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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 01, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul Coppens, Turnhout, BE;
Ludovicus Vervloet, Kessel, BE;
Augustin Meisters, Gentbrugge, BE;
Jean-Pierre Tahon, Leuven, BE;
Assignee:
AGFA-Gevaert, N.V., Mortsel, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C / ; G03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
430204 ; 430244 ; 430248 ; 430398 ; 430432 ; 430463 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for making an offset printing plate according to the silver salt diffusion transfer process using rinsing water, characterized in that said rinsing water before washing at most 20 m.sup.2 of said exposed and developed imaging element and/or before being in use for more than 24 hours is brought in contact with (i) a metal of the group IB or IIB or VIII of the periodic table or (ii) with an alloy containing at least one of said metals or (iii) with a salt containing an ion of at least one of said metals.