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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. 06, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kodak Polychrome Graphics, LLC, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/30 ; B41N 3/03 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/30 ; B41N 3/03 ;
Abstract
A method for correcting mistakes and other imperfections in printing members is disclosed. Ink accepting areas of the printing member are rendered non-ink accepting by treatment with a deletion fluid. Deletion fluids include, for example, acids, alkalis, and oxidizing formulations. A preferred deletion fluid is concentrated sulfuric acid.