Abstract: A process of radiation-induced formation of a uniform metal or metal oxide region suitable for device application or for repairing transparent defects in pattern metal films of lithographic masks has been found. The process requires that the heat evolved during the radiation-induced reactions be carefully limited to produce the desired uniformity.

Abstract: A migration imaging system using a laser-addressable thermoplastic imaging member. The imaging member comprises a supporting section and a thermoplastic imaging surface layer. A charged, uniform layer of marking particles is deposited on the imaging surface layer. An imagewise-modulated laser beam transforms selected volumes of the imaging surface layer in an imagewise pattern to a permeable state. Charged marking particles that superpose a transformed volume then migrate into the imaging surface layer so as to be retained. Unaddressed marking particles are cleaned away. The imaging member, or solely the imaging surface layer, may be transferred and bonded to a receiver such as a drum for use as an exposure mask, or to a receiver sheet to provide a hard copy reproduction. The processed imaging member is usable as a master in a xeroprinting system.

Abstract: A method for forming an image is described which includes bringing a transparent heat-sensitive recording material including a transparent support made of a synthetic polymer having thereon a transparent heat-sensitive recording layer into contact with a light-absorbing material, at least at the time of effecting recording, and irradiating the light-absorbing material with a laser beam to heat the transparent heat-sensitive recording layer and to cause color formation therein. High speed, high density, and high quality recording can be performed with an increased light absorption efficiency.

Abstract: This invention relates to novel recording materials which employ color-forming di- and triarylmethane compounds possessing certain S-containing ring-closing moieties, namely, or thiolactone, dithiolactone or thioether ring-closing moiety and to a method of forming color by contacting these dye precursor compounds with a Lewis acid material capable of opening the thiolactone, dithiolactone or thioether ring-closing moiety whereby the compound is rendered colored, that is, converted to its chromophore color.

Abstract: A thermal imaging method for forming color images is provided which employs as the color image-forming material, a colorless precursor of a preformed image dye possessing at least one thermal protecting group that undergoes fragmentation upon heating and at least one leaving group that undergoes irreversible elimination upon heating, said protecting and leaving groups maintaining the precursor in its colorless form until heat is applied to effect removal of these groups whereby the precursor is converted to an image dye.

Abstract: An image forming method comprising;subjecting an image forming medium containing at least a photosensitive silver halide, an organic silver salt, a reducing agent, a polymerizable polymer precursor and a photopolymerization initiator, to imagewise exposure, followed by heating to produce a light-absorbing organic compound in said image forming medium; and subjecting said image forming medium in which said light-absorbing organic compound has been produced, to polymerization exposure to cause said polymerizable polymer precursor to polymerize; where the light-absorbing characteristics of said light-absorbing organic compound are utilized to suppress the polymerization of said polymerizable polymer precursor at the area at which said light-absorbing organic compound has been produced.

Abstract: A method of forming an image is disclosed comprising irradiating a heat-sensitive recording material with a laser beam, wherein the heat-sensitive recording material includes a support having provided thereon a light-absorbing layer containing microcapsules which encapsulate a core substance containing carbon black and a binder, and tranferring a latent image thus formed on the light-absorbing layer, in accordance with the pattern and amount of the laser beam irradiation, to an image-receiving film under pressure to thereby obtain a visible image on the image-receiving film.

Abstract: A photographic material is disclosed, which comprises a support having provided thereon at least one electrically conductive layer, said conductive layer comprising carbon black having a dibutyl phthalate absorption capability of at least 80 cc/100 g and a hydrophilic binder.

Abstract: A heat sensitive copy system uses a magnetic thermal transfer ribbon to transfer images onto an adjacent medium and near infra-red energy is used to transfer the images from the medium onto thermal paper or onto translucent paper for producing multiple copies in a manner which is not thickness sensitive.

