Abstract: A photographic recording material having a support which has at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on one side and at least one layer or layer region which comprises a laser additive on the other side (the reverse side) is outstandingly suitable for printing with a laser coder.

Abstract: If a color photographic material, which is processed by the process steps a) image-by-image exposure, b) color developing, c) bleaching, d) fixing, e) washing or stabilizing, and f) drying, wherein steps c) and d) may be combined to constitute bleach-fixing, is subjected to a temperature treatment of 0.01 to 30 seconds at 60 to 240.degree. C. between exposure and color developing, an increase of the contrast can thereby be obtained.

Abstract: A black & white paper with variable gradation containing a silver chloride-bromide emulsion, which is divided into at least three portions, one of which is sensitised with a blue sensitiser and two further portions are sensitised both with differing quantities of blue sensitiser and with differing quantities of a green sensitiser, wherein the blue sensitiser is of the formula (I) and the green sensitiser is of the formula (II) ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 to R.sub.8, X.sup.(-) and m have the meaning stated in the specification, is distinguished by an extended gradation range.

Abstract: Venting of a poultry carcass is carried out using a rotary cutter with a point sharpened tip end and point sharpened teeth cutting edges adjacent the cutting tip end while operating the cutter such that the tip end has a line speed in a range of about 36-52 meters/minute in consequence of which less useable meat is lost in the vent severing operation reflecting a significant saving and product recovery to the slaughterer. During the severing operation, a shroud can be positioned around the rotary cutter to confine contaminants such as fecal matter contained in and on the carcass from being spread on the carcass in the area around the vent. To assure proper registry of the anus of the carcass with the rotary cutter during venting, holder arms are use to lift and position the carcass in optimized held position thereof carcass relative to the cutter axis.

Abstract: Poultry carcasses are washed in apparatus which includes a frame in which a rotary carousel operates, the carcasses being transported through the apparatus on a shackle train which operates in tandem with the carousel. Associated with each shackle and carried on the carousel is a water lance that moves up and down inside the carcass as it transits the apparatus and sprays water on the carcass interior. Power means to move the lances up and down during washing transit of a carcass are provided as is means to control such power means operation. Scrubbing brushes are provided to scrub a carcass exterior as it exits the apparatus, and a final water rinse is applied to the carcass after its exit from the apparatus. The scrubbing brushes are specially fabricated and shaped from flat nylon strips.

Abstract: In order to achieve damage-tolerant properties and sufficient isotropy of aluminum alloys, particularly of type AlLi 8090, subsequent especially to hot-forming of a bar of said aluminum alloy there is interposed a solution heat treatment and quenching, followed by working and subsequent intermediate annealing within a temperature range of from 250.degree. to 475.degree. C. for a period of from 1 to 85 hours. The intermediate annealing is followed by cold forming and subsequent solution heat treatment with the additional purpose of recrystallization, whereupon the recrystallized material is especially cold-formed to a degree of deformation of only up to 8%. Thereafter the sheets having a sheet thickness of from 0.5 to 10 mm are subjected to artificial aging.

Abstract: The adhesion of photographic layers to a film base thateither has, on one or both sides, a surface consisting of a polyolefin layer that has been treated with a corona discharge,or consists of a polyester film provided with a (first) substrate layeris improved by an adhesive layer that is applied in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion consisting of50 to 60 wt % of oil-formers and40 to 50 wt % of a solid consisting of50 to 80 wt % gelatin and20 to 50 wt % colloidal SiO.sub.2together with the following layers to the surface of the film base.

Abstract: Device for splicing the trailing end or the cut off end of a first roll of web material with the starting end of a second roll of web material, the first and second roll having a winding core, whereby the web material pulled out from the first roll by a roller is transmittable to a starting end of the second roll of web material which is situated on a splicing table, where these are connected to each other, such that during rolling off web material from the first and second roll, and inside the web material of the first roll and near the nip between the first roll and a storage roll for this, the roller, which is pivotally hinged in a spring loaded arm is provided, such that the arm exerts a fit-up pressure on the web material of the first roll, whereby the breaking or the termination of the web material swings the roller in a direction off the first and second roll of web material whereby the end portion of the web is carried and transported to the splicing table provided between two stores for the first and

Abstract: A color photographic recording material with a reflective support which contains a spectrally sensitized silver halide emulsion containing at least one sensitizer for the spectral region B in a layer free from color coupler adjacent at least one dye-producing silver halide emulsion layer sensitized for the spectral region A, the sensitivity of the spectrally sensitized silver halide emulsion of the layer free from color coupler being lower by 0.6 to 2.5 log H units than the sensitivity of the sensitized silver halide emulsion of the dye-producing silver halide emulsion layer, is distinguished by an extended gradation range in the region of the maximum densities and, hence, by distinctly improved fine detail resolution at high densities.

