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US 5,512,420 AGranted
Waterless presensitized plate comprising four layers
AssigneeSun Chemical Corporation
InventorsRobert W. Hallman, Suck-Ju Hong, Ken-ichi Shimazu
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Abstract
A camera speed lithographic plate precursor composition is used for the preparation of waterless, imaged printing plates. The plates comprise a solid substrate with a first layer of a photopolymerizable, oleophilic coating; a second layer of silicone rubber; a third protective film layer; and a top or fourth layer comprising a silver halide emulsion containing polymeric binders or keying agents.
Claims1
A process for exposing a waterless presensitized plate to an image, said process comprising:
- contacting said plate with a computer controlled laser beam, said beam containing digitized information corresponding to said image, wherein said plate comprises a hydrophilic or non-hydrophilic solid substrate;
- a first layer on said substrate comprising an oleophilic photoadhesive coating containing an ethylenically unsaturated photopolymerizable monomer or oligomer having the property of adhesively polymerizing when exposed to actinic light or a photoreleasable adhesive coating containing quinonediazides having solubilizable properties upon exposure to actinic light;
- an actinic light transparent second layer comprising a solvent swellable, ink repellant silicone rubber;
- a third layer comprising a polymeric protective film essentially transparent to actinic light;
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- a fourth layer comprising a gelatino silver halide emulsion, said emulsion containing polymeric binders or keying agents to promote adhesion of said fourth layer to said protective film.
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