Abstract: A radiographic film package for non-destructive testing purposes has been developed, comprising a radiographic film sheet which is composed of a film support coated at both sides with one or more silver halide emulsion layer(s) and one or more non-light-sensitive protective antistress coating(s) thereover, and a wrapper around said film sheet which is light-opaque and air-tight, and which comprises a heat-sealable thermoplastic layer at the inner side of the wrapper, a transparent polymer layer at the outer side of the wrapper and a layer of aluminum located between said transparent polymer layer and said heat-sealable thermoplastic layer, and wherein at least one antistatic layer coating is provided between the said thermoplastic layer of said wrapper and the emulsion layers of said film sheet.

Abstract: A coating composition for applying a layer to a photographic element and the resulting photographic element comprising gelatin, water and from 0.3 to 1 gm/100 gms of the composition of a surfactant mixture of 15 to 70 percent by weight of a dioctyl sulfosuccinate, sodium salt or di-fluoroalkylsulfosuccinate, sodium salt, from 35 to 75 percent by weight of a nonylphenoxy polyglycidyl alcohol, and from 3 to 14 percent by weight of perfluoro-octyl sulfonamido, N-hydrogen, N-propylene trimethylammonium iodide based on the total weight of the surfactant mixture; when a dioctyl sulfosuccinate, sodium salt is used, the minimum amount thereof is 0.15 gm/100 gm of coating composition.

Abstract: Thermally processable imaging elements in which the image is formed by imagewise heating or by imagewise exposure to light followed by uniform heating include an adhesive interlayer interposed between the imaging layer and a protective overcoat layer. The adhesive interlayer, which is comprised of a polymer having pyrrolidone functionality, strongly bonds the overcoat layer to the imaging layer.

Abstract: There is provided a method for preparing a biaxially oriented polyester sheet or web, with improved antistatic properties, comprising the steps of(i) stretching said polyester sheet or web first in one direction and second in a direction perpendicular thereto(ii) coating said hydrophobic polyester sheet or web, either before stretching or between said first and second stretching operation, on one or both sides, with a transparent antistatic primer layer, wherein the coating composition of said transparent antistatic primer layer comprises (1) a dispersion of a polythiophene with conjugated polymer backbone and a polymeric polyanion compound and (2) a latex polymer having hydrophilic functionality.The primer layer is coated from an aqueous composition and does not show a substantial change in resistivity depending on relative humidity or wet processing.

Abstract: Disclosed is a support for a photographic material which comprises a multilayer film in which a layer of a copolymerized polyester is laminated on at least one surface of a polyester layer, wherein the copolymerized polyester contains an aromatic dicarboxylic acid having a metal sulfonate group as a copolymer component in an amount of 2 to 7 mole % based on all ester bond units and further a polyalkylene glycol as a copolymer component in an amount of 3 to 10% by weight based on the total weight of a polyester which is a reaction product.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material which comprises a backing layer containing inorganic particles is disclosed. The photographic material is exelent in curl-balance suitable for transporting during the processing with automatic processing machine. The photographic material may also comprise a magnetic recording layer on the backing layer so that it is allowed to use as magnetic recording.

Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive photographic material is disclosed which comprises a support and provided thereon, a subbing layer and a silver halide emulsion layer in that order, the subbing layer containing in admixture, a binder, metal oxide particles having a volume specific resistance of not less than 10.sup.9 .OMEGA. cm, and a conductive polymer and the metal being selected from the group consisting of Ti, Si and Al.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed, which comprises a support and a silver halide photographic emulsion layer and a protective layer provided in that order on a first side of the support, and a backing layer and a protective backing layer provided in that order on a second side of the support opposite to the silver halide photographic emulsion layer, an outermost layer of the material containing a fluorine-containing anionic surfactant and a fluorine-containing cationic surfactant and an outermost layer on the second side of the support containing a compound represented by the Following formula (A) or (B):Formula (A) RCOOMFormula (B) R.sub.1 --CO--O--X--O--CO--R.sub.2.

