Patent · US Expired

Air etching of polymeric printing plates

US4197126A · kind A · utility

7Cited by
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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 18, 1977
Grant dateApr 8, 1980
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 18, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/36
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This invention is directed to a method for developing printing plates by stripping away uncured material using a carefully controlled gas stream. An optional supplemental blotting system is provided.

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