Patent · US Expired

Method of making lithographic printing plate by inkjet printing

US6699640B2 · kind B2 · utility

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24References

10Claims

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Assignee

Agfa-Gevaert NV · BE

Inventors

Eric Verschueren · Merksplas, BE
Luc Leenders · Herentals, BE
Joan Vermeersch · Deinze, BE
Ludo Joly · Hove, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 24, 2001
Grant date	Mar 2, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 28, 2022

Classification

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

Abstract

A direct-to-plate method for obtaining a high quality lithographic printing plate is disclosed. The method comprises the application of a continuous layer of a radiation sensitive solution onto a lithographic substrate by means of an ink-jet printhead. Hereby waste of coating solution and contamination of the environment are avoided.

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