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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2008
MY T. Nguyen, Kirkland, CA;
Marc-andre Locas, Pierrefonds, CA;
My T. Nguyen, Kirkland, CA;
Marc-Andre Locas, Pierrefonds, CA;
American Dye Source, Inc., , CA;
Abstract
A thermal lithographic printing plate overcoat composition comprising (a) a water-soluble polymeric dye having an absorption band between about 300 and about 600 nm; and (b) micro-particles or nano-particles is provided. A negative-working thermal lithographic printing plate comprising (a) a hydrophilic substrate; (b) a near infrared imaging layer disposed on the hydrophilic substrate; and (c) an overcoat layer disposed on the imaging layer, said overcoat layer comprising a water-soluble polymeric dye having an absorption band between about 300 and about 600 nm; and micro-particles or nano-particles is also provided. Finally, a water-soluble polymeric dye having an absorption band between about 300 and about 600 nm is provided.