Abstract: The present invention is a photographic element containing a support, at least one light sensitive emulsion layer superposed on the first side of the support, and an outermost lubricant layer superposed on the support. The outermost layer includes more than 80 percent by weight of a composite wax particle. The composite wax particle includes a wax phase and a non-crosslinked polymer phase. The wax phase is greater than 80 percent by weight of a wax which has a melting point of greater than 30° C. In one embodiment the lubricant layer contains a fluoro containing compound. It is envisioned that the lubricant layer overlies a transparent magnetic layer. The total coating weight of the composite wax particle in the lubricant layer is in the range of from 1 to 300 mg/m2. Preferably, the fluoro compound contains at least one type of an ionic group or a nonionic group.

Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, an image-forming layer superposed on the support and an electrically-conductive layer superposed on the support. The electrically-conductive layer includes an electrically-conductive particle having an average particle size less than 0.1 micrometer and a binder, said binder comprising at least 25 weight percent of a polyesterionomer.

Abstract: A base film for photographic films formed from a copolyester comprising 97 to 100 mol % of 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid and 0 to 3 mol % of a dicarboxylic acid other than 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid and (i) 87 to 99.8 mol % of ethylene glycol, 0.2 to 10 mol % of bis[4-(.omega.-hydroxyalkoxy)phenyl]sulfone and 0 to 3 mol % of a glycol other than ethylene glycol and bis[4-(.omega.-hydroxyalkoxy)phenyl]sulfone or (ii) 97 to 100 mol % of ethylene glycol, 0 to 3 mol % of a diol other than ethylene glycol and 1 to 7 mol % of an oxycarboxylic acid. This base film has an endothermic peak having a peak top temperature, measured by a differential scanning calorimeter, of 120 to 160.degree. C. and showing an endothermic energy of 0.3 mJ/mg or more.

Abstract: A photographic polyester support having an adjacent subbing layer which comprises a polymer or copolymer of glycidyl acrylate and/or glycidyl methacrylate followed by a gelatin layer and which is annealed. Such a composite has been found to provide improved adhesion properties without chemical degradation of the subbing layer under annealing conditions.

Abstract: A laminated polyester film stretched in at least one direction, comprising:a polyester support, andat least one enhanced adhesion layer laminated on the polyester support, comprising a composition comprising:(1) an aromatic copolyester (A1) having a water-dispersible functional group, a polyvinyl alcohol resin (B1), and a vinylpyrrolidone copolymer resin (C1); or(2) an aromatic copolyester (A1) having a water-dispersible functional group, a polyvinyl alcohol resin (B1), and a polyglycerol polyglycidyl ether (C2); or(3) an aqueous-type polyurethane (A3), a polyvinyl alcohol resin (B3), and inert particles wherein the thickness (L) of the adhesion layer and the average particle diameter (d) of said inert particles satisfies the equation1/3.ltoreq.d/L.ltoreq.3.

Abstract: A polyester support having an adjacent subbing layer which comprises a polymer or copolymer of glycidyl acrylate and/or glycidyl methacrylate improves the adhesion of a photothermographic imaging layer containing a poly(vinyl butyral) binder coated from an organic solvent. The subbing layer can be applied in the form of an aqueous dispersion in the prescence of a coalescing agent. Such a subbing layer does not adversely affect sensitometry in a photothermographic or thermographic element.

Abstract: A photographic element containing a support; at least two contiguous layers, at least one of which is a silver halide emulsion layer superposed on a side of said support; a processing solution permeable protective overcoat containing a urethane-vinyl copolymer having acid functionalities wherein a weight ratio of a urethane component in the copolymer comprises from 20 to 100 percent and a weight ratio of a vinyl component in the copolymer comprises from 0 to 80 percent; a crosslinker for the said copolymer; and a second polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, cellulose ethers, n-vinyl amides, polyesters, poly(ethylene oxide), starch, proteins, whey, albumin, poly(acrylic acid), alginates and gums overlying the said at least two contiguous layers; and wherein the ratio of the gelatin to non-gelatin content of the dried layers immediately underlying the uppermost gelatin layer is less than 1.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material which comprises a polyester film support, at least one subbing layer containing a self-emulsifiable isocyanate compound having an ethylene oxide recurring unit and two or more isocyanate groups on the support, and at least one silver halide emulsion layer provided on said subbing layer.

