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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:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yuxin Hu, San Diego, CA (US);
Nathan J. Jacobsen, Encinitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Napp Systems, Inc., San Marcos, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C 1/735 ; G03C 1/73 ; G03F 7/028 ; G03F 7/032 ; G03F 7/038 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C 1/735 ; G03C 1/73 ; G03F 7/028 ; G03F 7/032 ; G03F 7/038 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to solvent-developable printing formulations useful for the manufacture of printing plates. In particular, the present invention provides formulations which exhibit markedly improved processing characteristics when deposited on a printing plate, such as reduced tack, increased image resolution, and/or improved mechanical properties, e.g., tensile strength, elongation. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, there are provided methods for the preparation of said formulations and methods for use thereof.