Agfa Gevaert Nv

Agfa-gevaert

Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC

Agfa-gevaert Ag

Luxexcel Holding B.v.

Leo Oelbrandt

Luc H Leenders

Eddie R Daems

Hans Louis Strijckers

Robert Theodoor Overmeer

Johan August Loccufier

Herman J Uytterhoeven

Guido Vital Desie

Huub Van Aert

Carlo A Uyttendaele

Jan A Van Den Bogaert

Jacobus Herman Bosschaerts

Friedrich Stumpf

Thomas Zehetmaier

Luc J Vanmaele

Marc Irene Van Damme

Ivan Hoogmartens

Stefaan K De Meutter

Jurgen Muller

Rita Torfs

Dirk Cyriel Quintens

Marc Van Damme

Peter Hendrikx

Herbert Gebele

David Tilemans

Marc A De Niel

Franz Kappeler

Govert De Baecke

Wolfram Betzold

Marc B Graindourze

Ronn Andriessen

Jan Van Bogaert

Marc De Clerck

Martin De Kegelaer

Joseph Michielsen

Gerald Halbedl

Karl Anthonissen

Juan Carlos Dürsteler

Dirk Quintene

The present invention refers to methods for producing a conformal visor () with at least one integrated ophthalmic lens (), wherein the at least one ophthalmic lens () is built up on the planar visor () from layers of printing ink in an additive manufacturing scheme, wherein the layers are obtained through a targeted placement of droplets of printing ink at least partially side by side. The present invention further relates to a corresponding conformal visor () with at least one integrated ophthalmic lens ().

Method for producing conformal visor with integrated ophthalmic lenses and corresponding visor

A method for preparing a lithographic printing plate by means of ink jet printing is disclosed. The ink jet fluid contains an oleophilizing compound having in its chemical structure a phosphorous containing group capable of reacting with the surface of a lithographic receiver.

Computer-to-plate by ink jet

A method for preparing a lithographic printing plate by means of ink jet is disclosed. The ink jet fluid contains an oleophilizing compound chosen from the group consisting of a catechol, a pyrogallol, and a salicylic acid.

An image which is produced by jetting a liquid pigmented ink to a receiving layer having a N-containing polymer as binder, preferably gelatin, is useful as master for the exposure of a printing plate.

Use of an ink jet image as prepress intermediate

A method is disclosed for making on a transparent receiver material a continuous tone image, e.g. for medical diagnostic purposes, with an obtainable maximal transmission density in the visual region greater than 3.0, by means of ink jet. The method comprises ink-jetting combinations of at least one liquid black pigmented ink and at least one liquid grey ink to a transparent receiver comprising an ink receiving layer, a transparent support and a backing layer, said ink receiving layer comprising a N-containing polymer, preferably gelatin, as binder, and being substantially free of particles having an average size larger than 1 &mgr;m. Preferably the transparent receiver exhibits a haze value between 10 and 20%, determined according to standard test ASTM D 1003, due to the presence of a spacing agent in the backing layer.

Ink jet method with improved tonal range

A material is disclosed which is suitable for making a flexographic printing plate and comprises in the order given a base, a photopolymer layer, a barrier layer wherein the main component is a polymer different from gelatin, and an ink receiving layer wherein the main component is gelatin. An image having a high optical density can be printed on the ink receiving layer by image-wise jetting a water-based ink because the gelatin in the ink receiving layer has excellent ink receptivity and because the barrier layer reduces diffusion of monomers from the photopolymer layer to the ink receiving layer. The image present in or on the ink receiving layer can then be used as a photomask for the subsequent flood exposure of the photopolymer layer. After processing, a flexographic printing plate is obtained.

Flexographic printing plate precursor comprising an ink-jet receiving layer

According to the present invention there is provided a method for making a lithographic printing plate including the steps of dispensing in a predetermined pattern a latex of particles of a hydrophobic polymer onto an optionally modified hydrophilic surface of a lithographic base, characterized in that the hydrophobic polymer and the optionally modified hydrophilic surface of the lithographic base have mutually reactive groups.

Method for making positive working printing plates from a latex

The invention relates to a device (,) for writing on thermographic material (,). The inventive device (1) comprises a heater (,) with which the thermographic material (,) is preheated to a temperature, which is lower than a writing temperature. The thermographic material (,) can be written on with a writing instrument (,) which is distanced from the thermographic material (,) after input of an information signal (s(t)). The writing instrument (,) has a plurality of individually controllable point sources (,). The thermographic material (,) can be written on in a point-by-point manner with said point sources (,).

