Abstract: The composition of a hard-facing welding material to be overlaid onto a cast iron base metal followed by a supercooling treatment for hardening must lie above a line LA in a Schaeffler's structure diagram which is represented by a Cr equivalent and a Ni equivalent. On the other hand, if the base metal is preheated, the carbon precipitation line will be at the Ni equivalent of 34 (LC1), and the Cr equivalent will thus be above 4. However, if the Cr equivalent is above 4, there will occur cracks after welding (examples in which cracks occurred are shown by square marks represented by a in FIG. 1). As a solution, the carbon precipitation line was raised up to the Ni equivalent of 38 without preheating the base metal, and the Cr equivalent of the welding material was made to be 4 or less.

Abstract: Bubble jet recording is performed using a recording head with an orifice for projecting liquid. A liquid path with a plurality of electrothermal transducers is in fluid communication with the orifice. The transducers are selectively driven to change the amount of liquid ejected from the orifice.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprises a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer and at least one non-light-sensitive hydrophilic colloidal layer. The silver halide emulsion layer or the hydrophilic colloidal layer contains a colorant having the absorption maximum wavelength within the infrared region of 700 to 1,100 nm. The colorant is in the form of solid particles dispersed in the silver halide emulsion layer or in the hydrophilic colloidal layer. The solid particles cannot substantially be removed by a processing solution of the silver halide photographic material. An image forming process employing the silver halide photographic material is also disclosed.

Abstract: The pyrazolone-pentamethine oxonol compound represented by the formula (Ib): ##STR1## in which A.sup.3 is methyl, ethyl or sulfoethyl; each of Q.sub.6 and Q.sub.7 independently is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or sulfoethyl; M.sup.5 is sodium or potassium; and M.sup.6 is hydrogen, sodium or potassium.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed, which comprises a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the support is polyester having a glass transition temperature of from 90.degree. C. to 200.degree. C. and contains a specific dye and/or an inorganic pigment in a slight amount.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer and at least one non-light-sensitive hydrophilic colloidal layer provided on a support. The silver halide emulsion layer or the hydrophilic colloidal layer contains a dye represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## in which A.sup.1 is an alkyl group, a substituted alkyl group, an aryl group or a substituted aryl group; each of Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 is hydrogen, an alkyl group or a substituted alkyl group, or Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 are combined with each other to form a five or six-membered heterocyclic ring; Q.sup.3 is hydrogen, a halogen atom, carboxyl, hydroxyl, methyl or methoxy; each of M.sup.1 and M.sup.2 is hydrogen, a metal atom or an atomic group that forms a monovalent cation; and p is 2, 3 or 4.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide photographic material containing particular cyanine dye polymer(s) comprising at least one repeating unit represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a chlorine atom; L.sup.1 represents --CON(R.sup.2)-- (where R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a substituted alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms), --COO--, --NHCO--, --OCO--, --C.sub.6 H.sub.2 (R.sup.3)(R.sup.4)COO-- (where R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyloxy group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group; and C.sub.6 H.sub.2 represents a benzene ring with four substituents), or --C.sub.6 H.sub.2 (R.sup.3)(R.sup.4)CON(R.sup.2)-- (where R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and C.sub.6 H.sub.

Abstract: There is provided an improved light receiving member comrpsing a substrate and a light receiving layer formed by laminating a first layer having photoconductivity which is constituted with an amorphous material containing silicon atoms as the main constituent atoms and germanium atoms, and a second layer constituted with an amorphous material containing silicon atoms, carbon atoms and an element for controlling the conductivity. The germanium atoms contained in the first layer are in the state of being unevenly distributed in the entire layer region or in the partial layer region adjacent to the substrate. The first layer may contain one or more kinds selected from an element for controlling the conductivity, oxygen atoms and nitrogen atoms in the entire layer region on in the partial layer region.

Abstract: There is provided an improved light receiving member comrpsing a substrate and a light receiving layer formed by laminating a first layer having photoconductivity which is constituted with an amorphous material containing silicon atoms as the main constituent atoms and germanium atoms, and a second layer constituted with an amorphous material containing silicon atoms, carbon atoms and an element for controlling the conductivity. The germanium atoms contained in the first layer are in the state of being unevenly distributed in the entire layer region or in the partial layer region adjacent to the substrate. The first layer may contain one or more kinds selected from an element for controlling the conductivity, oxygen atoms and nitrogen atoms in the entire layer region on in the partial layer region.

Abstract: A recording apparatus comprises an inlet for accepting a liquid to be delivered to an outlet orifice through a liquid flow path. Liquid is supplied to the inlet for flow through the liquid flow path to a heating element, which heats liquid in the liquid flow path. Heating is sufficient to cause a change of state of the liquid (that is, to generate a bubble) and produce a force acting on the liquid which overcomes the surface tension of liquid at the orifice and thereby projects a droplet of liquid from the orifice. The temperature of the heating element is raised at each actuation to a temperature above the maximum temperature at which the liquid in the liquid flow path is subjected only to nucleate boiling so as to promote substantially instantaneous transfer of heat to the liquid proximate to the heating element and to retard the transfer of heat from the heating element to liquid at other locations in the liquid flow path.