Abstract: A photothermographic recording material comprising a support and a photo-addressable thermally developable element comprising photosensitive siver halide in catalytic association with a substantially light-insensitive silver salt of an organic carboxylic acid, an organic reducing agent for the substantially light-insensitive silver salt of an aliphatic carboxylic acid in thermal working relationship therewith and a binder, characterized in that the binder comprises a non-proteinaceous water-soluble binder, a non-proteinaceous water-dispersible binder (preferably a comprising a diene, styrene, an acrylate or a methacrylate monomer) or a mixture of a non-proteinaceous water soluble binder and a non-proteinaceous water-dispersible binder and the photo-addressable thermally developable element is capable of being coated from an aqueous medium and is capable of producing images stable to light without a wet-processing step; a process for producing the photothermographic recording material and a photo-thermographic

Abstract: A photothermographic material exhibiting satisfactory photographic properties can be prepared using an aqueous dispersion of components. A photosensitive layer is formed by dispersing a binder and silver halide in an aqueous solvent containing at least 30 wt % of water to form an aqueous dispersion, coating the aqueous dispersion onto a support, and drying the coating. The binder is a polymer having an equilibrium moisture content of 0.1-2 wt % at 25.degree. C. and RH 60% or a thermoplastic resin. The binder is preferably based on a styrene-butadiene copolymer. Fog is suppressed even when the material is stored in a humid atmosphere.

Abstract: A polycarbonate containing repeating units (1) represented by the general formula (1), a polycarbonate molding produced by molding the polycarbonate, and an electrophotographic photoreceptor having a photosensitive layer which has a surface layer containing the polycarbonate: ##STR1## wherein R is an aliphatic unsaturation-free monovalent hydrocarbon group, R.sup.1 is a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group or an aryl group, X is an alkylene group or an alkyleneoxyalkylene group, X' is an alkylene group of 2 or more carbon atoms, an alkyleneoxyalkylene group or oxygen atom, a is an integer of 0 to 4, na is 0 or 1, nb is 1 or 2, nc is 1 or 2, provided na+nb+nc=3, n1, n2, n3 and n4 are 0 or an integer of 1 or more, provided n1+n2+n3+n4 is an integer of 0 to 450.

Abstract: Provided is a photographic support which is excellent in mechanical strength and is less liable to get into roll set curl and which is excellent in cutting property and flatness, and a photographic material using the same. The support for photographic material comprises a polyester film, wherein the polyester film comprises two kinds of polyester resins, each has intrinsic viscosity of 0.2-1.2, and a difference in the intrinsic viscosity between the polyester resins is 0.1-1.0.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a novel film for light boxes, in particular a reversal film for light box displays comprising a transparent support covered, in order, with a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, the support being covered on at least one of its faces with a layer comprising an opacifying compound in a quantity such that the minimum density of the film is between 0.2 and 0.6. This film also has compatibility with existing processing methods intended for reversal photographic products.

Abstract: A polyester film which has the in-plane rate of dimensional change of more than 0.02%, but not more than 0.05%, when the film is kept for 72 hours under the conditions of temperature 60.degree. C. and relative humidity 80%, and the average value of the in-plane rate of dimensional change of from -0.07% to 0.03% and the in-plane anisotropy of the in-plane rate of dimensional change of from 0% to 0.08%, when the film is kept for 30 minutes at a temperature of 105.degree. C. This polyester film is low in heat shrinkage and excellent in thermal dimensional stability. A heat-development, photographic light-sensitive material using the polyester film is low in heat shrinkage and excellent in thermal dimensional stability.

