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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7299749 | Lithographic printing plate support and production method thereof A lithographic printing plate support comprising a substrate having thereon a porous layer comprising metal oxide particles bound by a compound containing a metal atom and a phosphorus atom. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7210865 | Automatic developing apparatus and process for forming image using the same A photographic light-sensitive material having a support having a thickness of from 160 to 225 μm is processed with an automatic developing apparatus, in which at least one of rollers of a developing part, a fixing part and a rinsing rack part of the automatic deve... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7192689 | Aluminum support for planographic printing plate, its manufacturing process, and planographic printing plate material Disclosed is a process for manufacturing an aluminum support for a planographic printing plate material, the process comprising the steps of electrolytically surface-roughening an aluminum plate in an electrolytic solution, employing a sinewave alternating current; ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7157209 | Manufacturing process of aluminum support for planographic printing plate, aluminum support for planographic printing plate, planographic printing plate material and image formation process A process for manufacturing an aluminum support for a planographic printing plate material, the process containing the steps of: (a) electrolytically surface-roughening an aluminum plate in an electrolyte solution containing hydrochloric acid as a main component; an... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7087361 | Support for lithographic printing plate, method of preparing the support and presensitized plate A presensitized plate in which an image recording layer is formed on a support for a lithographic printing plate obtainable by performing a treatment with an aqueous solution containing one or more divalent or multivalent cations at a concentration ranging from 0.00... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7078154 | Presensitized plate A presensitized plate having: on an aluminum support, a thermosensitive layer containing a photothermal conversion agent which absorbs infrared rays and generates heat and a water-insoluble and alkali-soluble resin, of which solubility to an alkali aqueous solution ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074545 | Printing plate material Disclosed are a printing plate material capable of being developed on a printing press and its manufacturing method which comprises the steps of subjecting an aluminum plate to electrolytic surface roughening treatment, subjecting the electrolytic surface roughened ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7051652 | Wet offset printing form A wet offset printing form has atop layer containing a photocatalytically and thermally modifiable material. The material can be brought photocatalytically into a hydrophilic state by irradiation with light and into a lipophilic state by heating. The hydrophilic sta... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7018773 | Printing plate material and image formation method employing the same Disclosed are a printing plate material comprising a substrate and provided thereon, a component layer comprising a hydrophilic layer and an image formation layer, the hydrophilic layer being provided closer to the substrate than the image formation layer, wherein t... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6929895 | Lithographic printing plate precursor A lithographic printing plate precursor comprising an aluminum substrate, an image-recording layer and a hydrophilic film, the aluminum substrate being subjected to an electrochemical surface-roughening treatment in an aqueous solution comprising hydrochloric acid a... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6908726 | Thermally imageable elements imageable at several wavelengths Infrared absorbing compounds that absorb at 800 nm±50 nm and at 1050 nm±50 nm, the two different regions of the infrared spectrum typically used for imaging, are disclosed. Thermally imageable elements that comprise these infrared absorbing compounds can be imaged... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6843175 | Support for lithographic printing plate and presensitized plate A support for a lithographic printing plate, wherein scum resistance is improved when processed into a lithographic printing plate by performing treatment for water wettablity and, in addition, press life is excellent. A support for a lithographic printing plate, wh... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6832553 | Printing method of planographic printing plate and planographic printing plate processed by this method The present invention provides a method for printing, comprising the steps of: a) developing an image forming surface of a planographic printing plate; b) after the developing, hydrophilizing a portion of a vicinity of an edge of the image forming surface; c) after ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6805051 | Lithographic printing plate support and method of manufacturing the same A lithographic printing plate support is provided which becomes a support of a PS plate which has excellent ability to withstand repeated printing, and in which defects in appearance, such as dirtying and the like, do not occur. Also provided are a method of manufac... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6764807 | Planographic printing A planographic printing member precursor comprises a first component, for example a hydroxy group containing polymer, and a second component which may be a siloxane or a compound of general formula (I), wherein M represents a silicon or a titanium atom and each of R... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6715420 | Printing plate with dyed and anodized surface A printing plate for computer-to plate lithography having a metal substrate with an anodized surface portion. The anodized surface portion has a porous texture in which a radiation-absorbing composition, preferably a black dye, is deposited. The surface portion with... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6681699 | Planographic printing plate machining device, planographic printing plate machining method and planographic printing plate The present invention discloses a planographic printing plate having a notched portion on its surface having a required size, and having smaller burrs at a rear face, and a planographic printing plate cutting device and a planographic printing plate cutti... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6637334 | Heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor A heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor which comprises a substrate having thereon an anodic oxidation layer, with the printing plate precursor comprising a hydrophilic layer containing at least one kind of fine particles selected from the ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6632584 | Laser-imageable printing members and methods for wet lithographic printing A thermosensitive composition consisting of a mixture of polyacrylic acid, a salt of a long chain fatty acid such as silver behenate, an infra-red absorbent and modifiers such as additional polymers and fillers. Both the water solubility and affinity to w... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6575094 | Lithographic printing plate support having a roughened surface A lithographic printing plate support is provided which becomes a support of a PS plate which has excellent ability to withstand repeated printing, and in which defects in appearance, such as dirtying and the like, do not occur. Also provided are a method... