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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. 05, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2008
Applicants:
Johan Loccufier, Zwijnaarde, BE;
Philippe Moriame, Antwerp, BE;
Stefaan Lingier, Assenede, BE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Agfa Graphics NV, Mortsel, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/00 (2006.01); G03F 7/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A lithographic printing plate precursor is disclosed which comprises a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, and a coating thereon, said coating comprising an IR absorbing agent and a contrast enhancing compound, characterized in that said contrast enhancing compound has the structure of formula (I). The printing plate comprising the contrast enhancing compound improves the thermoresponsivity of the coating and is capable of improving the resistance of the coating in the non-exposed areas against the alkaline developer.