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Method of manufacturing a flexographic printing plate with support structures

US9063426B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

UNIPIXEL DISPLAYS, INC. · US

Inventors

Ed S. Ramakrishnan · Diemelstraße, US
Daniel Keith Van Ostrand · Leander, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 25, 2013
Grant date	Jun 23, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 8, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T156/1039
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of manufacturing a flexographic printing plate includes designing a patterned design that includes a plurality of lines and a plurality of support structures and laser-ablating the patterned design into a thermal imaging layer. A support structure of the plurality of support structures is disposed at an offset relative to a line of the plurality of lines.

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