Abstract: A light-sensitive silver halide photographic material is disclosed which comprises a support and provided thereon, a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and a conductive layer comprising a conductive material in an amount of 0.01 to 30% by volume and a binder, the conductive material being powder comprising an oxide of a metal selected from Zn, Ti, Al, In, Si, Mg, Ba, Mo, W and V, said powder having a specific volume resistance of not more than 10.sup.7 .OMEGA..multidot.cm and having a particle structure with a linkage of 3 to 1000 primary particles of the oxide.

Abstract: Antistatically treated plastic moldings which contain two layers on the surface to be antistatically treated, the layer situated nearer the plastic surface being an antistatic layer and the more remote layer being a protective layer of a radiation-curing coating composition which is cured by exposure to ionizing radiation, are distinguished by excellent antistatic properties and very good surface properties.

Abstract: Antistatically treated plastic formed articles, e.g. photographic film supports, that contain at least two layers on the surface to be antistatically treated, wherein a layer nearer to the plastic surface contains a preparation of a polythiophene that is built up from structural units of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently of each other stand for hydrogen or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl group or together form an optionally substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylene group, preferably a methylene group optionally substituted by alkyl groups, a 1,2-ethylene group optionally substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl or phenyl groups, a 1,3-propylene group or a 1,2-cyclohexylene group,and a polyanion, a farther layer contains a film-forming polymer and at least one of the two layers contains an alkoxysilane, are characterized, apart from excellent antistatic properties, by very good layer adhesion.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material includes at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and an outermost protective layer on a support. The protective layer contains an acid polymer having a carboxyl, phosphoric acid and/or sulfonic group, and a matting agent formed of particles of a copolymer of methyl methacrylate, ethyl acrylate and methacrylic acid having a specified molar ratio of the repeating units. Also, at least one protective layer contains an ultraviolet absorbent.

Abstract: An imaging element comprising a support, a light-sensitive layer and an antistat layer, the antistat layer being overcoated with a protective layer of a coalesced layer of film-forming colloidal polymeric particles and non-film-forming colloidal polymeric particles.

Abstract: A recording material comprising a sheet, ribbon or web support and a hydrophilic colloid binder layer incorporating an ionic copolymer in the form of dispersed particulate material providing to said material an antistatic character, characterized in that said ionic copolymer is a cross-linked addition copolymer wherein at least 30 mole % of its recurring units are recurrring units containing a sulphonic acid salt group that has been obtained via a reaction of propane sultone or butane sultone with carboxylate salt groups present originally in recurring units of said copolymer.

Abstract: A plastic film material comprising a layer is disclosed, the layer containing in admixture a binder and particles comprising a compound in an amount of 70% or more by weight of the particles, the particles having a volume specific resistance of not more than 10.sup.9 .OMEGA.cm and the compound comprising an element selected from the group consisting of H, B, C, N, O, F, P, S and Cl.

Abstract: A cationic high-molecular weight compound is represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom or C.sub.1-6 lower alkyl group; L.sup.1 represents --COO-- or --CONH-- and L.sup.2 represents a divalent group; J represents a C.sub.1-20 alkylene group or C.sub.7-20 aralkylene group; R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 may be the same or different and each represents a C.sub.1-20 alkyl group or C.sub.7-20 aralkyl group; X.sup.

Abstract: There is provided a roll film assembly which comprises a length of photographic film having attached to each end thereof a length of backing paper, the film and the backing paper being wound together on a flanged spool, the backing paper being a laminate of paper and polyethylene which comprises as an opaqueing agent a layer of polyethylene which comprises from 7 to 10% by weight of carbon black particles of which from 20 to 100% by weight are conductive carbon particles.

Abstract: A coating of a mixture of sodium metasilicate together with a silica sol and a silane coupling agent provides antistatic protection when overcoated with a gelatin containing photographic construction.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material has provided on a support a non-light-sensitive surface layer which contains an organic polymer represented by formula (I) and having a mean grain size of 1.0 .mu.m or more, the polymer being produced by suspension polymerization: ##STR1## wherein A is a repeating unit obtained by polymerization of at least one monomer having two or more copolymerizable ethylenic unsaturated groups; B is a repeating unit obtained by polymerization of at least one monomer having one copolymerizable ethylenic unsaturated group; and x, y and z each represents a weight percentage, x is a number of from 1 to 40, y is a number of from 30 to 99 and z is a number of from 0 to 65. The material has good vacuum contact adhesiveness in contact exposures, and the transparency of the processed material is good.