Abstract: A biaxially oriented film (1) which is substantially formed from a polyethylene naphthalate copolymer comprising ethylene-2,6-naphthalate units in an amount of 90 to 99.9 mol % based on the total of all recurring units and an isophthalic acid component or a decalin-2,6-dicarboxylic acid component in an amount of 0.1 to 10 mol % based on the total of all dicarboxylic acid components and which has (2) Young's modulus of 500 kg/mm.sup.2 or more in each of a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction, (3) a plane orientation coefficient of 0.230 to 0.275 and (4) a density of 1.350 g/cm.sup.3 or more.

Abstract: A thermographic recording element has a polyester-containing undercoat layer on a support and a thermographic recording layer, typically a photosensitive layer, on the undercoat layer. The undercoat layer enhances the adhesion between the support and the recording 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 has a protective overcoat layer containing poly(silicic acid), a hydroxyl-containing monomer or polymer and an acrylate or methacrylate latex.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic member comprising at least one photosensitive silver halide layer on the top of said member and at least one photosensitive silver halide layer on the bottom of said member, a polymer sheet comprising at least one layer of voided polyester polymer and at least one layer comprising nonvoided polyester polymer, wherein the imaging member has a percent transmission of between 38 and 42%, the imaging member further comprises tints, and the nonvoided layer is at least twice as thick as the voided layer.

Abstract: A thermographic recording element having at least one image forming layer contains an organic silver salt, a reducing agent, and a ballast group-bearing alkene compound. The element has high Dmax, high sensitivity, satisfactory contrast and minimized black pepper.

Abstract: An information recording material having thereon an image carrier layer composed of a hydrophilic polymer and a protective covering layer. The protective covering layer contains an aqueous polyurethane resin or an aqueous polyacryl resin. An information recording material which is excellent in terms of water resistance, anti-scratch property, glossiness, image storage stability and resistance to fingerprints is obtained.

Abstract: Latex polymer of fine particles having a heterogeneous phase structure which comprises a core of a polymer having repeating units derived from a conjugated diene monomer and a shell of a polymer having repeating units derived from at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer carrying an active methylene group; a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprises a core/shell latex polymer whose shell consists of a polymer having repeating units of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer represented by the formula: CH.sub.2 .dbd.C(R.sup.1)--L--X (wherein R.sup.

Abstract: A colour photographic material in which a package of layers is provided which consists, in the stated sequence, of (a) a silver halide-free layer containing colour coupler, (b) a layer containing silver halide and (c) a silver halide-free layer containing colour coupler, wherein at least one of layers (a) and (c) consists to an extent of at least 20 vol. % of a synthetic polymer, is distinguished by an improved grain/sensitivity ratio.

Abstract: A photographic member comprising a polymer sheet comprising at least one layer of voided polyester polymer and at least one layer comprising nonvoided polyester polymer, wherein the imaging member has a percent transmission of between 40 and 60%, the imaging member further comprises tints, and the nonvoided layer is at least twice as thick as the voided layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic element comprising a transparent polymer sheet, at least one image layer on the topside and one image layer on the bottom side wherein said polymer sheet has a stiffness of between 20 and 100 millinewtons, and said photographic element has a spectral transmission of at least 90% and a reflection density less than 10%.

Abstract: The present invention is photographic film base which includes a polymeric support having a first side and a second side and a glass transition temperature (Tg.sub.s). A polymeric layer is superposed on the first side of the polymeric support, the polymer layer having a glass transition temperature Tg.sub.L which is greater than the glass transition temperature of the support Tg.sub.s. The polymeric layer has a thickness of at least 2.5 percent of the thickness of the support.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic element comprising a translucent base and a color forming layer comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer and dye forming coupler, wherein said base comprises at least one polymer sheet comprising a transparent polymer sheet containing voids, with the proviso that said translucent sheet is substantially free of white light reflecting pigments and wherein said translucent sheet has a light transmission of between 15% and 85%.

Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, an image-forming layer superposed on the support, an electrically-conductive layer superposed on the support, and a transparent magnetic recording layer overlying the electrically-conductive layer. The electrically-conductive layer includes electrically-conductive agents dispersed in a film-forming binder which is a sulfonated polymer and the transparent magnetic recording layer contains ferromagnetic particles dispersed in an aromatic polyester binder having a T.sub.g of greater than 150.degree. C.

Abstract: There is disclosed a polyester support which has a flatness index of from 0.01 to 0.07, which is defined by the following formula: Flatness index=(the average value of .DELTA.L in the transverse direction).times.(.DELTA.L range), in which .DELTA.L (%)=100.times.[(longitudinal direction size at 150.degree. C.)-(longitudinal direction size at 30.degree. C.)]/(longitudinal direction size at 30.degree. C.), and .DELTA.L range (%)=[(maximum value of .DELTA.L in the transverse direction)-(minimum value of .DELTA.L in the transverse direction). The polyester support is excellent in flatness and heat-dimensional stability.

Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which contains a support, an image forming layer superposed on the support and an outermost protective layer superposed on the support. The protective layer is a cellulosic material and a composite wax particle. The wax particle is composed of a wax phase and a non-crosslinked polymer phase. The wax phase includes a wax having a melting point of greater than 30.degree. C. The non-crosslinked polymer phase contains from 10% to 80% by weight of a mono-alpha, beta-ethylenically unsaturated monomer capable of addition polymerization to form a water soluble homopolymer. In a preferred embodiment the protective layer overlies an antistatic layer.

Abstract: The present invention is a photographic element which includes a support having a first side and a second side, at least one light sensitive emulsion layer superposed on the first side of the support, a transparent magnetic layer superposed on the second side of the support. The transparent magnetic layer includes magnetic particles and a film forming binder. An outermost abrasive lubricant layer overlies the transparent magnetic layer. The outermost abrasive lubricant layer is formed from a non-aqueous coating composition of a composite wax particle, an abrasive particle and an organic solvent. The composite wax particle is composed of a wax phase having a wax having a melting point of greater than 30.degree. C. the wax being greater than 80% by weight of the wax phase and a non-crosslinked polymer phase free of chemically bonded acid groups.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for obtaining a lithographic base comprising on a hydrophobic support a hydrophilic layer contiguous to said support containing a non-gelatinous hydrophilic (co)polymer or (co)polymer mixture, characterized in that said hydrophobic support is treated with a plasma treatment with an applied power density during the plasma treatment of at least 70 W min/m.sup.2 before applying to said support said hydrophilic layer.

Abstract: An imaging element is described comprising a support material having thereon at least one image-forming layer and at least one layer coated from a composition containing a dispersion of aqueous dispersible polyurethane polymer particles dispersed in a continuous liquid phase comprising primarily water-miscible organic solvent. A coating composition for coating a polyurethane layer on a moving film support is also described comprising a dispersion of aqueous dispersible polyurethane polymer particles dispersed in a continuous liquid phase comprising primarily water-miscible organic solvent, said composition having a concentration of from 0.1 to 20 wt percent total solids and a viscosity of from 0.5 to 50 centipoise. The coating compositions in accordance with this invention have unique coating rheologies and provide layers for imaging elements having excellent film forming and physical and mechanical properties.

Abstract: A support for an imaging element is described, which support comprises a polyester polymeric film having coated thereon a subbing layer comprising gelatin and a multi-hydric organic compound having at least three hydroxyl groups, which gelatin subbing layer coated support has been subjected to a heat treatment to reduce the core-set curling tendency of the polymeric film. Imaging elements for use in an image-forming process is also described, which elements comprise a gelatin subbing layer coated polyester polymeric film support as described above, and an image-forming layer coated on the subbed support. A method for forming a heat-tempered, gelatin-subbed support for an imaging element is also described, comprising coating a subbing layer comprising gelatin and a multi-hydric organic compound having at least three hydroxyl groups on a polyester polymeric film, and subjected the coated film to heat treatment to reduce the core-set curling tendency of the polymeric film.

