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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2003
Ting Tao, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Jeffrey James Collins, Greeley, CO (US);
Thomas Jordan, Windsor, CO (US);
Scott A. Beckley, Windsor, CO (US);
Ting Tao, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Jeffrey James Collins, Greeley, CO (US);
Thomas Jordan, Windsor, CO (US);
Scott A. Beckley, Windsor, CO (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
Imageable elements with improved dot stability are disclosed. The imageable elements comprise a layer of an imageable composition over a support. The imageable composition comprises an infrared absorbing compound, an acid generator, an acid activatable crosslinking agent, a polymeric binder, and about 0.01 wt % to 1 wt % of an added onium compound. The elements may be thermally imaged and developed to produce images useful as lithographic printing plates.