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Radiation Imagery Chemistry: Process, Composition, Or Product Thereof > Imaging Affecting Physical Property Of Radiation Sensitive Material, Or Producing Nonplanar Or Printing Surface - Process, Composition, Or Product > Making Printing Plates

Making Printing Plates

Making Printing Plates patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.

10/05/06 - 20060223005 - Lithographic printing plate support and presensitized plate
in which Sx50 is the actual area of a 50 μm square region of the surface as determined by three-point approximation from three-dimensional data obtained by measuring the region with an atomic force microscope at 512×512 points and S050 is the geometrically measured area of the same region, is 20 ...

08/10/06 - 20060177771 - Laminated photosensitive relief printing original plate and method for producing the relief printing plate
A relief printing original plate including a substrate, a photosensitive resin layer thereon that is photosensitive to ultraviolet radiations, and a mask layer thereon having both ultraviolet and non-ultraviolet absorbability, the ultraviolet absorbability being deactivatable in response to receiving non-ultraviolet radiation. A method for producing a relief printing plate by ...

07/27/06 - 20060166141 - Inkjet-imageable lithographic printing members and methods of preparing and imaging them
Lithographic printing plates are imaged using an inkjet printer to imagewise apply a chemical or masking agent onto the plate surface. In some embodiments, the chemical causes an affinity change, thereby facilitating lithographic printing. ...

07/20/06 - 20060160025 - Process for preparing a flexographic printing plate from a photopolymerizable element
This invention relates to a photosensitive element for use as a flexographic printing plate and a process for preparing the plate from the element. The photosensitive element has at least one photopolymerizable elastomeric layer that comprises a binder, a monomer, a photoinitiator, an onium salt, and a leuco dye. Upon ...

07/06/06 - 20060147840 - Photopolymerizable composition, light sensitive planographic printing plate material and manufacturing method of planographic printing plate
Disclosed is a photopolymerizable composition containing an addition-polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated compound, a photopolymerization initiator, a polymer binder, and a sensitizing dye represented by the following formula (A), ...

06/22/06 - 20060134554 - Radiationhardenable printing media, transfer pictures produced therewith, and method for producing ceramic decorations
The invention relates to a radiation-curable printing medium based on a thermoplastic polymer and at least one radiation-curable monomeric compound. By means of a compound which comprises a heterocyclic ring, it is possible to achieve a favourable combination of properties comprising reactivity and flexibility of the decoration. Preferred monomeric compounds ...

06/15/06 - 20060127810 - Lithographic printing plate precursor and method of producing printing plate
A lithographic printing plate precursor is provided and has a porous aluminum support, (1) a layer containing a water-soluble polymer resin having a hydrophilic substituent adsorbable to a surface of the porous aluminum support and a sulfonic acid, and (2) an image recording layer from which unexposed areas can be ...

06/01/06 - 20060115769 - Correction solution and image correction process of planographic printing plate
Provided is a correction solution accompanied with an image correction process used for a planographic printing plate, exhibiting an anti-stain property against fluctuation in printing conditions (such as change in ambient temperature, and so forth), in which not only stains on a printing plate surface can simply be removed stably, ...

05/18/06 - 20060105271 - Edge cure prevention process
An automated method of preventing edge curing of cut surfaces of photosensitive printing elements is disclosed. Once a photosensitive printing element is cut in a pattern of a desired size and shape, a portion of the coversheet on a periphery of the cut edges of the printing plate is removed, ...

05/04/06 - 20060093962 - Edge cure prevention composition and process for using the same
An edge-covering composition for covering the cut surfaces of a photosensitive printing element to prevent premature curing of the cut surfaces during a process of manufacturing the printing element. The edge-covering composition is an emulsion comprising one or more emulsifiers, one or more-ultraviolet radiation-absorbing materials, optionally, a coloring agent, and ...

03/30/06 - 20060068328 - Photosensitive lithographic printing plate
in which R represents an alkyl group which may have a substituent or an aryl group which may have a substituent; and A represents an atomic group necessary for forming a 5-membered or 6-membered hetero ring containing a carbon atom together with the N═C—N linkage, and A may have a ...

