Abstract: Radiographic silver halide materials coated onto a support contain a portion of the developer chemistry incorporated within the radiographic film. The remainder of the developer chemistry is contained in a developer solution. Use of a reflective support permits the developed materials to be viewed without a light box.

Abstract: A syringe adapter, which permits use of syringes of various types and sizes to be used with a front-loading injector, includes a piston extension and an adapter face plate. The piston extension includes structure for connecting the piston extension to a drive piston of the injector and a plunger of the syringe. The adapter face plate includes a mounting device for attaching the adapter face plate to an injector and a recess for receiving the distal flange of the syringe. The adapter face plate may also include locking pivot arms for releasably engaging the syringe flange.

Abstract: A coating composition for use in a photographic element, the composition comprising an aqueous solution of: two or more surfactants; a hydrophilic binder; and optional matte particles; wherein one of the surfactants is represented by the following Formula (I): Rf—CH2CH2—(B)y-A??(I) where Rf is F(CF2CF2)n— and n is 3 and 4 or 3, 4, and 5, and the fraction of all Rf with n=3 is at least 40%; B is a divalent linking group; y is 0 or 1; and A is an anionic group with a counterion or an amphoteric group. A photographic element containing the coating composition is also disclosed.

Abstract: A coating composition for use in a photographic element, the composition comprising an aqueous solution of: two or more surfactants; a hydrophilic binder; and optional matte particles; wherein one of the surfactants is represented by the following Formula (I):

Abstract: A blue-sensitive, radiographic silver halide film comprises a silver halide emulsion layer comprising predominantly tabular silver halide grains that have an aspect ratio of from 8 to 14.5, a grain thickness of from about 0.15 to about 0.3 &mgr;m, and comprise at least 90 mol % bromide and up to 6 mol % iodide, based on total silver halide. The tabular silver halide grains are dispersed in a hydrophilic polymeric vehicle mixture comprising at least 0.5% of oxidized gelatin, based on the total dry weight of the polymeric vehicle mixture in the emulsion layer.

Abstract: A coating composition for use in a photographic element, the composition comprising an aqueous solution of: two or more surfactants; a hydrophilic binder; and optional matte particles; wherein one of the surfactants is represented by the following Formula (I):

Abstract: High performance radiographic films exhibit visually adaptive contrast when imaged in radiographic imaging assemblies comprising an intensifying screen on both sides. These films having a single silver halide emulsion on each side of a film support and are free of particulate dyes that are conventionally used to control crossover. In addition, the films can be rapidly processed to provide the desired image having visually adaptive contrast, that is the upper scale contrast is at least 1.5 times the lower scale contrast. Thus, dense objects can be better seen at the higher densities of the radiographic image without any adverse sensitometric changes in the lower scale densities. These films are useful for general-purpose radiographic imaging using a wide variety of exposure and processing conditions.

Abstract: A paper-saving, trash-decreasing device for utilizing used standard-sized envelopes as either rigid, hand-held portable writing-paper or as rigid writing-paper stabilized on a desk-top by weight of the writing arm, said device being a stiff sheet sized to fit all the way into a standard-sized flap-sealed, one-end opened envelope and project therefrom, having projection affixed with a resilient friction pad positioned to contact the desk surface. This device has further paper-saving, trash-decreasing utility when it is attached by flexible bands to the hard back of a standard note-pad so that when the note-pad is placed on a desk, hard-back down, the resilient friction-pad of this device will be in contact with the desk top so as to stabilize the note-pad even when it is written on near its bottom edge.

Abstract: For mailing use, a balance scale devoid of springs, electrical components, gradations, indicia and moveable pointers. Said scale is designed for use in determining postage due for UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE:1. FIRST CLASS MAIL wherein postage fee is based on one ounce minimum weight and one ounce weight increments up to and including eleven ounce2. PRIORITY MAIL wherein there is a single fee for mail weighting more than eleven ounces but not more than two pounds.

Abstract: A water saving device for use with a conventional toilet having a movable flush valve component attached by linkage to a flush actuator external to the tank. The device includes a stop-body which is attached to an external wall of the tank such that in actuating the flush actuator, a user's finger, or the like, is caused to contact the stop body before the flush valve reaches a fully-open position thereby allowing a partial flush in duration to be selected by the user.

Abstract: A manually controlled device by which a body of water coloring toilet bowl cleanser can be held in either a lower position in the water of a toilet flush tank or a raised position above the water without moving the tank lid so that the bowl cleanser can be saved when its action is not desired. A leak in the flush valve or loss of water past the overflow pipe can be easily detected by introducing the water coloring toilet bowl cleanser into a clear tank with clear water in the toilet bowl, then not flushing the toilet for several hours thereafter. Since the water in the tank now becomes colored, any appearance of color in the toilet bowl will indicate a leak past the flush valve or the overflow pipe, or both.

Abstract: A water - buoyant, water-saving device, attachable to undersurface of a toilet Flush-Tank Float so as to add to buoyant force of Float that causes closure of Flush-Tank water inlet-valve. Since buoyant closure force obtains when tank water has risen enough to contact and lift Tank-Float, the buoyant body of this device, placed below the Tank-Float, provides additional buoyant force at a lower water level. Often the buoyant force of Tank-Float is not adequate to close water inlet-valve before water rises so high it wastes into tank overflow pipe. This device contributes the additional buoyant force that can eliminate this problem. Lines equidistant from all sides are marked on buoyant body as guides for symmetrical cut-off to facilitate within-tank fit and/or to reduce buoyant effect. By such selective buoyancy negation the water level in Flush-Tank is adjustable to prevent wasteful overflow and to set water level for lowest water volume for effective flushing.