Abstract: An image is recorded on an image recording material by energizing a thermal head having a plurality of heating elements with input image data. As the image recording material, there is employed a heat sensitive recording material comprising a support coated with a coating solution which makes an unheated area colored and a heated area transparent in a colorless or light colored manner. An image is recorded on the heat sensitive recording material with the thermal head by processing the image data through negative-positive reversal and applying the processed image data to the thermal head. The image data are processed through negative-positive reversal by converting the image data based on a function which has the input image data as a variable and a negative differential coefficient.

Abstract: A transfer recording medium comprises a transfer recording layer, which causes an irreversible change in transfer characteristic when provided with plural kinds of energies, at least one of which is applied imagewise, to provide a transferable portion or latent image portion in the transfer recording layer. The transferable portion is then transferred to a medium such as plain paper to form a transferred image thereon, which is then fixed by application of at least one of light, heat and pressure. The fixing step is effective, e.g., in providing a recorded image with improved stability against environments and elapse of time, color reproducibility and color densities through functional separation from the transfer step.

Abstract: A photo and heat sensitive recording medium has a front side coated with a layer of photo-curable composition which has photo-curability and heat fusibility in an uncured state. In an image recording method, the recording medium is exposed to light on the basis of image information, to photo-cure light-illuminated areas of the layer of photo-curable composition. Subsequently, the recording medium is superimposed upon a side of a subject being transferred. The superimposed recording medium and subject are heated to transfer an image corresponding to uncured areas on the recording medium, onto the side of the subject.

Abstract: A light-sensitive image forming method using a recording element which comprises a recording layer on a support is disclosed. The recording layer contains at least two active components of a photopolymerizable composition such as a polymerizable compound and a polymerization initiator, both of which are essential for a photopolymerization reaction. The components are separated from each other by the shell of microcapsules in such manner that at least one component is contained in the microcapsules which are dispersed in the recording layer and the other component is arranged outside of the microcapsule. The image forming method comprises the steps of: heating the recording element to form the photopolymerizable composition in the recording layer; and imagewise exposing to light the recording element to imagewise polymerize the photopolymerizable composition.

Abstract: The ink jet method and thermal copying method have been developed as the method of obtaining hard copies in colors from terminals of data systems such as a computer. This inventive thermal recording apparatus can produce copies of clear images without color blurs or mixtures on multi-color heat-sensitive recording materials having a color developing mechanism which allows color development in desired hues. This invention recording head is small in size and low in cost, achieving recording of clear images without color blur at a higher speed.

Abstract: A backing layer comprising a combination of poly(silicic acid) and a water soluble hydroxyl containing polymer or monomer that is compatible with poly(silicic acid) on the side of a support opposite that containing the imaging layer of a thermally processable element enables improved conveyance of the element and reduced static electricity effects during manufacturing and elimination of Newton Rings formation during duplication of the recorded images, without undesired sensitometric effects. A developed visible image is provided in an exposed silver halide photothermographic element comprising such a backing layer by uniformly heating the photothermographic element to moderately elevated temperatures. The described backing layer is also useful on thermographic elements.

Abstract: A process for forming a color image comprising exposing and heating a light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a light-sensitive silver halide, a binder and a compound capable of forming or releasing a mobile dye chemically in connection with reduction of the silver halide into silver upon heating, transferring and fixing the thus formed or released mobile dye to a dye fixing layer, and then separating the portion having the silver halide and the compound capable of forming or releasing a mobile dye and the portion having the dye fixing layer from each other, and wherein polyvinyl alcohol is present in at least one surface layer of the light-sensitive material and the dye fixing layer being separated is disclosed.

Abstract: Circuit writing on a substrate is achieved by selectively exposing to a laser portion of a very thin film of a medium comprising electrically isolated conducting clusters in a dielectric matrix material. The preferred materials are gold in highly crosslinked polytetrafluoroethylene.

