Abstract: The present invention can relate to an imaging element including a support, at least one image forming layer superposed on the support, at least one transparent magnetic recording layer superposed on the support, and an electrically-conductive layer superposed on the support. The electrically-conductive layer may include a sulfonated polyurethane film-forming binder and at least one metal antimonate particle.

Abstract: The present invention can relate to an imaging element including a support, at least one image forming layer superposed on the support, at least one transparent magnetic recording layer superposed on the support, and an electrically-conductive layer superposed on the support. The electrically-conductive layer may include a sulfonated polyurethane film-forming binder and at least one metal antimonate particle.

Abstract: A process for forming an abrasion-resistant antistatic layer for an imaging element comprises: adjusting the pH of an aqueous composition of an electronically-conductive polymer to a pH of about 3 to about 10, and combining the pH-adjusted aqueous composition of the electronically-conductive polymer with an aqueous composition at a pH greater than 7 of a polyurethane film-forming binder having a tensile elongation to break of at least 50% and a Young's modulus measured at 2% elongation of at least 50000 psi. The process further comprises applying the resulting coating composition to the imaging element, thereby forming an abrasion-resistant antistatic layer on the element. The antistatic layer coating composition of the present invention can be applied to a wide variety of imaging elements, including, for example, photographic, electrostatographic, photothermographic, migration, electrothermographic, dielectric recording and thermal-dye-transfer imaging elements.

Abstract: A method of bonding a metal to a ceramic or two ceramic materials including the steps of melting a polycrystalline magnesium orthosilicate compound; and applying the melted polycrystalline magnesium orthosilicate compound between two materials which are metal with a ceramic, or two ceramic materials, or two metallic materials, bonding using the polycrystalline magnesium orthosilicate to bond the two materials together.

Abstract: A method of making polycrystalline magnesium orthosilicate including the steps of contacting a silica based clay material with magnesium oxide; and sintering the magnesium oxide contacting the silica based clay material to cause a solid state diffusion of the magnesium oxide into the silica based clay material to thereby produce polycrystalline magnesium orthosilicate. Single crystalline magnesium orthosilicate can be made by melting under controlled conditions, the polycrystalline magnesium orthosilicate.

Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, an image-forming layer superposed on the support, a transparent magnetic recording layer superposed on the support and an electrically-conductive layer superposed on the support. The electrically-conductive layer is composed of a sulfonated polyurethane film-forming binder and an electrically-conductive agent.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic film imaging material comprising at least one silver halide layer and a base material comprising at least one extruded layer comprising a polymeric anti-static material.

Abstract: The invention relates to a reflection photographic imaging material comprising at least one silver halide layer and a base material comprising at least one extruded layer comprising a polymeric antistatic material.

Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, an image-forming layer superposed on the support and an electrically-conductive layer superposed on the support. The electrically-conductive layer is composed of an electrically-conductive polymer and a polyurethane film-forming binder having a tensile elongation to break of at least 50% and a Young's modulus measured at 2% elongation of at least 50000 psi.

Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element having, a support, an image-forming layer superposed on the support and an outermost scratch resistant antistatic layer superposed on the support. The outermost scratch resistant antistatic layer has a thickness between 0.6 and 10 microns. The scratch resistant layer is composed of a polymer having a modulus greater than 100 MPa measured at 20° C. and a tensile elongation to break greater than 50%, a filler particle having a modulus greater than 10 GPa, and an electrically conducting polymer. The volume ratio of the polymer to the filler particle is between 70:30 and 40:60 and the electrically conducting polymer is present at a weight concentration based on a total dried weight of the scratch resistant layer of between 1 and 10 weight percent.

Abstract: The present invention is a photographic element including a support with a polyolefin resin layer, which is preferably polypropylene, on each surface of the support. The photographic element includes a print or backmark retaining and spliceable antistatic layer having a dry coverage of from 10 mg/m2 to 10,000 mg/m2 on one of the free surfaces of the polyolefin layers. An imaging layer may be superimposed on the other free surface of the polyolefin layers. The antistatic layer includes a (i) conductive agent, preferably a combination of an alkali metal salt and a polymerized alkylene oxide, (ii) colloidal silica, preferably aluminum modified colloidal silica and (iii) a polymeric film-forming binder with a peel strength of 200 g or above on a polypropylene surface on which the antistatic layer of the present invention is to be formed.