Abstract: Imaging elements, such as photographic, electrostatographic and thermal imaging elements, are comprised of a support, an image-forming layer and an electrically-conductive layer comprising a film-forming hydrophilic colloid having dispersed therein both electrically-conductive metal-containing particles and water-insoluble polymer particles. The combination of hydrophilic colloid, metal-containing particles and water-insoluble polymer particles provides a controlled degree of electrical conductivity and beneficial chemical, physical and optical properties which adapt the electrically-conductive layer for such purposes as providing protection against static or serving as an electrode which takes part in an image-forming process.

Abstract: A photographic material which exhibits excellent dynamic properties and little curl is provided. The silver halide photographic material comprises at least one light-sensitive layer on a polyester support, wherein the polyester support is a polyester support having a glass transition temperature of 90.degree. C. to 200 .degree. C. and is subject to glow discharge treatment. The polyester support is preferably subjected to post heat treatment at a temperature ranging from 50 .degree. C. to lower than the glass transition temperature of said polyester support after the glow discharge treatment.

Abstract: A solvent mixture of 8 to 30 weight percent of n-propyl acetate 1-methoxy-2-propanol or cyclohexane, 50 to 55 weight percent of acetone and the balance methanol is employed in a coating composition for applying a polymeric antistatic layer.

Abstract: Cross-linked conductive polymer, coating compositions and light sensitive elements containing at least one antistat layer where the cross-linked polymer is a copolymer of a vinylbenzene sufonic acid and an ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing at least one primary hydroxyl group cross-linked with a methoxyalkylmelamine.

Abstract: A sheet or web material comprising a hydrophobic resin support or paper support coated with at least one hydrophobic resin layer wherein said resin support or resin layer is coated with a transparent antistatic layer containing as an essential component a polythiophene with conjugated polymer backbone in the presence of a polymeric polyanion compound, characterized in that said antistatic layer is coated with an overlying adhering barrier layer applied from an aqueous polymer dispersion wherein the dispersed polymer has hydrophilic functionality sufficient to render said overlying layer adherent to a thereon coated hydrophilic colloid-containing layer.

Abstract: Thermally processable imaging elements in which the image is formed by imagewise heating or by imagewise exposure to light followed by uniform heating are provided with both a backing layer and an electroconductive layer to reduce static electricity effects and improve conveyance through processing equipment. The backing layer is an outermost layer and is located on the side of the support opposite to the imaging layer whereas the electroconductive layer is an inner layer and can be disposed on either side of the support.

Abstract: Metal oxide heteropolycondensates of tin and boron, particularly heteropolycondensates of this type wherein the major amount of the metal oxide is tin oxide, and a minor amount is boron oxide. The quantity of boron oxide is sufficient to enhance the conductivity of the composition.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material which is improved in an antistatic property, curling before and after processing, and surface status after processing. The light-sensitive material includes a support having provided thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the material contains an anionic crosslinked polymer dispersion containing a polymer represented by Formula (I), and the material further contains an anionic water soluble polymer represented by Formula (II): ##STR1## wherein A represents a repetitive unit formed by copolymerizing a crosslinking monomer having at least two copolymerizable ethylenically unsaturated groups; B and E each represent a monomer unit formed by copolymerizing copolymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomers; R.sup.

Abstract: The adhesion of photographic layers to a film base thateither has, on one or both sides, a surface consisting of a polyolefin layer that has been treated with a corona discharge,or consists of a polyester film provided with a (first) substrate layeris improved by an adhesive layer that is applied in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion consisting of50 to 60 wt % of oil-formers and40 to 50 wt % of a solid consisting of50 to 80 wt % gelatin and20 to 50 wt % colloidal SiO.sub.2together with the following layers to the surface of the film base.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for providing an antistatic layer containing a water-soluble conductive polymer and a curing agent on a plastic film by coating, which comprises coating an aqueous processing solution containing the water-soluble conductive polymer and the curing agent on the plastic film to have a pH of the surface of the antistatic layer after drying the plastic layer of 8.5 or less and 2.5 or more.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material excellent in antistatic property and evelopment uniformity is provided, comprising a support having on one side thereof hydrophilic colloidal layers including a silver halide emulsion layer, which is exposed and processed with an automatic processing machine, wherein at least one of the hydrophilic layers contains a water-soluble polymer represented by formula [I] or a water-soluble polymer having a repeating unit represented by formula [II], and a nonionic surfactant represented by formula [IIIa], [IIIb] or [IIIc].