Abstract: An imaging process which comprises image-wise simultaneously exposing to heat and light or ultraviolet radiation an imaging material comprising a support having a layer of photosensitive microcapsules on the surface thereof, said microcapsules containing an internal phase including an image-forming agent and a photosensitve composition which undergoes a change in viscosity, melting point, softening point to heat and light or ultraviolet radiation but which remains essentially unchanged in the presence of either heat or light or ultraviolet radiation alone; assembling said imaging material with an image-receiving sheet and subjecting the assembly to a uniform transfer force such that said image-forming agent is image-wise transferred to said imaging material; wherein said photohardenable composition includes a free radical addition polymerizable or crosslinkable compound and an ionic dye-reactive counter ion compound, said ionic dye-reactive counter ion compound, said ionic dye-reactive counter ion compound be

Abstract: In a data recording member having a data recording film which is formed on a substrate either directly or via at least one of inorganic and organic protective layers and which causes the change of atomic arrangement upon being irradiated by recording beam, the improvement wherein said data recording film has an average composition in a direction of the film thickness expressed by the following formulas:M.sub.x Te.sub.y Se.sub.z O.sub..alpha.wherein x, y, z and .alpha. are values within the ranges of 2.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.40, 30.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.95, 3.ltoreq.z.ltoreq.45, 0.ltoreq..alpha..ltoreq.20, and M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of As, Sb, Bi, S, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, Al, Ga, In, Tl, Zn, Cd, Au, Ag, Cu, Ni, Pd, Rh, Cr, Mo, W and Ta.

Abstract: A multi- and full-color thermosensitive recording method of recording multi- or full-color images on a multi-color thermosensitive recording sheet capable of forming 2 to 4 different colors by use of a thermal head is disclosed, with the improvement that the picture elements of a thermal head are grouped so as to be operative in the form of a matrix consisting of n picture elements in the main scanning direction and m picture elements in the sub-scanning direction, each matrix is assigned to 2 to 4 alternatively independent colorings and thermal recording is performed in such a manner that, of the n.times.m picture elements in each matrix, the number of the picture elements for each color formation is changed, whereby multi- and full-color recording with a multi-step pseudo density gradation is attained.

Abstract: A overcoat layer comprising poly(silicic acid) ##STR1## on a thermally processable element enables reduced release of volatile components from the element during thermal processing. The overcoat layer also can optionally comprise other water soluble polymers. A developed visible image is provided in an exposed silver halide photothermographic element comprising such an overcoat by uniformly heating the photothermographic element to moderately elevated temperatures without release of volatile components. The described overcoat is also useful on thermographic elements.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive transfer recording method comprises superposing a heat-sensitive transfer material having a heat-transferable ink layer on a supporting member onto a medium for recording and heating said heat-transferable ink layer according to a pattern to thereby form a transfer recorded image on said medium for recording, wherein said heat-transferable ink layer comprises a layer containing fine particles of a heat-fusible resin and said heat-sensitive transfer material after heating is separated from said medium for recording within the time from when the strength of the film formed by fusion of the fine particles of the heat-fusible resin at said pattern heated portion begins to surpass that before heating until initiation of fusion of fine particles of the heat-fusible resin around the pattern heated portion by thermal diffusion to around the pattern heated portion.

Abstract: The ink jet method and thermal copying method have been developed as the method of obtaining hard copies in colors from terminals of data systems such as a computer. The inventive thermal recording apparatus can produce copies of clear images without color blurs or mixtures on multi-color heat-sensitive recording materials having a color developing mechanism which allows color development in desired hues. This invention recording head is small in size and low in cost, achieving recording of clear images without color blur at a higher speed.

Abstract: An image recording material is provided which comprises an electroconductive base plate, a recording layer provided on at least one side of said plate and a photosensitive layer provided on said recording layer. The recording layer may constituted of a electrolytically polymerized film, and the photosensitive layer may constituted of a polymer complex formed from a basic polymer and an acidic polymer. A method for image recording is also provided.

