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Class 430/302 - Lithographic


Subclass of Class 430 - Radiation imagery chemistry: process, composition, or product thereof
Definition: Processes wherein ink adheres to the surface of the printing
No. of patents: 1625
Last issue date: 05/29/2012


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NumberTitleIssue Date
8187792Processing of positive-working lithographic printing plate precursor
Positive-working imageable elements can be imaged and processed using a processing solution that comprises at least 0.03 N of an organic amine or a mixture thereof, whose conjugated acids have a pKa greater than 9 and a boiling point greater than 150° C. The imagea...
05/29/2012
8182980Developing solution for lithographic printing plates and production method of lithographic printing plate
A developing solution containing at least one of compounds represented by the formulae , and as defined herein, and having a pH of from 2 to 10; and a method for producing a lithographic printing plate, including imagewise exposing a lithographic printing...
05/22/2012
8178282Heat-sensitive imaging element
A heat-sensitive imaging element includes an IR dye, and more particularly a heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor includes the IR dye. A method for making the lithographic printing plate produces a print-out image of high contrast upon exposure to IR...
05/15/2012
8148048Method of processing on-press developable lithographic printing plate having overcoat
A method of processing an on-press developable lithographic printing plate involving the removal of the overcoat after laser imaging and before on-press development is described. The plate comprises a substrate, an on-press ink and/or fountain solution developable p...
04/03/2012
8137896Method of preparing lithographic printing plates
A negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor can be imaged with infrared radiation and processed in a single step using a single processing solution having a pH of from about 3 to 11. The precursor has a primary polymeric binder that comprises recurring ...
03/20/2012
8137897Processless development of printing plate
On-press development of an imaged printing plate on a plate cylinder, in which ink is applied by an ink form roll, a blanket roll is in contact with the plate, a rubber roll is opposed to the blanket roll, and printable media passes between the blanket roll and the ...
03/20/2012
8133657Method for making a lithographic printing plate
A method for making a lithographic printing plate includes the steps of (i) providing a lithographic printing plate precursor including a coating, the coating including an image-recording layer which includes hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles, a binder, an...
03/13/2012
8133658Non-chemical development of printing plates
A solvent-soluble, radiation-polymerizable, oleophilic resin coating non-ionically adhered on a hydrophilic substrate can be imagewise exposed to polymerizing radiation and then directly processed by the application of disruptive mechanical forces such as compressio...
03/13/2012
8129090Process for on-press developable lithographic printing plate involving preheat
A method of processing an on-press developable lithographic printing plate with ink and/or fountain solution is described. The plate comprises on a substrate a photosensitive layer which is either capable of hardening (negative-working) or solubilization (positive-w...
03/06/2012
8129091Method for preparing a composite printing form using a template
The invention pertains to a method for preparing a composite printing form from a photosensitive element and a carrier using a template. The photosensitive element is located on the carrier by positioning the element through cutout portions in the template. The meth...
03/06/2012
8119331Photopolymer composition usable for lithographic plates
Radiation-sensitive element comprising a substrate and a radiation-sensitive coating comprising (a) at least one component selected from photoinitiators and sensitizer/coinitiator systems which absorbs radiation of a wavelength in the range of 250 to 1,200 nm; (b) a...
02/21/2012
8119329Method of making a lithographic printing plate
A method of making a lithographic printing plate includes the steps of a) providing a lithographic printing plate precursor including (i) a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, (ii) a coating on the support including a ...
02/21/2012
8119330Method of making a lithographic printing plate
A method of making a lithographic printing plate includes the steps of: a) providing a lithographic printing plate precursor including (i) a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, (ii) a coating on the support including a...
02/21/2012
8114575Plate making method of lithographic printing plate precursor
A plate making method of a lithographic printing plate precursor includes: exposing a lithographic printing plate precursor including an image-recording layer and a support; and developing the exposed lithographic printing plate precursor to prepare a lithographic p...
02/14/2012
8105755Method for processing of photopolymer printing plates with overcoat
Method is described for producing an imaged lithographic printing plate from a precursor comprising a free-radical polymerizable coating and an oxygen-impermeable overcoat, characterized in that removing the overcoat, developing and gumming is carried out in one sin...
01/31/2012
8092985Method of making a planographic printing plate
The invention relates to a method of making a planographic printing plate comprising a substrate having thereon one or more layers of a radiation-sensitive metal oxide, sulfide or nitride and excluding an organic hydrophobic material or a binder within or above a ra...
01/10/2012
8092983Method of making a lithographic printing plate
A method of making a lithographic printing plate includes the steps of: a) providing a lithographic printing plate precursor including (i) a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, (ii) a coating on the support including a...
01/10/2012
8092984Lithographic printing plate having specific polymeric binders
Negative lithographic printing plate having on a substrate a photosensitive layer comprising an alkaline soluble polymeric binder, an alkaline insoluble polymeric binder, a polymerizable monomer, and an initiator is described. The photosensitive layer is imagewise e...
01/10/2012
8088560Method of making a lithographic printing plate
A method of making a lithographic printing plate includes the steps of: (a) providing a lithographic printing plate precursor including a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, and a coating on the support, the coating in...
01/03/2012
8088558Method of making a lithographic printing plate
A method of making a lithographic printing plate includes the steps of a) providing a lithographic printing plate precursor including (i) a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, (ii) a coating on the support including a ...
