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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 24, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Luc Leenders, Herentals, BE;
Ludo Van Rompuy, Mortsel, BE;
Assignee:
Agfa-Gevaert, Mortsel, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/09 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/09 ;
Abstract
According to the present invention there is provided a heat-sensitive non-ablatable wasteless imaging element for providing a lithographic printing plate, comprising on a support a top layer which is capable of forming by image-wise exposure image-wise hydrophobic and hydrophilic areas, characterized in that said imaging element contains an IR-dye capable of changing its optical density by exposure of the imaging element.