Abstract: In order to be able, in a simple manner, to erase, by heating, data recorded on bodies with reversible, temperature-variable light extinctions, and then to be able to use the body anew for the recording of data, these bodies consists of at least one polymer material and/or resin matrix material (A) and at least one organic low-molecular substance (B), which is insoluble, at least partially, in the latter and which is contained therein as a dispersed second phase, whereby the pair of materials (A/B) possess variable light extinctions below a specific temperature (T.sub.0) in dependence on a previous heating above T.sub.0 and are so constituted that, upon being heated above a conversion temperature (T.sub.2) which lies above T.sub.0, and being cooled off subsequently to below T.sub.0, yields maximum light extinction; and, upon being heated in the state of maximum light extinction to a temperature (T.sub.1) which lies above T.sub.0 and below T.sub.2, and subsequent cooling off to below T.sub.

Abstract: Lithographic plate, and method for making same, comprises a plate substrate with a selectively ink-receptive coating in the image area of the plate, rendered ink receptive by heat conversion of an initially water-soluble polymer coating of specifically defined polymer classes.

Abstract: This invention relates to an optical information recording medium having an organic thin film recording layer, and optionally having an underlayer and/or protective layer, characterized in that at least one of said recording layer, underlayer and protective layer contains a compound expressed by the general formula (1), ##STR1## wherein R represents hydrogen or a lower alkyl group; X represents acid anion; m represents 0, 1 or 2; and A represents ##STR2## (n being 1 or 2) or ##STR3## (when m is 2); all the aromatic rings optionally having a substituent selected from the group of a lower alkyl group, lower alkoxy group, halogen and hydroxyl group.

Abstract: This invention provides a heat-sensitive recording material comprising a substrate and a heat-sensitive recording layer which is formed over the substrate and which contains a diazonium salt, a coupler and at least one of specific heat-fusible basic amidine and diamidine compounds in which the nitrogen atom(s) of ##STR1## moiety(moieties) has(have) a substituent and the nitrogen atom(s) or ##STR2## moiety(moieties) has(have) at least one substituent, the substituent being independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, naphthyl, phenyl-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl and naphthyl-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, each optionally substituted with C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, phenyloxy, nitro or halogen, and in which amidine compounds are other than formamidines. The heat-sensitive recording material is especially excellent in storage stability.

Abstract: A recording medium suitable for writing and reading out information by irradiating a photobeam onto a recording layer at a relatively low power, includes a light transmissible substrate, a light transmissible subbing layer, and a recording layer. The recording layer includes a radiation transmissible substrate, a radiation transmissible subbing layer composed of an inorganic material laminated on the substrate, and a recording layer composed of a sublimable organic substance layer laminated on the subbing layer and a metal layer laminated on the organic layer.

Abstract: A thermal imaging method for forming color images is provided which relies upon the irreversible unimolecular fragmentation of one or more thermally unstable carbamate moieties of an organic compound to effect a visually discernible color shift from colorless to colored, from colored to colorless or from one color to another.

Abstract: A thermal ink transfer laminate wherein an ink design is transferred from a carrier support to an article, typically paper, by application of a thermal printing element, e.g. of the dot matrix type, to the nontransfer side of the carrier. The thermal ink transfer laminate is composed of a carrier support of paper or plastic film overcoated on one side with a heat sensitive transfer substrate. The heat sensitive transfer substrate contains an ink which preferably includes a coloring agent formed of a dye dispersed in an unsaturated fatty acid medium. A separate release layer may be included between the ink and carrier. The coloring agent facilitates attainment of a drastic drop in melt viscosity of the transfer laminate during thermal transfer onto a receiving article. The degree of transfer attained is virtually complete resulting in a transferred image of exceedingly high image clarity and definition when employing the thermal printing element.

Abstract: A method for forming an image is disclosed, which comprises heating a light-sensitive material having on a support, a light-sensitive silver halide, a binder and a dye releasing redox compound capable of releasing a dye through the reaction with the silver halide by heating, after or simultaneously with imagewise exposure, in the presence of a compound represented by the formula (A): ##STR1## wherein R is an aliphatic group with a valence of m+n, R.sup.1 is an aliphatic or aromatic group, and m and n are each an integer of 1 to 5. The presence of the compound markedly improves the stability of the light-sensitive material during its storage prior to the heat development.

