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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 25, 1997
Method for making a driographic printing plate involving the use of a heat-sensitive imaging element
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joan Vermeersch, Deinze, BE;
Marc Van Damme, Heverlee, BE;
Assignee:
AGFA-Gevaert, N.V., Mortsel, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C 1/76 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C 1/76 ;
Abstract
According to the present invention there is provided a method for making driographic printing plates comprising the image-wise exposure of a heat-sensitive recording material comprising on an ink-accepting support an image-forming layer containing hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles and a compound capable of converting light into heat, said compound being present in said image-forming layer or a layer adjacent thereto and a cured ink-repellant surface layer. After the exposure the printing plate is developed by wiping it with water or an aqueous solution before or after mounting it on the print cylinder of a printing press.