Abstract: A method is disclosed of sealing a wire terminal assembly including a conductive cable core connected to a conductive terminal along a conductive connection interface. According to the method, a coating composition is dispensed over the conductive connection interface. The coating composition includes (1) a polymerizable compound with an unsaturated bond, and (2) a free radical photoinitiator. The dispensed coating composition is then subjected to actinic radiation for a duration of less than 0.7 seconds.

Abstract: A mass transfer imaging element comprising a substrate having a surface colourant layer containing a pigment to be imagewise transferred, wherein said colourant layer comprises a fluorocarbon additive in an amount to provide a fluorocarbon additive:pigment weight ratio of at least 1:20.

Abstract: The present invention provides new image forming methods. The image forming methods use a combination of a light-sensitive material and an image receiving material. The light-sensitive material comprises a support, a strippable layer and a light-sensitive polymerizable layer in order. The light-sensitive polymerizable layer contains silver halide, a reducing agent and an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable compound or a cross-linkable polymer. The light-sensitive polymerizable layer may further contain a colorant. An image forming method using the light-sensitive polymerizable layer containing no colorant comprises an exposing step, a developing step, a toning step and a transferring step. Another image forming method using the colorant-containing light-sensitive polymerizable layer comprises an exposing step, a developing step, a removing step and a transferring step.

Abstract: The present invention provides new image forming methods. The image forming methods use a combination of a light-sensitive material and an image receiving material. The light-sensitive material comprises a support, a strippable layer and a light-sensitive polymerizable layer in order. The light-sensitive polymerizable layer contains silver halide, a reducing agent and an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable compound or a cross-linkable polymer. The light-sensitive polymerizable layer may further contain a colorant. An image forming method using the light-sensitive polymerizable layer containing no colorant comprises an exposing step, a developing step, a toning step and a transferring step. Another image forming method using the colorant-containing light-sensitive polymerizable layer comprises an exposing step, a developing step, a removing step and a transferring step.

Abstract: A process is provided for forming an image involving a photosensitive element comprising a photopolymerisable monomer and a reducible metal salt, preferably silver behenate, and a donor element containing a reducing agent. After lamination to a cover sheet, photopolymerisation and delamination, the image density is built up by lamination to the donor element, transfer of reducing agent and peeling-apart, possibly followed by heating the photosensitive element.

Abstract: A printing plate blank is formed by disposing successively a base layer, a photosensitive layer susceptible of peeling development, and a peeling support layer (or a laminate of a photosensitive silver salt layer including a photosensitive silver halide, an organic silver salt and a reducing agent). A printing plate is prepared by forming a polymerized part in the photosensitive layer through imagewise exposure and peeling apart the peeling support layer (or the laminate) together with the yet-unpolymerized port of the photosensitive layer to leave the polymerized part of the photosensitive layer on the base layer. The resultant printing plate is provided with an improved printing durability primarily by inclusion of a polymerizable compound in the base layer effective for firmly fastening the polymerized part to the base layer and additionally by subjecting the thus-prepared printing plate to additional exposure, heating and/or pressure application.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for the formation of an image comprising the steps of(1) image-wise exposing, in the presence of a photopolymerizable compound, a photosensitive element comprising a support and at least one photosensitive layer containing a silver halide sensitive to actinic radiation, an organic silver salt and a reducing agent,(2) heating said photosensitive layer while in contact with a receiving element and allowing non-photopolymerized compound in the non-exposed areas to transfer and penetrate in said receiving element, and,(3) separating said receiving element from said photosensitive element.The obtained image can be a useful visible image produced on at least one of the separated elements, or it can be a hydrophobic polymer image on a hydrophilic background formed in the finally separated-receiving element which is usable as a printing plate. In the former embodiment the receiving element comprises a support and a layer containing a pigment, e.g. carbon black.

