Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, at least one organic layer containing a luminescent layer and disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, a transparent substrate and a prism structure disposed between the first electrode or the second electrode and the transparent substrate, wherein the prism structure is disposed such that the apexes of the prisms face the transparent substrate side and the coefficient of variation in the pitch of the apexes of the prisms is 1% or more.

Abstract: A gas-barrier laminate film comprising at least one inorganic layer and at least one organic layer comprising a polymer of an acrylic monomer as a main ingredient on a substrate film, wherein the organic layer comprises a polymerization product of a bi- or more-functional polymerizing monomer having at least one sulfonyl group. The laminate film is highly resistant to moisture penetration and applicable to flexible organic EL devices.

Abstract: Provided is an organic electroluminescent element, comprising a transparent substrate and at least one organic layer containing a light-emitting layer between a pair of electrodes, wherein the transparent substrate is formed on the light output face side of the organic layer, a prism structure containing metal oxide is formed between the transparent substrate and an electrode formed on the light output face of the organic layer, and the prism vertexes therein are present facing the transparent substrate. Also provided are a method of manufacturing a prism structure containing metal oxide on a transparent substrate, and a method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescent element by using the substrate having a prism structure.

Abstract: A gas-barrier laminate film comprising at least one inorganic layer and at least one organic layer comprising a polymer of an acrylic monomer as a main ingredient on a substrate film, wherein the organic layer comprises a polymerization product of a bi- or more-functional polymerizing monomer having at least one sulfonyl group. The laminate film is highly resistant to moisture penetration and applicable to flexible organic EL devices.

Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, at least one organic layer containing a luminescent layer and disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, a transparent substrate and a prism structure disposed between the first electrode or the second electrode and the transparent substrate, wherein the prism structure is disposed such that the apexes of the prisms face the transparent substrate side and the coefficient of variation in the pitch of the apexes of the prisms is 1% or more.

Abstract: Provided is an organic electroluminescent element, comprising a transparent substrate and at least one organic layer containing a light-emitting layer between a pair of electrodes, wherein the transparent substrate is formed on the light output face side of the organic layer, a prism structure containing metal oxide is formed between the transparent substrate and an electrode formed on the light output face of the organic layer, and the prism vertexes therein are present facing the transparent substrate. Also provided are a method of manufacturing a prism structure containing metal oxide on a transparent substrate, and a method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescent element by using the substrate having a prism structure.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element comprising a transparent substrate and at least one organic layer containing a light-emitting layer between a pair of electrodes, wherein the transparent substrate is placed as the light output face of the element, a prism structure consisting of a prism pattern containing a medium having a refractive index of n1 and a prism pattern containing a medium having a refractive index of n2 are formed in that order from the side closer to the light-emitting layer between the transparent substrate and the electrode on the light output face of the organic layer, the ratio (n1/n2) is 1.5 or more, and the distance between the prism-side surface of the light-emitting layer and the bottom plane of the prisms is 100 ?m or less organic electroluminescent element, and a method of manufacturing the organic electroluminescent element.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of reading an image, which comprises exposing a color photosensitive material having at least three photosensitive layers containing blue-, green- and red-photosensitive silver halide emulsions, respectively, on a transparent support, processing the exposed color photosensitive material at a processing temperature of 50° C. or more to form a silver image, and substantially reading the silver image.

Abstract: Disclosed is a gas barrier film having an inorganic coating layer formed by the sol-gel method or an organic-inorganic hybrid coating layer formed by the sol-gel method on a transparent base film having a glass transition temperature of 100° C. or higher and a linear thermal expansion coefficient of 40 ppm/° C. or lower. There is provided a transparent plastic film showing superior heat resistance and gas barrier property.

Abstract: A dye-forming method comprising: reacting a dye-forming coupler and a color developing agent precursor represented by the following general formula (I): wherein A3 represents a group other than a hydrogen atom which leaves, accompanied by the bonding electron pair with the nitrogen atom in general formula (I), to thereby form a color developing agent; A2 represents a group which leaves in association with a dye-formation; and A1 represents a group which forms a dye together with the nitrogen atom and the coupler.