Abstract: The invention relates to an photographic element comprising a transparent polymer sheet, at least one layer of biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet and at least one image layer, wherein said polymer sheet has a stiffness of between 20 and 100 millinewtons said biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet has a spectral transmission between 35% and 90%, said biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet has a reflection density less than 65%.

Abstract: A printing plate material producing prints with inhibited background staining is provided by formation of a photosensitive layer comprising nitrocellulose, a black coloring agent, e.g. carbon black, and an organic binder and having (1) a surface roughness of not greater than Rmax. 2.0 .mu.m or (2) a surface tension equivalent to a wettability index of not greater than 36 dyn/cm on a support. The nitrocellulose has a nitrogen content of 11 to 12.5% and a solution viscosity of about 1 to 1/8 second. The organic binder includes polyester resins such as solvent-soluble, noncrystal-line, linear, oil-free aromatic polyesters. Based on 100 parts by weight of the organic binder, the amount of nitrocellulose is about 5 to 300 parts by weight and that of the black coloring agent is about 0.5 to 50 parts by weight. The photosensitive layer may contain a crosslinking agent, e.g. melamine resin, and/or a water repellent, e.g. a silicone compound or a fluorine-containing compound.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of manufacturing a photographic polyester film, comprising forming an unstretched film controlling; each of the temperature of the inlet of a melt extruder, at a temperature in the range from "the melting point of the polymer (Tm)"-10.degree. C. to the Tm+15.degree. C.; the temperature of the central part of a screw, at a temperature in the range from the Tm to the Tm+30.degree. C.; and the temperature of the outlet thereof, at a temperature in the range from the Tm+10.degree. C. to the Tm+35.degree. C., followed by biaxial stretching and heat-setting, and a photographic support manufactured by the method. The thus obtained photographic polyester support excels in photographic properties, adhesiveness, and mechanical strength, and that moreover hardly causes a core set curl and fog formation.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The light-sensitive material comprises a support having thereon a subbing layer having a glass transition point Tg of 40.degree. C. to 200.degree. C. which comprises a hydrophobic resin, and a silver halide emulsion layer and optionally a non-light-sensitive hydrophilic colloid layer provided on the subbing layer, and at least one of the silver halide emulsion layer and the non-light-sensitive hydrophilic colloid layer contains an inorganic colloidal particle or a composite latex comprising an inorganic particle and a hydrophobic resin in an amount of 0.1 g/m.sup.2 to 2.0 g/m.sup.2 of in total.

Abstract: This invention relates to a silver halide photographic element comprisinga support having a frontside and a backside;a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer superposed on the frontside of the support; anda transparent magnetic recording layer superposed on the backside of the support, said magnetic recording layer comprising magnetized particles, a dispersing agent and an aromatic polyester binder having a Tg of greater than 150.degree. C.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic element comprising a paper base, at least one photosensitive silver halide layer, a layer of polymer sheet between said paper base and said silver halide layer, incorporating a thin tinted polymer layer directly below said silver halide layer.

Abstract: The present invention is an imaged photographic element including a support, having at least one silver halide emulsion layer, and having at least one stain resistant overcoat layer. The stain resistant overcoat layer contains a fluoro(meth)acrylate interpolymer having two different segments, one of which is fluorinated and oleophobic and the other of which is hydratable. The stain resistant overcoat is applied to the photographic element after film processing.