Abstract: An image is formed by subjecting to imagewise exposure an image forming medium containing at least a heat-diffusible coloring matter, a photosensitive silver halide, an organic silver salt, a reducing agent, a polymerizable polymer precursor and a photopolymerization initiator; heating the image forming medium thus treated; subjecting it to polymerization exposure to form a polymerized area and an unpolymerized area in the image forming medium; separating the polymerized area from the unpolymerized area; and superposing an image receiving medium onto the unpolymerized area to transfer the heat-diffusible coloring matter in the unpolymerized area to the image receiving medium.

Abstract: The present invention provides 4 embodiments of a new image forming method. The image forming method uses a light-sensitive material and an image receiving material. The light-sensitive material comprises a support and a light-sensitive polymerizable layer provided thereon. The light-sensitive polymerizable layer contains silver halide, a reducing agent, an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable compound or/and a cross-linkable polymer and a colorant. The image forming method comprises an exposing step, a developing step, a removing step, a transferring step and a repeating step. Some embodiments of the method further contain a laminating step. The present invention is characterized in that a multicolor image is formed on an image receiving material by the repeating step.

Abstract: The present invention provides 6 embodiments of a new image forming method. The image forming method uses a light-sensitive material and an image receiving material. The light-sensitive material comprises a support and a light-sensitive polymerizable layer provided thereon. Some embodiments of the light-sensitive material further have an adhesive layer. The light-sensitive polymerizable layer contains silver halide, a reducing agent and an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable compound or/and a cross-linkable polymer. Some embodiments of the light-sensitive polymerizable layer further contain a colorant. The image forming method comprises an exposing step, a developing step, a removing step and a transferring step or a laminating step. Some embodiments of the image forming method further contains a peeling step or a toning step. The present invention is characterized in the combination of the removing step with the transferring step or the laminating step.

Abstract: The present invention provides 3 embodiments of a new image forming method. The image forming method uses a light-sensitive material and an removing sheet. The light-sensitive material comprises a support and a light-sensitive polymerizable layer provided thereon. Some embodiments of the light-sensitive material further have an adhesive layer. The light-sensitive polymerizable layer contains silver halide, a reducing agent and an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable compound or/and a cross-linkable polymer. Some embodiments of the light-sensitive polymerizable layer further contain a colorant. The image forming method comprises an exposing step, a developing step and a removing step. Some embodiments of the image forming method further contains a toning step. The present invention is characterized in the removing step using a removing sheet.

Abstract: An image receiving material comprises an image receiving layer provided on a support. The image receiving layer contains particles of a thermoplastic compound. The image receiving layer has a porous surface formed by the particles. According to the present invention, the image receiving material is prepared by forming the image receiving layer on the support and heating the image receiving layer at a temperature of higher than a softening point of the thermoplastic compound to widen pores in the porous surface. The image receiving material is preferably used in combination with a light-sensitive material which comprises a support and a light-sensitive layer in which light-sensitive microcapsules are dispersed. The light-sensitive microcapsules contain silver halide, a reducing agent, an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable compound and a color image forming substance.

Abstract: A photosensitive material comprises a photosensitive and heat-developable element and a photopolymerizable element which are contained in the same layer. The photopolymerizable element comprises at least a polymerizable polymer precursor having a melting point of 35.degree. C. or more. The photosensitive material is exposed to light with at least one wavelength within the wavelength region of from 400 nm to 900 nm, heated at 60.degree. to 180.degree. C., and exposed to light with at least one wavelength within the wavelength region of from 250 to 700 nm, and thus an unexposed area in the photosensitive layer which is an area not exposed to light with at least one wavelength within the wavelength region of from 400 nm to 900 nm is polymerized.

Abstract: A light-sensitive microcapsule contains silver halide, an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable compound and pigment particles. Another light-sensitive microcapsule contains a photopolymerization initiator, an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable compound and pigment particles. According to the present invention, the pigment particles are surface treated to be lipophilic. The pigment particles are preferably treated with a surface treating agent such as a lipophilic resin or an oil-soluble surface active agent. The light-sensitive microcapsule is advantageously employed in a light-sensitive material comprising a support and a light-sensitive layer in which the microcapsules are dispersed.

