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Method for making lithographic printing plate

US5756251A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 11, 1996
Grant dateMay 26, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 11, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/07
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for making a lithographic printing plate from a photographic element according to the silver complex diffusion transfer process employing a coating development process with a small amount of developer, wherein the coating amount of the developer is 60 ml or less per 1 m.sup.2 of the photographic element and the developer contains a mercaptooxadiazole having an alkyl group of 4 or more carbon atoms or aryl group and an alkanolamine and/or a meso-ionic compound. The resulting lithographic printing plate has a high printing endurance and free from stains on the background in spite of carrying out the development by a coating method with a small amount of the developer for a short period of time.

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