Thin-film imaging recording constructions incorporating metallic inorganic layers and optical interference structures
US5783364A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 20, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S430/146
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Constructions useful as lithographic printing plates include metallic inorganic layers exhibiting both hydrophilicity and substantial durability at very thin application levels. These materials ablatively absorb imaging radiation, thereby facilitating direct imaging without chemical development. They can also be used to form optical interference structures which, in addition to providing color, likewise absorb imaging radiation and ablate in response to imaging pulses.
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