Abstract: The invention relates to thermo-optic writing on an information support comprising a substrate on which there is deposited an organic sub-layer covered by a metal layer.The invention provides a writing process which consists in creating in the metal layer a plastic deformation due to the thrust exerted by the localized swelling of the sub-layer. The writing produces a relief impression without piercing of said metal layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to thermo-optical inscription or writing on a data support comprising an organic intermediate layer (2) covered by a metal layer (3).The invention relates to a writing process consisting of creating in the metal layer 3 a plastic deformation as a result of the gaseous pressure exerted due to the local thermal degradation of intermediate layer 2. Inscription produces a bulge-like impression without perforating the metal layer (3).The invention more particularly applies to the thermo-optical inscription and storage of data on an optically readable support by phase or amplitude contrast.

Abstract: Thermally imageable film comprising a polymeric substrate, a layer of imageable material coated over at least one major surface thereof, and a release coating coated over the layer of imageable material. The release coating is an organopolysiloxane applied from a composition which is curable at temperatures below about 70.degree. C. with a curing exposure time of under about 3 minutes, thereby preventing adverse effects upon the layer of imageable material.

Abstract: The invention relates to films and tubular structures which are selectively permeable to liquids and gases which are based on a copolymer composed of a copolymerized fluorinated olefin, copolymerized vinyl acetate and, optionally, a copolymerized olefin. It is possible for the acetate groups of the copolymer to have been saponified to form OH groups. The films or tubular structures have in each case an inherent, latent capacity for modifying their structure and are at the same time oleophobic and oleophilic. The invention also embraces processes for the preparation of the shaped articles described and processes for modifying their structure. The invention also relates to the use of shaped articles according to the invention.

Abstract: A recording material comprising a transparent support having formed thereon a recording layer containing a thermally coagulatable proteinaceous compound, the recording layer having an average optical density throughout the wavelength region of about 350 nm to 450 nm of at least about 1.5 is disclosed, which is suitable for preparing a reprographic material such as a photomask by flash exposure in heat conducting relation with an original.

Abstract: An imagewise bleachable composition is described comprising a dye in reactive association with a mesoionic compound. The composition may be bleached by radiation at wavelengths between 200 and 1000 nm.

Abstract: 3-[(Substituted-amino)(aryl or heteroaryl)methyl]-1H-indoles which are useful as color-formers in pressure-sensitive carbonless duplicating systems and thermal marking systems are prepared by reacting 3-[(arylsulfonyl)(aryl or heteroaryl)methyl]-1H-indoles with amines or precursors thereof in the presence of a base.

Abstract: In a method for recording information by irradiating an optical information recording material comprising a heat mode recording layer comprising a metal on a base with a light beam, the method for recording optical information in which said heat mode recording layer consists of a metal and at least one metal compound selected from metal oxides and metal sulfides and the proportion of the amount of the metal to that of said metal compound increases or decreases in the direction of the thickness of the layer, said recording layer having a layer comprising of mixture of at least one of the metal and at least one of the metal compound, in which irradiation with the light beam is conducted from the side where the proportion of the metal in the recording layer is smaller, and in which melting and removing are conducted until the difference in reflectance of the light between the non-recorded area and the recorded area reaches an extent which permits reading by light.

Abstract: A thermal development type diazo copying material comprising a support material and a photosensitive layer formed on the support material, which photosensitive layer comprises a diazo compound, a coupling component and a thermo-fusible auxiliary coloring agent, and which coupling component is capsulated by a hydrophobic polymeric material with a softening point ranging from 50.degree. C. to 150.degree. C. selected from the group consisting of hydrophobic polyester resins, hydrophobic cellulose resins, hydrophobic polyamide resins and hydrophobic polyurethane resins.

