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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151705 | Method of preparing lithographic printing plate A method for preparing a lithographic printing plate includes treating a lithographic printing plate precursor including a hydrophilic support and an image-forming layer containing the following (i) to (iii) with an aqueous solution having a buffering ability: (i) a... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8065958 | Use of polymers comprising amino groups modified by acid groups for producing humidifying agents or humidifying agent concentrates, in addition to humidifying agent circuits for offset printing The use of polymers which comprise amino groups modified with acid groups for the preparation of fountain solutions for offset printing. A process for printing by means of the offset technique, in which a fountain solution which comprises polymer which comprises ami... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7361451 | Lithographic printing plate precursor and lithographic printing method using the same A lithographic printing plate precursor which is capable of being on-machine developed by supplying at least one of an ink and a fountain solution and comprises a hydrophilic support having provided thereon an image-forming layer containing the following components ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347540 | Inkjet printing device The invention relates to an inkjet printing apparatus (1) with at least one printing head (2). Several tanks (3, 4) for inks and/or a cleaning medium are arranged in front of a connection opening (7) for the printing head (2), and ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341815 | Planographic printing plate precursor A positive planographic printing plate precursor includes a support having disposed thereon a lower thermosensitive layer containing a water-insoluble but alkali-soluble polymer compound and an upper thermosensitive layer containing a water-insoluble but alkali-solu... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338148 | Droplet ejecting apparatuses and methods for cleaning droplet ejecting face and wiping member A droplet ejecting apparatus comprising a droplet ejecting unit having a droplet ejecting face, wherein the droplet ejecting face is provided with nozzles which eject droplets containing an organic compound, the droplet ejecting apparatus ejects the droplets by an i... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7244547 | Photosensitive composition and image recording material using the same A photosensitive composition that includes a compound which generates a radical upon being heated or exposed to light; a polymer having on a side chain thereof a phenyl group substituted by a vinyl group; a monomer having in a molecule thereof at least two phenyl gr... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7214530 | Biomolecule diagnostic devices and method for producing biomolecule diagnostic devices A biosensor includes a substrate with a layer of receptive material disposed thereon overlying a layer containing a photo-reactive agent. The receptive material is specific for an analyte of interest. A pattern of active and inactive areas of the receptive material ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7214469 | Lithographic printing plate precursor and lithographic printing method The present invention provides a lithographic printing plate precursor and a lithographic printing method using the lithographic printing plate precursor, which is capable of an image recording by infrared laser scanning and an on-press development and excellent in ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7213516 | Method of processing laser sensitive lithographic printing plate A method of developing a 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 capable of hardening u... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7205094 | Coating fluid for printing plates and method of making a printing plate A coating fluid for printing plates which can be suitably used to make printing plates that permit images to be written in response to input digital data and that can be easily regenerated and reused. This coating fluid for printing plates comprises at least a carri... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7194956 | Offset printing method and printing apparatus using heat and light to make a printing plate hydrophilic and hydrophobic There is prepared a printing plate on which a material being hydrophilic due to light energy at a first temperature and being hydrophobic at a second temperature due to heat energy which is lower than the first temperature is provided. First, the whole surface of th... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191705 | Printing device and method, in which a humidity promoter is applied prior to the ink-repellent or ink-receptive layer In a method and device to generate a print image on a carrier material, a surface of a print carrier is coated with a layer which is one of ink-repelling and ink-attracting. In the structuring process, ink-attracting regions and ink-repelling regions are generated. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182021 | Printing plate material, printing plate material roll, printing plate manufacturing process, and printing process A printing plate material product, is provided with a printing plate material including a substrate and a image forming layer provided on the substrate; and a wireless memory tag mounted on a part of the printing plate material and including a semiconductor memory a... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7152530 | Printing form and method for modifying its wetting properties A printing form (10) having a surface (12) of pure silicon or of a silicon ceramic, which bears a pattern composed of hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions, the hydrophilic regions having a first chemical state and the hydrophobic regions having a second... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7146909 | Image forming material An image forming material, a lithographic printing plate precursor and a lithographic printing method, in which a color image with good visibility is obtained by laser exposure, are provided, wherein the image forming material and the lithographic printing plate pre... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147995 | Developing solution for heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor and method for preparing lithographic printing plate An alkaline developing solution for development of a heat-sensitive presensitized plate of positive-working mode for use in making a lithographic printing plate, which developing solution comprises a linear-type alkyleneoxide adduct and a branched-type alkyleneoxide... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144681 | Heat-sensitive composition in which removal of the unexposed regions is unnecessary, negative lithographic plate coated with the said composition and method for forming a negative image on the said plate A heat-sensitive composition which forms an image without the removal of material, which does not require any developing treatment after the stage of exposure to heat and comprises: (a) a switchable polymer, (b) an IR absorber, (c) a triazine compound, and (d) a nov... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134395 | Acid inkjet imaging of lithographic printing plates The present invention includes a method of preparing an inkjet ink imaged lithographic printing plate by imagewise applying an acidic inkjet ink onto a substrate coated with an inkjet ink reactive coating composition which is acid-catalyzed, to produce an imaged coa... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7121204 | Method of lithographic printing without dampening liquid A method of printing is disclosed which comprises the steps of (i) providing a lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a support and a heat- or light-sensitive coating; (ii) image-wise exposure of the coating to heat or light;... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7100503 | Method and device for producing different printed images on the same print substrate In a method and system to generate a print image on a carrier material, the surface of a print substrate is covered with at least one of an ink-repelling and an ink-attracting layer. In a structuring process, ink-attracting regions and ink-repelling regions are gene... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7089856 | On-press development of thermosensitive lithographic printing member Method of on-press developing a thermosensitive lithographic printing member with ink and/or fountain solution is described. The printing member comprises on a substrate a thermosensitive layer soluble or dispersible in ink and/or fountain solution and capable of ha... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7089857 | Method for copying a printing plate for humid offset printing The present invention concerns an original method of copying a printing plate. Said plate, intended for wet offset printing, comprises a base substrate and a photosensitive layer which is soluble in a solvent. As is conventional, said method comprises selecti... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7078159 | Method for the preparation of a printing plate The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a printing plate comprises inkjet printing an oleophilic image on a surface of a support by applying to the support an aqueous solution or aqueous colloidal dispersion of an oleophilising compound on the surfa... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073440 | Printing members having solubility-transition layers and related methods Solubility transitions rather than ablation mechanisms facilitate selective removal of the imaging layer of a lithographic plate, which allows for imaging with low-power lasers that need not impart ablation-inducing energy levels. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7070903 | Coating formulation for printing plate precursor, printing plate precursor, printing press, fabrication process of printing plate, and regeneration process of printing plate Disclosed are a printing plate precursor, a fabrication process of the printing plate precursor, a fabrication process of a printing plate, a regeneration process of the printing plate, a printing press, and a coating formulation for the printing plate precursor. Ac... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7060417 | Edge cure prevention process An automated method of preventing edge curing of cut surfaces of photosensitive printing elements is disclosed. Once a photosensitive printing element is cut in a pattern of a desired size and shape, a portion of the coversheet on a periphery of the cut edges of the... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059246 | Process for obtaining image information of an illustrated printing form, device for this and printing press A process is provided for obtaining or refreshing the illustration of a printing form, preferably in wet-offset printing. Instead of clearing the illustration over the entire area, the printing form is acted on during the production. For this, a processing agent can... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7060412 | Heat-sensitive composition in which removal of the unexposed regions is unnecessary, negative lithographic plate coated with the said composition and method for forming a negative image on the said plate A heat-sensitive composition which forms an image without the removal of material, which does not require any developing treatment after the stage of exposure to heat and comprises: (a) a switchable polymer, (b) an IR absorber, (c) a triazine compound, and (d) a nov... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056643 | Preparation of a printing plate using ink-jet A method for forming an image useful as a lithographic printing plate is disclosed. The imageable precursor comprises a water solubilized phenolic resin made up of an insoluble phenolic resin and a surfactant. The precursor can be imaged with an imaging solution, ei... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044053 | Method and materials for improving resolution for ctp-inkjet Improved resolution plates based on hydrophilic organic coated substrates, where a hydrophobic layer is present during inkjet imaging and where after heating to fuse the inkjet image, the hydrophobic layer does not irreversibly fuse into the organic coating, but can... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7013806 | Method and apparatus for applying a film of developer fluid onto a lithographic printing plate in a developing station The invention relates to the development of lithographic printing plates and comprises the application of a thin film of developer solution to each plate in a controlled manner using a jetting printhead. Sensors and control means activate and deactivate the jetting ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7000542 | Low cost litho printing press, printing plate, and method for printing paste-type oil-based litho ink which eliminate the dampener and dampening solution therefrom A litho printing press comprising one or more litho ink printing stations, each of which has paste-type, oil-based litho ink applicating means for depositing said oil-based litho ink onto a printing plate, an adjacent first rotatable cylinder called the plate cylind... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997108 | Plate-making type printing press, multi-color printing press and plate-making type printing method The plate-making printing press is constructed by installing a plate-making apparatus in a printing press that supplies ink and dampening water to a printing plate and performs printing on a medium. In order to realize a high-precision plate-making operation, the pr... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6992688 | Method for developing multilayer imageable elements A method for forming an image by imaging and developing a multi-layer imageable element, in which the developer is fresh developer and the developer is not reused, is disclosed. Much smaller variation in dot percentage is obtained when each imaged imageable element ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6973875 | Printing machine with image-setting device for a rotary printing machine A rotary printing machine having a plurality of printing-unit cylinders mounted one above another on a side wall, their axes lying in a plane inclined with respect to the plane of the printing-material web. An image-setting device is arranged wholly within the range... | 12/13/2005 |
