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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173346 | Printing members having permeability-transition layers and related methods Affinity transitions from hydrophobic to hydrophilic states, rather than ablation mechanisms, facilitate the creation of an imagewise lithographic pattern on a printing plate. In various embodiments, a lithographic printing member comprises a topmost “imaging” l... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8153344 | Methods for producing photosensitive microparticles, aqueous compositions thereof and articles prepared therewith Described are aqueous compositions of an effective amount of at least one photosensitive material and at least one polymerizable component that are adapted to at least partially form photosensitive microparticles or at least partially crosslinked photosensitive poly... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8101332 | Negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor and method of lithographic printing using same A negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor is disclosed that can be developed on the press without going through a development processing step, and a method of lithographic printing is also disclosed that uses this negative-working lithographic printin... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7618762 | Polymer having polymerizable group, polymerizable composition, planographic printing plate precursor, and planographic printing method using the same A polymer having a polymerizable group and an alkyleneoxy groups on side chains thereof, and a polymerizable composition containing the polymer. The polymerizable composition preferably contains a polymerizable compound and a polymerization initiator. Also provided ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7575844 | Color forming composites capable of multi-colored imaging and associated systems and methods Composites, methods, and systems for production of multi-color images which are developable at various wavelengths are disclosed and described. The color forming composite can include a first color forming layer having a first polymer matrix, a first color former, a... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7442485 | Lithographic process involving on press development A lithographic printing process comprises the steps of: imagewise exposing to infrared light a presensitized lithographic plate which comprises a hydrophilic support and an image-forming layer containing an infrared absorbing agent, a polymerization initiator and a ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7435524 | Permanent, removable tissue markings The present invention provides microparticles that create permanent tissue markings, such as tattoos, designed in advance for change and/or removal on demand, as well as methods for implanting the microparticles in tissue and changing and/or removing the resulting m... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7425405 | Method for making a lithographic printing plate A method for making a lithographic printing plate is disclosed which comprises the steps of: (i) providing a negative-working, heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a support having a hydrophilic surface o... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7410744 | Recording method According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of recording an image, including irradiating a CO2 laser having a wavelength of from 9 to 11 μm onto a recording material in which a recording layer and a protective layer are provided o... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7399569 | Method for producing microcapsules, microcapsules, recording material, and heat-sensitive recording material A microcapsule produced by a method involving a primary dispersed particle and a secondary dispersed particle, the capsule formation occurring at the interface of the secondary dispersed particle. A microcapsule containing a diazonium salt represented by a specific ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7372476 | Thermal printing device, method for printing an image using said printing device and system for printing an image A printing device that includes a platen for supporting an imaging member during a printing operation and at least one print head subassembly for direct thermal printing on the imaging member. The print head subassembly is configured to be movable independently of t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371466 | Polymerisation initiators, polymerisable compositions, and uses thereof for bonding low surface energy substrates Quaternary boron salts are used as initiators of polymerisation in adhesive compositions for bonding low surface energy substrates such as polyolefins. The quaternary boron salts are of the formula I wherein R1 i... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368215 | On-press developable IR sensitive printing plates containing an onium salt initiator system The present invention provides a radiation sensitive composition suitable for us in on-press developable printing plates. The radiation sensitive composition comprises an initiator system including an onium salt and a radiation absorber. The initiator system is comb... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364636 | Heat transfer paper with peelable film and crosslinked coatings The present invention was directed to a unique heat transfer material for use in transferring an image-bearing coating onto a substrate, such as an article of clothing. The heat transfer material of the present invention may be used in cold peel transfer processes, ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362040 | Device for opening and closing a mobile element A device for opening and closing an opening (11), in particular in a motor vehicle, by means of a motor-driven, movable part (10), with a control unit (26) and a pinch prevention sensor (14), which is disposed essentially along an edge ( | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361449 | Specific dye compound, optical information recording medium comprising specific dye, and information recording method using this optical information recording medium The present invention provides an optical information recording medium comprising a substrate having disposed thereon a recording layer, wherein the recording layer includes a recording dye represented by the following formula (I) or (II): | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358034 | Method of processing on-press developable lithographic printing plate A method of deactivating and on-press developing an exposed lithographic printing plate is disclosed. The plate comprises on a substrate a photosensitive layer developable with ink and/or fountain solution and capable of hardening upon exposure to a radiation. The p... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357884 | Conductive ink composition A conductive ink composition is obtained by dispersing, in an organic solvent, a solid material made from metal fine particles each coated with protective colloids each made of at least two organic compounds, the metal fine particles consisting of an alloy containin... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351362 | Photochromic material A photochromic material comprising a styrene-based oligomer having a weight average molecular weight of from 200 to 6000 and a photochromic compound selected from the group consisting of spirooxazine derivatives and spiropyran derivatives. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351513 | Planographic printing plate precursor, substrate for the same and surface hydrophilic material A planographic printing plate precursor comprises a substrate having disposed thereon a hydrophilic layer which includes hydrophilic graft chains and a crosslinked structure formed through hydrolytic polycondensation of an alkoxide of an element selected from Si, Ti... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348131 | Laser sensitive lithographic printing plate having a darker aluminum substrate A laser sensitive lithographic printing plate comprises an electrochemically grained, anodized, hydrophilically treated aluminum substrate with a reflection optical density of 0.30 or higher; a free radical polymerizable photosensitive layer; and a water soluble or ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338741 | Lithographic printing plate precursor and lithographic printing method A lithographic printing plate precursor comprises: an aluminum support that has been subjected to an alkali metal silicate treatment; and an image-recording layer comprising (A) an infrared absorbent, (B) a polymerization initiator and (C) a polymerizable compound, ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7323538 | Polymer having unique optical property and polymerizable monomer therefor A polymer compound having a functional group containing a cyclic part with aromatic properties comprising C, H and/or C, H, X (X is a hetero atom) in the side-chain, and a number average molecular weight of 250-1,000,000. The molar optical absorption due to the cycl... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318994 | Compressible flexographic printing plate construction The present invention relates to an improved compressible flexographic printing plate that uses a compressible layer comprising a polyurethane (meth)acrylate resin and microspheres. The process of the invention produces a chemically fused printing plate that elimina... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318995 | Method of making a negative-working lithographic printing plate A method for preparing a negative-working lithographic printing plate is provided which comprises the steps of (1) providing a lithographic printing plate precursor comprising on a grained and anodized aluminum support, having a hydrophilic surface, a coating compri... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316883 | Heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate A heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate of the present invention, which enables image recording by infrared-ray scanning exposure based on digital data and has excellent on-press developability, high resistance to scumming and a long press life, the heat-sensit... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314610 | Dental compositions having anti-stokes up converters and methods of use A dental composition can include at least one polymerizable resin and at least one anti-stokes up converter. Alternatively, a two-part composition can include at least one dental composition configured for placement onto a person's tooth, and at least one anti-stoke... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312266 | Organic thiol metal-free stabilizers and plasticizers for halogen-containing polymers Organic thiol compounds based on pentaerythritol and dipentaerythritol are described herein. More specifically, the compounds of the present invention are mixed esters of pentaerythritol and dipentaerythritol having at least one sulfhydryl group and preferably a plu... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309020 | Deposition fabrication using inkjet technology A method of fabricating a circuit lead, the method comprising: (a) depositing a slurry upon a substrate in a predetermined pattern, the substrate including a plurality of substantially uniformly patterned micropores operative to drain a fluid component of the slurry... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306898 | Planographic printing method and planographic printing plate precursor used therein A planographic printing method including: providing a planographic printing plate precursor including a substrate and an image recording layer which is disposed on the substrate and contains (A) an infrared absorber, (B) a polymerization initiator and (C) a polymeri... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303849 | Planographic printing plate precursor A planographic printing plate precursor comprises a support and two or more positive recording layers which are formed on the support, contain a resin and an infrared absorbing agent and exhibit an increase in solubility in an aqueous alkali solution by exposure to ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303940 | Semiconductor component having at least one organic semiconductor layer and method for fabricating the same A semiconductor component has at least one organic semiconductor layer. The component also includes at least one protective layer for at least partially covering the at least one organic semiconductor layer to protect against environmental influences. The at least o... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301672 | Information processing apparatus and information processing method Information that is required for laying out character string data is entered, as are character string data. The printing attributes for the data are then edited, and are employed to extract contour information. Thereafter, the extracted contour information is employ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300738 | Azolinyl acetic acid derivative and azolinyl acetic acid derivative containing recording material A recording material having, on a support, a recording layer containing an azolinyl acetic acid derivative and a diazo compound. The azolinyl acetic acid derivative is preferably is a compound represented by the following general formula (1): | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291211 | Aqueous ink, ink tank, ink jet recording apparatus, ink jet recording method, and ink jet recorded image An aqueous ink is provided which comprises a dispersible colorant comprising a colorant and chargeable resin pseudo fine particles smaller than the colorant, the colorant and the chargeable resin pseudo fine particles fixing to each other; and at least one of a wate... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288589 | Pigment dispersions for solventborne coatings with improved rheology A pigment dispersion with improved rheology useful for forming solventborne paint compositions is disclosed. The dispersion comprises a copolymer pigment dispersant having at least one quaternary ammonium functional group; a pigment having a pH below 7.0; and an org... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285364 | Permanent, removable tissue markings The present invention provides microparticles that create permanent tissue markings, such as tattoos, designed in advance for change and/or removal on demand, as well as methods for implanting the microparticles in tissue and changing and/or removing the resulting m... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282321 | Lithographic printing method and presensitized plate Disclosed is a presensitized plate composed of a support having thereon an image recording layer which includes: an infrared absorber (A) that is a cyanine dye having at least one fused ring composed of a nitrogen-containing hetero... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270790 | Sterilizer monitoring and controlling system and method A system and method are provided for monitoring and/or controlling a sterilization system. Briefly described, in architecture, the system can be implemented as follows. A current transformer is operatively associated with a source of power for a radiation source. A ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270932 | Imaging composition and method Imaging compositions and methods of using the compositions are disclosed. The imaging compositions are sensitive to low levels of energy such that upon application of the low levels of energy the compositions change color or shade. The compositions may be used in me... | 09/18/2007 |
