Abstract: The invention provides an information reading unit including a light emitting section for irradiating a light on an object, and a light receiving section for converting a light reflected from the object into an electric signal, wherein at least a part of the light receiving section has a light transmitting property, and the light receiving section and the light emitting section are laminated or the light receiving section and the light emitting section are provided on the same optical axis, and an information reading device wherein an electric signal obtained by the light receiving section is converted into a digital signal by using the information reading unit.

Abstract: A chip-type light-emitting semiconductor device includes: a substrate 4; a blue LED 1 mounted on the substrate 4; and a luminescent layer 3 made of a mixture of yellow/yellowish phosphor particles 2 and a base material 13 (translucent resin). The yellow/yellowish phosphor particles 2 is a silicate phosphor which absorbs blue light emitted by the blue LED 1 to emit a fluorescence having a main emission peak in the wavelength range from 550 nm to 600 nm, inclusive, and which contains, as a main component, a compound expressed by the chemical formula: (Sr1−a1−b1−xBaa1Cab1Eux)2SiO4 (0≦a1≦0.3, 0≦b1≦0.8 and 0<x<1). The silicate phosphor particles disperse substantially evenly in the resin easily. As a result, excellent white light is obtained.

Abstract: The invention presents an organic electroluminescence element excellent in long-term durability and reliability, a manufacturing method excellent in mass producibility, and a display device using the organic electroluminescence element. Accordingly, to prevent growth of dark spots in the luminous layer by completely shutting off invasion of moisture or oxygen into an anode or an organic thin film layer, a shield material is adhered to an element by using low melting glass or low melting solder. To fuse the low melting glass or low melting solder used for this purposes, laser or ultrasonic wave is used. The surface of the element is sealed with a protective film in a film thickness of 3 microns to 30 microns, or a protective film composed of two-layer laminate film of insulating compound layer andmetal film. According to these inventions, a highly reliable organic electroluminescence element small in changes in the time course suchas growth of dark sports and lowering of luminance is obtained.

Abstract: The amount of generation of heat per unit time due to combustion reaction of particulate matter is suppressed, and is made lower than the amount of heat radiation per unit time. By doing so, an abrupt temperature rise called "ignition" is prevented, and a temperature gradient in a filter is made small, thereby preventing unduly-high temperatures from developing. Therefore, the cracking of the filter as well as damage of the filter due to melting can be perfectly prevented, thereby enhancing the reliability. To achieve this, the whole of the filter is heated in such a manner that a temperature rise rate is not more than 10.degree. C./minute when the temperature in the filter is in the range of between 400.degree. C. and 600.degree. C. In the case where the filter carries an oxidizing catalyst, the heating is effected in such a manner that the temperature rise rate is not more than 10.degree. C./minute in the range of between 200.degree. C. and 400.degree. C.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one layer containing a hydrazide compound represented by the following formula (1) ##STR1## wherein R represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, or an aromatic heterocyclic group and (PA) represents a pyrazoloazole coupler residue or an indazolone coupler residue.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material has red-, green-, and blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers, and the red-sensitive emulsion layer contains a cyan coupler and a yellow coupler with a relative coupling rate of 0.7 to 3.0 with respect to the cyan coupler. In addition, at least one layer may contain a specific DIR compound, the average silver iodide content of a silver halide emulsion contained in the red-sensitive silver halide emulsion may be higher than that of a silver halide emulsion contained in the green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, or at least one layer may contain a monodisperse silver halide grain emulsion with a grain diameter/grain thickness ratio of 2 to 8.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer and containing a 1H-pyrazolo[5,1-c]-1,2,4-triazole couplers represented by the general formula (I) of the general formula (II): ##STR1## wherein A represents a group which is bonded to L via the benzene ring or a carbon atom in R.sup.

Abstract: A p-phenylenediamine series color developing agent or a precursor thereof having a substituent A at the ortho-position; Substituent A: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group and X represents --O--R.sup.7 or ##STR2## wherein R.sup.7 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic ring and R.sup.8 and and R.sup.9, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic ring, R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 may combine with each other to form a heterocyclic ring, and a process for forming an image which comprises imagewise exposing a silver halide color photographic material and thereafter color developing the color photographic material in the presence of a p-phenylenediamine series color developing agent or a precursor thereof having the aforesaid substituent A.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material having at least one hydrophilic colloid layer containing a dispersion obtained by emulsifying and dispersing a mixed solution containing at least one oil-soluble dye and at least one water-insoluble, organic solvent-soluble polymer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material having at least two green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers having different sensitivities on a support. The layer having the lowest sensitivity of the green-sensitive layers contains at least one type of coupler represented by Formula (M), and the layer having the highest sensitivity of the green-sensitive layers contains at least on type of coupler represented by Formula (N), Formula (I) or Formula (II), ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, Z represents a nonmetallic atom group required to form a 5-membered azole ring containing two to four nitrogen atoms, said azole ring being able to have a substituent including a condensed ring, and X represents a group except for a hydrogen atom, which can split off during a coupling reaction with an oxidized form of a developing agent. Formula (N) represents a compound represented by Formula (M) in which the split-off group X is replaced by a hydrogen atom.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic photosensitive material comprises a support, having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein a coupler represented by formula (I) shown below is included in at least one layer of the photosensitive material, and a coupler represented by formula (M) shown below is included in at least one layer of the photosensitive material: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents an aryl group having substituents the sum of whose Hammett's rule substituent .sigma. constants is at least 0.2, and R.sub.2 represents an aryl group having substituents the sum of whose Hammett's rule substituent .sigma. constants is at least 0.75; ##STR2## wherein R.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprises a novel cyan dye-forming coupler or a combination of a specific cyan dye-forming coupler with an .alpha.-pivaloylacetoanilide type yellow dye-forming coupler or a pyrazoloazole type magenta dye-forming coupler, the specific cyan dye-forming coupler being contained in the silver halide emulsion layer in the form of an emulsion of lipophilic fine particles obtained by mixing the coupler with at least one water-insoluble and organic solvent-soluble homo- or co-polymer to form a dispersion. The silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is excellent in the reproduction of yellow, magenta and cyan colors and has low fog of cyan. Thus, the light-sensitive material can provide color images excellent in the fastness of the cyan color images.The cyan dye-forming coupler is represented by general formula (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents an aliphatic group, an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group; R.sub.

