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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 1991
Filed:
Jul. 17, 1990
Paul R West, Fort Collins, CO (US);
James E Mitchell, Windsor, CO (US);
Gary R Miller, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Paul R Josephson, Jr, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Raymond W Ryan, Jr, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
Radiation-sensitive compositions which are especially useful in the production of negative-working lithographic printing plates comprise a photocrosslinkable polymer containing the photosensitive group ##STR1## as an integral part of the polymer backbone and, in an amount sufficient to improve the properties of the composition, an unsaturated polyester such as a polyester derived from fumaric acid and a 4,4'-isopropylidenediphenol. The unsaturated polyester additive improves the properties of the radiation-sensitive composition in regard to processing characteristics and ink receptivity and thereby provides a superior lithographic printing plate.