03/23/06 - 20060063109 - Slip film compositions containing layered silicates
The present invention relates to an improved slip film composition for use in manufacturing flexographic printing plates. The improved slip film composition of the invention comprises one or more solvents, one or more polymeric binders, a layered silicate, and optionally, a surfactant. The use of the layered silicate as a ...

03/16/06 - 20060057499 - Highly reflective substrates for the digital processing of photopolymer printing plates
An improved digitally imageable relief printing element having an increased direct-cure imaging speed upon exposure to lasers and other digital sources of actinic radiation. The printing elements of the invention comprise a reflective layer beneath a photosensitive resin layer so that instead of being absorbed by the reflective layer, photons ...

03/16/06 - 20060057498 - Substituted benzene developing solvent for photopolymerizable printing plates
Flexographic printing plates are produced by exposing the photopolymer plates to a light source and washing out (developing) the masked out, non-exposed areas with a solvent. The invention provides substituted benzene solvents suitable for use in the development of photopolymer printing plates. The solvents, which include substituted benzene alone or ...

02/23/06 - 20060040212 - Lithographic printing plate support and presensitized plate
A lithographic printing plate support includes a surface which has a surface area ratio ΔS5(0.02-0.2) defined by formula (1): ΔS5(0.02-0.2) (%)=[(Sx5(0.02-0.2)−S0)/S0]×100 (%) (1) (Sx5(0.02-0.2) is the true surface area of a 5 μm square surface region as determined by three-point approximation based on data obtained by extracting 0.02 to 0.2 ...

02/23/06 - 20060040211 - Method of manufacturing light sensitive planographic printing plates and method of using the same
A method of manufacturing a light sensitive planographic printing plate which has an image forming layer containing (A) a coloring material having an absorption in a wavelength range of 700 nm through 1200 nm and (B) a radical generator on a support and is exposed by a laser beam with ...

02/23/06 - 20060040210 - Reusable printing plate, printing press and printing unit having the printing plate, process for imaging the printing plate and process for preparation of a fluorinated organic phosphonic acid
A reusable printing plate, in particular for use both in wet offset printing and in dry offset printing, includes a printing area and a metal oxide surface treated with at least one fluorinated phosphonic acid. A printing press and a printing unit having the printing plate, a process for imaging ...

01/19/06 - 20060014103 - Method for making a lithographic printing plate
A method for making a lithographic printing plate is disclosed which comprises the steps of: (i) providing a negative-working, heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer and a coating provided thereon, the coating comprising an image-recording layer ...

01/19/06 - 20060014102 - Lining board for lithographic plate and its manufacturing method. and protected lithographic plate and its stack
The present invention provides a slip sheet that protects a planographic printing plate in which the coefficient of static friction between corresponding surfaces of the slip sheet that contact an image-forming surface of the planographic printing plate is 0.35 or less, the surface strength of the slip sheet is 15 ...

12/22/05 - 20050282086 - Planographic printing method and planographic printing plate precursor used therein
A planographic printing plate precursor includes a substrate and an image recording layer provided thereon, the image recording layer being capable of recording through exposure to an infrared ray and containing at least (A) an infrared absorbing agent, (B) a polymerization initiator comprising an onium salt formed by an onium ...

12/15/05 - 20050277061 - Polymeric material for laser processing and a laminated body for laser processing thereof, flexographic printing plate and the method of producing the same, and a seal material
The object of the present invention is to provide a polymeric material without odors or fuming and with reduced stickiness of the worked surface of material for seals and workability during laser processing, and the flexographic printing plate and sealing material made of the polymeric material having excellent characteristics of ...

12/08/05 - 20050271981 - Method for colored image formation
A method for forming a colored image with good visibility on a lithographic printing plate precursor by exposure to a laser light, particularly, a method for forming a colored image with good visibility on a lithographic printing plate precursor which is developable on a printing press, the method for forming ...

12/01/05 - 20050266350 - Method of processing light sensitive planographic printing plate material
Disclosed is a method of processing a light sensitive planographic printing plate material comprising an aluminum support, and provided thereon, a photopolymerizable light sensitive layer containing a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated compound, a photopolymerization initiator, and a polymer binder, the method comprising the steps of imagewise exposing the light sensitive planographic ...

12/01/05 - 20050266349 - Method of making a photopolymer printing plate
A method of making a lithographic printing plate comprising the steps of: a) providing a lithographic printing plate precursor comprising (i) a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, (ii) a photopolymerizable coating on said support, b) image-wise exposing said coating in a plate ...

