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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023
Filed:
May. 13, 2019
Applicant:
Agfa Offset Bv, Mortsel, BE;
Inventors:
Thomas Billiet, Mortsel, BE;
Eva Vermeiren, Mortsel, BE;
Assignee:
Agfa Offset BV, Mortsel, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41C 1/10 (2006.01); G03F 7/11 (2006.01); B41N 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41C 1/1016 (2013.01); B41N 1/14 (2013.01); G03F 7/11 (2013.01); B41C 2201/02 (2013.01); B41C 2201/12 (2013.01); B41C 2210/04 (2013.01); B41C 2210/08 (2013.01); B41C 2210/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lithographic printing plate precursor is disclosed including a support and a coating comprising (i) a photopolymerisable layer including a polymerisable compound and a photoinitiator, and a toplayer provided above the photopolymerisable layer; characterized in that the toplayer has a thickness comprised between 0.1 g/mand 1.75 g/mand includes an infrared absorbing compound which includes a thermocleavable group which transforms into a group which is a stronger electrondonor upon exposure to heat and/or IR radiation, and is capable of forming a printout image upon exposure to heat and/or IR radiation.