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IR ablateable driographic printing plates and methods for making same

US6004723A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 12, 1997
Grant dateDec 21, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 12, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S430/145
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

There is disclosed an IR ablateable driographic printing plate (10) including a substrate (12), an IR absorbing layer (14) comprised substantially of a first water based emulsion and a top IR ablatable layer (16) comprised substantially of a second water based emulsion. The term water based is used herein to indicate the precursor materials from which each layer is being deposited are dissolvable in water and not in an organic solvent or solvents.

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