Abstract: An image receiving sheet of the present invention for receiving a desired image thereon includes a support layer and an absorbing layer containing heat-meltable or thermoplastic particles. A desired image can be formed in the absorbing layer of the image receiving sheet. Through heating the image receiving sheet formed with the desired image, the heat-meltable or thermoplastic particles are thermally melted or softened to attain a glossy and transparent surface formed with the desired image. As a result, an image bearing product coated with a glossy and transparent surface formed with the desired image is obtained. Through thermally pressing the image receiving sheet formed with the visible image toward an article of arbitrary type, on the other hand, the heat-meltable or thermoplastic particles are thermally melted or softened to be adhered to a surface of the article, so that the desired image is transferred onto the surface of the article.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heat recording material comprising on a support in the order given a porous layer of an image forming substance, a substance capable of converting radiation into heat, a thermoplastic layer containing a photocurable composition and a stripping layer. The present invention further provides a method for obtaining an image with such an heat recording material. Images of high quality and good wear and scratch resistance are obtained.

Abstract: The present invention provides an imaging element comprising a support, a porous layer, a photosensitive layer containing a photopolymerizable composition and optionally a stripping layer characterized in that there is provided a barrier layer between said photosensitive layer and said porous layer said barrier layer being impermeable for the photopolymerizable composition at ambient temperature and capable of increasing its permeability with increasing temperature.

Abstract: A method of preparing a fine pattern on a substrate characterized by the dry development of a photoimaged, etch resistant pattern on a receiver substrate. The pattern is transferred from a carrier substrate to the receiver substrate via a hardenable liquid adhesive. This method eliminates adverse reflection effects caused from substrate topography in single layer photoresist systems and also avoids time consuming multiple coatings in multilayer photoresist systems used to make fine patterns. The method is particularly useful in the fabrication of integrated circuits and fine dimension patterns.

Abstract: A layer transfer material which comprises a temporary support, a light-sensitive resin layer and a separation layer interposed between the temporary support and the light-sensitive resin layer, wherein the separation layer has a low oxygen permeability and a softening point of 80.degree. C. or below and is easily separable from the temporary support and a method of its use.

Abstract: A process for preparing images on a tonable, light-sensitive layer using a transfer layer containing at least 20 percent by weight of a toner and a polymer with a maximum tensile strength of at least 2 N/mm.sup.2 as a binder. The pigmented transfer layers can be used in color proofing processes requiring high resolution, reproducible color density and low dot gain.

Abstract: A self-contained imaging sheet comprising in order:(a) a support;(b) a first layer comprising photosensitive microcapsules having an internal phase, said internal phase comprising an image forming agent and a photosensitive composition which undergoes a physical transformation in response to exposure to actinic radiation;(c) a second layer comprising a developer material; and preferably(d) a third layer comprising an adhesive forming component, said self-contained imaging sheet being useful in forming images on plain paper by a process which comprises imagewise exposing said imaging sheet to actinic radiation, forming an image on said developer material, transferring the image bearing developer layer to said plain paper, and separating said imaging sheet from said plain paper, wherein said image bearing developer layer remains adhered to said plain paper and said microcapsule layer remains adhered to said support.

Abstract: A method of preparing a fine pattern on a substrate characterized by the dry development of a photoimaged, etch resistant pattern on a receiver substrate. The pattern is transferred from a carrier substrate to the receiver substrate via a hardenable liquid adhesive. This method eliminates adverse reflection effects caused from substrate topography in single layer photoresist systems and also avoids time consuming multiple coatings in multilayer photoresist systems used to make fine patterns. The method is particularly useful in the fabrication of integrated circuits and fine dimension patterns.

