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Lithographic printing plate precursor

US11845259B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Agfa Offset BV · BE

Inventors

Thomas Billiet · Mortsel, BE
Kristof Heylen · Hechtel-Eksel, BE

Key dates

Filing date	May 13, 2019
Grant date	Dec 19, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 23, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB41C2210/22
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A lithographic printing plate precursor is disclosed including a support and a coating comprising (i) a photopolymerisable layer including a polymerisable compound and an optionally substituted trihaloalkyl sulfone photoinitiator, and (ii) a toplayer provided above the photopolymerisable layer; characterized in that the toplayer includes an infrared absorbing dye capable of forming a print-out image upon exposure to heat and/or IR radiation.

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