Abstract: A base for a photographic element is provided which comprises a support having disposed thereon a vanadium pentoxide antistatic layer and an overlying barrier layer of a heat-thickening polyacrylamide polymer having hydrophilic functionality, and a method for preparing it.

Abstract: A ternary surfactant system useful in reducing the propensity of silver halide elements to generate unwanted static is described. This ternary system comprises a mixture of a specific anionic and two specific nonionic surfactants and produces a surprising synergistic result. A solution of this ternary system is also useful in reducing static produced on the surface of an X-ray intensifying screen.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material that comprises a support having thereon a conductive layer containing a water-soluble polymer or a metal oxide and a photographic component layer having at least one surface active agent containing a fluorine compound. The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material according to this invention does not cause any deterioration of antistatic properties even after photographic processing, also does not cause any faulty transport even when used in the automatic transport apparatus comprising a transport path having a surface coated with Teflon, and not tends to cause flaws even after raw stock.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing silver halide photographic light-sensitive material with little habitual curling is disclosed. The material, after being coated with a silver halide emulsion layer and antistatic layer on the polyester support, is rolled around a core with its emulsion side facing outside, and then heated at the temperature not less than 30.degree. C. After the heat-treatment, the material is cut and re-rolled on a commercial size core with its emulsion side facing inside.

Abstract: Method of preparing solvent-resistant polymer beads sizing 0.5-5 pm and having a glass transition temperature of at least 40.degree. C. by dissolving in a solvent mixture of water and water-miscible polar organic solvent an Alpha, Beta-ethylenically unsaturated monomer (1) capable of forming a polymer that is soluble in the monomer(s) present in said solvent mixture but which is insoluble in said solvent mixture, a monomer (2) carrying COOH group(s), a monomer (3) carrying halogen atom(s), a free radical-forming polymerization initiator, and a graft-polymerizable polymer containing hydrophilic groups, heating the solution obtained to a temperature from 50.degree. C. to the reflux temperature thereof with stirring to form said beads, converting said COOH group(s) by reaction with a hydroxide into a carboxylic acid salt group, and causing said carboxylic acid salt group to react with said halogen atom to form ester cross-linkages. The beads can be used as spacing agents in a sheet or web material.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light sensitive material having high contrast photographic characteristics and excellent antistatic properties is provided by incorporating a hydrazine compound represented by formula 1 or 2 and a nucleation-promoting compound selected from the group consisting of amine compounds and quaternary onium salts; and by coating an electrically conductive layer on a support.

Abstract: A photographic paper coated with a polyolefin resin layer on each surface, one of the free surfaces of one of the polyolefin layers bearing a print retaining antistatic layer, the print retaining antistatic layer consisting essentially of an aluminum modified colloidal silica and an antistatic agent in a binder polymer, the binder polymer consisting essentially of an addition product of from about 30 to 78 mol % of an alkyl methacrylate wherein the alkyl group has from 3 to 8 carbon atoms, from about 2 to about 10 mol % of an alkali metal salt of an ethylenically unsaturated sulfonic acid and from 20 to about 65 mol % of a vinyl benzene, the polymer having a glass transition point of from 30.degree. to 65.degree. C.

Abstract: The crosslinking of an antistatic polymer and crossliking agent on a flexible polymer abstract is enhanced by wrapping of the antistatic coated polymer substrate and heating said wrapped substrate to crosslink the coating.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material that comprises a support having thereon at least one silver halide light-sensitive emulsion layer, wherein emulsion layer is spectrally sensitized; the back coating layer side of said light-sensitive material has a specific surface resistance of 1 10.sup.9 to 1 10.sup.12 .OMEGA.at 25.degree. C. and 25% RH; and said light-sensitive photographic material curls in the direction of said back coating layer side. The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material according to this invention does not undergo jamming even in electrostatic charge adsorption type cameras, and is improved in anti-static property.

