Nippon Paint Compnay, Ltd.

Japan Synthetic Rubber Co., Ltd.

Nippon Paint

Yasuyuki Takimoto

Masami Kawabata

Masahiko Harada

Shin Saito

Kunsei Tanabe

Koichi Kimoto

Yasusi Umeda

Masakatsu Nishimura

Seiji Arimatsu

Koei Komatsu

Kiyomi Sakurai

Yasushi Umeda

Hiroshi Tsushima

Isao Nagaoka

Mitsuo Kurokawa

Fumitake Imaizumi

Hidefumi Kusuda

Toshikazu Yoshikawa

The present invention provides a new process for recording an image by using the above mentioned phenomenon. The process comprises (i) inserting an anisotropic molecular oriented film between two polarizing film of which polarization directions are parallel or perpendicular to each other, so that the anisotropy of said anisotropic molecular oriented film forms an angle of 45.degree. to the polarization directions of said polarizing film, and (ii) completely or incompletely degrading the anisotropy of an image portion in said anisotropic molecular oriented film.

Process for recording an image, a film structure therefor and its

Disclosed is a photopolymerizable composition which is very sensitive to visible light. The composition comprises a polymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator wherein the photopolymerization initiator comprises (A) a particular xanthene, coumarin or merocianine dyestuff, (B) a diaryliodonium salt and (C) a compound having the formula; R(n)--D--CH.sub.2 --E

Photopolymerizable composition

Disclosed is a photopolymerizable composition which is very sensitive to light, especially visible light having a wave length of 600 to 700 nm. The photopolymerizable composition comprising a polymerizable compound having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond and a photopolymerization initiator wherein the photopolymerization initiator comprises (a) a specific sensitizer and (b) a radical forming agent.

Disclosed is a photopolymerizable composition which is very sensitive to visible light. The composition comprises a polymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator wherein the photopolymerization initiator comprises (A) a particular xanthene, coumarin or merocianine dyestuff, (B) a diaryliodonium salt and (C) a compound having the formula;

Disclosed is a photopolymerizable composition which is very sensitive to visible light. The composition comprises a polymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator wherein the photopolymerization initiator comprises (a) a particular xanthene or thioxanthene dyestuff, (b) a photosensitizer selected from the group consisting of N-phenylglycine, 2,4,6-tris(trichloromethyl)-1,3,5-triazine, and a mixture of p-dimethylaminobenzoic acid isopentyl ester and 2,4-diisopropylthioxanthone, and (c) a peroxide.

Photopolymerizable composition containing a certain xanthene or

A photo-sensitive composition for dry formation of image comprising a dyestuff having a photo-fading property, a ketonic sensitizing agent and a high molecular polymer as a binding agent, which can provide a visible image by the irradiation of light and maintain the image without any fixing treatment.

Photo-sensitive composition for dry formation of image

A method of production of photopolymer printing plates particularly characterized in the transfer procedure. In the method, an electrostatic latent image of original material is produced on a photoconductive medium, the image is developed by application of toner particles, and the toner image is transferred onto photopolymer printing plates having photosensitive resin layer or containing polymerizable monomer through linear pressure of line contact. The toner image thus transferred is then exposed to light without being fixed, plate portions defined by the toner image being subsequently removed together with the toner particles.

Electrophotographic method for producing photopolymer printing plate

Duplicate thermoplastic plates are composed of a composition comprising a 1,2-polybutadiene having a crystallinity of about 10-30% and an intrinsic viscosity of greater than about 0.7. Matrices against which the duplicate thermoplastic plates are molded are formed of material containing said 1,2-PBD and a photoinitiator or a thermo-curable catalyst. The duplicate thermoplastic plates and matrices can give a high duration and reproducibility from an original pattern bearing design or image in relief, and they are molded with ease and in a great amount without difficulty. The use of the thermoplastic plates or matrices can provide a good releasability from the matrix against which the said plates are molded and from the original pattern against which the matrices are formed.

Duplicate thermoplastic plates, matrices useful therefor and methods of

Printing plate production apparatus wherein a latent image is formed at the surface of photoconductive insulating sheet, either by an optical system for effecting sheet exposure or by a laser emission scanning system which constitutes the terminal of a facsimile transmission system, this latent image is developed by toner particles, for example, which are applied on, but not fixed on the photoconductive sheet, the developed image is temporarily transferred onto a printing plate with which the photoconductive sheet is brought into pressure contact, and the printing plate carrying the developed image is exposed to light which may effect chemical changes in the printing plate to harden portion thereof unprotected by toner particles after which the printing plate receives treatment to remove toner particles and unhardened portions thereof. In the means of the invention a sheet carrying a developed image initially transmitted by a single facsimile transmission system may be employed as a master copy which is mounted in the exposure system and serves in production of a plurality of identical printing plates.

Printing plate production apparatus

A process for formation of a relief image which comprises exposing a layer of a photosensitive composition in liquid provided on the surface of a support material to light through a negative to make cured the photosensitive composition at the exposed part and eliminating the non-cured photosensitive composition at the non-exposed part by suctioning for development, the photosensitive composition comprising as the essential components only (1) at least one addition polymerizable unsaturated monomer having at least one acryloyl or methacryloyl group per each molecule and a molecular weight of not more than about 1000 per each acryloyl or methacryloyl group and (2) at least one photopolymerization initiator.

Process using suction to form relief images

A photosensitive composition comprising (1) a maleic anhydride adduct of 1,2-polybutadiene having a molecular weight of 10,000 or higher, (2) at least one photosensitizer and/or at least one photosensitive crosslinking agent, and, if necessary, (3) at least one acrylic monomer. This composition can be developed with water or a polar solvent such as an alcohol, and its layer formed on a support provides a printing plate. When the acrylic monomer is contained, the composition is suitable for use in flexographic printing.

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