12/01/05 - 20050266348 - Method for preparation of a lithographic printing plate and to a lithographic printing plate produced by the method
A method of preparation of a Lithographic Printing Plate comprising the steps of, selecting a substrate for making of the printing plate from a natural or synthetic polymeric sheet element material having a tensile strength in the range of 400 to 3000 Kgm/cm2 and thickness ranging from 75 microns to ...

11/17/05 - 20050255407 - Method of producing photopolymerizable lithographic plate
A method of producing a photopolymerizable lithographic plate having an overcoat layer containing, as a main component, a water-soluble polymer containing a hydrogen bond forming group, comprises controlling the crystallization degree of the water-soluble polymer of the overcoat layer. ...

10/27/05 - 20050239000 - Method and substrate for the preparation of a printing plate
The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a printing plate comprises forming an oleophilic image on a substrate for a printing plate comprising a support having at least one hydrophilic layer on its surface, the oleophilic image being formed by inkjet printing an aqueous solution or aqueous ...

10/27/05 - 20050238999 - Process for the manufacture of flexographic printing plates
A process is disclosed for the solvent-less development and production of flexographic printing plates. Relatively thin metal backed printing plate elements with a layer of photopolymer are selectively exposed to actinic radiation heated to at least 70° C. and then blotted to form a relief image. The process is particularly ...

10/20/05 - 20050233251 - Lithographic printing plate precursor and lithographic printing method
A lithographic printing plate precursor comprises: a support; and a photosensitive-thermosensitive layer that allows image recording by exposure to an infrared laser light, wherein the photosensitive-thermosensitive layer comprises (1) an infrared absorbent and (2) a compound which undergoes color change upon oxidation or reduction. ...

10/20/05 - 20050233250 - Aluminum support for planographic printing plate, its manufacturing process, and planographic printing plate material
Disclosed is a process for manufacturing an aluminum support for a light sensitive planographic printing plate material, the process comprising the steps of surface-roughening an aluminum plate, anodizing the surface-roughened aluminum plate, surface treating the anodized aluminum plate with an aqueous polyvinyl phosphonic acid solution, and drying the resulting plate ...

10/20/05 - 20050233249 - Photopolymerizable compositions and flexographic printing plates derived therefrom
 wherein each A independently represents a polymer block of predominantly a monovinyl aromatic hydrocarbon having an apparent molecular weight in the range of from 7,000 to 25,000, wherein n is an integer equal to or greater than 2 and wherein X is the residue of a coupling agent, and wherein ...

10/13/05 - 20050227180 - Method for making a printing plate and a plate exposing apparatus
The method and apparatus make a printing plate such as a lithographic printing plate by exposing an original plate of the printing plate such as a presensitized plate in a substantially oxygen-free state. The method and apparatus deprive substantially of oxygen at least an exposed area of the original plate ...

10/13/05 - 20050227179 - Exposure processing method of a planographic printing plate and apparatus for executing the same method
The present invention provides an exposure processing method of a planographic printing plate comprising: providing an image recording layer containing a polymerizable compound which is solid at the room temperature, a polymerization initiator, and a light-to-heat converting agent, and a microcapsule encapsulating at least one of the monomer and the ...

10/06/05 - 20050221230 - Plate for digitally-imaged offset printing
A plateless process for offset lithographic printing using an inexpensive imaging system and using the surface of a lithographic printing cylinder itself as a plate substrate. The process enables production of a simple and inexpensive offset lithographic printing plate for use in an offset printing system, with the plate being ...

09/29/05 - 20050214687 - Process of preparing planographic printing plate
Disclosed is a process of preparing a planographic printing plate from a light sensitive planographic printing plate material comprising a hydrophilic support and provided thereon, an image formation layer containing (A) at least one polymerization initiator selected from an arene-iron complex and a tribromoacetyl compound, (B) a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated ...

09/29/05 - 20050214686 - Process of preparing planographic printing plate
Disclosed is a process of preparing a planographic printing plate from a light sensitive planographic printing plate material comprising a hydrophilic support and provided thereon, an image formation layer containing (A) a polymerization initiator selected from an arene-iron complex and a tribromoacetyl compound, (B) a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated compound, and ...