Abstract: A photoresist layer supporting film is (A) formed from a polymer composition comprising (i) 55 to 100% by weight of a copolyester containing ethylene terephthalate units as a main recurring unit and having a melting point of 210 to 250.degree. C. and (ii) 0 to 45% by weight of polybutylene terephthalate or a copolyester containing butylene terephthalate units as a main recurring unit and having a melting point of not lower than 180.degree. C. and (B) has a plane orientation coefficient of 0.08 to 0.16. Since this supporting film is excellent in substrate shape follow-up properties and resolution, it is suitable for the preparation of a photoresist film laminate by laminating a protective film and a photoresist layer on the surface thereof.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of manufacturing a polyester-series photographic support, comprising the steps of: incorporating at least one anthraquinone-series dye into a polyester, which polyester is produced by a condensation polymerization reaction of a dicarboxylic acid component that comprises a dialkyl ester of naphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylic acid as a main component, with a diol component that comprises ethylene glycol as a main component, the polyester being produced by allowing manganese, magnesium, antimony, and phosphorus to be incorporated in specific amounts, whereby the polyester has melt electric resistance in terms of common logarithm (log R) in the melt state at 300.degree. C. in the range of from 7.0 to 9.5, and intrinsic viscosity, measured in a mixture solution of phenol/tetrachloroethane (6/4, weight ratio) at 25.degree. C., in the range of from 0.49 to 0.

Abstract: This invention is generally accomplished by a photographic or imaging element comprising a paper base, at least one photosensitive silver halide layer, a tie layer and a biaxiaily oriented polyolefin sheet wherein said polyolefin sheet by itself or in combination with said tie layer has a water vapor transmission rate of less than 0.85.times.10.sup.-5 g/mm.sup.2 /day.

Abstract: Disclosed is a polyalkylene naphthalate film, preferably the homopolymer of naphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylic acid and ethylene glycol (PEN), comprising a UV absorbing compound of general formula Q--CO--CO--X (explained in the description) for quenching of the UV fluorescence at 429 nm. The polymeric film is preferably used as support for a photographic material, preferably a colour negative or colour reversal photographic material.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed, comprising a support having on one side the support photographic component layers, wherein at least one of the component layers contains a composite polymeric material comprising inorganic particles and a hydrophobic polymer, a silver halide emulsion layer comprising a silver halide emulsion containing silver halide grains having an average chloride content of not less than 60 mol % and containing a metal dopant.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic film element and more particularly a color motion picture projection film element is provided comprising a transparent thermoplastic film support having a subbing layer unit, coated thereon at least one color forming hydrophilic layer and protective layer, characterized in that at least said subbing layer unit comprises at least one light-stabilizer, preferably absorbing ultraviolet radiation, and at least one chemical compound having reducing properties.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a polyester film support in which the surface has been subjected to an energetic treatment with nitrogen plasma to produce amine groups on the polyester surface. The treated surface is then coated with a dilute solution of amine reactive hardener and gelatin. After drying the hardener/gelatin coated support a photographic emulsion is coated on the surface. The resulting film element has excellent adhesion of the photographic emulsion after photoprocessing, and it is safer to coat and handle than previously known methods involving grafting of hardener directly to the support.

Abstract: The present invention is a photographic element which includes a support, at least one light sensitive silver halide layer superposed on the support, and a protective overcoat layer overlying the light sensitive silver halide layer. The protective overcoat layer includes a hydrophilic binder and permanent matte particles. The permanent matte particles are greater than 80 mole percent isobutyl methacrylate.

Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, at least one light sensitive layer, and a surface protective layer containing a binder and polymer particles. The polymer particles are prepared by the process of mechanically forming droplets of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having hydrophobic groups, the hydrophobic groups having a logP.sub.(calc) greater than a logP.sub.(calc) of the ethylenically unsaturated monomer by at least 1 unit, and a water insoluble lubricant. The droplets are polymerized in the presence of a dispersing agent so that the polymerized droplets have a size of less than 500 nm. The present invention also is an imaging element which includes a support, at least one imaging layer, and at least one layer containing a binder and polymer particles. The polymeric particles are prepared by the process of mechanically forming droplets of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having a logP.sub.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyester-based photographic support comprising:a polyester film, anda coating layer formed thereon by applying a coating solution containing an aqueous polyester and an aqueous epoxy group-containing compound so as to be a dry weight ratio of 30/70 to 90/10, on at least one side of said polyester film.