Abstract: A method for forming a deposition film, comprising decomposing a first compound containing germanium and halogen in an activation chamber by applying an energy to form an active species; separately introducing, into a film-forming chamber for forming a deposition film on a substrate, a second compound containing silicon and hydrogen and the active species, which is capable of chemical interaction with the second compound containing silicon and hydrogen; and applying to a mixture of the second compound and the active species at least one excitation energy selected from optical, thermal and discharge energies to excite the second compound in the mixture, thereby facilitating the formation of a deposition film on the substrate.

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: An azomethine dye represented by the following general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein A represents a dye residue formed by removing one hydrogen atom from an indophenol or indoaniline dye; L represents a divalent bonding group; and Z represents a non-metallic atomic group required for forming a three-membered to eight-membered heterocyclic ring together with N, provided that a carbonyl group is not directly bonded to N in the heterocyclic ring. Also disclosed is a silver halide photographic material having an emulsion layer with a covering power of at least 60, and wherein the silver halide photographic material contains at least one member of the dyes of general formula (I) in such an amount that an increase in transmission density in unexposed areas caused by the incorporation of the dye therein after development is not more than 0.06.

Abstract: Disclosed is a high-sensitive and super-high contrast silver halide photographic material suitable to use in photomechanical process. The material comprises a support having thereon having at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and another hydrophilic colloid layer, wherein at least one of the emulsion layer or the other hydrophilic colloid layer contains a hydrazine derivative and a redox compound capable of releasing a development inhibitor by oxidation and further contains at least one hardening agent represented by formula (A): ##STR1## wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; and n represents 0 or 1.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing methacrolein and methacrylic acid by subjecting at least one material selected from isobutylene, t-butanol and methyl t-butyl ether to gas phase catalytic oxidation with molecular oxygen or a molecular oxygen-containing gas using a fixed bed multi-tubular reactor.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprises at least one compound represented by general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents an electron withdrawing group; R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aralkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an amino group, a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, a sulfo group, --NHSO.sub.2 R.sup.3, --SO.sub.2 R.sup.3, --NHCOR.sup.3, --NR.sup.3 CONR.sup.4 R.sup.5, --NR.sup.3 COOR.sup.4, --SO.sub.2 NR.sup.3 COR.sup.4 or --COOR.sup.3 (in which R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aralkyl group, a cycloalkyl group or an aryl group); L.sup.1, L.sup.2 and L.sup.3 each independently represents a methine group; X represents a sulfur atom or NR.sup.6 ; Y represents an oxygen atom or NR.sup.7 (in which R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 have the same meaning as R.sup.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising:a reflective support having thereonat least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer,wherein the reflective support comprises a support substrate covered with a water resisting resin layer,wherein the water resisting resin layer, on the side of the silver halide light-sensitive layer, contains titanium oxide grains in an amount of 14 wt % or more,wherein the photographic material has an optical reflection density of 0.70 or above at 680 nm, andwherein the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer contains at least one nondiffusible oil-soluble coupler, which forms a dye on coupling with the oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine color developing agent, dispersed therein together with at least one water-insoluble homo- or copolymer.

Abstract: A process for forming a deposited film comprises introducing into a film forming space housing a substrate therein an active species (A) formed by decomposition of a compound containing silicon and a halogen and an active species (B) formed from a chemical substance for film formation which is chemically mutually reactive with said active species (A) separately from each other, then providing them with discharge energy and thereby allowing both the species to react chemically with each other to form a deposited film on the substrate.

Abstract: A novel silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having at least one silver halide photographic emulsion layer coated on at least one side of a support, wherein said photographic emulsion layer comprises a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion and said photographic emulsion or other layer(s) comprises a substantially light-insensitive, unfogged silver halide fine grain emulsion, with a heterocyclic mercapto compound represented by the following general formula (I) being adsorbed on the fine grains in said emulsion: general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein X represents --O--, --NH--, or --S--; R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are a hydrogen atom or a substituent group; at least one of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl group having up to 13 carbon atoms, such alkyl or aryl being bonded directly or through a divalent linkage group to the aromatic nucleus; X.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having provided thereon a silver halide emulsion layer, in which said silver halide emulsion layer contains at least one sensitizing dye selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by formula (I): ##STR1## and a compound represented by formula (II): ##STR2## and at least one of said silver halide emulsion layer and other hydrophilic colloidal layers contains a dye represented by formula (III): ##STR3## wherein the substituents of the formulas (I), (II) and (III) are as described in the specification. The photographic material exhibits excellent performance properties in terms of sensitivity to light emitted from an Hc-Ne laser or an LED, safety from safelight, and freedom from color remaining after processing.