Abstract: A process as described for treating Ti.sub.3 Al-based alloys comprising, in ddition to titanium and aluminum as .alpha.-phase-stabilizing element, niobium and further elements stabilizing the .beta.-phase in an amount of from 20 to 30% by weight, wherein the further elements stabilizing the .beta. phase are present in an amount of at least 4% by weight by(a) preparing the alloys by melting or via the powder-metallurgical route,(b) deforming at a temperature within the (.alpha..sub.2 +.beta.)-phase area by more than 60% in one or more steps with stress-relief annealing without complete recrystallization effected between these steps,(c) solution annealing the formed part for from 5 minutes to 120 minutes below the .beta.-transus temperature of the alloy,(d) quenching, and(e) subsequent aging/stress-relief annealing at temperatures within the range of from 500.degree. for 75.degree. C. for from 0.5 to 24 hours.

Abstract: Color images with improved Dmin/Dmax-relationship can be obtained from color photographic recording materials comprising color providing compounds in association to silver halide emulsion layers and comprising an additional binder in said silver halide emulsion layers or in adjacent non-lightsensitive layers a polymer having recurring structural units of a polymerized monomer which contains at least one urethane and/or urea group.

Abstract: Dye diffusion images can be produced by a rapid process in which a first sheet material which contains at least one light sensitive silver halide emulsion on a layer support and at least one color producing compound capable of releasing a diffusible dye on development and/or a second, light insensitive sheet material containing a layer of binder in which is incorporated a salt of a weakly acidic organic compound and a strong organic base is or are moistened with an aqueous liquid and the two sheet materials are then heated to 40.degree.-120.degree. C. with their coated surfaces in contact and subsequently separated.

Abstract: A heat developable color photographic recording material is improved in its D.sub.min /D.sub.max ratio and sensitivity if it contains a silver halide emulsion in which the grains have at least three zones differing in their silver halide composition.

Abstract: Water-soluble substantially non-hardening aldehydes or water-soluble substantially non-hardening aldehyde precursor compounds are suitable as fog-reducing compounds for the photographic dye diffusion transfer process in which an imagewise-exposed color photographic recording material containing light-sensitive silver salt and a non-diffusing dye-releasing compound in at least one binder layer arranged on a layer support, is developed, preferably under the effect of heat, to produce a diffusible dye image and in which the diffusible dye image is transferred to an image receptor layer.

Abstract: A color photographic recording material for the dye diffusion transfer process contains color producing compounds in the form of a dispersion of particles of an ionically modified polyaddition or polycondensation product containing from 4 to 180 milliequivalents of ionic groups per 100 g, which particles are charged or loaded with the color producing compound. When development is carried out by heat treatment, color transfers with high maximum densities and low minimum densities are obtained.

Abstract: Process for the production of color images by the color photographic dye diffusion process in which development is brought about by heat and water. The combination of antifoggants added to the light-sensitive material, in particular the combination of compounds of formulae I and II, produces a marked improvement in storage stability and constancy of sensitivity with good D.sub.min /D.sub.max ratios. ##STR1## R.sup.1 denotes hydrogen, alkyl with up to 6 carbon atoms, hydroxy, halogen, alkoxy or substituents which together form a condensed benzene ring, and in formula II below: ##STR2## R.sup.2 denotes a group which can be split off in the process of development of the material andR.sup.3 denotes hydrogen, halogen, alkyl with up to 4 carbon atoms, alkoxy, carboxy, carbalkoxy, carbonamido or sulphonamido.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula I are suitable as thermal development and diffusion promoting agents for the heat development process. With the aid of said compounds higher color transfer densities can be achieved and/or the development time can be shortened. ##STR1## wherein X.sub.1 denotes --SO.sub.2 -- or--CO--;R.sup.1 to R.sup.4 denote alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl or aryl;R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 denote acyl or a group as defined for R.sup.1 to R.sup.4 ; and R.sup.1 together with R.sup.5, R.sup.2 together with R.sup.6, R.sup.3 together with R.sup.4 and/or R.sup.1 together with R.sup.2 may in each case form a heterocyclic ring containing at least one nitrogen atom.

Abstract: A hurdle for malthouses or other material-handling spaces has a supporting frame and a bottom supported by the supporting frame and including a plurality of hollow sheet shaped members arranged parallel closely near one another and self-supporting, a plurality of openings provided in the hollow sheet shaped members for passage of a material to be handled, and connecting elements for connecting the hollow sheet shaped members with one another.

Abstract: An image receptor layer suitable for the production of dye diffusion images with improved light fastness contains, as mordant, a mixture of from 5 to 70%, by weight, of a polymer containing cationic groups and obtained by homo- or co-polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomers and from 30 to 95%, by weight, of a second polymer, which is free from cationic groups and has been obtained by homo- or statistical co-polymerization of N-vinyl imidazole or 2-methyl-2-vinyl imidazole and optionally other co-polymerizable monomers.

Abstract: A hurdle for malthouses or other material-handling spaces has a supporting frame and a bottom supported by the supporting frame and including a plurality of hollow sheet shaped members arranged parallel closely near one another and self-supporting, a plurality of openings provided in the hollow sheet shaped members for passage of a material to be handled, and connecting elements for connecting the hollow sheet shaped members with one another.