Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.

Konica Corporation

Konica Corporation and Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation

Minoru Seino

Masafumi Uehara

Akira Nogami

Miegi Nakano

Toru Aoki

Chihiro Eguchi

Atsuo Yamazaki

Toshio Nagatani

Akihiko Suzuki

Toru Okamoto

There are disclosed an aqueous alkaline developer for light-sensitive lithographic printing plate commonly processing a negative-type light-sensitive lithographic printing plate having a light-sensitive layer containing a diazo compound and a positive-type light-sensitive lithographic printing plate having a light-sensitive layer containing an o-quinonediazide compound, which comprises containing an alkali agent, 0.1 to 10% by weight of a water-soluble reducing agent, a sodium, potassium or ammonium salt of an organic carboxylic acid, and a non-ionic or cationic surfactant, and having a pH in the range of 12.5 to 13.5, and also a developer composition for light-sensitive material, which comprises an aqueous solution containing a compound represented by the formula (I) shown below: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents an alkyl group or an alkoxy group each having 2 to 5 carbon atoms, or a hydroxyalkyl group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms; and R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an amino group, a hydroxyl group, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group or a phenyl group.

Developer for light-sensitive lithographic printing plate capable of

An apparatus for processing an imagewise exposed pre-sensitized lithographic printing plate which entails uniformly applying a desired amount of developer, that has not been substantially used to the surface of the printing plate by a developer supply member comprised of two plates and having a slit at the lowermost portion thereof which contacts the surface of the printing plate, and then transferring the plate containing the developer to a developer storage tank, immersing the plate in the developer storage tank, and removing the developer from the plate.

Method of processing pre-sensitized lithographic printing plate and

Printing plates having a photosensitive layer coated on a support wherein said photosensitive layer contains a powdered solid adhered to the surface of said plate by means of powdering followed by the application of heat or solvent before exposure. Said powders are capable of being removed from said surface during the developing process.

Method of manufacturing photosensitive printing plates comprising

A method of processing an imagewise exposed pre-sensitize lithographic printing plate which entails uniformly applying a desired amount of developer, that has not been substantially used to the surface of the printing plate by a developer supply member comprised of two plates and having a slit at the lowermost portion thereof, and then transferring the plate containing the developer to a developer storage tank, immersing the plate in the developer storage tank, and removing the developer from the plate.

Methods of processing pre-sensitized lithographic printing plate and

Process for developing positive photosensitive lithographic printing

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Minoru Seino