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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marc Van Damme, Heverlee, BE;
Joan Vermeersch, Deinze, BE;
Eric Verschueren, Merksplas, BE;
Guido Hauquier, Nijlen, BE;
Assignee:
Agfa-Gevaert, Mortsel, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/039 ; G03F 7/075 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/039 ; G03F 7/075 ;
Abstract
According to the present invention there is provided a heat mode imaging element for providing a lithographic printing plate consisting of a lithographic base with a hydrophilic surface and a top layer that is sensitive to IR-radiation, comprises a polymer soluble in an aqueous alkaline solution, and is unpenetrable for an aqueous alkaline developer, characterized in that said top layer comprises a polysiloxane surfactant.