Abstract: A novel silver halide color photographic material is provided comprising on a support at least one blue-sensitive layer, one green-sensitive layer and one red-sensitive layer, wherein said blue-sensitive layer comprises at least one yellow dye-forming coupler represented by the following general formula (1) and/or (2) and said green-sensitive layer comprises at least one magenta dye-forming coupler represented by the following general formula (M): ##STR1## wherein X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 each represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; X.sub.3 represents an organic residue which forms a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group together with >N--; Y represents an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; and Z represents a group which separates from the remainder of the molecule when the coupler undergoes a reaction with an oxidation product of a developing agent; ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material is provided comprising on a support at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one of the compounds represented by formulae (I) to (III): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.11 represents ##STR2## in which R.sub.13 represents an alkyl, aryl or heterocyclic group, and R.sub.14 and R.sub.15 each represents hydrogen, alkyl group or aryl group; R.sub.12 represents a substituent having a Hammett's substituent constant .sigma.p of 0.3 or less; n represents an integer 0 to 2, and when n is 2, the two R.sub.12 's may be the same or different; B represents a group which releases PUG after being separated from a hydroquinone nucleus; PUG represents a development inhibitor; l represents an integer; and A and A' each represents hydrogen or a group capable of being removed by an alkali; R.sub.11 and R.sub.12, R.sub.11 and A or A', R.sub.12 and A or A', and two R.sub.12 's may together form a ring; ##STR3## wherein Q.sup.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having provided thereon at least one water-soluble yellow dye-forming polymer coupler containing a repeating unit derived from at least one monomer in which the polymerization moiety is only in a coupling-off group.

Abstract: A process for processing an imagewise exposed silver halide color photographic material with a processing solution having a bleaching ability after color development is disclosed, in which the silver halide color photographic material contains at least one compound capable of reacting with an oxidation product of a developing agent upon development to release a bleaching accelerator, and the processing solution having a bleaching ability contains (1) at least one ferric complex salt of a compound selected from the compound group (A) and (2) ferric complex salt of 1,3-diaminopropanetetraacetic acid as bleaching agents in such proportion that the molar ratio of the (1) to the (2) is 3 or less: compound group (A):A-1; ethylenediaminetetraacetic acidA-2; diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acidA-3; cyclohexanediaminetetraacetic acidA-4; 1,2-propylenediaminetetraacetic acid.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material is described, comprising a support having thereon at least one of a silver halide emulsion layer and other hydrophilic colloid layer, wherein the silver halide emulsion layer or a hydrophilic colloid layer contains at least one compound represented by formula (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom or a group that can be substituted, Y.sub.1 represents ##STR2## R.sub.4, R.sub.5, R.sub.6, R.sub.7 and R.sub.8, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom or a group that can be substituted; X.sub.1 represents a divalent linking group containing a hetero atom connected to the carbon atom; m is 0 or 1; A represents a bleach accelerating agent moiety represented by ##STR3## wherein R.sub.9, L, X.sub.2 R.sub.10 B, l.sub.1 and L.sub.2 are defined in the specification.The compound represented by formula (II) is a bleach accelerating agent having an active group of adsorptive group.

Abstract: A novel color light-sensitive material is provided, which comprises a support having theron at least a light-sensitive silver halide, an image-forming coupler, and a compound represented by formula (I):PWR--Time).sub.t Z [I]wherein PWR represents a group which undergoes reduction to release --Time).sub.t Z; Time represents a group which releases Z through a reaction after being released as --Time).sub.t Z; t represents an integer of 0 or 1; and Z represents a group which becomes a slightly mobile dye or a precursor thereof after being released from --Time).sub.t Z.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material is described which contains at least one of yellow couplers represented by the following general formula (I) and at least one of compounds represented by the following general formula (A-I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted N-phenylcarbamoyl group; R.sup.2 represents an alkyl group or an aryl group; X.sup.1 represents a group represented by the following formula (a), (b), (c) or (d): ##STR2## wherein R.sup.3 and R.sup.4, which may be the same or different, each is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a carboxylic acid ester group, an amino group, an alkyl group, an alkylthio group, an alkoxy group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an alkylsulfinyl group, a carboxyl group, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group or a heterocyclic ring, ##STR3## wherein W.sup.

Abstract: A Silver halide color photographic materials comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein said material contains (1) at least one type of compound which reacts with the oxidized product of a primary aromatic amine based developing agent and releases a bleach accelerating agent, and (2) at least one type of cyan dye forming coupler represented by general formula (A) below: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, T and l' are defined as in the specification.