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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 1986
Filed:
May. 24, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christopher G Demmer, Cherry Hinton, GB;
Edward Irving, Burwell, GB;
Assignee:
Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Ardsley, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C / ; G03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
430270 ; 430326 ; 430914 ; 430919 ; 430920 ; 430921 ; 430922 ; 430923 ; 430924 ; 430311 ;
Abstract
Positive images are produced by (i) exposing to actinic radiation in a predetermined pattern a composition supported on a substrate, which composition comprises a film-forming organic material and a substance which releases a sulphonic acid on exposure to actinic radiation, thereby rendering the composition more soluble in the developer in the exposed areas than the unexposed areas, and (ii) treating the composition with the aqueous base developer to remove the unexposed areas. The image-forming process may be used in the production of printing plates and electrical circuits.