Abstract: A negative-working radiation-sensitive mixture containinga) a compound which generates a strong acid under the action of actinic radiation,b) a compound having at least two groups crosslinkable by means of acid andc) a polymeric binder which is insoluble in water and soluble or at least swellable in aqueous alkaline solutions,wherein the compound (a) contains a 2,4,6-tris-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-[1,3,5]triazine which is esterified with two or three arylsulfonic acids or heteroarylsulfonic acids, is distinguished by high resolution and high sensitivity over a wide spectral range. It also shows high thermal stability and does not form any corrosive photolysis products on exposure. A radiation-sensitive recording material which has been produced with this mixture is suitable for the production of photoresists, electronic components, printed plates or for chemical milling.

Abstract: A thermal developing type photosensitive pressure sensitive recording medium records an image and transfers the image onto an image receiving medium. The image recording medium includes a substrate, microcapsules and binder. The microcapsules are formed on the substrate, and encapsulate therein dye and polymerizable compound. A latent image is formed in a combination of the microcapsules by changing mechanical strength thereof upon photopolymerization of the polymerizable compound for forming cured and non-cured microcapsules. The dye flows out of the non-cured microcapsules and is transferred onto an image receiving layer by rupturing the non-cured microcapsules upon pressure application. The binder fixes the microcapsules onto the substrate. The binder contains a pressure sensitive adhesive agent.

Abstract: A process for preparing images on a tonable, light-sensitive layer in which a transfer layer containing a toner and a core/shell polymer as a binder is used. The core polymer has a glass transition temperature above 50.degree. C. and the shell polymer has a glass transition temperature below 40.degree. C. Such transfer layers are used in proofing processes for high quality printing.

Abstract: A light-sensitive transfer sheet is disclosed, which comprises a support having provided thereon a peeling layer comprising an alcohol-soluble polyamide, an alkali-soluble organic polymer and a basic compound, and a color material-incorporated light-sensitive resin layer or a color material layer and a light-sensitive resin layer, in that order.

Abstract: A process for preparing images on a tonable, light-sensitive layer in which a transfer layer containing a toner and a core/shell polymer as a binder is used. The core polymer has a glass transition temperature above 50.degree. C. and the shell polymer has a glass transition temperature below 40.degree. C. Such transfer layers are used in proofing processes for high quality printing.

Abstract: A transfer recording medium is disclosed, comprising a light transmitting support having provided thereon a heat transfer solid ink layer via an interlayer having a photolyzable compound. The recording medium provides a clear and high-quality color image on an image-receiving sheet at high speed and low cost irrespective of surface smoothness of the image-receiving sheet.

Abstract: This invention relates to a peel-apart photosensitive element comprising a strippable coversheet, a photorelease layer, a photohardenable layer, an elastomeric layer, and a support, which is useful in a variety of image reproduction processes.

Abstract: A dye-donor element for laser-induced thermal dye transfer comprising a support having thereon a dye layer and an infrared-absorbing material which is different from the dye in the dye layer, and wherein the infrared-absorbing material is an indene-bridged-polymethine dye. In a preferred embodiment, the indene-bridged-polymethine dye has the following formula: ##STR1## wherein: R represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or cycloalkyl group having from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or an aryl or hetaryl group having from about 5 to about 10 atoms; R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 each independently represents hydrogen, halogen, cyano, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, aryloxycarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, sulfonyl, carbamoyl, acyl, acylamido, alkylamino, arylamino or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl or hetaryly group; or any two of said R, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.

Abstract: A light-sensitive transfer material is disclosed, comprising a substantially transparent support having provided on one side thereof, in order from the support, a stripping layer, and a lamination of a colorant layer containing a dye or a pigment and a photoresist layer or a photoresist layer containing a dye or a pigment, and having provided on the other side thereof a physical development nuclei-containing layer adapted for diffusion transfer processing using a silver halide emulsion.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for making holograms on transparent surfaces. A protective thin substrate 18 is laminated to a temporary support 24 for processing. This procedure protects the delicate thin substrate 18 through the processing steps. Upon completion of the processing steps, the thin substrate 18 is then removed from the temporary support 24. The applied photosensitive material gives the delicate thin substrate 18 added strength. The thin substrate 18 is then laminated to the final surface 26. In one embodiment, the final surface 26 corresponds to a car windshield 34. Playback lamps 36 located in the dashboard 32 illuminate the thin substrate 18 to read the holographic image.

