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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:
Mar. 01, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2002
Applicant:
Daniel Gelbart, Vancouver, CA;
Inventor:
Daniel Gelbart, Vancouver, CA;
Assignee:
CREO Inc., Burnaby, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F007/38 ; G03F007/11 ; B41C001/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for making a printing plate is disclosed comprising mounting a printing plate to a holder; applying a non-permanent patterned coating to an outer surface of the printing plate by moving a coating applicator relative to the holder; and, exposing the printing plate to actinic radiation through the patterned coating without removing the printing plate from the holder. The invention avoids handling-induced damage by performing coating and exposure steps in a single apparatus.