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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2017
Macdermid Graphics Solutions, Llc, Waterbury, CT (US);
Chouaib Boukaftane, Decatur, GA (US);
Eric Lee, Woodstock, GA (US);
MacDermid Graphics Solutions, LLC, Waterbury, CT (US);
Abstract
A photocurable relief image printing blank comprising: (a) a support layer; (b) one or more photocurable layers disposed on the support layer, wherein the one or more photocurable layers comprise: i) a binder; ii) one or more monomers; iii) an alpha-aminoketone photoinitiator; and optionally, iv) an additive selected from the group consisting of phosphites, phosphines, thioether amine compounds, and combinations of one or more of the foregoing; (c) a laser ablatable masking layer disposed on the one or more photocurable layers, the laser ablatable masking layer comprising a radiation opaque material; and (d) optionally, a removable coversheet. Upon exposure and development, the resulting relief image printing element does not degrade if left under ambient lights for an extended period of time.