Abstract: This invention relates to positive-working, photopolymerizable containing sheet constructions which, upon exposure to an actinic radiation source through a screened image, can accurately reproduce said image on conventional paper with an adhesive layer pretreatment. The construction is useful as a peel apart color proofing film which can be employed to accurately predict the image quality from a lithographic printing process.

Abstract: A hologram member is provided which comprises a substrate, and a film in which a volume type phase hologram is recorded. The film is provided peelably on the substrate. The substrate preferably has a light transmittance of 30% or more at a wavelength of from 450 to 800 nm. The film may comprise a vinylcarbazole.

Abstract: The invention relates to transfer layer sheets comprising a transfer layer on a compressible temporary support, and processes for their use.

Abstract: A method for forming an image comprising the steps of:(a) imagewise exposing a light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a light-sensitive layer containing an image-forming material encapsulated in microcapsules comprising a polymer;(b) superposing thereon an image-receiving material comprising a support having thereon an image-receiving layer in contact with the outermost layer of said light-sensitive material;(c) applying sufficient pressure to said superposed materials to imagewise rupture at least part of said microcapsules, to transfer an image from said light-sensitive layer to said image-receiving layer, and to adhere said light-sensitive material and said image-receiving material to form a unitary structure; at least one of said support for said light-sensitive material and said support for said image-receiving material being transparent.

Abstract: A colored image recording material comprising a support and hot-melt inks each comprising at least one coloring material, a photosetting resin and a polmerization initiator and applied on one side of the support can provide colored images excellent in resolving power and image storing properties by an image forming method.

Abstract: Photopolymer positive surprint color proofing film based on epoxy acrylate monomer exhibits low dot gain, low time dependence of toning and good tonal range. Binder can be methylmethacrylate/ethyl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, preferably crosslinked with zinc ions and plasticized with a second acrylate monomer and a mixture of triacetin and trimethylol propane.

Abstract: Photopolymerizable compositions containing thermally-softenable, developer resistive polymeric binders are particularly useful in image transfer systems and processes.

Abstract: A mask element for selective sandblasting comprising a support film layer and, superimposed thereon in the following order, a retainer film layer of a water-insoluble cellulose derivative and a photoresist layer of a pattern mask, said photoresist layer of pattern mask being adapted to adhere to the surface of an article body to be engraved with a strength such that the mask is not detached therefrom during sandblasting. By the use of the mask element of the present invention, a pattern exactly corresponding to that of the mask, even if it is very fine, can be engraved on an article body nicely.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a photosensitive masking element for plate making including a support made of a transparent film; a metal thin film layer formed on the support; and a photosensitive masking layer formed on said metal thin film layer and strongly adhering thereto. In preparing masks for various colors, the photosensitive masking material of the present invention makes it unnecessary to fill and retouch ditches corresponding to unnecessary enclosing lines with a correction liquid, resulting in a marked improvement in the efficiency of plate making.

Abstract: An image-forming laminate is formed by the combination of a thin, frangible light opaque material on top of a photosensitive layer which changes its surfactant properties when irradiated. The photosensitive layer according to the present invention comprises a film-forming polymeric binder, a photosensitive acid generator, and a surfactant selected from nonionic surfactants, the neutral form of cationic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, and surfactant acid salts. Preferably the frangible light opaque material is a thin metal layer. There can also be present a support layer on the other surface of the photosensitive layer, as well as there can be an adhesive layer secured to the upper surface of the frangible light opaque material. The strength of adherence of the adhesive layer to the metal should be intermediate the strength of the adherence of the light opaque material prior to and after photoactivation.

