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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2009
Applicants:
Mathias Jarek, Northeim, DE;
Domenico Balbinot, Osterode am Harz, DE;
Inventors:
Mathias Jarek, Northeim, DE;
Domenico Balbinot, Osterode am Harz, DE;
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41N 3/00 (2006.01); G03F 7/00 (2006.01); G03F 7/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Negative-working imageable elements have a hydrophilic substrate and a single thermally-sensitive imageable layer. This layer can include an infrared radiation absorbing compound and polymeric particles that coalesce upon thermal imaging. These coalesceable polymeric particles comprise a thermoplastic polymer and a colorant to provide improved visible contrast between exposed and non-exposed regions in the imaged element, such as lithographic printing plates.