Abstract: A photosensitive material comprises a photosensitive and heat-developable element and a photopolymerizable element which are contained in the same layer. The photopolymerizable element comprises at least a polymerizable polymer precursor having a melting point of 35.degree. C. or more. The photosensitive material is exposed to light with at least one wavelength within the wavelength region of from 400 nm to 900 nm, heated at 60.degree. to 180.degree. C., and exposed to light with at least one wavelength within the wavelength region of from 250 to 700 nm, and thus an unexposed area in the photosensitive layer which is an area not exposed to light with at least one wavelength within the wavelength region of from 400 nm to 900 nm is polymerized.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel, transformed strains of Lac.sup.+ Saccharomyces cerevisiae, capable of utilizing lactose as a sole carbon source, produced by inserting into the Saccharomyces cerevisiae a plasmid containing a lactose permease and a beta-galactosidase gene derived from Kluyveromyces lactis yeast.

Abstract: A photosensitive material and comprises a photosensitive and heat-developable element and a polymer, and is capable of being endowed with stickness by a change of pH value or being subjected to exposure and heating. An image formation process comprises the steps of subjecting to imagewise exposure the photosensitive material, heating the photosensitive material, electrifying the photosensitive material, and transferring the iamgewise exposed or unexposed portion of the photosensitive material. The photosensitive and heat-developable element comprises a least a photosensitive silver salt and a reducing agent and the polymer has a cross-linked structure.

Abstract: An image-receiving material comprises a support and an image-receiving layer characterized in that the image-receiving layer contains a hardening agent being capable of polymerizing a polymerizable compound without necessity of external energy. The hardening agent is ethylenediamine, propylenediamine, 1,3-diamino-2-hydroxypropane, 1,3-trimethylenediamine, N,N'-dimethylethylenediamine, 1,4-diaminobutane, hexamethylenediamine, diethylenetriamine, triethylenetetraamine, ##STR1## polyethleneimine, polyallylamine, poly-L-lysine, poly-L-ornithine, NaO.sub.2 S--CH.sub.2 CH.dbd.CHCH.sub.2 SO.sub.2 Na or an alkali metal salt of polyvinylbenzenesulfinic acid.

Abstract: An image-receiving material comprises a support and an image-receiving layer characterized in that the image-receiving layer contains a hardening agent being capable of polymerizing a polymerizable compound without necessity of external energy. An image-forming method employing the image-receiving material is also disclosed. The image-forming method comprises: imagewise exposing to light a light-sensitive material comprising a support and a light-sensitive layer containing silver halide, a reducing agent and a polymerizable compound; simultaneously or thereafter developing the light-sensitive material; and pressing the light-sensitive material on the image-receiving material to transfer the unpolymerized polymerizable compound to the image-receiving layer.

Abstract: An image-forming method which comprises:imagewise exposing a light-sensitive material comprising a light-sensitive layer containing silver halide, a reducing agent and a polymerizable compound having a viscosity of not lower than 100 cP at 25.degree. C. provided on a support, to form a latent image of the silver halide;simultaneously or thereafter developing the light-sensitive material to polymerize the polymerizable compound within the area where the latent image of the silver halide has been formed; andpressing the light-sensitive material on an image-receiving material at a pressure of not lower than 100 kg/cm.sup.2 to transfer the unpolymerized polymerizable compound to the image-receiving material.

Abstract: A process for forming an image is disclosed wherein a photo-sensitive image-forming material composed of a support and a layer of a thermoplastic photo-sensitive composition which is not adhesive at ordinary temperatures, is exposed and developed by heating in intimate contact with a peeling development carrier sheet at least one surface of which is composed of a thermoplastic material not adhesive at ordinary temperatures, and, subsequently, peeling the development carrier sheet from the photo-sensitive image-forming material.