09/29/05 - 20050214685 - Process of preparing planographic printing plate
Disclosed is a process of preparing a planographic printing plate from a light sensitive planographic printing plate material comprising a hydrophilic support and provided thereon, an image formation layer containing (A) a polymerization initiator selected from a hexaarylbisimidazole compound and a diazo resin, and (B) an alkali soluble resin with ...

09/29/05 - 20050214684 - Printing plate material and its developing process
Disclosed is a manufacturing process of a printing plate material comprising a boehmite treated aluminum support, and provided thereon, an image formation layer containing water soluble resins or water dispersible resins, the process comprising the steps of surface roughening an aluminum plate, anodizing the surface roughened aluminum plate, boehmite treating ...

09/22/05 - 20050208426 - Method of making a planographic printing plate
The present invention discloses a method of making a planographic printing plate, involving: exposing to light having a wavelength of 750 to 1,400 nm a planographic printing plate precursor having on a support a photosensitive layer containing an infrared absorbent, a polymerization initiator, a polymerizable compound, and a binder polymer, ...

09/15/05 - 20050202346 - Plating method
A method of forming an electrode on a semiconductor wafer by plating is disclosed that is able to reliably prevent leakage of a plating solution during the plating process. The plating method comprises the steps of forming a conductive layer on a semiconductor wafer; forming a negative resist layer on ...

09/08/05 - 20050196700 - Process of preparing planographic printing plate
Disclosed is a process of preparing a planographic printing plate from a light sensitive planographic printing plate material comprising a hydrophilic support and provided thereon, an image formation layer containing (a) an alkali soluble resin with an acid value of 5 to 200 having an acryloyl group or a methacryloyl ...

09/01/05 - 20050191581 - Planographic printing method and planographic printing plate precursor used therein
wherein Ar1, R1, Z and n are as defined in the claims and the specification. ...

08/04/05 - 20050170287 - Photosensitive printing sleeves and method of forming the same
The photosensitive printing element of the invention comprises a hollow cylindrical support layer, at least one layer of photopolymerizable material, and a masking layer. Portions of the masking layer are removed by laser radiation. The layer of photopolymerizable material is then exposed to actinic radiation through the hollow cylindrical support ...

07/21/05 - 20050158663 - Regenerative plate making and printing process, and plate making and printing apparatus
The regenerative plate making and printing process, and plate making and printing apparatus of the present invention are applied to a printing system requiring a separate developing step independent of a printing step. In accordance with the present invention, by repeatedly conducting (A) a photosensitive layer-coating step of coating a ...

07/14/05 - 20050153243 - Ink-jet formation of flexographic printing plates
The present invention provides a method for forming a flexographic printing plate that includes imagewise applying an image-forming material onto a substrate with an ink-jet printer to form a relief image, in which the image-forming material adheres to the surface of the substrate and resists deformation. The method of the ...

07/14/05 - 20050153242 - Aluminum support for planographic printing plate, its manufacturing process, and planographic printing plate material
Disclosed is a process for manufacturing an aluminum support for a planographic printing plate material, the process-comprising the steps of electrolytically surface-roughening an aluminum plate in an electrolytic solution, employing a sinewave alternating current; and anodizing the surface-roughened aluminum plate, the electrolytically surface-roughening step comprising a first stage of electrolytically ...

06/30/05 - 20050142493 - Aluminum support for lithographic printing plate and base plate for lithographic printing plate
An object of the present invention is to provide a support for lithographic printing plates provided with a photosensitive layer containing an acid generator and an acid-decomposable compound, that offers superior sensitivity, chemical resistance, print durability, and little scumming during printing. The present invention provides an aluminum support for a ...

06/16/05 - 20050130065 - Planographic printing plate material process, planographic printing plate and printing process
Disclosed is a process of manufacturing a planographic printing plate from a planographic printing plate material comprising a support and provided thereon, at least one of an image formation layer and an ablation layer, the process comprising the steps of imagewise exposing the planographic printing plate material, and developing the ...

06/09/05 - 20050123856 - Process for the manufacture of flexographic printing plates
A process is disclosed for the solvent-less development and production of flexographic printing plates. Relatively thin metal backed printing plate elements with a layer of photopolymer are selectively exposed to actinic radiation heated to at least 70° C. and then blotted to form a relief image. The process is particularly ...



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