01/03/2012
8088562Method for making a lithographic printing plate
A method for making a lithographic printing plate includes the steps of providing a heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor including on a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, a heat-sensitive coating; imag...
01/03/2012
8088559Method of making a photopolymer printing plate
A method of making a lithographic printing plate includes the steps of: a) providing a lithographic printing plate precursor including (i) a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, (ii) a coating on the support including a...
01/03/2012
8088561Method of making a lithographic printing plate
A method of making a lithographic printing plate includes the steps of: a) providing a lithographic printing plate precursor including (i) a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, (ii) a coating on the support including a...
01/03/2012
8084189Method of imaging and developing positive-working imageable elements
A method of making imaged elements such as lithographic printing plates is achieved by imagewise exposing an infrared radiation-sensitive positive-working imageable element to provide exposed and non-exposed regions. The imaged element is developed using a single pr...
12/27/2011
8071274Aqueous treatment of on-press developable lithographic printing plate
A method of treating an on-press developable lithographic printing plate with an aqueous treating solution after imagewise exposure and before on-press development is described. The plate comprises on a substrate a photosensitive layer developable with ink and/or fo...
12/06/2011
8067145Developing solution and method for producing lithography printing plate
A developing solution includes at least one of a compound represented by formula (I) and a compound represented by formula (II) and being at pH 2 to 10: wherein, in the formula (I) and (II), R1 to R10 ...
11/29/2011
8062832Method for on-press developing high speed laser sensitive lithographic plate
A method of on-press developing a high-speed laser sensitive lithographic printing plate with ink and/or fountain solution is described. The printing member comprises on a substrate a photosensitive layer soluble or dispersible in ink and/or fountain solution and ca...
11/22/2011
8053169Ink composition, inkjet recording method, printed material, and process for producing lithographic printing plate
An ink composition is provided that includes (A) an N-vinyllactam, (B) a polymerization initiator, and (C) a basic compound, the content of the N-vinyllactam (A) being at least 15 wt % of the total weight of the ink composition. There is also provided an inkjet reco...
11/08/2011
8053170Process for on-press developing high speed laser sensitive lithographic printing plate
A method of on-press developing a high-speed laser sensitive lithographic printing plate with ink and/or fountain solution is described. The printing member comprises on a substrate a photosensitive layer soluble or dispersible in ink and/or fountain solution and ca...
11/08/2011
8034539Exposure apparatus and method for producing device
An exposure system includes an exposure section for irradiating a formed resist film with exposing light through a mask with an immersion liquid provided on the resist film, and a drying section for drying a surface of the resist film after irradiation. ...
10/11/2011
8026043Method of making a lithographic printing plate
A method of making a lithographic printing plate includes the steps of: a) providing a lithographic printing plate precursor including (i) a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, (ii) a coating on the support including a...
09/27/2011
8021827Materials for lithographic plates coatings, lithographic plates and coatings containing same, methods of preparation and use
This invention relates to iodonium salts, acetal copolymers and polymer binders comprising functional groups capable of undergoing cationic or radical polymerization, their method of preparation and their use in the preparation of coating solutions and coatings. Thi...
09/20/2011
7998659Photosensitive laminated original printing plate for letterpress printing and process for producing letterpress printing plate using the photosensitive laminated original printing plate
A photosensitive laminated original printing plate for letterpress printing that does not contaminate developers, being capable of suppressing a cost increase due to developer replacement and is of high quality; and a process for producing a letterpress printing pla...
08/16/2011
7977031Method of processing overcoated lithographic printing plate
A method of processing an on-press developable lithographic printing plate involves the removal of overcoat by brushing or rubbing while in contact with water or an aqueous solution after imagewise exposure and before on-press development. The plate comprises a subs...
07/12/2011
7947426Laser-engraveable flexographic printing plate precursors
Laser-engraveable flexographic printing plate precursors have a laser-engraveable elastomeric layer that comprises a non-free radical crosslinked polymeric binder, an infrared radiation absorbing compound, and a compound that remains stable in the precursor but upon...
05/24/2011
7935476Negative laser sensitive lithographic printing plate having specific photosensitive composition
High speed violet or ultraviolet laser sensitive lithographic printing plate comprising on a hydrophilic substrate a specific photosensitive composition is described. The photosensitive layer comprises an alkaline soluble polymeric binder, a multifunctional (meth)ac...
05/03/2011
7897322Ink composition, inkjet recording method, producing method of planographic printing plate, and planographic printing plate
An ink composition includes (A) a polymerization initiator; (B) an ester or amide of a mono-functional (meth)acrylic acid having an alkylene oxide repeating unit in a molecule; and (C) a colorant, and preferably further includes (E) a sensitizing dye. ...
03/01/2011
7883833Use of highly alkaline developer regenerator composition
A method for providing a lithographic printing plate includes developing an exposed imageable element with an alkali silicate-containing developer composition having a pH of at least 12.0. The developer composition is regenerated by adding to it an alkali silicate-c...
02/08/2011
7883832Method and apparatus for direct referencing of top surface of workpiece during imprint lithography
An apparatus (and method) for referencing a surface of a workpiece during imprint lithography, includes an air bearing for mechanically referencing a surface of the workpiece, and a lithographic template coupled to the air bearing. ...
02/08/2011
7867691Heated water spray processor
Excellent development of planographic printing plates can be achieved by exposing an imaged, negative working, photopolymerizable coating to a high pressure stream of essentially heated but otherwise untreated tap water, whereby the water completely removes only the...
01/11/2011
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