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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146495 | Deactivating device and method for lithographic plate A device as well as method for deactivating without developing an exposed lithographic printing plate is disclosed. The device comprises a structure for providing a deactivating agent that is capable of deactivating without developing the plate. The plate comprises ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8132508 | Method of controlling ink film thickness on a printing plate A method of generating a digital AM halftone image output includes the steps of: (a) receiving a grey scale image from an image source; (b) generating an image component from the grey scale image; and ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8127676 | Print control strip and method of preparing the same A method of preparing a print control strip including at least two process control elements and being adapted to at least a width of at least one used area of at least one original image, includes determining borders of the at least one used area. A state is assigne... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8087355 | Method of treating on-press developable lithographic printing plate A method of treating an on-press developable lithographic printing plate with a 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 fountain so... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087354 | Method of forming visible image for on-press developable lithographic printing plate A method of forming visible image on an on-press developable lithographic printing plate is described. 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 ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7874249 | Deactivating device and method for lithographic printing plate A device as well as method for deactivating without developing an exposed lithographic printing plate is disclosed. The device comprises a structure for providing a deactivating agent that is capable of deactivating without developing the plate. The plate comprises ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7854199 | Printing plate registration using a camera A method and apparatus for determining the alignment of printing plate (14) mounted on an imaging drum (12), and applying an image to a printing plate while maintaining registration and alignment between the image and a reference edge (15) of th... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7735421 | Method for manufacturing a printing form and printing form with thermally insulating layer Reusable printing forms and thermal image setting on the printing forms is optimized in terms of performance. A method for manufacturing the printing form, in particular a rewritable printing form, having a thermally insulating layer, is distinguished by the fact th... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7717040 | Plate cutting and imaging with same device A method for cutting flexographic plates (10) while plate imaging process is performed is described. The method includes mounting a flexographic plate (10) on an imaging drum (30); imaging at least one graphical element or piece (11) on t... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7490547 | Imprint lithography An imprinting method is provided that, according to an embodiment, involves contacting an imprintable medium on a substrate with a template to define an imprint area in the medium, removing at least some of any imprintable medium present outside the imprint area, an... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7441968 | Spray development of photosensitive plates Excellent development of photosensitive coatings on planographic printing plates is achieved by directing a dynamic flow of fresh alkaline developer solution that impinges on a target area of the coating extending the width of the plate and floods the target area wi... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7419766 | Flexographic printing plate precursor and imaging method A laser imageable flexographic printing plate precursor comprises a thermoset elastomeric upper layer that is at least partially ablatable and comprises a radiation sensitive compound, and a non-ablatable elastomeric underlayer. This flexographic printing plate prec... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7419765 | Method for producing flexographic printing plates by means of laser engraving Process for the production of flexographic printing plates by means of direct laser engraving, in which the particulate and gaseous degradation products formed in the course of the engraving are taken up by means of a suction apparatus, and the waste gas stream lade... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7412926 | Imprint apparatus and imprint method It is possible to perform even pattern transfer with a high throughput. An imprint apparatus includes: a first press plate having a first press face on which a substrate to be transferred; a second press plate having a second press face opposed to the first press fa... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7411164 | Device for inductive injection of thermal energy into a printing form for fixing an image An image fixing device inductively injects thermal energy into a rotating printing form of a press for fixing an image formed on the rotating printing form by means of a digital imaging system. The fixing device has at least one inductor with at least one induction ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7372541 | Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method In a lithographic projection apparatus, a structure surrounds a space between the projection system and a substrate table of the lithographic projection apparatus. Gas is used between the structure and the surface of the substrate to contain liquid in the space.... | 05/13/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7350991 | Universal spray processor for imaged plates An imaged plate processor for covering the imaged coating with a turbulent flow of fresh developer solution for a short dwell time, and which preferably can be modified by the end user for development of a wide range of plates. The processor comprises a flat support... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351437 | Pet food compositions comprising electrostatically charged gelatin Animal feed compositions comprising amounts of protein, carbohydrate, fat and a functional ingredient for preventing hairball formation are provided. The functional ingredient comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of electrostatically char... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352440 | Substrate placement in immersion lithography A method for determining an offset between a center of a substrate and a center of a depression in a chuck includes providing a test substrate to the depression, the test substrate having a dimension smaller than a dimension of the depression, measuring a position o... