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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2011
Applicants:
Ido Gal, Kafar-Saba, IL;
Ophira Melamed, Shoham, IL;
Inventors:
Ido Gal, Kafar-Saba, IL;
Ophira Melamed, Shoham, IL;
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41N 1/12 (2006.01); B41C 1/05 (2006.01); C08L 23/16 (2006.01); C08K 3/04 (2006.01); C08L 77/00 (2006.01); C08L 61/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41C 1/05 (2013.01); B41N 1/12 (2013.01); C08K 3/04 (2013.01); C08L 23/16 (2013.01); C08L 77/00 (2013.01); C08L 61/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A laser-engraveable flexographic printing precursor or patternable element comprises a laser-engraveable layer having two orthogonal dimensions. This laser-engraveable layer comprises one or more elastomeric resins and non-metallic fibers that are oriented in the laser-engraveable layer predominantly in one of its two orthogonal dimensions. The non-metallic fibers have an average length of at least 0.1 mm and an average diameter of at least 1 μm. The oriented non-metallic fibers reduce curl and shrinkage in the precursor and improve print quality and press life.