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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:
Aug. 10, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ronald G Goulet, Hebron, CT (US);
Assignee:
Gerber Systems Corporation, South Windsor, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41C / ; G03F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
101467 ; 101456 ; 101457 ; 101466 ; 430302 ; 430309 ; 430945 ;
Abstract
A printing plate for use in lithographic printing has a thermally responsive recording material. A plate is fabricated with a photosensitive emulsion affixed to an upper surface of an aluminum substrate. The plate is first chemically processed so that it is capable of accepting ink (i.e., oleophilic). Thereafter, selected areas of the emulsion are thermally removed, preferably by exposure to a high power laser beam. The plate is ready for immersion into an aqueous ink solution.