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348132 | Laser sensitive lithographic printing plate having specific photopolymer 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 a polymeric binder, a multifunctional (meth)acrylate monomer, a ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7330238 | Lithographic apparatus, immersion projection apparatus and device manufacturing method A lithographic apparatus comprises a substrate table to hold a substrate and a projection system to project a patterned radiation beam onto a target portion of the substrate. The lithographic apparatus further comprises a fluid supply system to supply a fluid betwee... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329058 | High flow rate development of photosensitive plates A process for developing an imaged lithographic printing plate, including the step of delivering developing fluid to the plate at a high volumetric flow rate for a short dwell time such that the non-image is completely solubilized while the image remains unaffected ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7324185 | Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method In an embodiment, a lithographic projection apparatus has an off-axis image field and a concave refractive lens as the final element of the projection system. The concave lens can be cut-away in parts not used optically to prevent bubbles from being trapped under th... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316185 | Method for replenishing development replenisher in automatic developing machine for photosensitive lithographic printing plate precursor and automatic photosensitive lithographic printing plate precursor developing machine A development replenisher replenishment method in an automatic developing machine for a photosensitive lithographic printing plate precursor, the method comprising: developing a plurality of sheets of exposed photosensitive lithographic printing plate precursors wit... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317507 | Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method A lithographic projection apparatus uses a volume of a second liquid to confine a first liquid to a space between the projection system and the substrate. In an embodiment, the first and second liquids are substantially immiscible and may be a cycloalkane, such as c... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316887 | Photosensitive lithographic printing plate and method for making a printing plate A photosensitive lithographic printing plate comprises a photosensitive layer and a protective layer formed in this order on a support, wherein the photosensitive layer has a maximum peak of spectral sensitivity within a wavelength range ranging from 390 to 430 nm, ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7306384 | Processing apparatus for lithographic printing plate and process for processing the same A processing apparatus for a lithographic printing plate, which has a photosensitive material coated thereon and has an image formed with an FM screen or a high definition AM screen, by a developing part and a rinsing part in this order, in which a concavo-convex pa... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7306897 | Preparation method of printing plate material and printing plate material A method for preparing a printing plate material containing a substrate having thereon a hydrophilic layer, comprising the steps of (i) applying on the substrate an aqueous coating solution for the hydrophilic layer, the coating solution containing colloid of spheri... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7297467 | Method of making a heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate A method of making a lithographic printing plate is disclosed which comprises the steps of (1) providing a lithographic printing plate precursor comprising (i) a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer and (ii)... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7291850 | Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method A method and apparatus for monitoring a level of silicon dioxide in a liquid and removing the silicon dioxide using polishers is disclosed. In an embodiment, two polishers that absorb carbon dioxide and silicon dioxide, but which have a greater affinity for carbon d... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292308 | System and method for patterning a flexible substrate in a lithography tool A system and method are used to feed a flexible substrate through a patterned beam to be exposed at target portions by the pattered beam. In one example, the flexible substrate is passed over a chuck (e.g., a vacuum chuck). In one example, the chuck can bias the fle... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288361 | Lithographic printing process A lithographic printing process which comprises the steps of: imagewise exposing to infrared light a presensitized lithographic plate which comprises a hydrophilic support and a removable image-forming layer containing an infrared absorbing agent having the absorpti... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284484 | Laser ablating of printing plates and/or printing rollers to decrease taper and TIR Apparatus for reducing variations in total indicated run-out and taper in a printing roller, includes a detector which detects variations in total indicated run-out and taper in a surface of the printing roller, and a laser which ablates the surface of the printing ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279266 | Photosensitive composition and lithographic printing plate precursor using the same A photosensitive composition comprising: (A) a polymerizable compound represented by the following formula (I): A—{O—[(CH(—R1)CH(—R2))m—O]n—C(═O)—C(—R3 | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273689 | Method to remove unwanted, unexposed, positive-working, IR radiation sensitive layer A method for eliminating unwanted ink-receptive sections in positive working printing plates resulting from shading of the surface layer during exposure by the clamps holding the plate on the exposure apparatus following development of an imagewise exposed precursor... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7255042 | Recording apparatus and method of foreign material removal thereof In the recording apparatus 121, a recording medium fixing member 123 having a plurality of suction ports on the fixed surface to fix the recording medium 101; an adhering roller 143 which can contact with or separate from the recording me... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7235890 | Method and system for providing power for a movable scanner head in paper scanner A method for providing electrical power for scanner heads in a paper scanner includes generating electrical power from the movement of the scanner heads and providing at least a portion of the electrical power to the scanner heads. The scanner heads are operational ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229868 | Organic field-effect transistor, method for structuring an OFET and integrated circuit The invention relates to an organic field-effect transistor, to a method for structuring an OFET and to an integrated circuit with improved structuring of the functional polymer layers. The improved structuring is obtained by introducing, using a doctor blade, the f... | 06/12/2007 |
