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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7354965 | Azo compound, colorant-containing curable composition, and color filter and method of producing the same The present invention provides a novel azo compound, a curable composition comprising a colorant superior in the light-fastness and heat resistance of a dye, pattern-forming characteristics (developing characteristics) and liquid preserving characteristics, a color ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341791 | Photo-crosslinkable multi-coating system having improved gas barrier properties The present invention relates to a multi-coating system with gas-barrier properties which is able to undergo photo-crosslinking by means of UV radiation and is particularly suitable for the external protection of containers made of thermoplastic polymers, such as bo... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7314274 | Compositions and processes An ink-jet printing process comprising the steps (a) and (b) in any order or simultaneously: (a) applying an ink to a substrate by means of an ink-jet printer to form an image on a substrate; and (b) applying to the substrate a fixing composition comprising a liquid... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7113627 | Location of extended linear defects A method of locating a linear defect on a photographic element, the element having a useful imaging width and the defect aligned with length of the element, includes the steps of: exposing a region of the element to create a latent image which is substantially unifo... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7029820 | Support for lithographic printing plate and presensitized plate and method of producing lithographic printing plate Disclosed is a support for a lithographic printing plate obtainable by performing at least graining treatment on an aluminum plate, having on its surface thereof, a grain shape with a structure in which a grained structure with medium undulation of 0.5 to 5 μm aver... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7002728 | Electrophoretic particles, and processes for the production thereof Copper chromite particles can advantageously be used as black particles in electrophoretic media and displays. Preferably, the copper chromite particles are coated with a silica coating and a polymer coating. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6969624 | Method of transferring a device, a method of producing a device holding substrate, and a device holding substrate The interface between a first substrate and light-emitting diodes formed on the first substrate is selectively irradiated with an energy beam and transmits the energy beam through the first substrate, thereby selectively releasing the light-emitting diodes. The ligh... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6861200 | Negative working photosensitive lithographic printing plate A negative working photosensitive lithographic printing plate is disclosed, which comprises a support having thereon at least one photosensitive layer containing a polymeric binder having repeating units represented by formula (I): | 03/01/2005 |
| 6844139 | Method for forming a lithographic printing plate Methods for forming images are disclosed. The images are formed by imaging and developing an imageable element comprising a layer of an imageable composition over a substrate. The imageable composition contains a polymeric binder, an acid activatable crosslinking ag... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6623903 | Material and method for making an electroconductive pattern A material for making an electroconductive pattern, the material comprising a support and a light-exposure differentiable element, characterized in that the light-exposure differentiable element comprises a conductivity enhanced outermost layer containing... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6265136 | Lithographic plate precursor There is described a method of preparing a lithographic plate which comprises coating on a lithographic support having a hydrophilic surface, a layer of a heat sensitive coating, digitally imaging the coating, then processing the plate with water to remov... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6197472 | Recording material having a pigment-colored radiation-sensitive layer The present invention relates to a recording material having a substrate and a negative-working, radiation-sensitive layer which contains a diazonium salt, metal-free colored pigments dispersed in an organic polymeric binder, transparent spacer pigments h... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6150067 | Heat-sensitive recording material Disclosed is a heat-sensitive recording material comprising a support comprised of a substrate and a thermoplastic resin layer formed thereon, and a heat-sensitive recording layer disposed on the support and containing a diazonium salt compound capable of... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6071674 | Image forming material and image forming method Disclosed is an image forming material comprising a metal support having an anodization layer on its surface, and provided on the anodization layer, a light sensitive layer containing a first compound capable of generating an acid on exposure of an actini... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5900345 | Surfactant in precoat for lithographic plates Improved aluminum substrates suitable for use in the production of lithographic printing plates. A surfactant surface treatment for such aluminum substrates improves the quality of radiation sensitive coatings subsequently applied to the substrate. The su... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5846685 | Radiation sensitive diazo sulfo-acrylic adducts and method for producing a printing plate A radiation sensitive composition containing an adduct of a diazonium resin having pendant diazonium groups, with a sulfonated acrylic copolymer having pendant sulfonate groups. The sulfonated acrylic copolymer contains an acrylic moiety and a sulfonated ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5776654 | On the press development of a diazo based printing plate According to the present invention there is provided a method for making a lithographic printing plate comprising the steps of: (1) image-wise exposing an imaging element having on a plastic film support in the order given (i) a uniform ink-repellant layer com... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5776653 | On the press development of a diazo based printing plate According to the present invention there is provided a method for making a lithographic printing plate comprising the steps of: (1) image-wise exposing an imaging element having of a flexible film support in the order given (i) a uniform ink-repellant layer co... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5756255 | Undercoating composition for photolithography Proposed is a novel undercoating composition used in the photolithographic patterning of a photoresist layer by intervening between the substrate surface and the photoresist layer to decrease the adverse influences of the reflecting light from the substra... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5753403 | Diazo based imaging element containing hydrolysed polyvinyl alcohol and metal-free phthalocyanine The present invention provides an imaging element comprising on a hydrophilic base a light-sensitive layer containing polyvinyl alcohol hydrolyzed to at least an extent of 95% by weight, a cationic surfactant and a diazo resin and/or a diazonium salt char... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5747217 | Laser-induced mass transfer imaging materials and methods utilizing colorless sublimable compounds The invention relates to a method of increasing the sensitivity of laser induced thermal imaging by using certain sublimable compounds. The invention is useful in the field of thermal transfer imaging for the production of various graphic arts media.... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5728503 | Lithographic printing plates having specific grained and anodized aluminum substrate The present invention relates to supports for lithographic printing plates and to a process for producing the same. In particular, the invention relates to aluminum plates having an electrochemically grained and anodized surface which is has a smooth, shi... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5691098 | Laser-Induced mass transfer imaging materials utilizing diazo compounds The invention relates to a method of increasing the sensitivity of laser induced thermal imaging by using certain diazo compounds. The diazo compounds contain functional groups adjacent the diazo substituent capable of stabilizing these compounds. The inv... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5637435 | Negative type lithographic printing plate A negative-type photosensitive lithographic printing plate having a photosensitive layer comprising upper and lower layers, each layer containing a photosensitive diazo resin, on a support having a hydrophilic surface. The concentration of the diazo resin... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5486446 | Multi-color heat-sensitive recording material utilizing multiple diazonium salt layers A multi-color heat-sensitive recording material is disclosed which comprises a support having laminated thereon in the following order a first heat-sensitive color forming layer comprising mainly an electron donating dye precursor and an electron acceptin... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5422229 | Liquid foil employing aluminum platelets A photosensitive layered sheet for producing transferrable decorative foil designs comprising a solvent resistant, hydrophobic plastic film having superimposed thereon the following sequential layers of coatings: (a) a clear or colored water insoluble lacquer;... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5401603 | Aqueous-processable imaging element tonable at room temperature before and after exposure to actinic radiation A tonable, aqueous-processable, photosensitive element and process for forming a colored image from said element is described. The element comprises a support and a tonable, aqueous-processable photosensitive layer, said photosensitive layer consisting es... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5290666 | Method of forming a positive photoresist pattern utilizing contrast enhancement overlayer containing trifluoromethanesulfonic, methanesulfonic or trifluoromethaneacetic aromatic diazonium salt The present invention relates to a method of forming a pattern using a photosensitive film having bleaching properties for use as a contrast enhancing layer. The photosensitive film comprises an aromatic diazonium salt having extremely high purity content... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5272036 | Pattern forming contrast enhanced material utilizing water soluble photosensitive diazo compound and pattern forming method Disclosed is a pattern forming contrast enhanced material comprising (a) a water soluble photosensitive compound selected from the group consisting of a water soluble aliphatic photosensitive compound (excluding ring compounds) having one or more of the g... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5232814 | Presensitized color-proofing sheet Metallic appearing images may be produced with a color proofing sheet which comprises a temporary carrier layer, a metallic appearance pigment-filled layer, a color pigment filled layer, a photoresist layer, and an optional adhesive layer. There may be a ... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5225309 | Light-sensitive litho printing plate with cured diazo primer layer, diazo resin/salt light-sensitive layer containing a coupler and silicone rubber overlayer Disclosed is a light-sensitive litho printing plate comprising: a support, a light-sensitive layer and a silicone rubber layer provided thereon, wherein said light-sensitive layer contains a substance, whereby said substance forms a color during developing or after... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5188924 | Pattern forming method utilizing material with photoresist film underlayer and contrast enhancement overlayer containing photosensitive diazonium salt A pattern forming method, comprising the steps of providing a resist film on a substrate; providing a photosensitive film containing a photosensitive diazonium salt on the resist film; and then subjecting the resultant composite to pattern exposure by use... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5183723 | Colored image on a degradable sheet material and method of formation This invention relates to a method for forming a colored image on a degradable sheet material. As a result, a negative- or positive-working color proofing sheet can be produced on a variety of printing paper stocks. Upon exposure to an actinic radiation s... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5061591 | Presensitized aluminum lithographic plate having thereon a positive or negative working light sensitive layer The present invention relates to an aluminum support for a lithographic plate, whose surface is electrochemically roughened and has the following conditions: a) an arithmetic mean of the pit diameters of the electrolytically etched support is 4 μm or les... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4983491 | Photosensitive diazo resin composition with polyurethane resin having carboxyl group in its main chain A photosensitive composition is described, comprising a diazonium compound and a polyurethane resin having a carboxyl group in its main chain. The composition can be developed with an aqueous alkali developer to provide a lithographic printing plate havin... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4980273 | Matted photographic imaging materials The matting agent particles of matted photographic imaging materials contain a finely divided solid as well as a dye that is only present at the image-forming points after exposure and development of the material. The starry night effect is thereby avoide... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4980263 | Light-sensitive diazo resin composition with polyurethane and compound having ureido, thioureido, urethane, or thiourethane unit A light-sensitive composition comprises a diazo resin, a polymeric binder, and at least one compound having at least one structural unit selected from the group consisting of ureido bond, thioureido bond, urethane bond and thiourethane bond. The light-sen... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4950577 | Pre-press light-sensitive color proofing article incorporating antihalation layer Presensitized sheets for color proofing comprising a removable carrier sheet bearing a photosensitive medium sensitive to radiation within the wavelength band 325 to 700 nm and comprising photohardenable, photoadherent, photoinsolubilisable or photosolubi... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4902602 | Light-sensitive composition and presensitized plate with light-sensitive diazo resin, acidic binder and compound with pivaloyl group Light-sensitive compositions comprise a light-sensitive diazo resin, a binder and a compound having a pivaloyl group. Lithographic printing plates prepared by using the light-sensitive compositions of the invention are excellent in ink receptivity.... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4886731 | Multilayer photopolymeric printing plates with photoreactive diazo compounds and photopolymerizable compositions Photopolymeric printing plates wherein an electrochemically etched, anodized and silicated aluminum plate has a plurality of coatings applied thereon and wherein at least one of the coatings include a solvent soluble diazo therein.... | 12/12/1989 |