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6568325 | Supports for lithographic printing plates A support for lithographic printing plate which is obtained by performing surface roughening treatments including electrolytic graining on an aluminum alloy plate containing Fe, Si, Cu, Ti, Mg and Ni in specified amounts, with the balance being Al and inc... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6520088 | Re-usable printing form with a printing surface and method for forming images on the printing surface A printing form that can be used many times has a printing surface which is provided with a metallic titanium layer. For imaging, the printing form is selectively coated hydrophilically in point-by-point manner by supplying controlled energy. After the pr... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6514623 | Wear-resisting, ink-repellent coating process for printing-press components A wear-resistant, ink-repellent coating, for printing-press components, and in particular, web-fed printing presses. In order to provide a seal for this low-wear coating which results in a permanent ink-repellent surface quality and which additionally has... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6440623 | Direct drawing type lithographic printing plate precursor A direct drawing type lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a water-resistant support having provided thereon an image-receiving layer comprising inorganic particles and a binder resin, wherein the inorganic particles comprise at least one kind... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6431067 | Planographic printing plate machining device planographic printing plate machining method planographic printing plate The present invention discloses a planographic printing plate having a notched portion on its surface having a required size, and having smaller burrs at a rear face, and a planographic printing plate cutting device and a planographic printing plate cutti... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6423468 | Lithographic printing plate precursor and process for lithography Disclosed are a printing plate precursor having an anodized titanium film layer on a surface thereof; a process for lithography which comprises image-wise exposing the surface of the printing plate precursor to an actinic light, bringing the exposed surfa... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6420091 | Method of producing lithographic printing plate A method of producing a lithographic printing plate which comprises subjecting a printing plate precursor comprising a support having a metallic compound layer which has a photo-catalytic property and a hydrophilic surface and bears light-heat convertible... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6418850 | Hydrophilized substrate for planographic printing An improved hydrophilized substrate for planographic printing is disclosed. The substrate contains a support and a hydrophilic layer over the support. The hydrophilic layer contains titanium dioxide (titania) particles. In one embodiment, the hydrophilic ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6352028 | Wet lithographic imaging with metal-based printing members Lithographic printing is performed with printing members having a hydrophilic-surfaced metal support and a polymeric layer thereover. The polymeric layer absorbs imaging radiation and is soluble in a liquid to which ink will not adhere (e.g., fountain sol... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6300040 | Lithographic imaging with constructions having mixed organic/inorganic layers The effects of interfacial transition between organic and inorganic layers of a lithographic printing member are ameliorated by incorporating an inorganic component within the matrix of the organic layer. In a first aspect, a lithographic printing plate h... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6293197 | Hydrophilized substrate for planographic printing An improved hydrophilized substrate for planographic printing is disclosed. The substrate contains a support and a hydrophilic layer over the support. The hydrophilic layer contains titanium dioxide (titania) particles. In one embodiment, the hydrophilic ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6279476 | Lithographic imaging with constructions having inorganic oleophilic layers Negative-working and positive-working lithographic plate constructions include a durable hydrophilic layer; a hard, inorganic, oleophilic layer; and a substrate, which may be metal. If a metal substrate is employed, an overlying layer provides sufficient ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6238839 | Lithographic printing plate precursor A lithographic printing plate precursor which comprises a metal support having provided thereon a heat-insulating layer, a metal layer having a hydrophilic surface, and a lipophilic layer which is abraded by heating or whose solubility to alkali is transf... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6238843 | Planographic printing member and method for its preparation A method of preparing a planographic printing member is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises forming a hydrophilic layer by thermally spraying a hydrophilic particulate material onto an ablatable layer. Typical hydrophilic materials are SiO | 05/29/2001 |
| 6207349 | Lithographic imaging with constructions having mixed organic/inorganic layers The effects of interfacial transition between organic and inorganic layers of a lithographic printing member are ameliorated by incorporating an inorganic component within the matrix of the organic layer. In a first aspect, a lithographic printing plate h... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6073559 | Lithographic imaging with constructions having inorganic oleophilic layers Lithographic printing members utilize, as an ink-accepting layer, a hard, inorganic, and generally covalent material that exhibits sufficient flexibility (at the deposition thicknesses envisioned) to accommodate flexing and bending. This layer may overlie... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6071369 | Method for making an lithographic printing plate with improved ink-uptake According to the present invention there is provided a method for making a lithographic printing plate comprising the image-wise exposure of a heat-sensitive imaging element with a laser and developing said imaging element by rinsing it with plain water o... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6051365 | Waterless lithographic printing plates Provided is a media-fluid material set which comprises a media with a support that bears a hydrophilic receiving surface together with a fluid material comprising a liquid carrier medium and a reactive transition metal complex of a fluorinated organic aci... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5992323 | Printing process employing removable erasable image portions The invention relates to a printing process, such as lithographic printing, that requires a printing press and a colorant vehicle. To enable constituting and rapidly removing motifs to be transferred to a printing medium, a hardenable material having good... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5967047 | Thermal process for applying hydrophilic layers to hydrophobic substrates for offset printing plates This invention relates to a process for preparing printing plates which are used in offset printing. The process produces a plate which comprises a substrate film in which a thin durable hydrophilic layer has been applied thereto. In the process, the subs... | 10/19/1999 |
