripping period, in which the stripped plate is not easily dissolved in the stripping fluid, and which is comprising:(a) 5-30 parts by weight of at least one compound possessing in one molecule on the average 1.

Abstract: A resist composition comprising a base resin, an acid release agent, and a dissolution inhibitor is improved in sensitivity and resolution when the base resin is typically selected from poly-t-butoxystyrene/poly-hydroxystyrene, poly-t-butoxystyrene/poly-p-methoxymethoxystyrene/polyhydroxystyrene, and poly-t-butoxystyrene/poly-p-methoxystyrene/polyhydroxystyrene copolymers. The composition forms a resist useful for the manufacture of LSI.

Abstract: Structured layers of heat-resistant polycondensates are prepared by a process wherein ethylenically unsaturated tetracarboxylates or adducts or salts of tetracarboxylates, which still contain at least one unesterified carboxylic acid group, with ethylenically unsaturated amines, amides or onium compounds mixed with compounds which contain amino, isocyanate or blocked isocyanate groups and can be subjected to polycondensation with the tetracarboxylates are applied as a layer to a substrate, this layer is exposed through a negative, the unexposed, soluble parts are then removed and the insoluble parts are converted into the final polycondensate form at elevated temperatures.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there are provided water-developable photopolymerizable compositions useful for the preparation of printing plates. Printing plates prepared employing invention compositions have excellent form stability, thereby enabling such plates to be handled without the need for excessive care. Once photopolymerized, printing plates of the invention have excellent physical properties, enabling their use in many very demanding commercial applications, e.g., commercial flexographic printing. Such applications require the photopolymerized resin to have excellent water resistance (so that exposure to water-based inks does not significantly alter resin properties), as well as high durability (so that the physical contacting associated with the printing process does not significantly degrade resin properties).

Abstract: The present invention provides a silver halide photographic photosensitive material which comprises a transparent support and a silver halide emulsion photosensitive layer provided thereon and a non-photosensitive layer on another side of the support on which the photosensitive layer is not provided, wherein both the photosensitive layer and the non-photosensitive layer contain dyes respectively and transmission density at 350-400 nm of the dye in the photosensitive layer is 0.15 or less and transmission density at 350-400 nm of the dye in the non-photosensitive layer is 0.40 or more.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide photographic material having a hydrophilic colloid layer which contains a dispersion of solid fine grains of an oxonole dye which does not have any dissociating proton-containing substituent or salt thereof capable of dissolving the dye during development, except the enolic proton constituting a part of the chromophoric group of the dye in the compound. In the photographic material, the oxonole dye colors only the specific hydrophilic layer without having any bad effect on the photographic properties of the material. The dye may be rapidly decolored by development of the material.

Abstract: A coating of a mixture of sodium metasilicate together with a silica sol and a silane coupling agent provides antistatic protection when overcoated with a gelatin containing photographic construction.

Abstract: Thermally stable microplastic structures and methods for their manufacture are provided. The microplastic structures are prepared from crosslinkable photosensitive compositions using a specially designed radiation attenuating photomask which permits preselection of the size, length, width and thickness of the desired structure. The microplastic structures are stable at temperatures in excess of 200.degree. C. and can be used as components in miniature electrical, mechanical, chemical and optical devices, such as smart sensors integral to a silicon chip device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a base paper support coated with a hydrophilic polymer as a peeling agent, and having thereon, a polyolefin resin layer, and at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the hydrophilic polymer is coated on the side on which the silver halide emulsion layer is provided, and a peel strength between the base paper support and the polyolefin resin layer is within the range of 30 to 160 g in weight per inch, and a maximum color transmission density is not less than 2.0 when the silver halide light-sensitive material is subjected to a color developing.

Abstract: An improved photographic support, especially useful for color prints, is comprised of a paper base material having thereon a polyolefin coating containing a white pigment and an optical brightener, such as a mixture comprising inclusion compounds of certain fluorescent bis(benzoxazolyl)-stilbenes.

Abstract: Imaging elements, such as photographic, electrostatographic and thermal imaging elements, are comprised of a support, an image-forming layer and an electrically-conductive layer comprising a film-forming hydrophilic colloid having dispersed therein both electrically-conductive metal-containing particles and water-insoluble polymer particles. The combination of hydrophilic colloid, metal-containing particles and water-insoluble polymer particles provides a controlled degree of electrical conductivity and beneficial chemical, physical and optical properties which adapt the electrically-conductive layer for such purposes as providing protection against static or serving as an electrode which takes part in an image-forming process.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing a dye is disclosed. The dye is represented by a formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, an acylamino group, an ureide group, an amino group, an acyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, a cyano group, a sulfamoyl group or a sulfonamide group; B represents a 5- or 6-membered oxygen-containing heterocyclic group or a 6-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group; L.sub.1 through L.sub.3 independently represent a methine group; n represents 0 or 1. The compound of formula 1 has at least one carboxyl group, sulfonamide group or sulfamoyl group.

Abstract: A negative type photoresist composition comprising a light-sensitive s-triazine compound represented by formula (I), an acid-crosslinkable material, and an alkali soluble resin: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a substituted alkyl group, an aryl group, a substituted aryl group, a group represented by formula (II) or (III), or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 may form a heterocyclic group consisting of non-metal atoms bonded to a nitrogen atom; R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, or an alkoxy group; X and Y, which may be the same or different, each represents a chlorine atom or a bromine atom; and m and n each represents 0, 1 or 2; ##STR2## wherein R.sub.5 represents an alkyl group, a substituted alkyl group, an aryl group, or a substituted aryl group; and R.sub.6 and R.sub.

Abstract: In order to manufacture a pair of main plates closely contacted with both the faces of a member to be exposed to light, patterns are drawn on a pair of original dry plates by a main pattern drawing device and developed. Thereafter, the developed pattern formed on one of the pair of original dry plates is successively transcribed even times in such a manner that a transcribed pattern having just formed on a newly supplied dry plate at a prior transcription is now transcribed to a fleshly supplied dry plate at a next transcription, and the developed pattern formed on the other one of the pair of original dry plate is successively transcribed odd times in such a manner that a transcribed pattern having just formed on a newly supplied dry plate at a prior transcription is now transcribed to a fleshly supplied dry plate at a next transcription, thereby forming a pair of main plates.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material, having provided at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support and a back coating layer on the other side thereof, wherein the support has a loss modules at 50.degree.C. of 0.03 or more, is disclosed. The back coating layer has a gelatin content of 6 g/m.sup.2 or less, and the ratio of the gelatin content of the back coating layer to that of the emulsion layer was 0.3 or more.