Abstract: A coating of a mixture of sodium orthosilicate together with a silica sol and a silane coupling agent provides antistatic protection when overcoated with a gelatin containing photographic construction.

Abstract: A coating mass for the production of a layer on the reverse side of photographic support materials of plastic foils or plastic coated papers is particularly distinguished by extraordinarily low dirt absorption and discoloration, even from greatly aged development baths. This is obtained through a mixture of colloidal aluminum modified silica, the alkali salt of an organic polyacid, a styrene/butadiene latex with a low content of free carboxyl groups and residual monomers, and a surface tension of >45 dyn/cm. The coating mass is so composed that the dried back coating has an interfacial surface tension of >50 dyn/cm.

Abstract: A photographic light-sensitive material for medical use or nondestructive testing use is described, comprising (1) a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and (2) a polymer located on the same side of the support as an emulsion layer and capable of providing a cation site in a fixing solution.

Abstract: A photographic material comprising a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and an antistatic layer is disclosed., wherein at least one of the hydrophilic colloidal layers is hardened by a hardener represented by a formula of ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 represent each an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, an aryl group or an aralkyl group, provided, they may be the same with or the different from each other and they may so associate together as to represent `an atom group necessary to form a piperidine ring or a morpholine ring` in which the piperidine ring or the morpholine ring may each be substituted with an alkyl group or a halogen atom; R.sub.3 represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or an ethyl group; R.sub.4 represents a methylene group, a propylene group or a simple chemical bond; Me.sup.+ represents an alkali-metal cation; and X.sup.- represents an anion. The photographic material has preferable antistatic property and is suitable for the use of lithographic film.

Abstract: A base for a photographic element is provided which comprises a support having disposed thereon a vanadium pentoxide antistatic layer and an overlying barrier layer of a heat-thickening polyacrylamide polymer having hydrophilic functionality, and a method for preparing it.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide photographic material having the improved drying, anticurl and pin hole properties. The photographic material comprises (a) a support, (b) at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing hydrophilic colloid as a binder provided on one side of the support (side A), and (c) at least one light-insensitive layer containing hydrophilic colloid as a binder provided on the side of the support opposite from the side with the silver halide emulsion layer (side B), wherein a weight ratio of the hydrophilic colloid contained in the at least one light-insensitive layer on side B to the hydrophilic colloid in the at least one silver halide emulsion layer on side A is 0.3 or greater, and the light-insensitive layer on side B has a water content of 0.2 g or less per gram of hydrophilic colloid after finishing a rinsing step in development processing.

Abstract: A bilayer coating of layers of inorganic metal oxide sol and a layer of a chitosan salt provides improved antistatic properties over a polymeric film substrate.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is provide having at least one silver halide emulsion layer on one surface of a support and having on the other surface of the support, a backing layer containing a mat agent comprising grains having a mean grain size of 15 .mu.m or more in a proportion of at least 5% by volume. Due to the presence of the particular mat agent, the material has improved feedability and has small amount of haze.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprises at least one silver halide emulsion layer applied onto a substrate, at least one of the layers being formed from a silver halide emulsion containing not less than 7 mole % of silver iodide and the light-sensitive material including a polymer having cationic sites. The light-sensitive material exhibits good graininess, high sensitivity and excellent desilvering properties.

Abstract: A light-sensitive silver halide photographic material is disclosed. The photographic material comprises an antistatic layer comprising a water-soluble electric conductive polymer, hydrophobic polymer particles and a hardener; and a hydrophilic colloidal layer containing a polyhydric alcohol. The photographic material may further comprises an electric conductive layer at the outer than a silver halide emulsion layer from the support, and the hydrophobic polymer particle may contain a dye. The photographic material is suitable for the use of an X-ray recording film.

Abstract: A photographic material causing less curvature and feasible for rapid processing is disclosed. The photographic material comprises a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on one side on a support and a backing layer on the other side, wherein T.sub.E /T.sub.B, the ratio of the total dry layer thickness T.sub.E of the side having the silver halide emulsion layer to the total dry layer thickness T.sub.B of the side having the backing layer, is not less than 0.8 and not more than 1.5, and the amount of water absorbtion of the side of having the silver halide emulsion layer is not more than 8.5 g/m.sup.2.