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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7987786 | Printing members having permeability-transition layers and related methods Permeability 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. ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7987785 | Printing members having permeability-transition layers and related methods Permeability 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. ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7895945 | Method for imaging printing forms A method for imaging a printing form, in particular within a press, is disclosed. A printing form having a rewritable surface being provided, and an imaging material being applied to the surface of the printing form in order to provide a permanent and erasable image... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7882783 | Method and system for digital imaging of printing forms A method for digital imaging of a printing form (10) through application of energy is described, in which a burn-off area (66) is detachably fixed by supporting points (68, 84), supporting points (68, 84) being left in place on the printi... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7467587 | Method for accurate exposure of small dots on a heat-sensitive positive-working lithographic printing plate material A method is disclosed for accurate reproduction of high-quality halftone images comprising microdots by means of lithographic plate materials which comprise a heat-sensitive positive-working coating that requires wet processing. Such microdots have a dot size ≦25 ... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7442485 | Lithographic process involving on press development A lithographic printing process comprises the steps of: imagewise exposing to infrared light a presensitized lithographic plate which comprises a hydrophilic support and an image-forming layer containing an infrared absorbing agent, a polymerization initiator and a ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7380499 | Image recording apparatus and printing plate material A sheet printing plate material includes a plastic support having optical transparency for infrared light, and at least a hydrophilic layer and a thermosensitive image formed layer formed on the plastic support, wherein the sheet printing plate material is wound on ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7363856 | Flat bed platesetter system The present invention provides a flat bed platesetter system and a method for its use, particularly for imaging printing plates. For providing a precise, continuous, rapid and format-independent system which is reliable, the present invention suggests to move the pr... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7348131 | Laser sensitive lithographic printing plate having a darker aluminum substrate A laser sensitive lithographic printing plate comprises an electrochemically grained, anodized, hydrophilically treated aluminum substrate with a reflection optical density of 0.30 or higher; a free radical polymerizable photosensitive layer; and a water soluble or ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347144 | Method for carrying out a production change on a printing press with automated change of a printing plate An automated method is provided for carrying out a production change, which is specific to the printing plate, on a printing press. After a first print job is printed on a printing press, the printing of the first print job is stopped automatically after a predefine... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343856 | Apparatus for controlling the temperature of an exposure drum in a printing plate exposer An apparatus for controlling the temperature of a recording material, in particular a printing plate, in an exposer for recording printing originals. An exposer has an exposure drum for holding the printing plate, and has a cylinder. An internal pipe and webs connec... | 03/18/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7338741 | Lithographic printing plate precursor and lithographic printing method A lithographic printing plate precursor comprises: an aluminum support that has been subjected to an alkali metal silicate treatment; and an image-recording layer comprising (A) an infrared absorbent, (B) a polymerization initiator and (C) a polymerizable compound, ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7330203 | Compact multibeam laser light source and interleaving raster scan An individually drivable array of single stripe laser diodes is proposed for imaging printing plates. An imaging optics is used to produce n image points which have a spatial interval l between adjacent points. An interleaving raster scan line method is indicated, w... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7318995 | Method of making a negative-working lithographic printing plate A method for preparing a negative-working lithographic printing plate is provided which comprises the steps of (1) providing a lithographic printing plate precursor comprising on a grained and anodized aluminum support, having a hydrophilic surface, a coating compri... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7315387 | Print control method and apparatus, and print system A spool file (303) holds intermediate data of a print job to be executed. When a test print process is executed while designating this intermediate data, the intermediate data is converted into a command to be sent to a printer (1500), thus executing t... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7301883 | Advanced high density data write strategy A method of writing a mark to an optical disc includes receiving data to be written and generating a control signal for a laser pulse having a melt period that transitions to a growth period wherein the melt period is characterized by a melt power and the growth per... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7291445 | Single-coat self-organizing multi-layered printing plate A single manufacturing pass for manufacturing a multilayered self-organized coating onto a substrate to provide all of the functions usually provided in multiple-pass coatings for manufacturing an infrared imageable offset lithographic printing plate; and a process ... | 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 |
| 7271406 | Electron transport agents for organic electronic devices Compounds and compositions are provided that can be used as electron transport agents in organic electronic devices such as organic electroluminescent devices. The compounds are non-polymeric and have an aromatic core conjugated to end capping groups. The aromatic c... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7225737 | Method for automated platemaking A computer-to-plate (CTP) machine is operated using processless printing plates. A plate bender is built directly into the CTP, bending the plate after imaging in order to make it ready for mounting on the printing press, eliminating all intermediate steps. For pres... | 06/05/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7214468 | Lithographic printing plate material and printing method A lithographic printing plate material is disclosed, comprising a flexible support having thereon a hydrophilic layer and an image forming layer, wherein the flexible support having the hydrophilic layer exhibits a transmission density of 0.5 to 1.2, and the outermo... | 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 |
| 7183038 | Lithographic printing plate precursor and lithographic printing method A lithographic printing plate precursor comprises an image-forming layer containing a polymerization initiator and a polymerizable compound, and a hydrophilic support, wherein the lithographic printing plate precursor comprises a c... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175971 | Exposure processing method of a planographic printing plate and apparatus for executing the same method The present invention provides an exposure processing method of a planographic printing plate comprising: providing an image recording layer containing a polymerizable compound which is solid at the room temperature, a polymerization initiator, and a light-to-heat c... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172286 | Colored contact lens A colored contact lens comprising a generally uncolored pupil region, a generally annular-shaped iris region and a multicolored pattern on the iris region. The multicolored pattern is sufficiently colored to change the apparent color of an iris of a person wearing t... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7157203 | Image forming method and image forming apparatus for planographic printing plate The present invention is to provide an image forming method for a planographic printing plate. In the method, a planographic printing plate precursor in which an image recording layer containing a thermally sensitive and thermally curable material is formed on an al... | 01/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7143694 | Method and apparatus for cleaning and erasing printing surfaces, in particular printing surfaces of forme and blanket cylinders in a printing machine The amount of cleaning media needed for cleaning the printing forme is determined with regard to the level of coverage with ink and/or image carrier material of a printing surface and/or from image data about the printing surface. An erasing and hydrophilizing appar... | 12/05/2006 |
| 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 |
