Hoechst Celanese Corporation

American Hoechst Corporation

Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft

Agfa Corporation

Bayer Corporation

Hoehst Celanese Corporation

Shane Hsieh

Wayne A Mitchell

Wojciech A Wilczak

David L Siegfried

Rusty Koenigkramer

Dieter Mohr

Paul Stahlhofen

Andreas Elsaesser

Major S Dhillon

Guenter Hultzsch

Douglas A Seeley

Martin Benzing

Juergen Mertes

Ine Gramm

Manfred Michel

Richard Shadrach

Stanley F Wanat

Gerald A Smith

Shuchen Liu

Richard Zagroba

The present invention relates to a method for negative a positive image, using a negative acting color proofing element comprising, sequentially, a strippable cover sheet; a crosslinked layer containing a polymer having phenolic groups; a color layer, containing a colorant, a polymeric binder, a polymerizable monomer and, optionally, a photoinitiator; a photoadhering layer containing polymerizable groups, and, optionally, a free radical photoinitiator; and a optional thermoplastic adhesive layer. At least one of the color layer and the photoadhering layer containing the photoinitiator. The element is first exposed to actinic radiation and then laminated to a receiver sheet. The composite peeled apart to thereby form a colored negative image on the receiver sheet.

Process for obtaining a color image with improved resolution

The invention relates to a peel-apart, single sheet color proofing system capable of producing a negative image on a receiver sheet upon exposure to infrared laser radiation and peel development. The invention provides a negative working thermal imageable element for infrared laser imaging having a substantially transparent substrate, an infrared radiation sensitive, crosslinked thermal transfer layer on a surface of the substrate having a substantially uniform admixture of carbon black and a crosslinked polymer, a color layer on the crosslinked thermal transfer layer having a substantially uniform admixture of an organic binder and a colorant, and a thermoplastic adhesive layer on the color layer. The invention also provides a method for producing a negative image and a method for producing a negative working thermal imageable element.

Infrared laser imageable, peel developable, single sheet color proofing

A negative-acting color proofing element comprising, sequentially, (i) a strippable, transparent cover sheet; (ii) a crosslinked layer, which comprises a polymer having phenolic groups; (iii) a color layer, which comprises an organic binder, a polymerizable monomer, a colorant, and an optional photoinitiator, (iv) a photoadhering layer, which comprises a polymerizable component having at least one ethylenically unsaturated group; a polymer comprising polyvinyl acetal and polyvinyl alcohol segments, having from about 1 to about 40 weight % polyvinyl alcohol content; and an optional photoinitiator, wherein least one of either the color layer or the photoadhering layer contains a photoinitiator; (v) a thermoplastic adhesive layer; and (vii) a receiver sheet. Preferably the polymerizable component and photoinitiator diffuse into the color layer during assembly of the element. An image is produced by laminating the photosensitive element to a receiver sheet; imagewise exposing the color layer and the photoadhering layer to actinic radiation through the transparent cover and crosslinked phenolic layer; peeling apart the receiver sheet and the transparent cover sheet, leaving exposed areas of the color layer attached to the receiver sheet via the photoadhering layer and adhesive layer and unexposed areas being removed with the cover sheet and the crosslinked phenolic layer, thereby forming a colored negative image on the receiver sheet. Preferably these image producing steps are repeated at least once wherein another photosensitive element having a different colorant is transferred via its photoadhering and adhesive layers to the negative image previously produced on the receiver sheet.

Negative working, peel developable, single sheet color proofing system

This invention provides novel ethylenically unsaturated urethane monomers and photoreactive compositions comprising such monomers as essential constituents. The monomers can be photopolymerized or photocrosslinked and are useful in coating systems and multilayer color proofing systems. Additionally, they offer superior advantages such as significantly reduced migration between layers in multilayer color proofing systems.

Method for producing a negative image with color proofing element

The invention relates to a positive-working colored photosensitive recording material for the production of a color test image, composed of a temporary layer carrier, a photosensitive layer containing dyestuff or pigment, binder and quinonediazide compound and an adhesive layer which can be activated by means of heat, wherein a release layer based on polyvinyl alcohol is present on the surface of the temporary layer carrier, the photosensitive layer comprises, as the quinonediazide compound, an esterification product of a compound containing one or more phenolic hydroxyl groups and o-quinonediazide-sulfonyl chloride, and, as the binder, a novolak-free phenolic polymer resin and/or a reaction product of the phenolic polymer resin with a monoisocyanate, and the adhesive layer comprises a alkali-insoluble organic polymer and an alkali-soluble polyester. The invention also relates to a process for the production of a color test image using the recording material described.

Process for the production of a color test image using quinone diazide

The invention relates to a positive-working colored photosensitive recording material for the production of a color test image, composed of a temporary layer carrier, a photosensitive layer containing dyestuff or pigment, binder and quinonediazide compound and an adhesive layer which can be activated by means of heat, wherein a release layer based on polyvinyl alcohol is present on the surface of the temporary layer carrier, the photosensitive layer comprises, as the quinonediazide compound, an esterification product of a compound containing one or more phenolic hydroxyl groups and o-quinonediazide-sulfonyl chloride, and, as the binder, a novolak-free phenolic polymer resin and/or a reaction product of the phenolic polymer resin with a monoisocyanate, and the adhesive layer compresses a alkali-insoluble organic polymer and an alkali-soluble polyester. The invention also relates to a process for the production of a color test image using the recording material described.

Colored positive-working quinone diazide photosensitive recording

A light-sensitive composition for the preparation of printing plates is described, which contains a water-insoluble binder which is soluble in aqueous-alkaline solutions; a light-sensitive component which is an o- or p-quinone diazide, a diazonium salt polycondensation product or a mixture of

Process for preparing photographic elements utilizing light-sensitive

The invention is a method for preparing a photographic element which comprises imagewise exposing a photographic element, and removing the non-image areas thereof by contacting said element with a composition consisting essentially of in admixture:

Method of developing negative working photographic elements

A light-sensitive composition for the preparation of printing plates is described, which contains a water-insoluble binder which is soluble in aqueous-alkaline solutions; a light-sensitive component which is an o- or p- quinone diazide, a diazonium salt polycondensation product or a mixture of

Copying materials

A composition capable of removing the non-image areas of an imagewise exposed photographic element, consisting essentially of in admixture:

Developer compositions for lithographic printing plates with benzyl

A developing and finishing composition for lithographic printing plates containing:

Developer-finisher compositions for lithographic plates

Method of using developer-finisher compositions for lithographic plates

A developer composition having a pH in the range of from about 6.5 to about 7.5 comprising in admixture:

Phenoxy propanol containing developer compositions for lithographic

The invention provides a method for developing negative working photographic elements using an aqueous developer comprising

Method of developing imaged diazo material with propanol containing

The invention provides an organic solvent free, phosphate free, lithographic desensitizing composition which comprises:

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