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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2012
Applicant:
E I Du Pont DE Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Carl Bernard Arnold, Newark, DE (US);
Gary W. Foggin, Wilmington, DE (US);
Assignee:
E I du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/36 (2006.01); B41C 1/00 (2006.01); G03F 7/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/36 (2013.01); B41C 1/00 (2013.01); G03F 7/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heating step is performed in a printing operation where a gas jet emitting from a nozzle assembly impinges the exterior surface of a printing plate. The gas impingement provides rapid and specific convective heat flux to the exterior surface of the printing plate.