Abstract: Process for formation of white opaque image in the toned areas of a photopolymer composition which comprises a leachable monomer, photoinitiator, organic polymer binder and optionally a plasticizer wherein the toned image areas are treated with a leaching solution, e.g., mixtures of organic solvents or mixtures of water and organic solvents; washing the treated areas, e.g., with water; and drying at a temperature up to 70.degree. C., e.g., with hot air dryer. The process is useful for the preparation of overlay exhibits and direct positive image for microfilm.

Abstract: A method for producing printed images includes the steps of exposing a printing device to radiation, developing a photosensitive ink that is contained in the printing device, and transferring the ink to a substrate. The printing device comprises a printing element and the photosensitive ink. The printing element comprises pores having openings at a printing surface of the element, and the ink is disposed within the pores and is restricted from lateral movement within the element.

Abstract: A color facsimile printing device includes a porous printing element with capillary or cup-shaped pores which are filled with a photosensitive ink and prevent lateral migration of the ink in the printing element. The film is preferably flexible and compressible so that, once the ink is exposed and developed, a full color print can be transferred to a substrate when the device is pressed into contact with the substrate. Development of the ink can also take place after the exposed ink has been transferred to the substrate.

Abstract: A dry-developing dry film resist is provided comprising a photopolymerizable layer preferably sandwiched between a support sheet and a cover sheet, the layer comprising polymerizable monomer in excess of the absorptive capacity of the layer, photopolymerization initiator, and binder component of a plurality of polymers, at least one of these polymers being incompatible so as to be present as a dispersion in the layer to reduce the cohesive strength of the layer. The layer is developed by peeling away the support sheet, the unexposed area of the layer adhering to the support sheet and the exposed area adhering to the substrate to which it was laminated to form a resist image against such treatments as etching, plating and soldering, especially to make a printed circuit.

Abstract: A system of making custom transfers using as the image transfer implement clear or transparent polyvinyl chloride film in sheeting form that is pretreated in practicing the invention to have on its side that is to bear the image to be transferred a polyvinyl alcohol overcoated adhesion and release coating that forms an incipient image receiving transfer medium, in which system the image that is selected to be transferred is photographed to provide the image of same in the usual photographic negative format, and a section, of appropriate size, of the transfer implement serving film is severed from the stock of such film to provide a transfer sheet that is further processed for completing and sensitizing the sheet transfer medium for photographic application to same, and in enlarge form, the image to be transferred.

Abstract: A process for making a multicolored reproduction combining overlay and surprint characteristics in which a photohardenable layer, such as a photopolymerizable layer, is cast on a semi-rigid, transparent, support film, the photohardenable layer is exposed in an appropriate exposure unit through a color negative representing one color, the exposed layer is developed to remove the unexposed areas and leave the exposed image areas, an adhesive layer, such as an acrylic adhesive, is coated on a release sheet, the coated release sheet is contacted with a receptor sheet at a temperature and pressure sufficient to transfer the adhesive to the sheet, the developed layer is contacted with the adhesive coated sheet at a temperature and pressure sufficient to transfer the image areas to the sheet and the steps of casting a photohardenable layer, exposing the layer, developing the layer and contacting the image areas with the sheet is repeated for each additional color desired.

Abstract: A negative-working dry peel apart photopolymerizable element consisting essentially of a photopolymerizable layer between a support and cover sheet, the photopolymerizable layer containing (1) at least two halogen-free polymeric organic binders, (2) a photoinitiator system and (3) at least one monomer present in an amount in excess of the absorptive capacity of the binders for the monomer, at least one polymeric binder which is incompatible in the layer contains 0.5 to 40.0% by weight of polyvinylformal based on the total weight of polymeric binder and is present as a dispersed phase in the layer. The element is useful in color projection transparencies, seismic readout and as photoresists.

