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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:
Jun. 24, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
S. Peter Pappas, Juno Beach, FL (US);
Shashikant Saraiya, Parlin, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Kodak Polychrome Graphics LLC, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C 1/76 ; G03C 1/74 ; G03C 1/72 ; G03F 7/038 ; G03F 7/30 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C 1/76 ; G03C 1/74 ; G03C 1/72 ; G03F 7/038 ; G03F 7/30 ;
Abstract
The present invention includes an imageable element, comprising a substrate and a thermally imageable composition which includes a graft copolymer having hydrophobic and hydrophilic segments. Upon imagewise exposure to thermal energy, the graft copolymer produces exposed regions that are less soluble in a developer than the unexposed regions. Also included is a method of producing an imaged element which includes a graft copolymer according to the present invention.