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US 8,709,327 B2Granted
Floor relief for dot improvement
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsLee W. Tutt, Mitchell S. Burberry, Dennis R. Perchak, Kam C. Ng
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Abstract
Preparing a flexographic member (60) includes providing a digital image and calculating a relief image based on the digital image. At least one stress-sensitive boundary region (11) adjacent to at least one image feature is identified and the relief image is created on the flexographic member. The depth (18) of at least a portion of a floor region (10) adjacent the at least one image feature is increased to provide a modified floor region.
Claims8
A method of preparing a flexographic member comprising:
- providing a digital image;
- calculating a relief image based on the digital image;
- identifying at least one stress-sensitive boundary region adjacent to at least one image feature;
- creating the relief image on the flexographic member;
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- increasing a depth of at least a portion of a floor region adjacent the at least one image feature to provide a modified floor region.
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