Abstract: An improved peel apart photosensitive element comprises a strippable cover sheet, a photoadherent layer, and a tacky, nonphotosensitive contiguous layer receptive to colorant or particulate material, and a support. The element is useful in applications such as color proofing. Such elements are capable of producing reverse toned or colored images as well as duplicate colored images with greatly improved tonal range and image fidelity.

Abstract: Transfer material is prepared by applying to a substrate a layer of a photosensitive material which is insoluble but swellable in the solvent used to develop the image and whose adhesion to the substrate increases on exposure to light, imagewise exposing the material and developing the so-exposed material by treatment with a solvent fully to remove unexposed material from the substrate and, if necessary, treating the remaining areas of the exposed material to render them transferable from the substrate. In this manner the full thickness of the photosensitive material layer may be retained in the final transfer material. In particular, adhesive material may be applied to the layer photosensitive material before imagewise exposure, and the adhesive coated material imagewise exposed and developed to remove photosensitive material and adhesive in the non-exposed areas only to leave adhesive coated image indicia.

Abstract: A method of making signs is disclosed in which a photographically sensitive material is imagewise exposed and developed. The developed image is so constituted that, under the action of heat and pressure, it may be made to adhere to a surface of a transparent or translucent sheet, e.g. of plastics or glass, to form a sign in which the legend is visible through and protected by the sheet. In order to render the legend more visible, a coating or layer may be applied over the legend which accordingly forms a background to the legend as viewed through the sheet.Production of the legend photographically gives very great flexibility in terms of letter size, spacing and the like and allows the production of "one off" signs on a rapid and economic basis. A simple hot press may be used to adhere the legend to the sign sheet.

Abstract: There is provided a method for producing a stencil for use in screen printing which method comprises coating a screen mesh with liquid photopolymerizable composition, imagewise exposing the coated mesh to radiation to polymerize liquid composition on the mesh in the exposed areas, and removing unexposed liquid composition from the mesh to develop the stencil. Suitably the liquid composition is applied with the screen mesh in contact with a protective film and, after imagewise exposure, the stencil is developed by stripping of the film such that unexposed liquid remains on the film. This provides a simple method of producing a stencil which does not require highly skilled personnel.

Abstract: A marking transfer sheet comprising an imaging layer of pigment, binder and a color-forming, radiation-sensitive component on a carrier film and a process for its use comprising exposing the imaging layer to a pattern of radiation to form a mark, heating the imaging layer until adhesive, and contacting the imaging layer with a support more adherent to the imaging layer than the carrier film; and optionally separating the carrier film from the imaging layer.

Abstract: Photohardenable element for the production of negative tonable images comprising (1) support, (2) intermediate layer containing at least one thermoplastic binder, (3) photohardenable layer containing addition polymerizable monomeric compound or photocrosslinkable compound, (4) tonable layer comprising a polymeric binder and a non-volatile diffusible component, e.g., a plasticizer for the binder and (5) optionally removable cover sheet, and process of use. The element is used for image reproduction, e.g., colored prints.

Abstract: An aqueous acidic etch-bleach solution comprising hydrogen peroxide, iron(III)ions and inorganic anions that form a silver salt having a solubility product not greater than 1.times.10.sup.-8 determined in water at 20.degree. C., characterized in that such solution contains in the dissolved state the combination of citric acid and a polymer containing alkylene oxide units for improved stabilization of the hydrogen peroxide.

Abstract: A plate making method for gravure printing which method is easy to carry out and excellent in the tone reproducibility of highlight portion. The method of the invention comprises the steps of: A. exposing a photosensitive material to light source through a gravure screen having desired number of transparent lines; B. exposing the photosensitive material to light through a tint screen and continuous tone positive; C. further exposing the photosensitive material to light through only the continuous tone positive; and D. treating the exposed photosensitive material with succeeding plate making steps such as transferring, developing and etching, in which the order of the above exposing steps A, B and C is not fixed.