Device for writing on thermographic material

According to the present invention there is provided a method for making lithographic printing plates including the steps of dispensing in a predetermined pattern curable hydrophobic ink from a printhead of a printer onto a lithographic base or polymerizable ink from a printhead of a printer onto a lithographic base which is coated with a polymerization initiator by spraying droplets of the ink onto the lithographic base in the predetermined pattern and curing the sprayed droplets of the ink upon the lithographic base, characterized in that the lithographic base comprises a flexible support having a cross-linked hydrophilic surface.

Method for making positive working printing plates from a lithographic

A recording process comprising the steps of: information-wise exposing to radiation a photosensitive thermally developable photographic material, thereby producing a latent image; and heating the photosensitive thermally developable photographic material, characterized in that the photosensitive thermally developable photographic material is on one and the same holding or guiding means during both the information-wise exposure step and the heating step; and the information-wise exposure step is carried out during the heating step; and a method of increasing the photosensitivity of a photosensitive thermally developable photographic material.

Sensitivity-increasing recording process for a photosensitive thermally

An apparatus and a method for bringing a thermographic imaging element (11) to a desired temperature by means of thermal contact with a heating body (10, 30) which is at least filled with an accessory material in a first phase (15) and with said accessory material in a second phase (16) comprise pressure setting means (17, 18) for setting a desired pressure, energy means (19) for exchanging thermal energy with said heating body, detection means for detecting a phase or a phase transition of said accessory material, and relocation means for bringing said imaging element into contact with said heating body.

Photothermographic processing system

A heat-sensitive recording material suited for use in direct thermal imaging, wherein said recording material comprises: (i) a layer (1) containing uniformly distributed in a film-forming water-insoluble resin binder a substantially light-insensitive organic metal salt, preferably a silver salt, and (ii) a layer (2) in direct contact with said layer (1) or in thermal working relationship therewith through the intermediary of a spacer layer (3), characterized in that said layer (2) contains, uniformly distributed in a film-forming water-soluble hydrophilic binder at least one organic reducing agent that is capable of diffusing out of said layer (2) into said layer (1) on heating said recording material, and is coated from an aqueous solution.

Heat-sensitive material suited for use in direct thermal recording

A method and apparatus is provided for operating a direct electrostatic printer whereby no printer adjustments are required by the operator. The direct thermal printer includes a print head and a variable speed motor for reproducing images on an imaging element. The method for operating the direct electrostatic printer includes the steps of: receiving medical image data representing the medical images; processing one or more printing prerequisites provided with the medical image data for controlling heating energy applied to the print head and for controlling the speed of the variable speed drive motor; generating a control signal from the printing prerequisites for controlling the speed of the variable speed drive motor; automatically configuring the printer in a plurality of operating modes using the control signal; passing the imaging element adjacent the print head by means of the variable speed drive motor; and heating the print head in accordance with the medical image data and the printing prerequisites to form the medical images on the imaging element. In addition, the printer is capable of operating in at least two modes, including a standard quality operating mode in which the variable speed drive motor is operated at a first speed, and at least one premium quality operating mode in which the variable speed drive motor is operated at a second speed slower than the first speed.

Direct thermal printing method and apparatus

Thermal recording or producing of a contone image comprises an imagewise and scanwise exposing a thermographic recording material with a set (s) of radiation beams (b), wherein at any given moment (t) during the exposure at least two radiation beams impinge on different dots (m) of a scanline (l), so that by completion of the exposure each effective dot of the scanline has been impinged. Photo-thermographic recording or producing comprises a developing of the exposed photo-thermographic recording material with a set (s) of radiation beams (b), wherein at any given moment (t) during the development at least two radiation beams impinge on different dots (m) of a scanline (l), so that by completion of the development step each dot of the scanline has been impinged by all radiation beams.

Producing a contone image by sequentially exposing a thermo-sensitive

An ink jet printing process comprising the steps of image-wise projecting droplets of liquid onto a receiving material thus bringing into working relationship on said receiving material a reducible metal compound (A), a reducing agent (B) for said metal compound and physical development nuclei (C) that catalyze the reduction of said metal compound to metal.

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