Abstract: A thermo-developable type diazo copying material including a substrate and a heat sensitive recording layer, superposed on said substrate, which consists essentially of a diazo compound, a coupler and a heat-fusible color assistant, characterized in that said heat sensitive recording layer is of the multilayered type comprising a diazo compound-containing layer and a coupler-containing layer, and said coupler is composed of one or two or more of the compounds having the following general formula: ##STR1## wherein X is hydrogen, halogen, an alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms or an alkoxyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms; R.sup.1 is an alkyl group having 10-25 carbon atoms; and R.sup.2 is hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1-30 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A photothermographic element having a strippably-adhered, radiation-absorbing, antihalation layer is disclosed. The element comprises at least one imageable layer adhered to one surface of a support base, and an antihalation layer having a resistance greater than 1500 ohms per square, strippably adhered to any exposed surface of said element, said antihalation layer having a delaminating resistance in the range of 6 to 50 g/cm, a layer strength in g/cm greater than its delaminating resistance, and an optical density of at least 0.1.

Abstract: A light information recording medium is disclosed. The medium is comprised of a support which has transparency with respect to light. The support has coated thereon a light sensitive recording layer which contains SiO.sub.2 and In at the SiO.sub.2 content of 10 to 35 vol. % based on the total volume of SiO.sub.2 and In. The recording medium can be used for the recording and reading of the information recorded thereon by striking the medium with laser light from the support side. The recording medium can be used as an optical disk memory having excellent recording sensitivity with respect to laser light, long preservability and high resolving power as well and high S/N ratio.

Abstract: A thermal recording element comprising a support having formed thereon a recording layer, a first protective layer comprising an organic high molecular weight material having a softening point below about 70.degree. C. formed on the recording layer, and a second protective layer comprising an organic high molecular weight material having high mechanical strength.

Abstract: Method and apparatus are described for non-impact printing of single and multi-ply business form assemblies, utilizing an electromagnetic radiation reactant chemical mixture which is selectively coated in one or more plies of the assemblies causing the plies to form images when selectively heated by the action of a controlled source by passing the radiation, such as microwave energy, through the business form assemblies.

Abstract: Photosensitive silver halide grains that are thin tabular grains having an average grain thickness of less than 0.3 microns provide advantages, including improved spectral sensitization and image tone, in a photothermographic material comprising photosensitive silver halide and a photosensitive silver halide processing agent. An image is developed in such an exposed photothermographic material by heating the material, such as to a temperature within the range of about 90.degree. C. to about 180.degree. C.

Abstract: Disclosed is an optical recording medium. This optical recording medium has a substrate made of a transparent material such as an acrylic resin; and a recording layer for receiving an energy beam such as a laser beam whose intensity is changed in response to quantized information and for receiving desired information by melt-deforming in response to the intensity of the energy beam. The recording layer contains tellurium as a base material and carbon at a predetermined content of 40 atomic percent.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive recording sheet is proposed which has a heat-sensitive recording layer laminated on one surface of a support body and containing a diasosulfonate; a acid coupling agent comprising a compound having aromatic ring, hetroaromatic ring or substituted aromatic ring bonded thereto OH group and COOH group; and a thermoplastic resin having a glass transition point of 70.degree.-150.degree. C. or a photocuring resin.

Abstract: The recording of surface topology is obtained by first bringing the surface into contact with the imaging material-coated side of a dry process dispersion type recording film comprising a transparent substrate on which is coated a very thin, high optical density, opaque body of imaging material, preferably coated with a thin abrasion-resistant protective layer. Radiant energy is then momentarily directed to the imaging material through the transparent substrate. When the heat generated by the absorbed radiant energy is above a given threshold value at a particular location of the imaging material, the material deforms and disperses thereat to form connected or unconnected globules with spaces therebetween. Upon termination of the radiant energy, the dispersed material becomes frozen in place.