Kodak Polychrome Graphics, Gmbh

Eastman-kodak Company

Gary Roger Miller

Melanie A Felker

Thomas R Jordan

Eugene Lynn Sheriff

Paul Richard West

Ralph Scott Schneebeli

Jeffery Allen Gurney

Janice Kay Stuber

Jeffrey Allen Gurney

An alkaline developing composition for processing a lithographic printing plate includes an alkali metal silicate, at least 6 weight % of a thickener such as glycerine, and a nonionic fluorosurfactant or a phosphate ester hydrotrope. Lithographic printing plates that can be developed using this composition are either positive- or negative-working, and include both positive- and negative-working thermal plates.

Alkaline developing composition and method of use to process

An alkaline developing composition for processing a lithographic printing plate includes an alkali metal silicate and at least 6 weight % of a thickener such as glycerine. The lithographic printing plate can be either positive- or negative-working, and includes negative-working thermal plates.

An alkaline developing composition for processing a lithographic printing plate includes an alkali metal silicate present in an amount to provide at least about 42 g SiO.sub.2 per 1000 g of composition, and a weight ratio of SiO.sub.2 to M.sub.2 O of from about 0.55 to about 0.925 wherein M is said the metal. The lithographic printing plate can be either positive- or negative-working, and includes negative-working thermal plates.

Potassium silicate developing composition and method of use to process

An infrared imaging composition contains two essential components, namely an infrared absorbing compound, and a phenolic resin that is either mixed or reacted with an o-diazonaphthoquinone derivative. These compositions are useful in photosensitive elements such as lithographic printing plates that can be adapted to direct-to-plate imaging procedures.

Infrared-sensitive, negative-working diazonaphthoquinone imaging

An infrared imaging composition contains two essential components, namely an infrared radiation absorbing compound, and a phenolic resin that is either mixed or reacted with an o-diazonaphthoquinone derivative. These compositions are useful in photosensitive elements such as lithographic printing plates that can be used to provide images using laser imaging, followed by uniform exposure and development.

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