Abstract: A dye-forming method comprising: reacting a dye-forming coupler and a color developing agent precursor represented by the following general formula (I): 1

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of reading an image, which comprises exposing a color photosensitive material having at least three photosensitive layers containing blue-, green- and red-photosensitive silver halide emulsions, respectively, on a transparent support, processing the exposed color photosensitive material at a processing temperature of 50° C. or more to form a silver image, and substantially reading the silver image.

Abstract: An image-recording apparatus including a casing section that encases a light and heat sensitive recording material therein; an optical recording section that exposes to light a light and heat sensitive recording material fed from the casing section, and thereby records a latent image thereon; a thermal developing section that develops the latent image with heat; a moisture content-controlling section that controls moisture content of the light and heat sensitive recording material after exposure and before development; and an optical fixing section that fixes the developed image by irradiating it with light. The image-recording apparatus can be a completely dry system that is capable of forming good print images without producing waste materials such as image transfer sheets. By controlling moisture content of the recording material, problems such as mottling of images can be prevented.

Abstract: Disclosed is an acid-generating composition comprising at least one polymerizable monomer having a nucleophilic group and at least one acid-generating polymerizable monomer. Also disclosed are a color-forming composition comprising the acid-generating composition and a substance capable of forming a color in the presence of an acid; a photosensitive color-forming composition comprising the color-forming composition and a photopolymerization initiator; and a recording material comprising a support having thereon the color-forming composition or the photosensitive color-forming composition.

Abstract: A dye-forming method comprising: reacting a dye-forming coupler and a color developing agent precursor represented by the following general formula (I): wherein A3 represents a group other than a hydrogen atom which leaves, accompanied by the bonding electron pair with the nitrogen atom in general formula (I), to thereby form a color developing agent; A2 represents a group which leaves in association with a dye-formation; and A1 represents a group which forms a dye together with the nitrogen atom and the coupler.

Abstract: An image-recording apparatus including a casing section that encases a light and heat sensitive recording material therein; an optical recording section that exposes to light a light and heat sensitive recording material fed from the casing section, and thereby records a latent image thereon; a thermal developing section that develops the latent image with heat; a moisture content-controlling section that controls moisture content of the light and heat sensitive recording material after exposure and before development; and an optical fixing section that fixes the developed image by irradiating it with light. The image-recording apparatus can be a completely dry system that is capable of forming good print images without producing waste materials such as image transfer sheets. By controlling moisture content of the recording material, problems such as mottling of images can be prevented.

Abstract: A dye precursor represented by the following formula (I): wherein A1 and A2 each represents an atomic group to form a coupler residue together with —N(R5)R6 and the carbon atom to which A1 and A2 are bonded; R1 represents a substituent; n represents an integer of from 0 to 4; R2 represents a hydroxyl group or a group represented by —N(R7)R8; R7 and R8 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; R3 and R4 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; and R5 and R6 each independently represents a substituent.

Abstract: A photosensitive material which when imagewise exposed to record a latent image thereon is formed with an image by heating with a prescribed processing material superimposed thereon is used as a photographic film or the like, the photosensitive material is exposed to record an image thereon, the exposed photosensitive material is developed by superimposing and heating the photosensitive material and the processing material to form the image on the photosensitive material and then peeling the photosensitive material formed with the image off the processing material, the developed image on the photosensitive material is read with a scanner to obtain image data representing the image, and the image data are subjected to prescribed image processing to generate reproducible digital image data.

Abstract: A photosensitive material which when imagewise exposed to record a latent image thereon is formed with an image by heating with a prescribed processing material superimposed thereon is used as a photographic film or the like, the photosensitive material is exposed to record an image thereon, the exposed photosensitive material is developed by superimposing and heating the photosensitive material and the processing material to form the image on the photosensitive material and then peeling the photosensitive material formed with the image off the processing material, the developed image on the photosensitive material is read with a scanner to obtain image data representing the image, and the image data are subjected to prescribed image processing to generate reproducible digital image data.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heat-developable light-sensitive material having a support and a light-sensitive layer provided on the support. The heat-developable light-sensitive material contains dyes which are decolorized through reaction with a decolorizing agent during a development process. The dyes are non-diffusible and at least a part of decolorized dyes resulting from the development process is non-diffusible. Also provided is an image forming method using the heat-developable light-sensitive material. The present method provides images having excellent sharpness within a short period of time.