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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
May. 24, 2010
Mark A. Hackler, Ocean, NJ (US);
David Anthony Belfiore, Landenberg, PA (US);
Dietmar Dudek, Langen, DE;
Anandkumar R. Kannurpatti, Glen Mills, PA (US);
Andreas Koch, Wiesbaden, DE;
Mark A. Hackler, Ocean, NJ (US);
David Anthony Belfiore, Landenberg, PA (US);
Dietmar Dudek, Langen, DE;
Anandkumar R. Kannurpatti, Glen Mills, PA (US);
Andreas Koch, Wiesbaden, DE;
E I du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
The invention is a method and apparatus for forming a relief structure by thermally developing a photosensitive element containing a composition layer capable of being partially liquefied. During thermal development, the photosensitive element is supported on a base member having an exterior surface that is textured. The textures for the exterior surface include a particular surface roughness and/or patterns.