Abstract: An imaging element comprising;a support;at least one image forming layer superposed on the support; and anelectrically-conductive layer superposed on the support; said electrically-conductive layer comprising a substituted or unsubstituted thiophene-containing electrically-conductive polymer and a cellulosic polymer binder. Such an electrically-conductive layer provides protection against the accumulation of static electrical charges before and after image processing and provides improved physical properties.

Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, an image-forming layer superposed on the support and an electrically-conductive layer superposed on the support. The electrically-conductive layer is composed of a sulfonated polyurethane film-forming binder and an electrically-conductive polymer.

Abstract: The present invention is a photographic element including a substrate with a polyolefin resin layer, which is preferably polypropylene, on each surface of the substrate. At least one of these polyolefin surfaces is coated with an adhesion promoting primer layer having a dry coverage of from 0.5 mg/m.sup.2 to 1000 mg/m.sup.2, wherein the primer comprises an interpolymer of a primary amine addition salt.

Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element including a support having a frontside and a backside, an imaging layer superposed on the frontside of said support, and a print-retaining, electrically-conductive layer superposed on the backside of the support. The electrically-conductive layer includes a film-forming binder comprising the latex polymeric addition product of from 20 to 65 mol % of styrene, from 30 to 78 mol % of n-butyl methacrylate, and from 2 to 10 mol % of the sodium salt of 2-sulfoethyl methacrylate. and at least about 60 weight percent composite electrically conductive particles. The composite electrically-conductive particles have a layer of electrically-conductive metal-containing crystallites overlying a nonconductive substrate particle. The electrically-conductive layer is formed by dispersing the composite electrically-conductive particles using polymeric milling media having a mean particle size less than 350 .mu.

Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, an image-forming layer superposed on the support, an electrically-conductive layer superposed on the support and a protective topcoat overlying the electrically-conductive layer. The electrically-conductive layer contains an electrically-conductive polymer and has a water electrode resistivity (WER) value that is substantially unchanged upon subjecting of the imaging element to color photographic processing. The protective topcoat is composed of a polyurethane film-forming binder having a tensile elongation to break of at least 50% and a Young's modulus measured at 2% elongation of at least 50000 psi.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lenticular support comprising a polymer sheet having a lower lenticular surface, wherein said lower lenticular surface has a uniform coating of an antistat comprising clay or metal containing particles.

Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, an image-forming layer superposed on the support and an electrically-conductive layer superposed on the support. The electrically-conductive layer contains a modified gelatin binder and an electrically-conductive polymer. The modified gelatin is a graft copolymer of gelatin and a vinyl polymer having acid functionality.

Abstract: The present invention is a photographic element including a substrate with a polyolefin resin layer, which is preferably polypropylene, on each surface of the said substrate. The photographic paper includes a print or backmark retaining and spliceable antistatic layer having a dry coverage of from 10 mg/m.sup.2 to 10,000 mg/m.sup.2 on one of the free surfaces of the polyolefin layers. An imaging layer may be superimposed on the other free surface of the polyolefin layers. The antistatic layer includes a (i) conductive agent, preferably a combination of an alkali metal salt and a polymerized alkylene oxide, (ii) a positively charged colloidal oxide sol and (iii) a film forming binder which is an interpolymer of a primary amine addition salt with a peel strength of 200 g or above on the polyolefin surface on which the antistatic layer of the present invention is to be formed. The antistatic layer is expected to provide surface electrical resistivity of less than 12 log .OMEGA.

Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, at least one image forming layer superposed on the support, a transparent magnetic recording layer, and at least one electrically-conductive layer. The electrically-conductive layer includes crystalline, electronically-conductive acicular metal-containing particles dispersed in a sulfonated polyurethane film-forming binder. The transparent magnetic recording layer is composed of magnetic particles dispersed in a second film-forming binder and is superposed on the electrically-conductive layer.