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US 11,635,693 B2Granted
Lithographic printing plate precursor
AssigneeAGFA Offset BV
InventorsThomas Billiet, Katleen Himschoot
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Abstract
A lithographic printing plate precursor includes a photopolymerizable coating and an overcoat which is deactivated after imagewise exposure and preheating of the precursor.
Claims13
A method for making a printing plate comprising:
- image-wise exposing a lithographic printing plate precursor to heat and/or light;
- heating the printing plate precursor;
- and
- developing the printing plate precursor, wherein the developing is performed on press by mounting the exposed printing plate precursor on a plate cylinder of a lithographic printing press and rotating the plate cylinder while supplying dampening liquid and/or ink to the photopolymerizable coating, and
- wherein the lithographic printing plate precursor comprises:
- a support;
- a photopolymerizable coating provided on the support;
- and
- an overcoat provided on the photopolymerizable coating, wherein the overcoat includes a compound that is able to generate a volatile decomposition product.
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