Article and method for use in preparing a lithographic printing plate by imaging in a printer engine
AssigneeKodak Polychrome Graphics LLC
InventorPatrick R. Friedman
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Abstract
A lithographic printing plate substrate is conditioned for imaging in a printer engine by an edge protector adhered along at least one edge of the plate substrate, the edge protector being of a flexible material, being coextensive with the edge, having face portions adhered to portions of the opposite faces adjacent the edge, and having an edge portion overlying the edge.
Claims16
An article for use in preparing a lithographic printing plate by imaging in a printer engine, comprising a plate substrate of dimensionally stable material in the form of a sheet having opposite faces and edges, and an edge protector adhered along at least one edge of the plate substrate, the edge protector being of a flexible material, being coextensive with the edge, having face portions adhered to portions of the opposite faces adjacent the edge, and having an edge portion overlying the edge.
A method of preparing a lithographic printing plate for imaging in a printer engine, comprising:
- providing a plate substrate of dimensionally stable material in the form of a sheet having opposite faces and edges;
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- forming an edge protector along at least one edge of the plate substrate, the edge protector being of a flexible material, being coextensive with the edge, having face portions adhered to portions of the opposite faces adjacent the edge, and having an edge portion overlying the edge.
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