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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. 02, 1990
Filed:
Nov. 22, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Peter Dickinson, Broadstairs, Kent, GB;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F / ; G03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
430175 ; 430157 ; 430176 ; 430308 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a screen printing stencil composition which comprises (a) a stabilized aqueous dispersion of a water insoluble addition copolymer having units of formulas: A and B where A is preferably a polyvinyl acetate group and B is preferably a polyvinyl n-methylol acrylamide group and B comprises about 3% by weight of the copolymer; (b) a water soluble colloid; and (c) a photosensitizer: The composition is useful in the formation of a screen printing stencil, the composition having both a long stable profile and forming a durable stencil; the composition on exposure through a photographic positive can be developed with water and cross-linked with acid.